Air Shows & Events

“To boldly go where no man has gone…” Another space age plane makes an appearance at AirVenture Oshkosh. This is the S45 Mystere from Partenair Design, Inc. Powered by a 160 hp Lycoming O-320 it has a cruise speed of 170 mph and a range of 1000 nm. This page best viewed at 800×600 or […]

“Express lane…Mach 1 and above.” A Sukhoi on the taxi way get’s passed up by an F-18 departing the runway. The “smaller” planes (read: not jets…I guess) were departing from an intersection further down the runway, but this military jet got to full use of the runway. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“On the Prowl(er).” The EA-6B Prowler (no, not Intruder). The way you can tell is that the A-6 Intruder has a crew of two, the Prowler has a crew of four, hence the two cockpits. Also, it’s easy to distinguish because of the large ECM pod on the top of the tail. This page best […]

“Waterfowl.” This absolutely gorgeous plane is a Grumman Mallard. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Just hangin’ ’round.” This young camper looks rather comfortable slung out under the wing in his hammock. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“‘Park in the grass’, they said…’you’ll love it’, they said.” Actually, this pilot is being very considerate of his fellow campers. He’s in the process of turning his plane 90 from his parking spot so that when he starts it up, tents and campers won’t go flying. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Icon of a nation.” This beautiful Bald Eagle was part of an aviary presentation over at KidVenture. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Special Pitts.” This very nice black Pitts was flown by Cara Bayley 1951 Women’s International Aerobatics Champion. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“As Phil’s screams died away, Tom slept on….” Well, at least we now know that AVweb aren’t the only ones with a sick sense of humor. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Twins!” Awww, how cute. Two Piper cubs parked next to each other. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better