SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016
17
Warbirds of America Awards
The Lancair Legacy RG built by Valin Thorn was named Grand Champion Kit Built.
Homebuilt Awards Award Design Replica Workmanship TITAN MUSTANG T-51 Best Aerobatic ACRO SPORT II Kit Outstanding Workmanship KITFOX S7 SUPER SPORT Kit Outstanding Workmanship LANCAIR LEGACY Kit Outstanding Workmanship LANCAIR IV-P Kit Outstanding Workmanship VAN’S RV-8 Kit Outstanding Workmanship VAN’S RV-10 Kit Outstanding Workmanship VAN’S RV -7 Kit Outstanding Workmanship SPORTSMAN GS-2 Plans Outstanding Workmanship MA-5 CHARGER Plans Outstanding Workmanship BREEZY RLU-1 Kit Champion VAN’S RV-7 Kit Champion VAN’S RV-6 Kit Champion CARBON CUB Kit Champion VAN’S RV-7 Kit Champion VAN’S RV-10 Kit Champion AIRCAM Kit Champion LANCAIR LEGACY Kit Champion VAN’S RV-7 Kit Champion LANCAIR ES Kit Champion GLASTAR Kit Champion VAN’S RV-6 Plans Champion PA-14 EXPERIMENTAL Plans Champion SKYOTE Plans Champion MUSTANG II Plans Champion PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER Reserve Grand Champion Kit Built VAN’S RV-8 Reserve Grand Champion Plans Built STARDUSTER Paul Poberezny Founders Award for ACRO SPORT II Best Classic Homebuilt Stan Dzik Memorial Award for LANCAIR LEGACY RG Outstanding Design Contribution Grand Champion Kit Built LANCAIR LEGACY RG Grand Champion Plans Built F.8L FALCO Editors Note: The other awards were not available at press time.
Name Jim Winders Robert Davis John Bobcik Larry Eversmeyer Denise Knotts Chris Ives Edward Kranz Jeff Diewold Todd Richmond John Lake Whitney Coyle Ken Korenek Steven Hurlbut Michael Rath David Kickbush Rodney Jarrell Matt Tisdale Adam Molny Richard L. Dixon Sam Silverstein Howard And Linda Plevyak Joseph May Gordon Gilchrist John Roberts Carlo Cilliers Daniel Helsper Bob Markert Robert Engkvist Tony Brotherton
Award Design Preservation Award AERONCA L-16A Preservation Award AERONCA L-16A Preservation Award TAYLORCRAFT L-2B Preservation Award BOEING PT-17 STEARMAN Preservation Award BEECHCRAFT T-34 MENTOR Preservation Award DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-1 CHIPMUNK Judges’ Choice: L-19 CESSNA L-19 BIRD DOG Judges’ Choice: O-2 CESSNA O-2A SKYMASTER Judges’ Choice: Jet AERO VODOCHODY L-39C Judges’ Choice: Chipmunk DE HAVILLAND DHC-1 CHIPMUNK Judges’ Choice: T-6 NORTH AMERICAN T-6 TEXAN Judges’ Choice: Stearman BOEING PT-17 STEARMAN Judges’ Choice: L-5 STINSON L-5 SENTINEL Best L-5 STINSON L-5 SENTINEL Best Jet MIG-17PF FRESCO Best Fighter REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT Best Primary Trainer FAIRCHILD PT-26 CORNELL Best Harvard (SNJ/Texan) CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY HARVARD MK 4 Phoenix Award STINSON L-1 VIGILANT Phoenix Award FAIRCHILD PT-26 CORNELL Keep ‘em Flying Award BEECHCRAFT T-34 MENTOR “Spirit of Oshkosh” Award NORTH AMERICAN P-64 Reserve Grand Champion: STINSON L-1 VIGILANT World War II
Name Richard P. Wallin Pat Devine, Jim Johnson, Bob Vasquez, Charles Grott Mike LeTrello Michael Porter Greg Scileppi Steve Buchelt, Jim Read Kevin Miller David MacDonald Four Echo X-Ray LLC Danny Linkous Robert A. Parcell John Ladley David Anderson Jim & Jean Busha Jon Blanchette Rod Lewis Timothy Trimble Hannu Halminen James P. Harker Timothy Trimble Floyd’s Aero Inc. Rick Siegfried, pilot James P. Harker
Grand Champion: NORTH AMERICAN / The Collings Foundation Post World War II TEMCO TF-51D MUSTANG Grand Champion: CURTISS WRIGHT P-40M Tri-State Warbird Museum World War II KITTYHAWK III
Valin Thorn Valin Thorn Mike Roerig The F.8L Falco built by Mike Roerig was named Grand Champion Plans Built.