... DAY 2 continued.
What is there at the AirVenture apart from the air shows? Companies like Honda and Ford set up their own hangers, too. There were antique and vintage cars on display as well. Homebuilders came to look for good deals on parts. Companies came for the great flow of costumers.
Ford has donated an one-of-a-kind Blue Angels Mustang to EAA for auction. The money from the auction will go to the EAA's Young Eagles Program. I saw this beauty today. She rotated slowly in the middle of the Ford hanger, gleaming as her paintwork caught the spotlight. Her body reflected the admiring faces of the onlookers. This had to be the most gorgeous machine I've ever seen. And to think that someone, at the end of the event, would be driving her home makes me dizzy. How can such a lovely thing even be driven on the dusty road?
Honda had taken their infamous robot ASIMO over for two demonstrations today. I've seen it in action on YouTube a number of times, but to see it in person... For one thing, ASIMO was bigger than I previously thought. Now it could run, too! Honda was showing off its great ability to stabilize itself. (See it here!)
Honda had taken their infamous robot ASIMO over for two demonstrations today. I've seen it in action on YouTube a number of times, but to see it in person... For one thing, ASIMO was bigger than I previously thought. Now it could run, too! Honda was showing off its great ability to stabilize itself. (See it here!)
My friend once asked me that, as we are not sufficiently loaded with the knowledge of aircrafts, wouldn't it be a waste to go on such a trip? He was concerned that people will all be talking about things that we cannot understand. I told him then, that I would go prepared, I will learn a bit more before I go anywhere. However, it turns out that EAA AirVenture isn't something anyone can prepare for. Nor is it really necessary. One doesn't need to know how an airplane take to the air to enjoy the air show. And then there are these companies, they all come here to show off their many new technology and innovations. They are trying to EXPLAIN things to people. We came to learn. For someone that knows as little as I do, I'm saying I've learned a lot and it was never a waste of time and money... far from it! When I left Oshkosh three days later, I was all ready to point to the sky and identify the plane that happens to be flying overhead. More than that, I'm able to tell anyone that happened to be standing nearby about her specialty, and a little of her history and past stories. What's more? I wouldn't even sound like I've just learned it all during the past five days.
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