SATURDAY, JUNE 6th 2009
FAIRMONT STATE AIRFIELD (KFMZ) 20 MILES SOUTH OF YORK, NE ON HWY. 81
STATIC DISPLAY AIRCRAFT!
P-38 LIGHTNING - RUFF STUFF WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE RON FAGEN'S P-38 LIGHTNING WITH US THIS YEAR. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY FEATURED ON THE COVER OF EAA SPORT AVIATION MAGAZINE. DURING WORLD WAR II, LOCKHEED MANUFACTURED APPROXIMATLY 10,000 OF THE TWIN-ENGINED INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO SHOOT DOWN ENEMY BOMBERS IF THEY REACHED THE UNITED STATES. ONLY FOUR OF THE PLANES ARE STILL FLYING, INCLUDING RUFF STUFF, THE P-38L NAMED AFTER NORB RUFF OF BLOOMER, WIS. WHO COMPLETED 50 COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE ORIGINALLY NAMED PLANE. NICK-NAMED THE "FORKED TAIL DEVIL," THE P-38 FOUGHT AGAINST GERMAN PLANES IN THE SKIES OVER NORTH AFRICA AND GERMANY.
C-45 EXPEDITOR THE BEECHCRAFT MODEL 18 OR "TWIN BEECH", AS IT WAS BETTER KNOWN, IS A 6-11 PLACE, TWIN-ENGINE, LOW-WING, CONVENTIONAL-GEAR AIRCRAFT THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION OF WICHITA, KS. THIS MODEL SAW MILITARY SERVICE DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II IN A NUMBER OF VERSIONS INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) C-45 EXPEDITOR, AT-7 NAVIGATOR, AT-11 KANSAN;AND FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY, UC-45J NAVIGATOR AND THE SNB-1 KANSAN. AN ESTIMATED AGGREGATE TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS IN EXCESS OF 20,000,000 HOURS!
P-51 MUSTANG - SWEET REVENGE THENORTH AMERICAN AVIATION P-51 MUSTANG WAS A LONG RANGE SINGLE SEAT FIGHTER AIRCARFT THAT ENTERED SERVICE WITH ALLIED AIR FORCES IN THE MIDDLE YEARS OF WORLD WAR II. THE P-51 FLEW MOST OF ITS WARTIME MISSIONS AS BOMBER ESCORT IN RAIDS OVER GERMANY, HELPING ENSURE ALLIED AIR SUPERIORITY FROM EARLY 1944. THE DEFINITIVE VERSION, THE P-51D, WAS POWERED BY THE PACKARD V-1650, A TWO-STAGE TWO-SPEED SUPERCHARGED VERSION OF THE LEGENDARY ROLLS-ROYCE MERLIN ENGINE, AND WAS ARMED WITH SIX .50 CALIBER M2 BROWNING MACHINE GUNS.
AC-47 SPOOKY GUNSHIP THE AC-47 WAS THE MILITARY VERSION OF THE DC-3 THAT HAD BEEN MODIFIED BY MOUNTING THREE 7.62MM GENERAL ELECTRIC MINIGUNS TO FIRE THROUGH THE TWO REAR WINDOW OPENINGS AND THE SIDE CARGO DOOR. ITS PRIMARY FUNCTION WAS FOR CLOSE AIR SUPPORT FOR THE GROUND TROOPS. ONCE CALLED INTO ACTION, IT COULD LOITER, ORBITING THE TARGET, SOMETIMES FOR HOURS, PROVIDING SUPPRESSING FIRE. COVERAGE GIVEN BY A SPOOKY WAS OVER AN ELLIPTICAL AREA APPROXIMATELY 52 YARDS IN DIAMETER, PLACING A PROJECTILE WITHIN EVERY 2.4 YARDS DURING A 3 SECOND BURST. THE PLANE CARRIED 24,000 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION WHICH MADE IT VERY UNPOPULAR WITH THOSE ON THE RECIEVING END OF ITS FIRE!
