AirVenture opening acts

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flies past a Pratt & Whitney Boeing 747 testbed on display in Boeing Plaza on the opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 21. Photo by David Tulis.

The Beechcraft Denali and Pilatus PC-12 Pro are displayed across from each other at their respective manufacturers’ exhibits on Celebration Way. Photo by David Tulis.

The Lewis Air Legends Lockheed C-121A Constellation that served as Gen. Douglas MacArthur's personal transport during the Korean War, on display at Boeing Plaza. Photo by David Tulis.

The Goodyear Blimp and a Bell 47 helicopter perform a tower flyby. Photo by David Tulis.

A ScaleWings SW-51 two-thirds-scale adaptation of a North American P-51 Mustang draws attendees to the AOPA campus. Photo by David Tulis.

Nathan Hammond performs his GhostWriter routine during the opening day airshow. Photo by David Tulis.

Nathan Hammond framed against the Brown Arch in the opening day airshow. Photo by David Tulis.

Warbirds fill the sky during the opening day airshow. Photo by David Tulis.

North American T-6 Texan aircraft participate in the opening day airshow. Photo by David Tulis.

Warbirds crisscross the sky in the opening day airshow. Photo by David Tulis.

Warbirds fill the sky during the opening day airshow. Photo by David Tulis.

The NextGen Eagles perform in Christen Eagle biplanes in the opening day airshow. Photo by David Tulis.

Greg Colyer performs in his Ace Maker Aviation Loickheed T-33 Shooting Star, flying the jet past the patriotically painted tail of a Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker. Photo by David Tulis.

A young aviator is occupied with a toy aircraft near a line of Pitts S-1 biplanes. Photo by David Tulis.

Attendees watch the opening day airshow from the AOPA Members-Only Deck. Photo by David Tulis.

A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor engages the crowd watching the opening day airshow from the AOPA campus. Photo by David Tulis.