EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017: Airshows - Speedsters and Biplanes

By Fred Harl

The Aero Experience coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 airshows continues with a look at some of the well-known civilian performers.  This edition includes the Speedsters, such as the Extra, Edge and similar designs as well as the biplanes, ranging from the Pitts Special to the Jet Waco.  Many will be familiar to veteran airshow fans, while others are fresh entries in the lineup.  The collection of images here is not comprehensive, but gives a survey of the airshow performers with these aircraft types.  We will have more airshow performers featured in the next several posts.

Kirby Chambliss, Edge 540  

Michael Goulian, Extra EA300/SC

The Thric3: Matt Chapman, Extra 330/LX; Bill Stein, Edge 540; Rob Holland, MXS

Philipp Steinbach, GameBird

Twin Tigers Aerobatic Team, Yak-55

David Martin, Bucker Jungmeister BU 133B1

Gene Soucy, Showcat

John Klatt, Jet Taperwing Waco

Sean Tucker, Challenger III

Skip Stewart, Modified Pitts S-2S

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016: Airshow Performers - Rob Holland, Bill Stein and Matt Chapman

Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016  featured top-tier performers in the daily airshows, and today The Aero Experience coverage continues with three aerobatic legends that fly together and solo at events around the world.  Of course the three performers are Rob Holland, Bill Stein and Matt Chapman, also known as The 4Ce (The Force) when flying together and sometimes joined by fellow pilot Jack Knutson.  Today we present our views of the three solo performances as a composite of the week's airshows.

Rob Holland      

Bill Stein

Matt Chapman