AIRSHOW

Specialty Definition: Airshow

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills, normally to the public, but occasionally to invited guests, or employees and their families only.

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Some airshows are held for commercial motives, gaining income from onlookers or from companies hoping to sell aircraft, but many are held to raise funds for charities. Usually they are arranged at airfields in which case a variety of static aircraft and helicopters might also be on view. Less often shows are held over the sea near popular coastal resorts. Where space allows, other entertainments and market stalls may add to the attractions on offer at an airshow. The better organised shows and those with longer flying displays will tend to be more expensive and sometimes discounts will be offered to those booking in advance.
Pleasure flights in aircraft (possibly historic types) and helicopters are offered at many airshows, normally before and after a continuous sequence of afternoon displays. Magazines aimed at aircraft enthusiasts will normally include a list of forthcoming airshows in their February, March or April editions. Shows at military bases are liable to be cancelled or postponed during periods of international tension.

Safety at airshows
It is important that no litter be dropped at or close to airfields. Litter can be ingested by engine intakes and may attract birds that represent a safety hazard to aircraft. Debris can also be blown into people's faces by propellers or jet exhaust, or the downwash from a helicopter. Stay alert to any aircraft taxying, hovering or starting an engine close to you. There may be security, emergency or traders' vehicles moving along or across pedestrian routes during the show. Aerobatic display teams may emit smoke that can drift over public areas and irritate. Parachutists will not always land clear of the crowd. These are further reasons to ensure that children are well-advised and closely-supervised at airshows. Wherever children are allowed to look inside military aircraft, remember that these are not furnished in the style of a passenger airliner; much apparatus protrudes from ramps, floors and fuselage sides in a helicopter or aircraft designed for soldiers or bulky cargoes. Assist children or companions unsteady on their feet with these hazards in mind. It is NOT a good idea to take a pet to an airfield or airshow.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Airshow."

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Oshkosh Airshow

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The Oshkosh Airshow is an annual gathering of Aviation enthusiasts held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The event is presented by EAA (the Experimental Aircraft Association), a national/international organization which is based in Oshkosh. For many years the official name of the event was The EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In. In 1995 (date?) the name was changed to AirVenture Oshkosh. But, much to the chagrin of EAA, most regular attendees still refer to it as The Oshkosh Airshow, or just Oshkosh.
EAA was founded in 1953 as a support organization for people who were building their own recreational aircraft (homebuilders). Homebuilding is still a large part of EAA, but the organization has grown over the years to include almost every aspect of Aviation and Aeronautics.
The Fly-in consists of:

Displays of visiting aircraft of all sizes and types
Commercial exhibits
Large exhibits by NASA and FAA
Showcase fly-bys
A daily aerobatics airshow
Informative lectures by professional & amateur presenters
...and more.

For many attendees, an equally important aspect of the Fly-in is the opportunity to socailize with other aviation enthusiasts. Lots of people meet up each year with Oshkosh friends who they only see at the Fly-in. For many years these Oshkosh friends had no contact during the rest of the year, but recently many of them have begun to stay in touch throughout the year via email.
The official event is seven days long and typically begins on the last Tuesday in July. But it is common for many attendees to arrive for the event 3 - 4 days before the official start, and for others to stay a few days after the end. The value of these extra days is in the opportunity to relax in an aviation environment, and to socialize with other aviation enthusiasts from around North America. Also, a very large contingent of volunteer workers arrive as early as a month before the event, and stay long after the end, to help with presenting the event.
AirVenture Oshkosh 2003 will be held from July 29 to Aug 4.
It is estimated that 10,000 - 15,000 aircraft visit Wittman Field each year during the Fly-in. Attendance is estimated at over 750,000 people who arrive by both air and ground transport. The large number of aircraft arrivals and departures during the Fly-in week officially make the Wittman Field FAA Control Tower the "busiest in the world"... for that week anyway.
Most of the aircraft on display at the Fly-in are in one of these categories:

Homebuilt aircraft, built both from scratch and from kits
Vintage aircraft
Restored and replica former military aircraft, aka "Warbirds"
Active duty military aicraft from the U.S. and other nations
Notable aircraft from commercial aviation and the airlines
Ultralights
Rotorcraft
Amphibians and Float-planes

Hotels, dormitories, and many private guest rooms in the region are almost always filled to capacity during the Fly-in. But the large majority of visitors camp, under the wing of their airplane, or in the conventional campgound which is adjacent to the airport and convention grounds.
Notable Dates

1953 EAA was founded
1953 First EAA Fly-in held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1959 EAA Fly-in moved to Rockford, Illinois
1970 EAA Fly-in moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin

External Websites

http://www.airventure.org
http://www.eaa.org
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Oshkosh Airshow."

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Digital Photo Gallery: AIRSHOW


"F-16" by Balazs Raskai Commentary: "1998 Kecskemet, airshow."	"Awacs in flight" by Martin Kessel Commentary: "AWACS at RAF Waddington Airshow 2003 Nikon D100."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Usage Frequency: AIRSHOW

"AIRSHOW" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.57% of the time. "AIRSHOW" is used about 70 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	88.57%	62	42,755
Noun (proper)	7.14%	5	157,705
Noun (common)	2.86%	2	245,945
Lexical Verb (base form)	1.43%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	70	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Anagrams: AIRSHOW

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-h-i-o-r-s-w"
	-1 letter: rawish.
	-2 letters: hairs, hoars, horas, ohias, sowar, wairs, whirs, wisha.
	-3 letters: airs, hair, haws, hoar, hora, hows, oars, ohia, osar, rash, raws, rhos, rias, rows, sari, shaw, show, shri, soar, sora, sori, wair, wars, wash, whir, whoa, wish.
	-4 letters: air, ais, ars, ash, hao, has, haw, his, how, oar, ohs, ora, ors, rah, ras.
	Words containing the letters "a-h-i-o-r-s-w"
	+2 letters: hairworks, hairworms, shadowier.
	+3 letters: handiworks.
	+4 letters: fisherwoman, kwashiorkor, switchboard, warehousing, whiteboards, workaholics, workaholism, workmanship.
	+5 letters: airworthiest, housewarming, kwashiorkors, praiseworthy, switchboards, whitethroats, workaholisms, workmanships.
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