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Textron Aviation will showcase its largest-ever static display at EAA AirVenture 2025, to be held July 21 to 27 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The exhibit will also be the largest of any OEM at this year's show, with at least 16 aircraft and displays from sister companies Pipistrel, Lycoming, Bell, and McCauley.
Among the featured aircraft is a Cessna Grand Caravan EX with a special paint scheme marking the type’s 40th anniversary. The Cessna SkyCourier freighter variant will be making its AirVenture.&nbsp;The aircraft roster also includes the Cessna Skyhawk, Turbo Stationair HD, Turbo Skylane, Skylane, Beechcraft Denali, Beechcraft King Air 360, Citation M2 Gen2, and cabin mockups of the Citation CJ3 Gen3 and CJ4 Gen3.
Textron’s presence at AirVenture 2025 also extends to its subsidiaries and partner brands. Bell will exhibit a Model 429 helicopter; McCauley Propeller Systems will display its King Air B300-series C780 and Denali C1106 composite five-blade propellers; Lycoming will have an engine display; and Textron eAviation will present four Pipistrel models: the Panthera, Alpha Trainer, Velis, and Sinus Max.
In addition to the Caravan’s birthday, Textron is celebrating 70 years of the Cessna 172 Skyhawk this year. The 172, a global training icon, remains the world’s most delivered and most flown aircraft. Recent Skyhawk updates include upgraded seats, powered headset jacks, and black instrument panels.

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