To see a large aircraft like the Boeing 747 shown here doing a rapid ascent is truly an awesome sight to behold. The roar of all 4 engines on full power and empty aircraft makes for a very loud and short takeoff. You can see the cloud of debris kicked up by the 4 engines […]
Avalon 2011 Cadet S1-A Jelly Belly
Kent Pietsch in his 1942 Interstate Cadet is a master at performing extreme maneuvers in his Jelly Belly sponsored aircraft. The Intersate Cadet is a 360 Kg aircraft with an 11 metre wingspan. It has a 4 cylinder horizontally opposed engine that can generate 90 horsepower and a G force of -3 to +5 and one of […]
Avalon 2011 Lockheed Super Constellation
The Lockheed Super Constellation is by all means an impressive aircraft. With the loud roar of four 18 cylinder radial engines, flames coming out of the exhaust ports racing down the runway at Avalon makes for an awesome sight. There were over 800 Constellations, affectionately called “Connie”, produced for Military use and also as a […]
Lockheed F-22 Raptor and Hercules C-130H/J
The Lockheed F-22 Raptor is a stealth air superiority fighter aircraft and was on display at the Avalon 2011 Airshow. The F-22 is a fifth generation, highly maneuverable aircraft and is regarded as the best air superiority fighter in the world today. You can see a short video of the F-22 and can watch this amazing […]
Avalon 2011 B-1B lancer Strategic Bomber
The Rockwell B-1B lancer Strategic Bomber was on display at the recent Avalon 2011 Airshow near Geelong in Victoria. There were two B-1B Lancer’s at Avalon 2011 and both flew in several displays. The B-1B first entered service with the United States Airforce in 1986. It was originally designed as a supersonic low level penetrator bomber […]
