AirVenture 2009 - Airshow

After Monday's show was washed out, I watched the entire airshow Tuesday, then only occasionally for the rest of the week.  Everyone has seen the Extras, Edges and MX-2's a million times so I just took pictures of the unusual acts.

Here's something you don't see every day:  a jet-powered glider.
 
T-28s were all over the place; it was their 60th anniversary.
 
T-28 formation.
 
Bobby Younkin putting on a show in a twin-Beech.
 
Kyle and Andrew Franklin wingwalker act.
 
This helicopter was doing loops and rolls -- incredible. 
 
This is what my RV is going to look like one of these days. 
 
It was great to see the mighty F6F Hellcat in flight. 
 
This T-28 had a unique smoke system.   Pencil-thin smoke came out of each wing tip.  After awhile the wind would turn it into smoke rings and the pilot would dive through them.
 
I didn't take a shot with my own camera for some unknown reason, but I really enjoyed watching Greg Koontz perform his routine in his Super Decathelon.  He did outside loops and even a forward tumble, all below 2000 feet.  Seeing an Extra or MX-2 do it is one thing, seeing a Super D. do it is another.  You can fly down to Koontz's private strip for aerobatic lessons while staying in his bed and breakfast.
 
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Photo from Plane & Pilot online magazine. 
 
 
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