BELL 407 HELICOPTER - NEBRASKA STATE PATROL THE PIONEERS OF THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL FORESAW A NEED FOR AIRCRAFT TO ASSIST IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. OVER 60 YEARS AGO, AIRCRAFT WERE FIRST USED BY THE NEBRASKA SAFETY PATROL IN PERFORMING DUTIES IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. TODAY THE AIR WING DIVISION OPERATES VARIOUS AIRCRAFT IN MANY ROLES TO BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF NEBRASKA.
CH-47 CHINOOK HELICOPTER - NEBRASKA NATL. GUARD
THE BOEING CH-47 CHINOOK IS A VERSATILE, TWIN ENGINE, TANDEM ROTOR HEAVY-LIFT HELICOPTER. ITS TOP SPEED OF 170 KNOTS WAS FASTER THAN UTILITY AND ATTACK HELICOPTERS OF THE 1960'S AND EVEN MANY OF TODAY. ITS PRIMARY ROLES INCLUDE TROOP MOVEMENT, ARTILLERY ENPLACEMENT AND BATTLEFIELD RESUPPLY. IT HAS A WIDE LOADING RAMP AT THE REAR OF THE FUSELAGE AND THREE EXTERNAL CARGO HOOKS.
ROTORWAY 162F EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER THE ROTORWAY 162F IS A 160 HP TWO PERSON PISTON DRIVEN HELICOPTER. IT COMES IN KIT FORM AND GENERALLY REQUIRES OVER 500 HOURS OF BUILD TIME. THIS ROTORWAY 162F, ONE OF ONLY A FEW IN NEBRASKA, WAS BUILT BY AARON SCHARDT OF BRUNING, NEBRASKA. THE SHIP IS 95% COMPLETE REQUIRING ONLY PAINT, FLIGHT TESTING, AND BALANCING WHICH IS TO OCCUR THE SUMMER OF 2009.
NORTH AMERICAN T-28 TROJAN THIS T-28 COMES TO THE NEBRASKA STATE FLY IN FROM THE DENVER AREA. THE TROJAN, AS IT BECAME KNOWN, HAD A FRAMELESS CANOPY AND A WRIGHT R-1300 ENGINE THAT, WHEN COMBINED, GAVE IT A TOP SPEED THAT OFTEN EXCEEDED 280 MPH. FIRST ORDERS OF 266 PLANES IN 1950 GREW TO 1194 AFTER IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE AIR FORCE HAD FOUND A VERY SUCESSFUL DESIGN.
AIRSHOW !
FLY BY - P-51, P-38, T-28
HARRY BARR - HYPERBIPE ACROBATIC DEMONSTRATION
DOUG ROTH - STAUDACHER ACROBATIC DEMONSTRATION
HARRY BARR - SEE THE J-3 CUB LAND ON THE SHORTEST RUNWAY IN NEBRASKA!
ROB ATOR - PITTS SPECIAL ACROBATIC DEMONSTRATION
DON NELSON - SUKHOI 26 ACROBATIC DEMONSTRATION
FREE AIRPLANE RIDES FOR THE KIDS! LOCAL PILOTS WILL FLY KIDS TO BECOME "YOUNG EAGLES". RIDES GENERALLY LAST 15-20 MINUTES AND WILL BE AN EXPERIENCE THEY WILL NEVER FORGET! (CHILDREN 8 - 18 - PARENT MUST BE PRESENT - SIGN UP AT THE SHOW)
LEARN TO FLY SEMINAR! EVER DREAM OF LEARNING TO FLY? LET LOCAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR JOHN COX TAKE YOU THROUGH THE BASICS AND PROVIDE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU TOO CAN BECOME A PILOT!
HISTORICAL TOURS OF THE AIRBASE! THE FAIRMONT ARMY AIR FIELD WAS AN IMPORTANT ASSET IN THE FIGHT TO VICTORY IN WWII. LEARN ITS INTERESTING HISTORY ON THIS GUIDED TOUR!
