Aviation Nation 2011
November 12-13, 2011
http://www.nellis.af.mil/aviationnation/
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Cool shot of F-22A and B-17
Going to do this event for sure!
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"
I'll be there both days, who else is going???
Ill be there, I think Ken may make a cameo appearance to.
Anybody willing to carpool
Awwww damn it!!!! Can't go this year >:(
Quote from: blazer on October 25, 2011, 06:30:48 PM
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.
I'm in for the whole weekend. ;D
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.
Good Lord that schedule is thin... :-\
F-15 vs F-16 Aggressor demonstration, now that sounds cool...
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.
Well, its a no go for me >:( ??? :(
Quote from: WARBIRD KEITH on October 30, 2011, 11:46:32 AM
Well, its a no go for me >:( ??? :(
Thought you were, what happened??
See you guys out there :)
Spirit of the Shadow World, or Spirit of Florida, your choice... <laughing>
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Quote from: Code20photog on November 14, 2011, 02:08:33 AM
Spirit of the Shadow World, or Spirit of Florida, your choice... <laughing>
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
That is sweet!
Hope everyone had a great time and looking forward to some great shots!
QF-4E
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Nice!!!
Love seeing those QF-4s still flying.
Quote from: GTagami on November 15, 2011, 10:39:55 AM
That last one is excellent.
That last one was 3 hours of editing, I had to break it up into layers and I still am not 100% happy with it. (You can see where I screwed up in the upper holes of the drag chute) Stupid mixed light <nono>
Ken do you have any B-1B shots from the show this year?
Wow, those are nice!
Quote from: CHILIBEAN on November 15, 2011, 11:39:18 AM
Ken do you have any B-1B shots from the show this year?
Working on them, nothing great. They only did the one pass.
First batch from Nellis
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Here's a little video of the flare dump on sunday. First shot is saturday, flares from the outside near the jolly pad taken on sunday. Footage is no where near great, blurry and shaky. Sorry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BafJo0OsC4
Quote from: 8081rt on November 15, 2011, 05:43:44 PM
Here's a little video of the flare dump on sunday. First shot is saturday, flares from the outside near the jolly pad taken on sunday. Footage is no where near great, blurry and shaky. Sorry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BafJo0OsC4
Holy crap that was awesome. That has to be one of the cooler things Nellis has ever done at the show. I hope they realize this needs to be annual.
Quote from: CHILIBEAN on November 15, 2011, 11:39:18 AM
Ken do you have any B-1B shots from the show this year?
Here is my favorite Bone shot from the weekend.
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Dave...Thats a good shot.. <thumbsup>
Great stuff! Love the flares.
Do you guys remember when they used to do live firings at the Mugu airshow?
That extra 100mm of reach really makes a difference. Bernie's is so much cleaner.
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