Daniel L. Berek's Photo Gallery

Information on this pretty bird was very hard to obtain. According to one site, this homebuilt replica is based on a 1921 Junkers design, which expains the distinctive shape of the tail.

This aircraft crashed en-route to Oshkosh on April 27, 1995, taking the lives of Steve and Paula Whittman. A plaque, the propeller, and a fragment of the tail fabric are on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum as a memorial to Steve and his contributions

Nicknamed "The Flying Carpet," this was the prototype for Steve Whitman's revolutionary Tailwind homebuilt design.

Stafford "Casey" Lambert built his Baby Ace, using light and highly durable 1938 Edo floats. This splendid little aircraft was also able to do aerobatic maneuvers.

The EAA AirVenture Museum has a nice full-scale mock-up of this aircraft; the real thing is on display at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC.

The Whittman D-12 "flies" in formation with other period racers at the EAA AirVenture Museum.

Noteworthy of this aircraft is that it was built entirely by college students, in this case the Pasadena Junior College of California. It featured such state-of-the-art elements as a stressed metal skin and retractable undercarriage.

Walter Nitz built this helicopter from a Rotorway kit in 1984, adding his own modifications. The machine earned the EAA Rotorcraft Grand Champion prize in 1985.

This is the Taylor Aerocar prototype; it is also the only aircraft certified for highway use.

Built in 1981 for the Reno Air Races, this aircraft was destroyed in a crash in 1983. Pilot Dan Mortenson was uninjured. The remains were glued together and the relic put on display.

This was the very first Cirrus design, leading to a legacy of popular and sporty aircraft. It was offered as a kit but is unusual in that it is a large 5-place machine.

This special replica Pitts Special, modified as a single-seater, was built by the Friends of Curtis Pitts in 1990.