Looking down the main walkway on the AirVenture grounds. |
One of the first Beech Bonanzas. |
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A new Cirrus approaching to land. |
An Extra taxis out for a show. |
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The owner of this Breezy was giving rides for most of the week. |
An F-$ makes a low pass. |
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The same fighter with a parachute deployed to slow it after landing. |
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This Ford Trimotor was up and down all day every day giving rides. |
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A Grumman with a turbine conversion. |
Some of the buildings on site were interesting. This one is advertising "Emergency aircraft repair." |
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Some airplane camping. |
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Ultralight gear |
An L-39 on landing rollout. |
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Looking down the flight line. |
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A Piper Aztec(?) off the runway into the grass, per the arrival procedure. |
A twin Bonanza. |
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A tilt-rotor design. |
A view of the homebuilt section on the field. |
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Some showplanes wait their turn. |
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A harrier hovers in midair. Not silently, that's for sure. Pretty cool nonetheless. |
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And the airshows go on. Some of the formation sizes were impressive. |
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A P-51 Mustang retracts its gear while accelerating down the runway. |
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An F-15 demonstrates it's climbing ability. Awesome. |
T-28s in tight formation. |
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The Heritage flight formation does a pass. |
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Hrm, it's pointing up, but moving to the right. Nice trick! |
If I remember correctly, this group of four aircraft fly together as "The Collaborators." |
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Patty Wagstaff and her Cirrus-painted Extra 300. |
Team Aeroshell. |
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