Wednesday Photo Gallery: Balloonists Play With Fire; So Do Big Airliners!

The breadth of the festivities at OSH are on full display in our best Oshkosh gallery yet! (Okay, we always say that, but this one really is fantastic!)

Plane & Pilot

Updated Jul 28, 2022 7:50 AM PDT

Today's gallery from our talented duo of photographer/videographers Jim Koepnick and Art Eichmann features a generous handful of twilight shots, of everything from warbirds at play to ultralights burning the early evening two-stroke blend. We've got seaplane action, balloonists playing with big fire and airliners cavorting above the crowds here at KOSH and much, much more. Enjoy!

Powered Parachute

Off to fly with his powered parachute. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022

An owner in the vintage area wipes down the Hamilton Standard prop on his bird. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 2

Photo by Art Eichmann

Long Eze in the Homebuilt area

Long Eze in the Homebuilt area. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Black Fly

Electric ultralight, the Black Fly. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Trojan Phlyers

Trojan Phlyers. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 3

When someone needs a helping hand, the volunteers as OSH are ready to help. Here, a Bowers Fly Baby gets a hand-propping. Photo by Art Eichmann

Boeing Plaza - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

Boeing Plaza. Photo by Jim Koepnick

American Airlines Airbus 321 - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

American Airlines Airbus 321 taxis out for takeoff during the air show Tuesday. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 4

Photo by Art Eichmann

Hot Air Balloon Glow

Hot air balloons glow in advanced of the night airshow. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 5

Photo by Art Eichmann

F-35 - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022

F-35. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 6

A Standard J-1, as seen in the great Hollywood flick, The Great Waldo Pepper. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 7

The glory of Doc, one of only two flying Boeing B-29s in the world.

Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 8

A motor boat surveys the Sea Bees, Cessnas and Citabrias at the EAA Seaplane Base. Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 9

A good pilot doing his due diligence.

Photo by Art Eichmann

Boeing Plaza

Boeing Plaza. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 10

The kids are all right.

Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 11

Photo by Art Eichmann

Ultralights in the EAA Fun Flight Zone

Ultralights after the air show in the EAA Fun Flight Zone. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 -12

Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 13

Emerging from the Perlan II high-altitude glider.

Photo by Art Eichmann

Hot air balloon glow

Hot air balloonists light the fire that is, in essence, the powerplant. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Boeing Plaza

Boeing Plaza. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 15

An A-10 Warthog doing what it does, being ugly and beautiful all at the same time!

Photo by Art Eichmann

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 16

North American T-28s in the dying rays of the Wisconsin evening. Photo by Art Eichmann

F-35 pass with munition doors open

F-35 pass with munition doors open. Photo by Jim Koepnick

Perlan II

The Airbus Perlan II, the world altitude setting glider was at OSH all week.

Perlan II. Photo by Jim Koepnick

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wednesday 2022 - 17

The least surprising sight we saw all day. Good luck with the glider, kiddo! Photo by Art Eichmann

Bose - Oshkosh AirVenture Tuesday

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

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