Welcome to NASA Aeronautics’ live update page with news about NASA events and other festivities taking place throughout the week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, which we simply call Oshkosh.
Day One is History
Monday, July 22 at 10 p.m. EDT
The sun has set over Wittman Regional Airport, site of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 air show as the first full day of activities comes to a close.
At the airshow’s Theater in the Woods venue, a tribute to the late Dick Rutan is taking place. In 1986, the legendary pilot, along with crewmate Jeana Yeager, was the first to fly an airplane non-stop around the world without stopping for fuel. Rutan died in May.
Meanwhile, thousands of pilots and their friends and families are retiring to campsites next to the parked airplanes they flew to the airfield for the event – a staple of the Oshkosh experience.
Looking ahead to Tuesday, the highlight of the day from NASA’s perspective will be the attendance of Bill Nelson, the agency’s administrator. He is making his first visit to the airshow. Among his plans: He’ll get an up-close look at some historic aircraft and visit the NASA pavilion.
We’ll continue to post updates throughout the day. Thanks for checking in today.
— Jim Banke
Aviation’s Sustainable Future
Monday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. EDT
This afternoon NASA hosted its final panel of the day. “NASA on Hybrid Electric Airliners” focused on our efforts in researching sustainable aviation technologies and practices.
Four NASA experts on the panel were joined by representatives from GE Aerospace, magniX, and the University of Wisconsin – all who are working with NASA on this research activity.
The panelists discussed both hybrid-electric and fully electric aircraft. This included talking about a project that is focusing on developing a hybrid-electric, small-core jet engine that could significantly reduce fuel consumption.
NASA also is developing two aircraft in collaboration with GE Aerospace and magniX – a modified Saab 340B and De Havilland Dash 7, respectively – to demonstrate megawatt-class electrified powertrains and other systems.
It’s all part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight National Partnership, which is a collaboration between government, industry, and academia to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 2050. The projects mentioned above aim to have their technologies available to industry during the 2030 to meet that goal.
The speakers shared not just their knowledge, but also their enthusiasm for sustainable aviation and its future.
NASA’s Mark Turner encouraged the audience to come visit him in the NASA pavilion afterwards to continue an engaging conversation on the nuts-and-bolts details of how NASA’s hybrid-electric engine core concept works.
The panel also shared admiration for the next generation of aeronautical engineers:
— John “We’re at the precipice of a transformation in aviation’s future,” said Gaudy Bezos-O’Connor, manager of the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project. “With this collaboration between government, academia, and industry I think we can make that 2050 goal. There are challenges, but we have smart and talented people in this generation that’s coming up, and we really can change the way aircraft of the future are designed, built, and flown.”
— John Gould
NASA’s Quesst Mission Panel
Monday, July 22 at 4:30 p.m. EDT
During the first NASA panel this week, NASA test pilots Nils Larson and Jim Less talked to a huge crowd about the supersonic X-59 quiet supersonic experimental aircraft, which is preparing for its first flight. Both pilots have worked on the development of the airplane for several years and know its systems inside and out.
They began the talk by discussing their careers in aviation and how they came to fly for NASA. Larson, for example, was once a U-2 pilot, and Less once flew F-117 fighter jets. The X-59, however, is much different than the types of aircraft they flew before.
As the centerpiece for NASA’s Quesst mission, the X-59’s unique shape is designed to quiet the typical sonic booms associated with supersonic flight and perhaps help lift the half-century ban on faster-than-sound commercial air travel over land.
“We’re trying to turn the boom into a thump – to turn the speed limit into a sound limit,” said Less.
Larsen and Less described to the aviation-enthusiast audience the X-59’s design, how the Quesst mission will fly the X-59 over select communities to gauge community response to its quieter sound, as well as some of the aircraft’s quirks and features.
One of those features: The X-59 doesn’t have a forward-facing window. Instead, the pilots will see what is directly in front of them using the eXternal Vision System – a collection of high-definition cameras and other data sources feeding a 4K monitor located in the cockpit.
Read more about NASA’s Quesst mission.
— John Gould
Meeting NASA’s X-59 Pilots
Monday, July 22 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
Visitors to the NASA pavilion are finding plenty to do during this first full day of the airshow. Activities inside include collecting informational handouts, trying out a flight simulator, and chatting with NASA researchers and engineers.
A popular attraction today is the opportunity to meet the two NASA test pilots who will be flying the X-59 quiet supersonic technology demonstrator. Jim Less (left) and Nils Larson are seen below meeting Oshkosh attendees and signing autographs.
They also participated in a panel today about NASA’s Quesst mission, which will use the X-59 to gather information for federal and international regulators that could lead to enabling commercial faster-than-sound air travel over land.
— John Gould
NASA at Oshkosh Open for Business
Monday, July 22 at 11:30 a.m. EDT
Welcome to NASA’s web coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024.
It’s a bright, sunny, and warm day here in Wisconsin. There are airplanes of all types taking to the skies above us, and many more parked on the airport grounds.
Oshkosh is the largest fly in and airshow in the world. More than half a million people are expected to attend and celebrate the spirit of aviation.
NASA is here too and involved in all kinds of ways. The NASA pavilion – center of NASA-related activities – is now open for the week and already is full of visitors!
To learn more about NASA’s involvement this week, read our preview story.
— John Gould
NASA Aeronautics Returns to Oshkosh
Sunday, July 21 at 8:30 p.m. EDT
NASA will appear at Oshkosh with a full slate of interactive exhibits, informative activities, and fascinating people to meet. But if you can’t make it we’ve got you covered. Enjoy the show virtually right here on this page. John Gould will be onsite this coming week sending in daily updates with news about NASA’s events and festivities. Our goal is to give you our best “you are there” experience. Just with no cheese curds.
— Jim Banke
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