Visit EAA's Open House On Saturday

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is providing a first-time public view of its renowned maintenance and restoration facility on Saturday, March 20, as EAA holds an open house at its Kermit Weeks Flight Research Center hangar on 20th Avenue in Oshkosh (WI).
 
This facility, built in the early 1980s, is the site where EAA's flying aircraft receive the tender, loving care to keep them flying throughout the year. The March 20 event from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. is the first time the building has ever been open to the public. Among the projects on display during the open house are the annual maintenance on EAA's B-17 bomber, Aluminum Overcast; the 1929 Ford Tri-Motor's newly painted exterior, supplied by Gulfstream Aviation; and the finishing touches on a three-year restoration of a rare Swallow aircraft from 1927. 

The open house is free for EAA members and with that day's regular EAA AirVenture Museum admission. For non-EAA members, Weeks Hangar access without museum admission is $4. No shuttles will operate between the facility and the museum, but plenty of vehicle parking is available. The Weeks Hangar is located at 1145 West 20th Avenue, between the Hilton Garden Inn and the U.S. Post Office. In addition, pilots are welcome to fly in and park on the Weeks Hangar ramp.

FMI: www.eaa.org