EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association Sport Aviation Halls of Fame have named six new inductees as the Class of 2026.
The six each represent a different area of aviation: Homebuilders, ultralights, the International Aerobatic Club, the Vintage Aircraft Association, and EAA Warbirds of America.
The 2026 inductees include:
- EAA Homebuilders Hall of Fame: Mike Blyth — An aircraft designer and founder of Sling Aircraft, 1995 Microlight World Champion, and pioneer of early microlight aviation in South Africa
- International Aerobatic Club Hall of Fame: Mike Goulian — Renowned air show performer and air racer, 1995 National Unlimited Aerobatic Champion, and three-time member of the US Unlimited Aerobatic Team
- Warbirds of America Hall of Fame: Ron and Diane Fagen — Warbird restorers and founders of the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota, home to more than 15 airworthy World War II aircraft
- Vintage Aircraft Association Hall of Fame: Tom Brown — Aircraft restoration craftsman who has been involved with and restored a wide variety of award-winning vintage airplanes
- EAA Ultralights Hall of Fame: Ronnie Smith — Founder of South Mississippi Light Aircraft (now South Mississippi Legacy Aviation).
The EAA Sport Aviation Halls of Fame were established “to honor the outstanding achievements of men and women in aviation who share the spirit of EAA and its community,” EAA officials said.
EAA will honor the new inductees at a dinner ceremony on Nov. 11, 2026, in the Eagle Hangar of the EAA Aviation Museum.
For more information: EAA.org
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