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 |