THUNDERBIRDS TO SOAR AT POINT MUGU SHOW.Byline: Daily News An estimated 200,000 spectators are expected to turn out this weekend for the 35th annual Point Mugu Air Show, featuring the world-renowned Thunderbirds aerobatic squadron. The gates to Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare air warfare Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). Station will open to the public at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, with continuous flying demonstrations beginning at 9:30 a.m. Welcoming ceremonies are scheduled for 11 a.m. In addition to flight performances by the Air Force F-117 stealth fighter and the Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier, the show also will feature static displays of more than 50 aircraft. The Thunderbirds, a squadron of six top-notch Air Force pilots, are slated to perform an hourlong show of solo and in-formation routines designed to display the capabilities of the F-16 aircraft. Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Station is at Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Admission and parking are free, although preferred seating is available for $4 in advance and $5 the day of the show. Box seats in front of the Thunderbirds are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show. For information, call (805) 989-8548. AIR SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Saturday and Sunday schedule: 8 a.m. - Gates open; radio-controlled airplane demonstrations and helicopter rides. 9:30 a.m. - Confederate Air Force demonstration. 10 a.m. - Bill Cornick aerobatics aerobatics Sport of performing maneuvers such as rolls, loops, stalls, spins, and dives with an airplane. As an organized sport, rather than as an air show attraction (“stunt flying”), aerobatics began international competition in 1960 under the auspices of the . 10:45 a.m. - E-2C E-2C Hawkeye; Navy Airborne Warning and Control System Aircraft Hawkeye VAW-16 flyby fly·by also fly-by n. pl. fly·bys A flight passing close to a specified target or position, especially a maneuver in which a spacecraft or satellite passes sufficiently close to a body to make detailed observations without . 10:15 a.m. - Confederate Air Force Warbirds flybys. 11 a.m. - Welcoming ceremonies, including invocation, missing man formation flyby and flag presentation by Navy SEALS. 11:15 a.m. - T-37B 85th Flying Training Squadron flybys. 11:20 a.m. - F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. The F-14 was the United States Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform from 1974 to 2006. demonstration. 11:50 a.m. - John Collver's Wardog flyby. 12:05 p.m. - VX-9 bombing and strafing strafe tr.v. strafed, straf·ing, strafes To attack (ground troops, for example) with a machine gun or cannon from a low-flying aircraft. n. An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft. demo with AV-8B Harrier, AH-1W Super Cobra Super Cobra is a 1981 horizontally-scrolling shooter, arcade game. It was developed by Konami from the engine of the popular Scramble (with only a few modifications), and manufactured and distributed by Stern in the U.S.. , EA-6B Prowler. 12:40 p.m. - F-117A stealth fighter takeoff. 12:40 p.m. - Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron Five and Navy SEALS demonstration. 1:15 p.m. - F-15 Eagle demonstration by 33rd Fighter Wing. 1:30 p.m. - F8F Bearcat demonstration. 1:40 p.m. - F-117A stealth fighter flyby by 49th Fighter Wing. 1:45 p.m. - Steve Stavrakakis and Wild Thing. 2 p.m. - Frank Ryder's ORECK XL aerobatic airplane. 2:30 p.m. - Air Force Thunderbirds. CAPTION(S): box, map Map: Point Mugu Naval Air Weapons Station Box: Air Show highlights (see text) |
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