Aviation Nation 2011

[Josh]

Aviation Nation 2011
November 12-13, 2011
http://www.nellis.af.mil/aviationnation/

[phantomphan1974]

Cool shot of F-22A and B-17

[snapperbaz]

Going to do this event for sure!

[Midnight Mover]

Nellis Air Show (Aviation Nation) 2011

November 12 & 13, 2011

Las Vegas, NV

Nellis AFB

www.nellis.af.mil/aviationnation

2010 Thread: http://www.apsocal.com/index.php/topic,1654.0.html

The largest free public event in Nevada returns to Nellis Air Force Base Nov. 12-13 when the U.S. Air Force hosts Aviation Nation 2011-- the Nellis Air Force Base Open House and annual Las Vegas air show. The upcoming event celebrates 70 years of air power at Nellis, honoring our legacy going back to the first Army Air Force gunnery school established on this site in 1941.

Aviation Nation celebrates the work of America's military and its acheivements on land, at sea and in air, space and cyberspace. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the two-day event and are scheduled to be joined by several military air demonstration teams and some of the nation's top civilian air performers.

The two-day event also depicts the history of American aviation and salutes the recent accomplishments of America's military in operations around the globe through numerous additional military and civilian ground displays. Approximately 100 aircraft covering everything from the earliest days of aviation to some of the nation's newest military aircraft are scheduled to be on display.

Here is the schedule of events for both days. Note: times, performances and aircraft are subject to change.

9 a.m. Gates Open

11 a.m. Opening Ceremony
U.S. Air Force parachute jumpers jump in American Flag
National Anthem singer performs
Commander gives Opening Remarks

11:10 a.m. Heritage Aerial Gunnery/Bomber Demonstration
B-25, AT6, C-45, FW-190

11:20 a.m. Present Day Bomber Demonstration
B-1, B-2 (Sunday Only)

11:35 a.m. Mobility Air Forces Demonstration
C-130 Airdrop with Red Horse Civil Engineers
C-17 Demonstration

11:55 a.m. The Patriots Jet Demonstration Team

12:25 p.m. Heritage Air-to-Air Mission Demonstration
T-33 Demonstration
F-86 vs. MiG-15 Dogfight

12:40 p.m. Present Day Air-to-Air Demonstration
F-15C vs. F-16C Aggressor Capabilities Demonstration

12:50 p.m. Vietnam Air-to-Ground Mission Demonstration

1:05 p.m. Present Day Air-to-Ground Mission Demonstration
A-10C, F-16C, F-15E, HH-60 Close Air Support Mission Demonstration

1:30 p.m. Heritage Flight
F-4 Demonstration
A-10 West Demonstration Team
A-10C, F-4, F-86 Heritage Flight Formation

2 p.m. U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"

[Midnight Mover]

I'll be there both days, who else is going???

[blazer]

Ill be there, I think Ken may make a cameo appearance to.

[raptorf22]

Anybody willing to carpool

[Diegos Aviacion]

Awwww damn it!!!!  Can't go this year   

[Code20photog]

Ill be there, I think Ken may make a cameo appearance to.

I"m on the list for media, until they remember me from the OT incident.

[DaFalcon]

I'm in for the whole weekend. 

[Realbigtaco]

So if the T-Birds fly for 30 minutes, the total flying time of this show is only 3.5 hours?  Granted it is a packed 3.5 hours, but still not a lot of flying for the "BIG" USAF show.

[kick Z tail out]

Good Lord that schedule is thin... 

F-15 vs F-16 Aggressor demonstration, now that sounds cool...

[Code20photog]

I dunno, counting the demonstration teams as a single entity, there's at least 24 aircraft in the air over about a 4 hour period. Seems pretty decent, and who knows what's on static. Sometimes, there's a decent surprise or two.

[WARBIRD KEITH]

Well, its a no go for me

[phantomphan1974]

Well, its a no go for me

Thought you were, what happened??