SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo 2023

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Ken91
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Post by Ken91 » Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:01 pm

MiG-23 pics
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Ken91
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Post by Ken91 » Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:36 pm

Here are a few pictures from the night show finale: Nathan Hammond/Ghost Writer & Ken Rieder/Redline flying their night show acts while fireworks/pyro were going off. That was pretty awesome.
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Post by Ken91 » Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:11 pm

Here are a couple from Kyle Fowler's night show in the "backwards plane" (Long EZ).
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Post by Ken91 » Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:10 pm

Some pics from the F-35B demo. The demo was good and included some typical military jet demo passes along with the hover.

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Post by OwenORourke » Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:02 pm

in my opinion the F-35B demo on Saturday was a bit underwhelming, especially since it followed right after the F-35A demo. The short takeoff and landing were nothing compared to what the harriers used to do, and everything else (minus the short hover) seemed repetitive to what we had just seen with the F-35A.
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Post by Ken91 » Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:26 pm

OwenORourke wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:02 pm in my opinion the F-35B demo on Saturday was a bit underwhelming, especially since it followed right after the F-35A demo. The short takeoff and landing were nothing compared to what the harriers used to do, and everything else (minus the short hover) seemed repetitive to what we had just seen with the F-35A.
I was just happy to see the B version. I would have rather seen the Viper or Raptor from the AF instead of the F-35A since the B was there. I still enjoyed both demos, even though the A was cut short by a technical issue. I saw a post of Facebook about a vertical landing for the F-35B, but Sun'nFun mentioned that the runway was not built to withstand the F-35B. I do remember that a Harrier did a vertical landing there a few years ago though (it was Art Nalls' Sea Harrier IIRC).
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Post by Waka Photography » Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:01 am

Since it was obviously a highlight of the week, here's some Mig 23 shots from Friday evening (featuring @Airplanefreak2000 in the red shirt up on the tower :lol: )

Stay safe,
Josh Walker
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Post by photogcsloan » Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:55 pm

I've enjoyed seeing everyone's photos from SnF. I really enjoyed another year down there. It was also really cool having the F-22 participate in the heritage flight on Thursday alongside the P-51 and F-35A. Looking forward to next year. Wonder how big it will be, as the 50th anniversary of Snf? Here's a few of my photos from the week.
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Post by Adambadger88 » Tue May 02, 2023 4:21 am

On March 29, 2023, a 1951 North American AT-6G Texan (N791MH) belonging to Henley Aviation Inc. was involved in landing accident. This particular Texan is apart of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team.

From Rick Ackerman
For the record…There were strong crosswinds, and it was a very land-able situation had the tail wheel steering cable not broken. Let’s not forget that the pilot, as soon as his plane was secure, jumped in another plane, flew to Bessemer Alabama, picked up the teams back up plane and was back at SnF in time to do the night show! Hats off to the professionalism of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team…the show will go on!

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Post by Adambadger88 » Sun May 28, 2023 2:48 pm

Here is a great article to read about the expo.

https://generalaviationnews.com/2023/04 ... sun-n-fun/
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