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Build.","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Feaa-announcement-solidworks-dream-design-build","\u003Cp>Passion for aviation and education.  You can feel it this week in Oshkosh,…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-1024x882.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-768x662.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-1024x882.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-300x258.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-768x662.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-1536x1323.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fworlds-greatest-airshow-eaa-copy-2048x1765.jpg.webp 2048w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fair-show-eaa-copy-615x461-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53196\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fair-show-eaa-copy-615x461-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fair-show-eaa-copy-615x461-1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Passion for aviation and education.  You can feel it this week in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eaa.org\u002Feaa\"> Experimental Aircraft Association\u003C\u002Fa>  (EAA) AirVenture, the largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts held each summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdave-at-membership-eaa-booth-461x615-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53197\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdave-at-membership-eaa-booth-461x615-1.jpg.webp 461w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdave-at-membership-eaa-booth-461x615-1-225x300.jpg.webp 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>We see passion for design in the SOLIDWORKS User Community. Now EAA members  will have access to SOLIDWORKS Student Design Kit – EAA Maker Edition, access to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmy.solidworks.com\u002F#General\">MySolidWorks \u003C\u002Fa>online video tutorials, and MySolidWorks Manufacturing Network,  for designing and building their own personal aircraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8778-e1469620550930-615x461-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53198\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8778-e1469620550930-615x461-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8778-e1469620550930-615x461-1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>With the support of our SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgxsc.com\u002F\">GSC (Graphics Systems)\u003C\u002Fa>, members will also receive additional training and design resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Feaa-announcement-solidworks-461x615-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53199\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Feaa-announcement-solidworks-461x615-1.jpg.webp 461w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Feaa-announcement-solidworks-461x615-1-225x300.jpg.webp 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>EAA CEO\u002FChairman, Jack Pelton, made the announcement on Monday, ““Since its humble beginnings in Paul and Audrey’s basement, EAA has inspired, enabled, and defended our members’ right to take a dream sketched on a napkin at the dinner table to first flight and beyond,” said Jack Pelton, EAA CEO\u002FChairman. “SOLIDWORKS is the industry standard for computer-aided design. Aircraft and kit manufacturers from Cirrus to Zenith are designing today’s aircraft in SOLIDWORKS, and now EAA members can get free access to this powerful tool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-and-eaa-how-it-began-615x461-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53200\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-and-eaa-how-it-began-615x461-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-and-eaa-how-it-began-615x461-1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Suchit Jain, VP of Business Strategy and Community, and I, got to visit with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcirrusaircraft.com\u002F\">Cirrus\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zenithair.net\u002F\">Zenith Aircraft\u003C\u002Fa> , and so many other SOLIDWORKS customers that use SOLIDWORKS for their “day job”  and want to use SOLIDWORKS at night and on the weekends to design their own plane.  It was SOLIDWORKS user from Nvidia and EAA member,  Fedor Fomichev that connected me with Cory Puuri at EAA.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcirrus-at-eaa-solidworks-copy-615x461-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53201\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcirrus-at-eaa-solidworks-copy-615x461-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcirrus-at-eaa-solidworks-copy-615x461-1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>We also toured the field with EAA membership manager, Cory Puuri, we visited with Zenith Aircraft’s, “one week plane”, a plane that was built in a week!  I met the new “Wright Brothers”  Sebastien and Matt, that are sharing their SOLIDWORKS models with the EAA community, making to modifications to their airplanes.   Zenith Air works with Able Flight too.  I also had lunch with Purdue’s Aviation Able Flight pilot Johnny Ragland and his classmates getting their pilot wings at the Boeing Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8774-e1469620461870-615x461-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53202\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8774-e1469620461870-615x461-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8774-e1469620461870-615x461-1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>GSC president, Dave Kasinskas, also gave us a introduction to so many SOLIDWORKS customers – I lost count, then looked up into the sky to see the most amazing airshow!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fwith-dad-and-planes-461x615-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53203\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fwith-dad-and-planes-461x615-1.jpg.webp 461w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fwith-dad-and-planes-461x615-1-225x300.jpg.webp 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>My love of planes started when I was young and I used to build model aircraft with my dad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8835-e1469620749423-610x615-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53167\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8835-e1469620749423-610x615-1.jpg.webp 610w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8835-e1469620749423-610x615-1-298x300.jpg.webp 298w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_8835-e1469620749423-610x615-1-150x150.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Thank you EAA members for an experience I will never forget.  EAA SOLIDWORKS resource center is available through their website, www.EAA.org\u002FSOLIDWORKS.  Marie\u003C\u002Fp>","2016-07-27T08:01:47",{"node":34,"__typename":45},{"nicename":35,"description":36,"slug":37,"name":38,"firstName":39,"lastName":40,"avatar":41,"__typename":44},"marie-planchard","Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. 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