EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: The World on Time With Fedex's Airbus A300 "Ethan"

By Fred Harl

No doubt countless packages arrived at Oshkosh by preferred shipping provider Fedex before, during and after EAA AirVenture, but it seems Fedex left one of its planes as a special delivery exhibit.  A 1996 Airbus A300F4-605R freighter named "Ethan" was on display next to the Orbis DC-10, illustrating the generational technology shift from wide-body tri-jet to twin-jet design.  I was on my way to the Orbis DC-10 so I kept my tour to the outside of the Airbus. 

Here are some walk-around views: