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Over 700,000 people visited the 2005 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mojave Magic was selling in the numerous EAA merchandise tents throughout the show. Do you have your copy, yet? "Duggy" was one of many restored aircraft on display at Oshkosh. It was a big attraction, especially for kids. See www.duggy.com for more info. The S.C. Johnson "Carnauba", a restored Sikorsky S-38 amphibian aircraft, was one of our personal favorites at Oshkosh. See http://www.scjcarnauba.com/carnauba.htm for more info. An entire field full of privately owned Burt Rutan-designed kit planes. Vari-EZs, Long-EZs and variations thereof were on display at Oshkosh for the week. Each afternoon at Oshkosh there is an aerobatic show. For us, the high point was always Sean Tucker flying the very beefy Oracle stunt plane. The Starship arrives and is towed into place before disgorging its cargo of Scaled Composites/SpaceShipOne VIPs. Dick Rutan, and his wife Kris, arrive at Oshkosh in the Starship. Astronaut Brian Binnie disembarks from the Starship in Oshkosh. SpaceShipOne astronaut Brian Binnie shares some kind words about Mojave Magic with Jim. Do you have your copy, yet? The Dornier Do-24 ATT tri-motor. The high wing of the Dornier tri-motor is a great place to get above the crowd. Waiting for SpaceShipOne atop the Dornier tri-motor. A lucky photographer perched on the wing of the Dornier tri-motor prepares for SpaceShipOne's triumphant arrival. White Knight treats the crowd to a fly-by then prepares to land at Oshkosh. White Knight and SpaceShipOne taxi toward the crowd. White Knight arrives center stage at Oshkosh. A crowd gathers by the Starship. Dick Rutan is in the blue striped shirt. Robert Scherer, Starship owner and pilot is on the far right. Jim and Dick Rutan chat with Scott Crossfield, the X-15 pilot and first person to fly faster than twice the speed of sound (1,291 mph). White Knight/SpaceShipOne are towed to the place of honor at Oshkosh. A crowd gathers to get close to SpaceShipOne. The markings on the side of White Knight represent each of the flights of SpaceShipOne. A close-up of the markings on the side of White Knight depicting the final flights of SpaceShipOne. Mojave Magic documents the last three flights. Do you have your copy yet? White Knight is truly a high-tech air machine. Note the advanced boarding ramp. SpaceShipOne crew chief Steve Losey with Sally Melvill, Mike Melvill's wife, and Tonya Rutan, Burt Rutan's wife. Steve Losey, Mike Melvill and Paul Allen. Astronaut Mike Melvill addresses the crowd as (left to right) Brian Binnie, Burt Rutan, Paul Allen and EAA president Tom Poberezny look on. Mike Melvill shares his experiences on SpaceShipOne with the crowd at Oshkosh. Burt Rutan explains how SpaceShipOne will go from Oshkosh to the Smithsonian Air Space Museum. Paul Allen addresses the Oshkosh crowd with astronauts Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie, SpaceShipOne designer Burt Rutan and EAA president Tom Poberezny. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen provided the $20 million in funding to create the SpaceShipOne program and win the X Prize. SpaceShipOne astronaut Brian Binnie takes questions from the crowd at Oshkosh. Brian is joined by fellow astronaut Mike Melvill and their boss, Burt Rutan. SpaceShipOne astronauts Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie admire the aerobatic show in the skies above Oshkosh. Each afternoon at Oshkosh the aerobatic show began with the American flag coming to earth on the heels of a skydiver. Starship and White Knight at Oshkosh. Jim accepts praise for Mojave Magic from Sally Melvill. Do you have your copy yet? Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson chats with future astronauts. Mojave Magic creators Jim Sayers and Dag Gano near SpaceShipOne under a beautiful Oshkosh sky. A beautiful plane and a beautiful Mojave Magic poster. Do you have your copy, yet? Tonya Rutan and Sally Melvill (partially hidden) talk with SpaceShipOne fans. Jim and Dag smile for the camera after their interview with "Afterburner Al" on EAA Radio. Station Manager and Sound Engineer, Jim Gray, spins up the Mojave Magic theme song, "I Want To Go In A Space Ship" for the EAA Radio listeners. During the EAA AirVenture, we had the chance to sing "I Want To Go In A Space Ship" with some of our friends from Virgin Galactic. Pictured in mid-song are, from left to right, Stephen Attenborough (VP of Astronaut Relations for Virgin Galactic), Will Whitehorn (President of Virgin Galactic), Dag Gano (Desert Turtle), Jackie McQuillan (Head of Human and Inter-Planetary Media Relations for Virgin Galactic) and Jim Sayers (Desert Turtle). Mike Melvill and Tonya Rutan signing autographs. They must have signed a half a million during the week-long event. The AeroShell acrobatic team thrilled the fans everyday with their precision flying. The AeroShell acrobatic team turns on the smoke again to show off the tight formation. How low can you go? Watch the wires, guys. "Number two to flight leader… are you positive we are going the right direction?" The schedule for each pavilion was posted each day. On this day we sang, "I Want To Go In A Space Ship" on stage for Burt, Mike and Brian. Setting up for the performance the day before we were to sing "I Want To Go In A Space Ship" on stage for Burt, Mike and Brian. We hope that someone will send us a picture or a video of the performance. Before an overflow crowd of 2,500, Burt Rutan, Mike Melville and Brian Binnie talk about the road to winning the X Prize. When they finished, we and eight beautiful Virgin Galactic girls took the stage and sang, "I Want To Go In A Space Ship" as a tribute to those who created and flew SpaceShipOne into the history books. Burt is very good at explaining the technical aspects of the project to the crowd. Jim stands near The World's Busiest Control Tower. The smaller towers in the picture were quite busy as well. Jim and Dag with Chuck Coleman, the pilot of the Extra-300, who guides SpaceShipOne right to the runway as it glides back from space. After a command performance of "I Want To Go In A Space Ship", Dag and Jim sign autographs. Here Jim is signing a hat. Miss Wisconsin USA, Melissa Young, poses with Jim in the Virgin Galactic booth. The Harrier "Jump Jet" hovers just out of reach and shows the crowd what it can do. We noticed that all of the jets did a good job of turning fossil fuel into noise. When viewed from the front, White Knight seems to be smiling the "Have a nice day" smile. Dag finds a new ride. Dag Gano (Desert Turtle), Stephen Attenborough (VP of Astronaut Relations for Virgin Galactic), Susan Newsam (VP of Marketing for Virgin Galactic), Jim Sayers (Desert Turtle), Ned Able Smith (Astronaut Relations for Virgin Galactic) and Michelle. Even astronauts have to pack. Mike Melvill prepares to fly White Knight and SpaceShipOne out of Oshkosh. This will be the last public flight before SpaceShipOne takes its place in the Smithsonian Air Space Museum. Yes, even White Knight has a trunk. Mike Melvill discusses packing options with the legs of an unknown crewmember. Mike looks for a place to stow the last few suitcases - and the lost 11 seconds of his second rocket burn. If you can think of a better caption for this picture please email it to us. Jim says good-bye to Mike Mevill just prior to the departure of White Knight on its way to its permanent home in the Smithsonian Air Space Museum in Washington, DC. After seven long days at Oshkosh, Jim finally takes a break. You are looking at a piece of history. This is the beginning of the last public flight of SpaceShipOne attached to White Knight, just as the wheels leave the runway. When SpaceShipOne arrives in Washington, DC it will fly no more. Close-up view of White Knight as the front wheels lift from the runway. The final public fly-by of SpaceShipOne before it goes on permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian Air Space Museum in Washington, DC. Good-by, SpaceShipOne. Have a safe and historic journey.
Oshkosh, b'gosh! The 2005 EAA AirVenture!
We were extremely fortunate to be able to spend a week promoting Mojave Magic at the 2005 EAA AirVenture fly-in at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It was a great week and we took lots of pictures. We hope you like them.
 
Over 700,000 people visited the 2005 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Over 700,000 people visited the 2005 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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