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One-Week Wonder Airplane Set to Receive Professional Paint Job

The paint scheme selected from the Sherwin-Willams poll will be on display when the airplane travels around the U.S. Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings
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Key Takeaways:

  • The AirVenture One Week Wonder successfully constructed a Vans RV 12iS aircraft in just one week, engaging visitors in the building process.
  • The aircraft's final paint scheme was chosen through a public poll at Oshkosh, garnering over 3,000 votes, with design collaboration from Scheme Designers, Inc. and paints from Sherwin-Williams Aerospace.
  • After painting in mid-September, the completed RV 12iS, built with various donated components, is scheduled to tour EAA chapters nationwide.
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This year’s AirVenture One Week Wonder, a Vans RV 12iS, took to the skies on July 30 from Wittman Regional Airport, following just a week of construction inside a prominent building at the show. The EAA project fulfilled its mission to show visitors the process of aircraft construction up close.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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