Aviation Foundation

About Our Aviation Foundation

EAA Chapter 838 Aviation Foundation is located at EAA Chapter 838 adjacent to Racine’s Batten Airport. The facility includes a class/meeting room, a library, a hangar workshop, and the Southeast Wisconsin Aviation Museum and Aviation Hall of Fame. The Chapter 838 Aviation Foundation provides financial resources to support the mission of EAA Chapter 838 by:

  • Provide and facilitate scholarships for deserving area students who wish to pursue aviation related course of study at an accredited U.S. technical school, college, or university
  • Provide and facilitate scholarship funding for deserving high school age boys and girls to attend the EAA Air Academy summer aviation workshops and seminars in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  • Support Aviation Explorer Post 218, a co-ed scouting program, in its efforts to interest area teenagers in aviation
  • Provide the financial resources to sustain Chapter 838, its facilities and programs

EAA Scholarships

The EAA Chapter 838 Aviation Foundation Scholarship Program encourages, recognizes, and supports deserving Southeastern Wisconsin students who are pursuing an aviation related education. Applicants must be well rounded and involved in school, community, and aviation activities. Academic records must show a high probability that applicants will successfully complete the educational activity for which the scholarship will be provided.

Supported by your Contributions

EAA Chapter 838 Aviation Foundation is supported entirely through gifts and donations. Your gift will help keep the dream alive. No matter how large or small, 100% of every dollar you give will be passed along for the purpose you specify. All of our staff members are unpaid volunteers. There is no waste or administrative overhead. Foundation funds are secure and managed professionally by Johnson Trust in Racine.

There are many ways to give and many ways that your gift can have distinct tax advantages for you and your estate.

  • Annuities Gift
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts
  • Charitable Gift Annuities
  • Charitable Lead Trusts
  • Net Income Make-up Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
    • Endowment Request
    • Restricted Bequest
    • Unrestricted Bequest
    • Honorary/Memorial Bequest

For more Information regarding EAA Chapter 838 Aviation Foundation educational programs, scholarship programs, and/or gift giving options, please contact:

EAA 838 Aviation Foundation
3333 N. Green Bay Road Racine, WI 53404
262.634.7575


News & Updates
October Contact
You can now download the electronic version of the October Contact. Back issues? Check our archives!
EAA 838 Chapter Bylaws
Speed Racer Unveils Mach 6
X-51A
Actually, no: it’s actually the hypersonic test vehicle, the X-51A Waverider. This is now being tested Boeing’s Palmdale test facility, with the first flight test planned for December 2.
X-51A
Powered by a radical scramjet designed to fire for more than 300 seconds. Seems short? nope, that’s 30x longer than earlier scramjets! Remember, this is an engine operating under exceptionally high temperatures and pressures. More details…
“…Bang, Zoom,
Straight to the Moon!”
NASA, in conjunction with the Air Force Office for Strategic Research, recently launched a rocket featuring a safe, environmentally-friendly propellant they’ve dubbed “ALICE”. The compound consists of water and extremely finely-powdered aluminum, blended together in a goo with the consistency of toothpaste. NASA sent the 9" rocket aloft near Purdue University, reaching a height of nearly 1400".
Indians, Japanese Stealth Projects
Indian / Sukhoi Stealth Project
Indian and Russian are jointly-developing the Su 50, a stealth fighter based on the Sukhoi 47. The aircraft is expected to fly next year, and features a drastic reduction in the aircraft’s radar signature, and the ability to ‘super cruise’ (jet engines that fly stealthily without engaging noisy afterburners even at supersonic speeds), and will support embedded weapons with the capability to engage multiple ground, sea and air targets and seamless communication between the fighter, other aircraft and ground stations.
Japan’s Mitsubishi ATD-X Project
Meanwhile, development continues apace on Japan’s homegrown stealth fighter, the Mitsubishi ATD-X ShinShin, with similar specifications to both the now-cancelled F-22 and the Su 50. The program has been beset with funding difficulties, however, so it remains to be seen if the program will continue after the change in government.
About EAA 838
EAA Chapter 838
Batten International Airport
3333 N. Green Bay Rd.
Racine, Wisconsin 53404
262.634.7575
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