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Veteran Expediter
The show runs Saturday and Sunday.
FRIDAY, JULY 27
5:30 p.m. Friday Night Hangar Party
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JULY 28 AND 29
9 a.m. Gates Open
Buckeye Squadron Remote Control Aircraft
Wright "B" Flyer
10 a.m. Feature Show begins
Flag Drop/Opening Ceremonies
Warbirds
Double Trouble Wingwalking
Shockwave/Walt Pierce Race
USN Legacy Flight
Skip Stewart
Brazilian Smoke Squadron
Jim LeRoy
Golden Knights Parachute Team
USAF Heritage Flight
F-4
CV-22 Osprey
AV-8B Harrier
Codename: Mary's Lamb
USAF Thunderbirds
4:30 p.m. Flying Acts Conclude
6 p.m. Gates Close
Featured Planes and Acts
U.S. AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS
What: Jet demonstration team.
Airplane: F-16 Fighting Falcons
Number of planes in act: Six
BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE SMOKE SQUADRON
What: Jet demonstration team
Airplane: Embraer T-27 jet-prop accompanied by Brazilian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules support aircraft
Number of planes: seven Embraers and one Hercules
Led by: Commander Lt. Col. Alberto das Neves
USAF CV-22 OSPREY DEMONSTRATION
What: Tactical demonstration
Primary function: conducts long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces
Thrust: More than 6,200 shaft horsepower per engine
Length: 57 feet, 4 inches
Height: 22 feet, 1 inch
Wingspan: 84 feet, 7 inches
Speed: 277 mph
Ceiling: 25,000 feet
Builders: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., and Boeing Co., Defense and Space Group, Helicopter Division
USAF HERITAGE FLIGHT
F-15 Eagle
What: Tactical demonstration
Primary function: Tactical fighter
Thrust: (C/D models) 23,450 pounds each engine
Wing span: 42 feet, 10 inches
Length: 63, 10 inches
Height: 18 feet, 6 inches
Speed: 1,875 mph
Ceiling: 65,000 feet
Armament: one M-61A1 20-mm six-barrel cannon; four AIM-9L/M Sidewinder and four AIM 7F/M Sparrow air-to-air missiles or eight AIM-120 AMRAAMs
Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Corp.
F-4 PHANTOM
Primary function: All-weather fighter-bomber
Thrust: 17,900 pounds
Wing span: 38 feet, 11 inches
Length: 62 feet, 11 inches
Height: 16 feet, 5 inches
Speed: 1,600 mph
Armament: Four AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AGM-88 HARM missile capability, and one fuselage centerline bomb rack and four pylon bomb racks capable of carrying 12,500 pounds (5,625 kilograms) of general purpose bombs
Builder: McDonnell Aircraft Co., McDonnell Corp.
P-51 MUSTANG
Primary function: served as fighter planes in World War II
Wing span: 37 feet
Length: 32 feet, 3 inches
Height: 13 feet, 8 inches
Speed: 437 mph
Armament: Six .50-caliber machine guns and 10, 5-inch rockets or 2,000 pounds of bombs
USN LEGACY FLIGHT
F/A-18 HORNET
Primary function: Air-to-ground and air-to-air missions
Thrust: 18,000 pounds each engine
Wing span: 37 feet, 6 inches
Length: 56 feet
Height: 15 feet, 3 inches
Speed: 1,260 mph
Armament: up to 13,700 pounds of external ordnance
Builder: Boeing and Northrop Grumman, GE, and Hughes
FG-1D CORSAIR
Primary function: carrier-based fighter
Power: 2,250 hp
Speed: 425 mph
Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Armament: 6 Browning M2 .5 caliber machine guns and 2,000 pounds of rockets
Builders: Goodyear and Brewster
USMC AV-8B HARRIER
What: Tactical demonstration
Primary function: close air support; intermediate range intercept and attack
Thrust: 20,280 pounds
Wing span: 30 feet, 4 inches
Length: 18 feet, 4 inches
Height: 11 feet, 8 inches
Speed: 550 KCAS
Armament: one 25-mm gun system
Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Aircraft, Rolls Royce
THE KILLER "B"'S
USAF B-1B LANCER
Primary function: long-range multi-role heavy bomber
Thrust: 30,000 pounds per engine
Wing span: 137 feet
Length: 146 feet
Height: 34 feet
Speed: 900 mph
Ceiling: More than 30,000 feet
Armament: 24 GBU-31 GPS-aided JDAM or 24 Mk-84 2,000-pound general purpose bombs, 8 Mk-85 naval mines, 84 Mk-82 500-pound general purpose bombs, 84 Mk-62 500-pound naval mines, 30 CBU-87, -89, -97 cluster munitions; 30 CBU-103/104/105 WCMD, 24 AGM-158 JASSMs or 12 AGM-154 JSOWs
Builder: Boeing, North America
USAF B-2 SPIRIT (Saturday only)
Primary function: Multi-role heavy bomber
Thrust: 17,300 pounds each engine
Wing span: 172 feet
Length: 69 feet
Height: 17 feet
Speed: High subsonic
Ceiling: 50,000 feet
Armament: conventional or nuclear weapons
Builder: Northrop Grumman Corp.
