Light Sport One Week Wonders Inspire EAA AirVenture Attendees

Friday, July 15, 2022 at 07:39 AM ET

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The first step to an EAA One Week Wonder E/AB build is for volunteers to unpack the many crates of parts. [Photo: EAA/Connor Madison]

Key Takeaways:

The EAA's "One Week Wonder" (OWW) program showcases the amateur-built aircraft community by constructing a flyable experimental aircraft in just seven days during the annual AirVenture convention.
OWW projects, such as the 2022 Sonex Waiex, are typically Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) due to their straightforward designs, making them achievable for volunteers and attendees to build within the compressed timeframe.
The core purpose of the OWW program is to inspire AirVenture attendees, demonstrating that homebuilding an aircraft is an accessible, achievable, and affordable endeavor for anyone.
The program relies on significant support, including kit donations from manufacturers and extensive volunteer participation, with completed aircraft used by EAA for display, employee flying clubs, and promoting aviation.

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At the very core of the EAA AirVenture convention, airshow, and aviation family reunion is the experimental/amateur-built (E/AB) community, as thousands of attendees show up via the FISK arrival in airplanes they built themselves. Others come to the annual show to learn about building an E/AB airplane and shop for everything from parts to complete kits.

“Even with all the improvements and prefabrication in modern kits, seven days is still a compressed timeline, so we have to stick with straightforward designs.”