SIGN UP FOR A RIDE IN THE C-45 EXPEDITOR! TAKE AN UNFORGETABLE RIDE IN THIS HISTORIC AIRCRAFT! SIGN UP AT THE SHOW.
TALK WITH JERRY PENRY, AUTHOR OF NEBRASKA AIR CRASHES THOUSANDS OF MILES TRAVELED AND OVER 250 PEOPLE WERE INTERVIEWED TO COMPILE THE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOK. CHECK OUT NEBRASKAAIRCRASH.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION!
AN EXPERIENCE THEY WILL NEVER FORGET!
FACTORY DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT!
MOONEY AIRCRAFT IS BRINGING A NEW MOONEY ACCLAIM TYPE "S" TO THE NEBRASKA STATE FLY IN! COME SEE THE FASTEST FOUR PLACE SINGLE OUT THERE AND TALK WITH WAYNE FISCHER FROM THE MOONEY SALES TEAM.
CIRRUS AIRCRAFT IS BRINGING THE SR22 WITH THE LATEST CIRRUS PERSPECTIVE AVIONICS BY GARMIN! TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT CIRRUS PERSPECTIVE BY GARMIN AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY CIRRUS RECREATED THE COCKPIT USING THIS NEW PERSPECTIVE.
KANSAS AIRCRAFT CORPORATION IS GOING ALL OUT FOR THE NEBRASKA STATE FLY IN! THEY ARE BRINGING TWO CESSNA AIRCRAFT THIS YEAR! COME SEE THE NEW CESSNA COLUMBIA 400, THE FASTEST FIXED GEAR AIRCRAFT AVAILABLE! THEN CHECK OUT THE LATEST CESSNA 182 SKYLANE WITH GARMIN G1000 AVIONICS!
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT WILL BE AT THE NEBRASKA STATE FLY IN. COME TALK WITH THIER SALES PERSONEL ABOUT THE FINE LINE OF BEECHCRAFT PISTON AIRCRAFT!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:00 - 10:30 AM FLY IN / DRIVE IN BREAKFAST - HOSTED BY YORK EAA 1055 EVERYONE WELCOME - PIC EAT FREE! 8:30 - 11:30 AM REGISTRATION FOR FREE KIDS FLIGHTS - YOUNG EAGLES 8:00 - 1:00 PM PUBLIC VIEWING OF AIRCRAFT 8:00 AM CHALK IT UP FOR D-DAY! - CHALK DRAWING CONTEST 9:00 - 12:00 PM GUIDED TOURS OF THE HISTORIC FAIRMONT AIRBASE 9:30 AM LEARN ABOUT ULTRALIGHTS SEMINAR! 10:00 AM LEARN TO FLY! - SEMINAR ON HOW TO LEARN TO FLY! 11:00 AM LEARN TO SKYDIVE! - SEMINAR ON LEARNING TO SKY DIVE! 11:30 AM LEARN TO FLY GLIDERS - SEMINAR ON SOARING! 12:15 PM PRESENTATION OF COLORS & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SPEECH BY ROGER LANG, COMMANDER TO THE NEBRASKA VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 11:30 - 1:30 PM LUNCH SERVED BY LOCAL VENDORS 11:45 AM LAST YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHT DEPARTS 12:30 - 3:30 PM FAIRMONT AIRSPACE CLOSED FOR AIRSHOW 1:00 - 3:30 PM AIRSHOW! 3:30 PM FAIRMONT AIRSPACE OPEN AND 2009 STATE FLY IN ENDS
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PILOTS FLYING IN: CTAF 122.9 RUNWAY 17 - 35 (4300 x 75) 100LL FUEL AVAILABLE CHECK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AIRCRAFT PARKING ON SOUTH SIDE OF TARMAC PLEASE ANNOUNCE YOUR POSITION 10 MILES OUT
