10,000 Aircraft and half-a-million people later…

EAA AirVenture 2015 knocks it out of the park!

Over 500,000 people from all parts of the globe made their way to Oshkosh Wisconsin to witness the ultimate aviation celebration. 10,000 aircraft flood the Wittman Regional Airport for this 7-day event, making it the “busiest airport in the world” at that time. Words can’t describe the excitement of the Airventure experience and this marks BlackHawk’s 3rd successful year attending!

This year, there was a total of 2,668 show planes on display! This included:

• 1,031 home-built aircraft
• 976 vintage airplanes
• 350 warbirds
• 130 ultralights and light-sport aircraft
• 101 seaplanes
• 30 rotorcraft
• 50 aerobatic aircraft

The 2015 airshow brought more than 140 new commercial exhibitors for a total of over 800 exhibitors. The International Visitors Tent registered thousands of attendees from a record of 80 different countries! Canada, Australia, and Germany were the top 3. EAA’s 5,400 volunteer staff helped make 2015 the biggest year ever.

“Highlights included the very popular day and night air shows, the Apollo 13 crew presentation and the return of legendary designer Burt Rutan. The EAA Young Eagles program took delivery of ICON Aircraft’s first production A5, and the premiere of EAA’s new Aviation Gateway Park drew standing room-only crowds to investigate new aviation innovations, including exhibits and demonstrations on drone technology.”

Aviation enthusiasts expect to see the usual aircraft at this show. Powered Paragliding however, is quite unusual. Thousands of people wandered through the event and when they came upon the Ultralight section, they stopped dead in their tracks to witness BlackHawk’s “backpack flying machines.” Many people never realize their dream of personal flight because of the hurdles they have to jump through to get there. Powered Paragliding has become a game changer.

With no licensing requirements and a smaller price tag than most ATV’s, the BlackHawk Paramotor booth was flooded with visitors – anxious to find out more. In the evenings, a wall of spectators lined up behind a gated area to watch BlackHawk’s Pilots demonstrate just how easy it is to fly a BlackHawk Paramotor. BlackHawk’s goal was to expose more people to the amazing experience of Powered Paragliding. With over half a million aviation fans attending, it was a total success!

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