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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:14 am
by Dan Gagnon
EAA AirVenture 2019
July 22-28, 2019
Wittman Airfield
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
www.airventure.org
Performers:
USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team (Heritage Flight Only)
USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team (Heritage Flight Only)
USAF F-35 Lightning II Demo Team (Heritage Flight Only - July 22-25)
USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo Team
AeroShell Aerobatic Team
Vicky Benzing
Jeff Boerboon
Bob Carlton
Kirby Chambliss
Matt Chapman
Kevin Coleman
Class of ’45 (Yoak/Tobul)
Kyle Fowler
Kyle Franklin
Michael Goulian
Nate Hammond
Rob Holland
Jerry Kerby
David Martin
Jessy Panzer
Jim Peitz
Red Bull Air Force
Red Bull Helicopter
Redline Air Shows
Rocky Mountain Renegades
The Shetterly Squadron
Gene Soucy
Bill Stein
Skip Stewart
Sean D. Tucker
Patty Wagstaff
Matt Younkin
MiG Alley Airshows (F-86/F-5)
Randy Ball
Collings Foundation F6F-3N Hellcat
Very nice start in terms of military hardware at Oshkosh! Can't wait to see the performer list grow!
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:31 am
by IDF783
Was at EAA this past year and the Raptors did not have an official demo team there, but the Air Force sent over a few. Did they ever impress! Multiple passes with 2 raptors high speed, touch & go, etc. So even though it states Heritage Flight only for 2019, don't discount some powerful performances! Also, the F-16 that had a Heritage Flight only role but ended up doing a 6 to 7 min abbreviated demo ending with HF.
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:43 am
by RyanS
IDF783 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:31 am
Was at EAA this past year and the Raptors did not have an official demo team there, but the Air Force sent over a few. Did they ever impress! Multiple passes with 2 raptors high speed, touch & go, etc. So even though it states Heritage Flight only for 2019, don't discount some powerful performances! Also, the F-16 that had a Heritage Flight only role but ended up doing a 6 to 7 min abbreviated demo ending with HF.
Oh man, I would rather watch those two Raptors play than a demo any day! That was incredible.
On the other hand, the schedule and to some extent airbossing always seems to completely wreck what are supposed to be awesome flybys. Some of the pilots last year explicitly said they brought gas to play and were told to put it down full stop and park. The F-35s basically bullied their way into doing a single low approach each - even the pilot said he had to force it. Don't advertise an appearance by the jets and not let them fly! I love Oshkosh but it gets more frustrating every year.
I'm not sure "Heritage Flight Only" applies to Oshkosh, because they always work in a mini-demo. Compare that with true HF Only shows, which are usually remote, where their first pass is usually in formation already. It will be interesting to see if both the F-22 and F-16 put on a mini-demo or if they alternate or what.
At least we don't have to deal with a jet box this year!
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:10 pm
by IDF783
Oh man, I would rather watch those two Raptors play than a demo any day! That was incredible.
On the other hand, the schedule and to some extent airbossing always seems to completely wreck what are supposed to be awesome flybys. Some of the pilots last year explicitly said they brought gas to play and were told to put it down full stop and park. The F-35s basically bullied their way into doing a single low approach each - even the pilot said he had to force it. Don't advertise an appearance by the jets and not let them fly! I love Oshkosh but it gets more frustrating every year.
I'm not sure "Heritage Flight Only" applies to Oshkosh, because they always work in a mini-demo. Compare that with true HF Only shows, which are usually remote, where their first pass is usually in formation already. It will be interesting to see if both the F-22 and F-16 put on a mini-demo or if they alternate or what.
At least we don't have to deal with a jet box this year!
Yeah, those F-22s were just amazing and made the show that Saturday! But after their show of power, they still had to burn fuel so they ascended up about 10k feet and just circled until they burned enough to come and land. They were up there a good bit - wish they could have burned it with more lower altitude passes!
You are right about the HF @ EAA usually morphing into extra passes or mini demos. 2019's theme will commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:58 pm
by Airplanefreak2000
Don’t forgot the 70th of the t-28 Trojan!
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:20 am
by kalamazookid
The XP-82 has flown. Here's hoping for an Airventure appearance!
https://www.facebook.com/Xp-82-Twin-Mus ... 783063916/
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:37 am
by Airshow4444
Airplanefreak2000 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:58 pm
Don’t forgot the 70th of the t-28 Trojan!
$5 says they spell out 70 in T-28s.. .
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:52 pm
by claybird
IDF783 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:31 am
Was at EAA this past year and the Raptors did not have an official demo team there, but the Air Force sent over a few. Did they ever impress! Multiple passes with 2 raptors high speed, touch & go, etc. So even though it states Heritage Flight only for 2019, don't discount some powerful performances! Also, the F-16 that had a Heritage Flight only role but ended up doing a 6 to 7 min abbreviated demo ending with HF.
I've seen a lot of Viper demos flown by several different pilots, but what Rain did with the F-16 in that modified sound of freedom profile at OSH last summer was seriously and earthshakingly impressive. I almost felt sorry for the jets he was smashing around the field!
Re: EAA Airventure 2019
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:40 am
by Dan Gagnon
Here is an inital list of performers for Oshkosh 2019:
AeroShell Aerobatic Team
Vicky Benzing
Jeff Boerboon
Bob Carlton
Kirby Chambliss
Matt Chapman
Kevin Coleman
Class of ’45 (Yoak/Tobul)
Kyle Fowler
Kyle Franklin
Michael Goulian
Nate Hammond
Rob Holland
Jerry Kerby
David Martin
Jessy Panzer
Jim Peitz
Red Bull Air Force
Red Bull Helicopter
Redline Air Shows
Rocky Mountain Renegades
The Shetterly Squadron
Gene Soucy
Bill Stein
Skip Stewart
Sean D. Tucker
U.S. Air Force Heritage Flights including F-16 and F-22
Patty Wagstaff
Matt Younkin
https://eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventu ... -Announced
Re: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:49 pm
by RyanS
The F-22 team removed the Heritage Flight Only tag from Oshkosh, and posted this response in the comments:
ACC F-22 Raptor Demo Team: [Name] given the limited box space available, Oshkosh will be a modified demonstration. In other words, it will be more than just a heritage flight, but less than a full demo.
I'll take that!