By Carmelo Turdo |
The Aero Experience is a celebration of Midwest Aviation and aerospace achievement. We invite you to join us as we tell the story of Midwest Aviation through first-hand, immersive experiences. Check in with The Aero Experience frequently to see where we land, and then go out and have your own aero experiences!
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By Carmelo Turdo |
Aircraft arrived throughout the morning hours, spreading a colorful palette across the apron. As mentioned above, the most unique aircraft of the day was the Dyke Delta flown in from the Springfield, IL area. Designed by John Dyke in the early 1960s as a plans-built, experimental aircraft, the Dyke Delta has a unique 1+3 seating configuration in a stingray-shaped airfoil fuselage. The original design contained folding wings and landing gear suitable for being towed behind a car. The construction process takes thousands of hours and involves making the tools and jigs necessary for completing the aircraft. About 50 have been built over the decades since the debut of the design at the 1966 EAA Fly-In, and it definitely makes an impression whenever it arrives at your airport.
Here we include a survey of the aircraft as they arrive and depart throughout the morning:
The Aero Experience thanks EAA Chapter 864, Piston Aviation and everyone who flew in and attended Saturday's event. The chapter meets every second Thursday at the airport's administration building.