Highlights Of EAA Airventure 2004 Air Sept. 23 On Discovery
Wings Channel
The sights, sounds and personalities
of the world's greatest aviation gathering, the Experimental
Aircraft Association's annual EAA AirVenture fly-in, speeds into
the homes of television viewers during an hour-long special on the
Discovery Wings Channel that premieres Thursday, Sept. 23, at 2000
(Eastern Time).
The one-hour special, titled "Oshkosh 2004: The Next 100 Years,"
was produced in association with EAA Television. It features the
highlights of EAA AirVenture 2004, held July 27-August 2 at Wittman
Regional Airport in Oshkosh, and marks the fifth consecutive year
the Discovery Wings Channel has brought the excitement of EAA
AirVenture to TV audiences. Included in the programs are some of
the attractions that brought nearly 700,000 visitors and 10,000
airplanes to the 52nd annual EAA gathering, which featured the
theme "Launching the Next Century of Flight."
"We're very pleased that we can bring the unique aviation
celebration that is EAA AirVenture to Discovery Wings Channel
viewers again this year," said EAA president Tom Poberezny. "This
program gives those who were at Oshkosh this year the chance to
re-live those great experiences, while it brings the event closer
to those who could not join us this year, but know that EAA
AirVenture is the place where the world of flight comes together
each year."
Among those EAA AirVenture 2004
highlights are visits with Mike Melvill, the world's first private
spacecraft pilot; an attempt to break a nearly 60-year-old altitude
record for a piston-engine airplane; innovations large and small in
the world of flight; and stunning displays by some of the world's
finest aerobatic performers.
"Discovery Wings Channel and EAA share common goals: To
celebrate the wonder of flight, to explore the amazing
technological advances in aviation and to provide information to
private pilots and anyone interested in aviation," said David Karp,
senior vice president and general manager of Discovery Wings
Channel. "By combining our joint expertise, 'Oshkosh 2004: The Next
100 Years' will bring television viewers the best of this event in
an entertaining and informative way."
Many of the features of the one-hour special, plus additional
footage and interviews, will be part of EAA's expanded video review
of the event. That video is anticipated to be available in VHS
video and DVD formats from EAA Membership Services, starting in
November.