What, Where, and Why? An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their flying machines to a crowd of spectators. Some smaller airshows may display only general aviation aircraft, some aerobatic aircraft, and a warbird or two. However, most airshows will feature warbirds, aerobats, and demonstrations of modern military aircraft, and many airshows offer a variety of other aeronautical attractions as well, such as wing-walking, radio-controlled aircraft, water/slurry drops from firefighting aircraft, simulated helicopter rescues, etc. Usually they are held at airfields, in which case a variety of static aircraft and helicopters might also be on view. Less often shows are held over the sea near coastal cities or resorts. Where space allows, other entertainments may add to the attractions on offer. Most airshows are held for commercial motives, gaining income from onlookers or from companies hoping to sell aircraft. Others are held on military bases (these may be cancelled during times of international tension), and are mostly paid for by recruiting budgets. Some are held to raise funds for charities. Almost every airshow will have vendor booths where spectators can buy food, beverages, and memorabilia.   When are airshows held? - When in the year? With a handful of exceptions (such as the mid-winter airshow at MCAS Yuma, AZ), the airshow "season" starts in March or April and ends in October or November. The year's airshow schedule is usually defined during the end of the preceding year by the International Council of Airshows. The lineup of pilots and aircraft to be in attendance at each airshow is tentatively determined around February and March, but can change at any time. During the months that follow, airshow organizers will invite airshow performers to their shows, and performers pick which airshows they will fly. A Google search for "airshow calendar" will produce many lists of the year's airshow. Most online airshow calendars, like mine, only deal with one geographic region, but some cover the whole US or even multiple countries. - What time of day? Airshows usually open their gates very early, giving spectators a few hours to wander around the static displays before flying starts. Most airshows open their gates around 8AM and start flying at 10AM. A few airshows, however, will start the aerial displays shortly after gates open. Flying usually continues until around 4PM, and spectators are usually asked to leave by 6PM. These are all "average" times: If you're planning on going to an airshow, check their website for the gates-open/gates-closed times and for the flying schedule. (One interesting note is that airshows held at Marines and Navy bases will usually allow spectators to enter the base some 15 minutes before the posted "gates open" time, sometimes even earlier. Air Force bases, however, will not allow spectators to enter until the posted time). Some airshows (such as the ones held at Miramar (San Diego), Oceana (Virginia Beach), and Salinas) feature a twilight show that, on one evening (typically Friday or Saturday), starts around 5PM and go into the night. In evening airshows, airplanes fly which are especially lit, which release flares or fireworks or other pyrotechnics, and/or which have bright afterburners. This is quite rare and only done in a handful of airshows around the US. Pictures of some evening airshows. Most airshows end before the sun sets but a few do go into the night. While military installations will usually ask spectators to leave as soon as the flying ends, most airshows that take place in non-military airfields do not. If you want to get nice pictures of the airplanes on static display, then this is the time to do it: with the sun setting and with fewer people obstructing your shot. In addition, most aircraft on static display will depart right after the end of the last day of the airshow ( e.g. Sunday evening), so if you can, it may be neat to hang around and watch all these aircraft be started up and flown away. Like most other things, aircraft are best photographed during sunrise and sunset, so it's worth it trying to get to an airshow as early as you can and trying to leave as late as you can. This way you can get pictures like these.   "Weather permiting" While adverse weather rarely causes an airshow to be cancelled, wind and/or low visibility may delay the start of an airshow, and may sometimes cause the cancellation of most flight demonstrations. When all flying is cancelled, spectators can view static displays and may be invited to talk to the pilots. Some airshow acts can and do go on despite unfavorable weather. Many performers have a "high show" routine, a "low show" routine, and a "flat show" routine, to take into account the possibility of different cloud-cover heights. Different performers have different requirements regarding cloud-cover heights, precipitation, and visibility. The Blue Angels, for example, will gladly perform under low clouds and in the rain, but not when fog or haze prevents them from seeing each other when they are a couple miles apart.   Safety Airshows, while spectacular to watch, present some risk to both spectators and aviators. Accidents occur, sometimes with a large loss of life, such as the 1988 disaster at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and the 2002 airshow crash in the Ukraine. Because of these accidents, safety regulations governing airshows have become increasingly more defensive, especially in the US, leading to greater safety but to less-dramatic performances. Due to the Ramstein incident, Germany went as far as to ban airshows altogether, but this ban was later lifted, and strict regulations put in its place. At airshows held in the US, aircraft are restricted from being within 500 feet of the edge of the spectator area, and some aircraft cannot fly within even larger distances of the crowd. While helicopters and slower aircraft may fly at 500 feet from the crowd (sometimes as close as 200 feet when special permission is arranged), faster jets may be required to keep a 1500 ft