The airshow wasn’t just about aircraft. This jet car was also pretty exciting. He raced the Red Bull helicopter and the Red Bull Stunt plane. They both beat him but he raced them none the less.
When he first came out he did a lot of shooting flames out the rear of the car and a lot of smoke. He didn’t push the car too hard going down the runway but coming back (the image above) he had the after burner kicked in and was covering some serious distance in a short amount of time. Then he would pull on the rip cord and the parachute would slow him down. It was a neat part of the show.
Next they had these two high performance bi-wing stunt planes. They started their show by taking off at opposite ends of the same runway and then lifting off and banking to their right as they met. With the smoke on it was a pretty dramatic beginning.
They put on a good show and did things that were very impressive. Trouble is, they are low and slow. Your anticipation is for the jets and the Thunderbirds so it’s hard to get excited by these planes. That’s just me but I’m sure there are other people who feel the same way.
I mean if you’re talking pure precision flying they were absolutely excellent. Minimum separation and some pretty risky maneuvers. I was impressed with their piloting skills but again they are just slow. 🙂
Now if you want to talk about slow. These guys wrote the book on slow. You could watch them set up for a maneuver, go to the restroom and still be back in time to see them complete the maneuver. I’m talking slow.
However, it was touching when this group did the missing man formation. They also played taps while they circled the field. Anticipation was starting to grow though because the F/A 18 Super Hornet was on the tarmac warming up its engines so it was like okay, get these guys down so the Super Hornet can fly. More on that tomorrow.
That’s it for today. Enjoy your Wednesday. Hump Day already with only three more days till the weekend. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. Be careful.
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