The Knoxville Airport will play host to the 2019 Air Coupe National Convention June 27th through the 30th. This year’s convention titled “Gathering of Coupes” will be the second time the convention has been held in Knoxville with the first occurring in 2004. Jack Arthur with the convention tells KNIA/KRLS News air coupe is a small two seat airplane that is driven much like a car. Arthur says the planes were built for pilots returning from World War Two with close to 4,000 of them being built from 1946 through the late 60’s. Arthur adds, they are known as the Volkswagen of the sky because they are small economical planes good for people learning to fly.

The convention activities will begin Friday, June 28th and include a fly out to the Blakesburg Airpower Museum at 10 am, a food truck at the Knoxville airport at 2pm and a hangar dance at 7 pm. The dance will include live music from the country music group Red Dirt Renegade. On Saturday, June 29th the convention will continue with a flight breakfast from 7am to 11am as well as the annual banquet, awards, and auction at the Knoxville National Guard Armory hosted by Hy-Vee at 6 pm. For more information about the 2019 Air Coupe National Convention tune in for today’s Let’s Talk Knoxville