distance with a few exceptions:. Aircraft may only fly over the crowd or at less that 500 ft distances during takeoffs, landings, or if they are flying in a straight line or in a "banana pass" (or "dedication pass" as the USAF calls it), where the aircraft starts out flying away from the crowd and turns towards the crowd, "cutting the corner" of the area where the crowd is allowed. If the "banana pass" maneuver must be aborted or if control is lost, the energy of the aircraft will take in a line tangent to the turn, away from spectators). Thus, sitting at the corners of the crowd area allows you to get especially close to many aircraft as they turn into and out of each pass. Aerobatic maneuvers may only be performed if the aircraft are not heading towards the crowd. All aerobatic maneuvers must be performed inside the "airshow box", a rectangular volume of space that often has the runway at one edge, extending behind the runway, and up to a certain altitude over this area. No people are allowed in the airshow box except those assisting the pilot who is performing at the time (for examples, to hold poles the aircraft flies between, or to drive ground vehicles associated with the aerial act). Aerobatic pilots earn certificates that initially only allow them to perform aerobatics at higher altitudes, and only with more advanced certificates can all maneuvers be performed near the ground. Formation flying, as well as flying vintage or high-performance aircraft, also requires special training. Until just a couple years ago, it used to be that during US airshows, helicopters could not bank or pitch more than 90 degrees (i.e. An imaginary line going away from the helicopter perpendicular to the plane of the rotor cannot point below the horizon). But this has recently been changed, and now helicopters may do aerobatics, if they can. The FAA will allow no air traffic (except for airshow flying, naturally) below a certain altitude and within a certain radius of the airfield. So the airshow sits inside a cylinder of safety. The control tower does often have to "shoo" aircraft away from this cylinder and, if necessary, direct the to another airport if they were planning on landing. (An incursion into the airshow airspace at Salinas 2006, right as the SuperHornet demo began, gave the SuperHornet pilot the idea to go meet the intruder and fly alongside him for a few seconds. I bet that scared him into flying away, but I do wonder if the SuperHornet pilot got into any trouble). These safety restrictions make US airshows very safe. While accidents do happen, spectators are not injured if modern safety rules are followed; No spectator has died at a US airshow in over 50 years. Mechanical malfunctions and pilot error (most often a combination of both) are responsible for a handful of airshow accidents every year, but even then, most pilots manage to eject safely or to survive their crashes.   Layout Below is the layout of a typical airshow. The green area is where spectators may watch from, and where static-display airplanes are parked. The Hot Ramp, where performing aircraft are parked, prepared for flight, and started up, is usually off to one side. Sometimes a mini Hot Ramp is set up right in front of the spectator area as well - this is always done for the big jet teams like the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds (who like to inspect and start up their aircraft in front of the crowd as part of their act) but this is often done at smaller airshows as well. VIP seating, such as grandstands/bleachers and/or chalets with catered food and reserved seats, is often found right at airshow center, and this area usually houses the announcer's stand and media pit as well. VIP seats are often not any better than the regular spectator area as far as the view they offer. By being at one of the corners, rather than in the middle, you get a better view of the airplanes coming and going (rather than just from the side), and usually you end up being closer to the airplanes as well since they often turn around in that area. So try to be near a corner, unless there is stuff there that obstructs your view (such as ground equipment or parked aircraft). Often it is best to be in the southernmost corner of the spectator area, so that you're looking north, and thus not looking into the sun when you watch the airplanes (In the northern hemisphere, the sun tends to be in the southern area of the sky). One other tip is that some airshows offer blachers/grandstands, and those are worth the extra five bucks since you get a much better view from up high: You see the airplane moving "in 3D" by adding a background, rather than just seeing it go by in the sky with no real sense of size or altitude. I'm a big fan of bleacher seating. (It's also good for photography since the person in front of you is a foot or two lower down...) On the maps below, you can also see the aerobatic box (smaller/slower airplanes would do aerobatics over the runway, while faster jets would be a little further out), and the path of a typical "sneak pass" (straight line from behind) and of a "banana pass":     So that's where everything is on the ground. But where does the flying take place? Primarily in the aerobatic box:     (One last note about the banana pass is that, during the Thunderbirds act, at one point the diamond (Thunderbirds 1 through 4) will perform the line-to-diamond roll, coming in from about 10 o'clock and pitching up and away as they transition from a line formation to their normal diamond formation during a barrel roll that leaves them flying off to the right. At this point, Thunderbird six does a banana pass at Mach .99 from the left, surprising everyone by roaring overhead, going faster and closer to the crowd than at any point during the show. So if you go to an airshow featuring the Thunderbirds, when you hear the Line-to-Diamond Roll announced, and as you see the four Thunderbirds come from the 10 o'clock direction in a line formation and pitch up and away, then look left and be ready for the Thunderbird 6 banana pass).

