Velocity To Join EAA Homebuilt Display | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-02.10.25

Airborne-NextGen-02.11.25

Airborne-Unlimited-02.12.25

Airborne-AffordableFlyers-02.13.25

Airborne-Unlimited-02.07.25

Tue, Dec 17, 2024

Velocity To Join EAA Homebuilt Display

Greeting Visitors to AirVenture And Oshkosh Along I-41

When Paul Barber retired, after several decades of having enjoyed flying his Velocity, he donated the homebuilt to the EAA Aviation Foundation, where it will be included in the new homebuilt display along I-41 near the entrance to the EAA AirVenture grounds next to Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Wisconsin.

Barber built the airplane over a four-year period more than twenty years ago.

Barber said, “I’m retired now and spend half my time in Arizona and half in Nebraska. I’m involved in a lot of activities that I like to do. So it was just time.”

The airplane came into Paul’s life when he and his son were at AirVenture about 30 years ago. He was looking at a different plane when his son said, “Dad, you gotta see this.”

Paul describes what happened next: “He pulls me over and it was one of the first years [Velocity] was at Oshkosh. So anyway, later I was down for a meeting in Florida and had an afternoon off, so I called [Duane] Swing saying I’d like to look at the aircraft he’s putting together. He asked if I wanted to take a test flight and I was like, ‘Oh, sure, whatever.’”

The test flight included an impromptu and immediate barrel roll when Barber asked about aerobatics. He ordered the kit about six months later, beginning a build that lasted four years and included a move from Iowa to Nebraska.

When asked what he thought about his airplane being the highlight of the EAA homebuilt display and having it admired as people arrived, he said, “It’s the best thing ever.”

FMI:  inspire.eaa.org/

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.11.25): Handoff

Handoff An action taken to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will enter the receiving controller's airspace and radio >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.11.25)

Aero Linx: P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot's Association The P47Pilots.com website is dedicated to preserving the memories of the men and women who flew the P-47 Thunderbolt "Jug" in World >[...]

ANN FAQ: Q&A 101

A Few Questions AND Answers To Help You Get MORE Out of ANN! 1) I forgot my password. How do I find it? 1) Easy... click here and give us your e-mail address--we'll send it to you >[...]

NTSB Final Report: SlipStream International Genesis

Airplane Veered Left Of The Runway And Struck Trees Before It Came To Rest In A Grass Area Analysis: The student pilot was conducting a solo flight when he was unable to keep the a>[...]

Airborne 02.05.25: No Outs 4 ATC, Sporty's Acquires, 'Black' Boxes

Also: NOTAM System Restored, Textron Mil Trainers, Axiom Space, Police Rescues Cirrus Pax The Trump administration’s attempt at downsizing the federal workforce has run into >[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC