- Race Photos - my cheap disposable camera didn't do a very good job of
capturing these photos, since it didn't have a zoom but if you look closely,
you can see the planes.
- picture 1
- picture 2
- picture 3
- picture 4
- picture 5
- picture 6
- Rare Bear - note the amazing width of those propeller blades.
Rare Bear didn't get to race due to a mechanical problem.
- Rare Bear 1
- Rare Bear 2
- Dago Red - Always a crowd favorite, Dago Red took first place in the
unlimited class. This plane pushes 490 MPH!
- Dago Red 1
- Dago Red 2
- Dago Red 3
- Voodoo - Maybe not first place, but quite an incredible paint job.
- Voodoo 1
- Voodoo 2
- I asked a pit crew member of P51 racer "Old Yeller" to take my camera and
snap some photos inside the cockpit for me. The pictures turned out great!
- Old Yeller cockpit 1
- Old Yeller cockpit 2
- Misc P51 photos
- Section Eight Static display P51
- Me in the pits
- P51 racer with dual conter-rotating props
- Misc racing planes
- T6-Texan Now thats what I call "Tail Art"
- Russian Yak
- Hawker Sea Fury
- Most crews had a spare engine ready in case they blew one during a race. These
amazing pit crews can swap out a racing engine overnight and be ready to fly again
the following day!
- Hawker Sea Fury radial engine
- P51 Mustang Merlin V-12 engine
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- J39 Jet Racers - J39 Albatross jets built in the Soviet Union during the
1980's, and sold as surplus. These jets are fast and quiet.
- Jet 1
- Jet 2
- Jet 3 - check out the paint job!
- Jet 4
- Jet for sale a bargain at only $310,000
- Sighted on the flight line
- F16s lined up before flying a demo
- F104 Starfighters - Fastest airshow performers
in the world, this pair of F104s are fast and LOUD!
- Heritage Formation - The heritage formation consisted of an F16, a P38, and two
P51s flying in formation... a pretty cool sight you don't see every day.
- Heritage 1
- Heritage 2
- P38 Lightning - One of my favorites, this P38 flew in the heritage formation
- P38 1
- P38 2
- P38 3
- Static Displays - Notable planes on ground display at the show
- B-26 Bomber
- Beechcraft Staggerwing
- Lancair cockpit
- While wandering the airport, I spotted a few interesting things
- Frankenplane From the I-wonder-if-it-flys department, this appears to be a hybrid of several different planes. That V-tail is constructed of two identical vertical stabilizers from something else.
- MIG-15s As I wandered to the far end of the airport,
I spotted these MIG-15s sitting in storage. Four are visible in the picture, and there were several more to the right of this photo. Its fascinating to wonder who owns all these, and what their plans are for the future
- What happens when a jet mechanic has too much time on his hands?
THIS. A turbine powered motorcycle.
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If you didn't hear about the fatal crash during the Sport class races, there was one pilot who had a structural faliure during the race and died instantly on impact. These are some photos of the plane he was flying. (I didn't take these, they were snagged from a different site.)
