What About These Other Airplanes?

A spotter’s guide to the EAA Aviation Museum aircraft around the grounds

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EVERY YEAR, MORE than 10,000 aircraft fly to Wisconsin for AirVenture. Of those, nearly 3,000 are showplanes — vintage aircraft, warbirds, homebuilts, aerobatic airplanes, etc. — that are displayed around the grounds. But some visitors may notice other airplanes parked here and there that didn’t fly in at all, because they’re part of the EAA Aviation Museum collection. Because our museum exhibits rotate, many of these aircraft are only viewable by the public during AirVenture, spending the rest of the year in long-term storage on the convention grounds. Each day, we’ll highlight one of these airplanes that you’ll see as you wander the neighborhoods of AirVenture.

AIRCRAFT: STODDARD-HAMILTON GLASTAR

THE GLASTAR WAS designed by Tom Hamilton of Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft, and first flew in 1994. The high-wing two-seater was sold as a kit that could be built with tricycle gear or as a taildragger. EAA operates a pair of GlaStars out of Pioneer Airport to fly Young Eagles year-round; the museum’s example on display is the original prototype.