Dirt Demon Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Any Airshow goers out there?... The USAF Thunderbirds are in Rochester, N.Y. this weekend......Aug 16-17 Ive been to a few airshows up here where I live and have seen both the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels perform...... Both Demonstration teams are awesome! Im taking my girlfriend to see them this Sunday..... she has never seen them, she's in for a real treat! lol!.......especially when one does a sneak low fly over on the loud pedal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 The annual Chicago air and water show is this weekend. They're expecting 1.5 million spectators to jam the lakefront. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I've never seen the Thunderbirds fly, but the F-16 is a pretty spectacular airplane to watch, especially up relatively close. I was in the right place at the right time to see some of the development work on the thrust-vectoring experimental variant of the F-16, and it can do things that stagger the mind...things you just wouldn't expect any airplane to be able to do. http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/f-16-vista-matv-early-thrust-vectoring-development-455499072 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 A few years back, I went to a air show in Duluth, MN and saw the Blue Angles perform. And it was very cool when they came in low from a direction you didn't expect with the throttle on high. I loved it! At the same show, I got to see my favorite warbird in action. The P-38 Lightning! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Demon Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 There is going to be a Sea Harrier....Jump Jet there as well. I saw one a few years back doing a slow hovering piroette above the tarmac...it to was very cool to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 A few years back, I went to a air show in Duluth, MN and saw the Blue Angles perform. And it was very cool when they came in low from a direction you didn't expect with the throttle on high. I loved it! At the same show, I got to see my favorite warbird in action. The P-38 Lightning! Scott That same show is next weekend in Duluth, the Angels are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Demon Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 The Blues put on a great show. They were here in Upstate N.Y. A few years back at Binghamton and Rochester. I went to Both of those shows. It really is amazing when they do a high speed pass then show how slow a 25,000 pound aircraft can fly! Murphy's law says it should fall out of the sky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I'm lucky enough to live about a mile from a small airport. Mostly Cessna-type planes, but sometimes I get to see some military aircraft. Not too long ago, I saw an Osprey fly over the complex. Had his rotors up like he was circling to land...... Awesome plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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