Airshow-going tips The weather is unpredictable. It might rain, so bring a jacket. Even airshows held in the desert can get quite cold. On the other hand, airshows can get quite hot; Remember that you will probably spend all day standing (or sitting) in the center of a large concrete/asphalt surface with little or no shade. So bring plenty of water, a hat, and some sunscreen. A folding chair is also highly recommended. They can usually be bought for about $6 at your local department store, supermarket, or sporting goos store... or for $20 at the airshow. Most airshows have booths where you can buy food and drinks, as well as port-a-potties where you can go and relieve yourself. But lines can be quite long, and prices will be at least as high as at your local movie theater or sports stadium, so it is often best to have a big breakfast before getting there, and to bring plenty of food and hydration yourself, or to be ready to spend a lot of time in line and a lot of money for a burger and soda. Most military airshows are free (or maybe charge around $3 for parking), most non-military airshows are not (usually charging $10-15 for admission per person, and another $3-$10 for parking). There are exceptions, so before you go to an airshow, check out the airshow's website for such information. If you want to go to a non-free airshow but don't want to spend the money, most of them are happy to let you volunteer. Again, check the website. In fact, before going to an airshow, check out the airshow website to find out at what time the gates open, what will be flying when, and what items are not permitted. (Many airshows do not allow coolers, large bags, pets, backpacks, and other items. Military airshows tend to be more restrictive, and more strict, about items not allowed in). Get there early!!! You want a spot right by the flightline, right? You might miss some of the low flying if you arrive there a while after gates open and find you can only get a spot that is ten people behind the edge of the spectator area. Also, while flying may officially begin at (say) 10AM, some local pilots might fly around for a while right after gates open. And you want to have some time to wander the static displays. Also, a lot of people are surprised at how much they end up enjoying aerobatic displays and warbird flights - these can be as neat and as interesting (just not as loud or as fast) as the fighter jet demos. Airshow crowds. You can bet that the people near the front got there a whole lot earlier than the people near the back, and had a faster drive in and out of the airshow grounds. Do NOT arrive just prior to a jet team demo: If you think "oh, the airshow starts at 10, but it says the Blue Angels only fly at 3:30, so I'll get there at 3", that's a BIG mistake. Around that time, parking will be very bad, and the traffic on the way to the parking areas will be dreadful. You will not be able to get very close at ALL to the edge of the crowd area - you'll be quite a ways back. That is, if you manage to drive in and park in time at all. And one last very important tip: tell the people at the airshow about my website! ;)

Attractions   Some smaller airshows may display only general aviation aircraft, some aerobatic aircraft, and a warbird or two. However, most airshows will feature warbirds, aerobats, and demonstrations of modern military aircraft, and many airshows offer a variety of other aeronautical attractions as well, such as wing-walking, radio-controlled aircraft, water/slurry drops from firefighting aircraft, simulated helicopter rescues, etc. Again, if you are planning to attend an airshow, I recommend you visit the airshow's website or Google the airshow's name/location (or, if the airshow is in California, just go here) in order to get an idea of how big the airshow will be, and to find out what aircraft will be flown.   - Static displays: While most airshows feature hours of flying demonstrations, flown in numerous and diverse aircraft, a greater number and variety of aircraft can often be seen on static display. These aircraft are parked in the spectator area, so that airshow goers can see them up close and talk to the crew. (The exception to this are airshows held over the water at coastal cities, which often have no static displays at all). The crew/owners are often happy to talk about their experiences with the aircraft, its features, its operation, and their flying careers, so this learning opportunity should not be ignored. It is often possible for the public to enter the aircraft on static display, especially cargo aircraft or troop transports. When an airshow is organized or hosted by an air museum (or is held at an airfield with a nearby air museum), the museum will often bring some or all of its aircraft to be displayed on static. Airshow goers will probably be allowed to touch and sit inside the museum aircraft, something that is more rarely allowed regarding operational aircraft on static display. Some airshows feature primarily aircraft on the ground with only an occasional fly-by. Such airshows ("Static" airshows) are not covered on this website - I don't really consider them to be airshows, and you're better off visiting an air museum...   - Aerobatics Airplanes used in aerobatic demos have powerful piston engines, a light weight, and big control surfaces, making them capable of very high roll rates and accelerations. A skilled pilot will be able to roll the aircraft at extremely low altitudes, to climb vertically, perform very tight turns, tumble the aircraft end-over-end, perform manoeuvres during loops, slide the airplane into sideways flight (or even backwards for a few seconds), fly low enough and precisely enough to cut ribbons held by people on the ground, and even hover the aiplane like a helicopter with the nose pointing straight up. Aerobatic demos typically feature a single airplane, but may sometimes feature two. They go on for about 15 minutes, with a break somewhere around the middle when the pilot says hi to everyone over the radio so as to have time to catch their breath, to climb for some additional energy, and to allow the engine to cool down a little. Some aerobatic acts are flown in warbirds, or in old biplanes. Such acts do not involve the accelerations and speeds of the aerobatic acts performed in small dedicated aerobatics airplanes, but many of the same manouvers can be performed (just more slowly, smoothly, and gracefully).   - Warbirds Warbird demos allow modern audiences to familiarize themselves with the sights and sounds of aviation of times gone by. These may include limited aerobatics or mock dogfights, but more often consist of a series of straight-line passes made by one or more World-War-2-era aircraft. When an airshow can gather enough warbirds, they will usually try to fly most of them in one large formation towards the end of the airshow. This is so that spectators can appreciate the look and sound of the large formations that would be flown into combat during World War 2. (While "warbird" technically can mean any ex-military aircraft or replica, the term is often informally used to refer to piston-powered monoplanes from the World War 2 period). Many ex-military privately-owned jets are flown at airshows, often in fairly long displays that include dogfights, aerobatics, and most of the manouvers done in "real" military fighter tactical demos. When flown in groups, these jet warbirds might do formation manouvers similar to the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels (see "Formation Demo Teams" below, for pictures of that).   - Legacy Flight / Heritage Flight Often, the end of a warbird demo will coincide with the beginning of a solo military jet demo (or vice versa), and the old aircraft will fly along the new aircraft in what is known as a "Heritage Flight" (US Air Force) or a "Legacy Flight" (US Navy). This is a chance to see the great advances in aviation technology that have been achieved over the past six decades. Heritage/Legacy flights feature two to four aircraft - any more, and the group is broken up into two formations. The warbird pilots who fly Heritage/Legacy flights are typically retired military aviators. They are hand-picked by the military, and spend one weekend before the airshow season each year at a workshop where they learn about, and practice, flying close formation with military jets. The origins of the Heritage Flight are narrated during the flight itself: In 1997, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the USAF, Nellis threw one of the biggest military airshows in history (featuring everything from Blackbird flight to displays done by the military formation demo teams from several countries). The organizers of this airshow had the idea to fly modern military aircraft alongside those from World War 2, Korea, and Vietnam, so as to visually show the advances, and the heritage, of military flight. These mixed formations got such a great reaction, they were imitated at other airshows soon after, and as the USAF got asked to do them at more and more airshows, they decided to pick some good reliable warbird pilots and train them to fly regular Heritage Flights. The Navy was also quick to use the idea during their own airshow demos.   - Single-ship (Solo) Jet Tactical Demonstrations Solo military jet demos, also known as tactical demos, feature one aircraft, usually a strike fighter or an advanced trainer. The demonstration focuses on the capabilities of modern aircraft used in combat operations. The display will usually demonstrate the aircraft's very short (and often very loud) takeoff rolls, fast speeds, slow approach speeds, as well as their ability to quickly make tight turns, to climb quickly, and their ability to be precisely controlled at a large range of speeds. Manoeuvres include aileron rolls, barrel rolls, hesitation rolls, Cuban-8s, tight turns, high-alpha flight, a high-speed pass, double Immelmans, and touch-and-gos. Tactical demos may include simulated bomb drops, sometimes with pyrotechnics on the ground for effect. Aircraft with special characteristics that give them unique capabilities will often