In my down time this weekend, I decided to get a bit creative and
try to come up with my Ultimate Airshow............yes, some of the aircraft
listed no longer fly, and in some cases, havent flown in years, and one performer is no longer with us, but nonetheless
this is what I'd want to see.
DAY ONE:
Nat'l anthem, reenactment - flag being planted on Iwo Jima.
Missing Man formation - F22s x4
Airpower Armada engine start / runup
Airpower Armada launch / flyover - A-10, F-4, F-14, F-15, F-
16, F-18, F-22, F-86, F-117,
EA6B, Harrier, B-1, B-2,
B-52.
Heritage Phantom formation flyover.
Short break to lull the crowd (use the ol "dog loose on the
runway"
gag)
F-4 Sneak Pass!
F-4 photo passes, three pairs of Rhinos.
Ed Hamill aerobatics
Eric Beard aerobatics
Dan Buchanan
Red Bull helicopter
Gee Bee racer
Gee Bee races Above / Beyond jet car.
John Helton / World's Smallest a/c Carrier
Red Baron Stearman team
Patty Wagstaff
Sean Tucker
Julie Clark
Unlimited Air Racing demo
BREAK
WW2 era trainer / transport flybys
WW2 era fighter flybys: Euro theater
WW2 era fighter flybys: Pac theater
Dogfight - Zero vs Corsair
Tora Tora Tora!
WW2 era US navy bomber attack - SBD, Avenger, Helldiver
WW2 era bomber flybys - B-17, B-24, B-25, B-29
British Heritage flight - Lancaster, Eurofighter, Spitfire, Sea
Fury, Hurricane
Post WW2 & Korean war era flybys
Vietnam era flybys - Hueys, Skyraiders, Phantoms
USFS firebomber water drops & flybys - S-2, P-2, P-3, Huey
Tanker-Transport-Recon parade - C-141, C-5, C-17, C_130,
KC-135, RC-135,
E-3, E-8
Hellcat / Bearcat flybys
Tigercats x2 demo
F-14 demo
Patriots team
Wall of Fire
DAY TWO:
Nat'l anthem - Navy Seals jump team w flag
Rest of Navy seals jump team
Missing Man formation - Heritage Phantoms
Airpower Armada engine start / runup
Airpower Armada launch / flyby
Heritage Phantoms flyby
Short break, set the crowd up for next act
F-4 Sneak Pass
F-4 photo passes
Firecat
E-2C demo
EA6B demo
BREAK
F-16 demo
Harrier demo
A-10 four ship demo w/pyro
F-4 demo
Heritage Phantom flybys
Heritage Flight - F-4/F-15/A-10/P-51 Urschler
Bill Reeseman, Mig 17
Aggressor aircraft flybys (F-5, F-15, F-16, F-16 USN, F-18)
Helo attack! USMC Cobra and US Army Apaches
Enemy Heritage / Legacy flight - Zero/Me109/Mig17/Mig29
F-4 vs Mig 17
Mig 17 / Mig 29 photo passes
T-33 'Red Knight' demo
F-15 Strike Eagle demo
F-14 demo
F-18 demo
F-14 and F-18 photo passes
Legacy Flight - F-14/F-18/Hellcat/Corsair
Grumman Cats Flight
B-52 demo w/pyro
B-1 demo w/pyro
B-2 demo w/pyro
Bomber formation photo pass
Wall of Fire
Japanese jet team
Thunderbirds
DAY THREE:
Nat'l Anthem w/Golden Knights flag jump
Rest of Golden Knights jump
Airpower Armada engine start / runup
Airpower Armada launch / flybys
Heritage Phantom flybys
Short break, set up the crowd
F-4 sneak pass
F-4 photo passes
BREAK
F-15s x4, Oregon ANG
F-117 demo
F-117s x2 photo passes (one black a/c with one of the grays)
F-22 demo
F-22 / F-117 photo passes
USMC MAGTF launch
USMC MAGTF demo
Eurofighter demo
Mig 29M OVT demo
Snowbirds
F-18 demo
F-14 demo
Grumman Cats Flight
US Navy 'Vandy One' Flight - F-4, F-14, F-18
Tora Tora Tora!
Legacy Flight - F-14/F-18/F-4/Corsair
F-4 demo
Heritage Phantoms flyby
Heritage Flight - F-4/F-22/P-47/F-15
Bomber Heritage Flight - B-2 w B-17; B-52 w B-24
Wall of Fire
SR-71 flyby
White Knight launch / flybys
Fat Albert demo
Blue Angels
EVENING SHOW:
Stealth aircraft taxi out at sunset (set to Star Wars music)
C-130 demo with flares
C-130 Fat Albert JATO demo
Bill Reeseman, Mig 17
Wall of Fire
Fireworks
A very healthy photographers' pit would be provide of course.
Definitely gotta have one media-only day for statics (and
actually enforce the 'media
only' part!)
No smoking allowed, and enforce it
VERY limited alcohol sales -
I've always felt
this is a real
smart
combination - sell booze at airshows
where people
afterwards have to get behind the wheel and drive home. I
don't give a rat's ass about beer companies' sponsorship
power.
