Space & Air Show Highlights
The highlights of this year's air show schedule include:
- The Navy's elite flight demonstration squadron the Blue Angels blazing across the skies over NASA’s Space Shuttle launch and landing headquarters.
- The U.S. Navy Super Hornet, the nation’s first true strike-fighter capable aircraft. Aggressive, graceful and demanding, the F/A-18 demonstrates the awesome capabilities of naval aviation and the professionalism of today’s sailors and marines. The F-16 Fighting Falcon, known to military pilots as the Viper, this aircraft is a compact, extremely maneuverable multi-role fighter. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system to the air forces of the United States and other allied nations. The A-10 Warthog, star of the Gulf war victory in Kuwait, is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the U.S. Air Force to provide close air support of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles and other ground targets. It is the first U.S. Air Force aircraft designed exclusively for close air support.
- The Air Force Heritage Flight will showcase today’s state-of-the art fighters flying in close formation with World War II, Korean and Vietnam Era fighters. At the Air Show, the F-16 will fly in formation with the P-51 Mustang from World War II and the F-4 Phantom from the Vietnam Era.
- The Air Force Reserve Biplane Show features Ed Hamill telling his story: Living the Dream. Beautifully choreographed, this performance takes viewers back in time on a musical journey through the last century of aerobatics.
- The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Parachute Demonstration Team, the “Screaming Eagles” based at Ft. Campbell, KY, will demonstrate three different jumps from altitudes as highs as 10,500 feet at speeds of more than 120 miles per hour.
- The 920th Rescue Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command combat search and rescue unit, will stage a water rescue simulation and demonstration to showcase their skills and training in support of the U.S. space program.
- Mike Goulian, sponsored by Castrol Oil, will perform and race in the EXTRA300SHP, the world’s newest, custom-built premiere aerobatic aircraft. The EXTRA tumbles at awe-inspiring rates at almost any altitude, giving Goulian the freedom to use his imagination to create a show leaving fans wanting more.
The Astronaut Autograph Show offers guests the opportunity to meet astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. The autograph show requires a separate admission. Click here for more information. Aircraft displays and space related exhibits along the air show viewing area include NASA's Exploration Experience Trailer, which features a virtual model of the moon and offers a look into the future of space exploration.
Other military and civilian flight demonstrations and performances are being added to the air show schedule and will be announced as they become available.
Kennedy Space Center is located just east of Orlando, Florida.
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