B-52 STRATOFORTRESS (on static display only)
Primary function: Heavy bomber
Thrust: 17,000 pounds each engine
Wing span: 185 feet
Length: 159 feet, 4 inches
Height: 40 feet, 8 inches
Speed: 650 mph
Armament: Approximately 70,000 pounds (31,500 kilograms) mixed ordnance — bombs, mines and missiles
Builder: Boeing Military Airplane Co.
U.S. ARMY GOLDEN KNIGHTS
What: Parachute team
Established: 1961
SHOCKWAVE
What: Performance jet vehicle
Driver: Kent Shockley
Power: 36,000 hp
Speed: 300 mph
JIM LEROY
What: Solo aerobatic performer
Plane: 400 hp Bulldog Pitts
SKIP STEWART
What: Solo aerobatic performer
Plane: Rebuilt Pitts S-25
Codename: Mary's Lamb
What: Dramatic performance by Stewart, ShockWave, and LeRoy
FRIDAY, JULY 27
5:30 p.m. Friday Night Hangar Party
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JULY 28 AND 29
9 a.m. Gates Open
Buckeye Squadron Remote Control Aircraft
Wright "B" Flyer
10 a.m. Feature Show begins
Flag Drop/Opening Ceremonies
Warbirds
Double Trouble Wingwalking
Shockwave/Walt Pierce Race
USN Legacy Flight
Skip Stewart
Brazilian Smoke Squadron
Jim LeRoy
Golden Knights Parachute Team
USAF Heritage Flight
F-4
CV-22 Osprey
AV-8B Harrier
Codename: Mary's Lamb
USAF Thunderbirds
4:30 p.m. Flying Acts Conclude
6 p.m. Gates Close
Featured Planes and Acts
U.S. AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS
What: Jet demonstration team.
Airplane: F-16 Fighting Falcons
Number of planes in act: Six
BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE SMOKE SQUADRON
What: Jet demonstration team
Airplane: Embraer T-27 jet-prop accompanied by Brazilian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules support aircraft
Number of planes: seven Embraers and one Hercules
Led by: Commander Lt. Col. Alberto das Neves
USAF CV-22 OSPREY DEMONSTRATION
What: Tactical demonstration
Primary function: conducts long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces
Thrust: More than 6,200 shaft horsepower per engine
Length: 57 feet, 4 inches
Height: 22 feet, 1 inch
Wingspan: 84 feet, 7 inches
Speed: 277 mph
Ceiling: 25,000 feet
Builders: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., and Boeing Co., Defense and Space Group, Helicopter Division
USAF HERITAGE FLIGHT
F-15 Eagle
What: Tactical demonstration
Primary function: Tactical fighter
Thrust: (C/D models) 23,450 pounds each engine
Wing span: 42 feet, 10 inches
Length: 63, 10 inches
Height: 18 feet, 6 inches
Speed: 1,875 mph
Ceiling: 65,000 feet
Armament: one M-61A1 20-mm six-barrel cannon; four AIM-9L/M Sidewinder and four AIM 7F/M Sparrow air-to-air missiles or eight AIM-120 AMRAAMs
Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Corp.