display those in their demos; For example, Russian fighters with thrust-vectoring may be used to perform Pugachev's Cobra or the Kulbit, among other difficult maneuvers that cannot be performed by other aircraft. Similarly, an F-22 pilot may hover his jet in the air with the nose pointed straight up, a Harrier or Osprey pilot may perform a vertical landing or vertical takeoff, etc. The USAF has six tactical demo teams: two F-15 teams (F-15C and F-15E), two A-10 teams (one based on the East Coast and one on the West Coast), two F-16 teams (again, East and West), and a soon-to-be retired F-117 team. An F-22 demo team will start officially doing the F-22 tactical demo in 2008 and already does an abbreviated version at some airshows. The US Navy has two Hornet teams (East and West) and two Super Hornet teams (East and West). The Marines have one Harrier team. Each jet "team" consists of one or two pilots and all the ground crew required to maintain, repair, and ready the airplane for flight. The pilots are typically instructors who teaches new pilots to fly this type of aircraft. At each airshow, often one pilot flies while the other narrates the demo from the ground. Many ex-military privately-owned jets (such as L39s and MiG-17s) are flown at airshows, often in fairly long displays that include most of the manouvers done in the military fighter tactical demos. These are technically warbirds, though (see "Warbirds" above for pictures and more info).   - Fly-Bys and Shorter Military Demos Many additional combat aircraft types (beyond the ones mentioned above, under Tactical Demos) also have air crew qualified to fly at airshows, but these demos are usually shorter than a full tactical demo. These flights usually consist of a steep take-off, some passes (low speed (gear and flaps down), high speed, turning, starting a climb, and/or flying with the cargo ramp or bomb bays open), and a landing, but no aerobatics. These aircraft types include the C-17, F-117, and B-1, among others. Many military aircraft might only be seen in a "fly-by". In that case, the aircraft takes off from an airfield that is not where the airshow is being held, flies to the airshow (or sports event, military ceremony, etc), does one or two flat straight-line passes (or occasionally a pass with the gear down, bomb bays open, etc) and returns home. Such aircraft include the B-2, U-2, F-22, C-5, C-130, and T-38, among others. At certain events, or at airshows located in smaller airports and/or in densely populated areas, an aircraft that could otherwise perform a full demo might only do a fly-by, due to concerns and regulations regarding safety and noise issues.   - Formation Demo Teams Jet demo teams perform many of the same manoeuvres seen during solo tactical demos, but they perform these manoeuvres in large synchronized groups, while in close formation or during opposing passes. These manoeuvres are performed simultaneously by a group of two to nine aircraft while they fly together, often less than six feet apart, or by two or four aircraft simultaneously as the aircraft fly at each other (seemingly in a colision course) from opposite directions. The demo teams usually split up for most of their routine, with a larger group performing gentle loops and rolls in different formations, and a smaller group performing opposing passes and higher-speed/higher-g manoeuvres. These are usually the highlight of an airshow - the loud, fast, and exciting demos spectators will remember, the acts that can reliably draw large crowds to any airshow. Teams include the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds (USA), the Snowbirds (Canada), the Knights and the Swifts (Russia), and the European teams such as the Patrouille Suisse, Red Arrows, Patrulla Aguila, Frecce Tricolori, and Patrouille de France, among others. There are some privately-owned jet teams, such as the Breitling Jet Team and The Patriots, whose act aims to reproduce the flying done by the "real" military teams. The privately-owned teams typically fly L-39s. They are not quite as loud or quite as fast as the military jet teams, but usually perform most of the manoeuvres that can be seen in a Thunderbirds or Blue Angels display, such as opposing passes, hesitation rolls, sneak passes, and formation loops and rolls. Several privately-owned teams fly many of these same manoeuvres (loops and rolls in formation, opposing passes, "chases", drawing a heart in the sky, and different formation splits/breaks) in warbirds, from Stearman biplanes (Red Baron Pizza Squadron) to T-6s (Skytypers) to T-34s (Lima Lima Flight Team) to a variety of World War 2 fighters (Breitling Fighters Team).   - Helicopter Demos Helicopter demos usually focus on the search-and-rescue operations - such as lowering a rescuer via a cable, attaching the rescued person to the harness, and then returning them both to the helicopter. Military helicopters may drop soldiers or vehicles, and fire weapons, during these rescue operations. Fire-fighting water-drops may be included. Alternately, some helicopter demos primarily aim show off the agility and maneuverability of the helicopter, and the manoeuvres that can only be done in a helicopter. These displays are usually performed with light two-seater helicopters.   - Air Races Air races were prominently featured in almost every airshow held before World War 2. Some of these races were cross-country flights that could take multiple days and ended at the airshow, while others were short races held around a course starting and ending at the airshow. Today, however, air races are quite rare. The National Championship Air Races keep this tradition alive. They are held every September during (and throughout the week preceding) the Reno airshow. There are several "classes": Texan (where pilots have to fly stock T-6s), Sport (where minimally-modified homebuilts are flown), Formula 1 (small airplanes designed for racing from scratch, built around strictly identical 200hp engines), Jet (where pilots must fly stock L39s), and the most exciting, Unlimited (anything powered by pistons). Unlimited racers are the fastest piston-powered airplanes on earth (naturally), and tend to be World War 2 fighters modified almost beyond recognition, and with engines that use modern technology to deliver around 4000-5000hp, about three times what the original engines could produce in the 40s. Nowhere else will you see so many planes flying 100 feet over the desert, a few feet apart, desperately trying to get past each other. It's exciting stuff - the world's fastest motor-sport. For cool videos of the Reno races, click here and here. Above, some Reno racers. Below, some Red Bull racers. The Red Bull Air Races are a new take on this old idea. Pilots must fly their small aerobatic airplanes through a twisty course defined by air-inflated gates (which easily and safely come apart if struck by a racer). Some gates must be passed at wings-level (these are often placed in the middle of a turn, requiring the pilot to un-bank the airplane just before the gate, and then quickly bank again back into the turn) and some at knife-edge; Some must be navigated as a slalom course; Some must be passed in one direction and then the other. The pilot often must go through the course from start to finish, perform a loop at the end, then fly the course the other way round, and then perform some other aerobatic manouver (such as a loop with a roll on top) before crossing the finish line. The Red Bull Air Races are held all over the world, sometimes at airshows and sometimes as a stand-alone event. They are almost always held over water, with the air-gates floating on specially-designed barges, and with the crowds allowed to watch (almost always for free) from the coast, often from a smaller distance than would normally be allowed at an airshow. The race organizers create a completely different course at each location, often incorporating a local bridge below which the pilots must fly. The pilots are hand-picked by the race organizers each year (they are some of the best aerobatic pilots in the world, and come from many different countries). During the race, each pilot flies the course against the clock, and time penalties are added for missing a gate, striking a gate, flying too high, or flying at the wrong attitude (as is shown starting 40 seconds into this video). At the end of each race, the times and ranking are converted into points, and each pilots earn points whose total might earn them the championship after the last race of the year, much as is done in car racing. Invented just a few years ago by the Red Bull marketing people in Austria and by a local aerobat, these races are some of the most creative and exciting things you can see at an airshow. It's amazing no one had thought of it before. (For some really cool Red Bull Air Race videos, click here, here (those first two are especially cool), here, here, here, here, or here).   - Other attractions Airshows can also feature: skydiving/paragliding demos, skywriting, wingwalking demos, glider demos, aviation record attempts, hovercraft, replicas of some of the earliest aircraft, new-technology demonstrator prototypes, cargo-transport or even airdrop demos, battlefield simulations (including soldiers, ground vehicles, helicopters, airplanes, and pyrotechnics), fire-fighting aircraft (which drop water or slurry), remote-controlled aircraft, and even kite-flying. Interesting ground vehicles, such as vintage cars, race cars, modern muscle cars, military vehicles, and even the occasional jet-powered car or truck, may be seen. Sometimes a "race" is staged between a ground vehicle (typically a muscle car or a jet-powered vehicle) and an aircraft (typically a warbird or an aerobatic airplane).

In Conclusion I hope you have learned a little bit about what you can expect to see, hear, and experience, if you go to an airshow. If you have any questions, suggestions, corrections, or other comments (or if you want to use any of these text and images in any way), please don't hesitate to email me. Thanks for visiting! (And if you liked my website, tell your friends!) - Bernardo