Older or Younger (or same age?!) than Charlie Becker
Cessna 172
Older! (Introduced 1956)
Artemis II will be the first crewed mission of which spacecraft?
Orion
This aircraft possesses nothing to put your feet on besides a single brake
Ercoupe
They built the Texan, the Mustang, and the Mitchell, among others.
North American Aviation
In this maneuver, the airplane climbs vertically, pivots around its yaw axis at the top, and comes straight back down
Hammerhead
Beechcraft Baron
Older! (Introduced 1961)
This mission previously held the record for the furthest a manned spacecraft traveled from Earth
Apollo 13
No starter? No Problem!
Handpropping
This “air show ritual” often features WWII-era planes performing coordinated passes in tribute to veterans
Missing Man
In competitions, this category comes after primary and before intermediate
Sportsman
Paul Poberezny's "Pober Pixie"
Younger! (Designed and released 1974)
One of the Astronauts onboard Artemis II is this nationality
Canadian (Jeremy Hansen)
Founded as a hub for experimental, vintage, and general aviation aircraft listings, this online platform is sometimes called the “Craigslist of the cockpit"
"Two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking and two more unaccounted for..."
B36 Peacemaker
Aerobatic pilots plan their routines using this notation
Aresti
Boeing 747
Younger! (Introduced 1970)
This vital system broke on day 3 of the Artemis II mission
The toilet
Parking for this vintage Piper Aircraft becomes a group camping area call this AirVenture
Comanche Town
Before its recovery in the 1990s, Glacier Girl was buried along with 6 other P‑38s in this frozen region, stranded by weather during a “Lost Squadron” mission.
Greenland
Beachey did the first inside loop in 1913; 14 years later, this legend did the first outside version
Jimmy Doolittle
When the SR71 Blackbird entered service
Same age! Charlie Becker and the SR71 Blackbird BOTH entered service in 1966 :)
For the return of Artemis II, this method is used via the Moon.
Free return trajectory
2016 was the 80th anniversary of this aircraft. 8 of them came to AirVenture to celebrate the milestone!
Spartan 7W Executive
The Mustang’s Merlin engine was manufactured under license in the U.S. by this company
Packard
Considered the first American air display team, they were active in 1927-1928, performing with modified engines for inverted flight, but the original pilots perished in crashes within a year
The Three Musketeers
(they flew Boeing Model 15s)