F-4 PHANTOM
Primary function: All-weather fighter-bomber
Thrust: 17,900 pounds
Wing span: 38 feet, 11 inches
Length: 62 feet, 11 inches
Height: 16 feet, 5 inches
Speed: 1,600 mph
Armament: Four AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AGM-88 HARM missile capability, and one fuselage centerline bomb rack and four pylon bomb racks capable of carrying 12,500 pounds (5,625 kilograms) of general purpose bombs
Builder: McDonnell Aircraft Co., McDonnell Corp.
P-51 MUSTANG
Primary function: served as fighter planes in World War II
Wing span: 37 feet
Length: 32 feet, 3 inches
Height: 13 feet, 8 inches
Speed: 437 mph
Armament: Six .50-caliber machine guns and 10, 5-inch rockets or 2,000 pounds of bombs
USN LEGACY FLIGHT
F/A-18 HORNET
Primary function: Air-to-ground and air-to-air missions
Thrust: 18,000 pounds each engine
Wing span: 37 feet, 6 inches
Length: 56 feet
Height: 15 feet, 3 inches
Speed: 1,260 mph
Armament: up to 13,700 pounds of external ordnance
Builder: Boeing and Northrop Grumman, GE, and Hughes
FG-1D CORSAIR
Primary function: carrier-based fighter
Power: 2,250 hp
Speed: 425 mph
Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Armament: 6 Browning M2 .5 caliber machine guns and 2,000 pounds of rockets
Builders: Goodyear and Brewster
USMC AV-8B HARRIER
What: Tactical demonstration
Primary function: close air support; intermediate range intercept and attack
Thrust: 20,280 pounds
Wing span: 30 feet, 4 inches
Length: 18 feet, 4 inches
Height: 11 feet, 8 inches
Speed: 550 KCAS
Armament: one 25-mm gun system
Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Aircraft, Rolls Royce
THE KILLER "B"'S
USAF B-1B LANCER
Primary function: long-range multi-role heavy bomber
Thrust: 30,000 pounds per engine
Wing span: 137 feet
Length: 146 feet
Height: 34 feet
Speed: 900 mph
Ceiling: More than 30,000 feet
Armament: 24 GBU-31 GPS-aided JDAM or 24 Mk-84 2,000-pound general purpose bombs, 8 Mk-85 naval mines, 84 Mk-82 500-pound general purpose bombs, 84 Mk-62 500-pound naval mines, 30 CBU-87, -89, -97 cluster munitions; 30 CBU-103/104/105 WCMD, 24 AGM-158 JASSMs or 12 AGM-154 JSOWs
Builder: Boeing, North America
USAF B-2 SPIRIT (Saturday only)
Primary function: Multi-role heavy bomber
Thrust: 17,300 pounds each engine
Wing span: 172 feet
Length: 69 feet
Height: 17 feet
Speed: High subsonic
Ceiling: 50,000 feet
Armament: conventional or nuclear weapons
Builder: Northrop Grumman Corp.
B-52 STRATOFORTRESS (on static display only)
Primary function: Heavy bomber
Thrust: 17,000 pounds each engine
Wing span: 185 feet
Length: 159 feet, 4 inches
Height: 40 feet, 8 inches
Speed: 650 mph
Armament: Approximately 70,000 pounds (31,500 kilograms) mixed ordnance — bombs, mines and missiles
Builder: Boeing Military Airplane Co.
U.S. ARMY GOLDEN KNIGHTS
What: Parachute team
Established: 1961
SHOCKWAVE
What: Performance jet vehicle
Driver: Kent Shockley
Power: 36,000 hp
Speed: 300 mph
JIM LEROY
What: Solo aerobatic performer
Plane: 400 hp Bulldog Pitts
SKIP STEWART
What: Solo aerobatic performer
Plane: Rebuilt Pitts S-25
Codename: Mary's Lamb
What: Dramatic performance by Stewart, ShockWave, and LeRoy
