In addition, swarms of people camped in the immediate area, more than 40,000, in fact. 10,000 of their closest friends. But it all works just fine. EAA's been doing this for years and they have all of the details worked out. Everything flows along smoothly, as though it's been rehearsed many times.
Airplanes are what it's all about, of course.
The number and diversity are overwhelming. Virtually any type of plane you can image is there - classics, airliners, warbirds, ultralights, homebuilts, prototypes, air racers, fighters, bombers, amphibians, and on and on. Rare and exotic aircraft are a dime a dozen. Special aircraft that you'd feel lucky to see at a really good airshow are everywhere. They're big-time attractions when one or two show up at an airshow.