The Breezy’s Famous For Being An Airplane That You Sit On Rather Than In, And As Much Air Goes Through It As Goes Around It When It Flies

 Okay aviation sports fans, when it comes to flying for fun it’s hard to beat the Breezy. A while back we told the story on ANN that the Breezy’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated at EAA AirVenture this year. Now, we have some more details regarding the activities.

The AirVenture activities kick off with the Breezy arrival at Wittman Regional Airport on Sunday, July 27. Pilots arriving in any homebuilt will receive the 2014 “I Flew My Homebuilt” patch depicting the Breezy when they register at Homebuilders Headquarters.

Here are the other scheduled activities throughout the rest of the week.

• Tuesday, July 29 – A special ceremony will be held at the Brown Arch to dedicate a brick honoring Carl Unger and the Breezy.

• Wednesday, July 30 – The Breezy will be the featured airplane in a Homebuilts in Review program, 10-11 a.m. at the Homebuilders Hangar. Then during the air show, watch the flightline for the Breezy missing man formation flight and flyby.

• Thursday, July 31 – A group photo is scheduled at the EAA AirVenture Museum’s Breezy display at 10 a.m. During that evening’s annual Homebuilders Dinner 6 p.m. in the Nature Center, the first Carl Unger Award of Excellence will be presented. Tickets to the Hombuilders Dinner will be available at Homebuilders Headquarters during the week.

• Saturday, August 2 – The Breezy will again be the featured airplane in a Homebuilts in Review program, 10-11 a.m., at the Homebuilders Hangar.

The first Breezy - the RLU-1 built by Charley Roloff, Bob Liposky, and Carl Unger in 1964 -made its first appearance at the Rockford EAA Fly-In Convention in 1965 and is now displayed in the EAA AirVenture Museum. Carl, who passed away last September, provided thousands of free Breezy rides over the years and was always a fixture at the EAA Fly-In Convention. Today hundreds of Breezys in various configurations are flying throughout the world, and aircraft plans are still available from Carl’s son, Rob.

(Image provided by EAA; Rob Unger sits in the passenger seat of his late father’s Breezy RLU-1, which is on display in the EAA AirVenture Museum.)

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