Salinas Airshow, October 5, 2002
This was a pretty good show. It was a beautiful day, the crowds were bearable, and the performances were pretty good. Photos taken with a Nikon N65 and Kodak 200 film. I really need a new scanner...If any aviation buffs out there can tell me what some of the aircraft in the unlabeled images are, I'd appreciate it.
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The radial engine and cowling of a Stearman |
A single-person plane... quite small |
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A Stearman |
The F-117A approaching from afar |
The F-117A up closer. Neither this aircraft or the B-2 (see below) actually landed. They just did three overflights and then departed. Still a treat to see. |
The F-117A almost directly overhead. This is an extremely quiet aircraft, on the first pass nobody in the crowd even heard it coming |
The heritage flight, a F18 and a P-51 Mustang flying in formation |
Three of the Showcopters and a modified Stearman |
A jet-powered truck, with three Pratt & Whitney jet engines mounted on the back. This thing went 300mph down the runway, it was *very* impressive. Here it is just warming up, with some extra flames for show. |
The "Wall of Fire" by Rich's Pyro (no relation to me, sorry to say :) |
The B-2 stealth bomber approaching |
B-2 getting closer... |
and closer... |
and directly overhead. |
A profile view of the B-2 stealth bomber |
Another angle |
The Blue Angels F-18 #1 preparing for the show |
The Blue Angels taxiing out to the runway |
The Blue Angels in formation flight |
More of the Blue Angels |
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The Blue Angels directly overhead in tight formation |