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T-45 Goshawk

September 1, 2022

The T-45A/C Goshawk is the U.S. Navy’s two-seat advanced jet trainer. The T-45 is a modified version of the Hawk advanced jet trainer used by the Royal Air Force and flown by the Red Arrows acrobatic display team. Several modifications to the basic Hawk airframe were incorporated into the T-45 Goshawk design so it could operate from an aircraft carrier. These included landing gear modifications, strengthened airframe and undercarriage for catapult launches, and the addition of a tailhook....

Navy Seals Leap Frogs

by AirDotShow

August 6, 2022

The U.S. Navy Parachute Team “The Leap Frogs” began in 1969 when Navy SEALs and Underwater Demolition Team members volunteered to perform at weekend air shows. The team was officially commissioned “The Leap Frogs” in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations. The Leap Frogs are made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC). Each member has conducted real-world operations before volunteering to join the Leap Frogs. Following a three-year commitment with the team, they will return to their operational units...

Kent Pietsch

by AirDotShow

May 25, 2022

While most aerobatic performers have one basic program, Kent Pietsch performs three different acts that leave spectators mesmerized. The most dramatic is a performance where he begins by turning the engine off at 6,000 feet in altitude then ends with a rooftop landing on a moving truck! The most well known is Kent's comedy act where he detaches a wing flap during flight and makes a mesmerizing wingtip-scraping pass down the runway that you must see to believe. When Kent is at the controls of his plane, it is impossible not to watch him perform....

F4U Corsair Demo

by AirDotShow

April 23, 2021

The Vought F4U Corsair was designed originally as a carrier-based fighter that saw service primarily during World War II and the Korean War. Soon after it went into service, demand for the aircraft overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in Goodyear and Brewster building the aircraft. In all 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured in 16 separate models from 1942 to 1953, the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history....

Full Throttle Formation Team

by AirDotShow

April 21, 2021

A sky full of planes, smoke and noise! Full Throttle Formation Team flys a graceful and majestic 12 ship formation routine. Each plane unique, pick the one you like best. It’s a formation sensation!...