The 2005 Miramar Air Show

October 15-16, 2005

Kent Shockley's ShockWave Jet Truck.

Speeding down the runway at 300mph!

Dan Buchanan's hang glider was taunted by Eric Beard.

Eric and Dan (in wheelchair).

John Helton landed on "America's Smallest Aircraft Carrier".

The Silver Wings wingwalking team of Margaret Stivers and pilot Hartley Folstad.

Jim LeRoy goes vertical in Bulldog.

Bret Willat soars in Sailplane Magic.

The F/A-22 Raptor, our nation's newest fighter jet, made a quick flyby.

The F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter did a demonstration.

A third stealthy aircraft is the B-1B Lancer Bomber, aka The Bone.

The B1 taking off on full afterburner has to be the loudest sound I have ever heard in my life.
(This shot is actually of a landing.)

Inside the B1's bomb bay.

John Collver in the AT-6 Texan War Dog.

Scott Hammack's Above & Beyond jet car.

The jet car totally dusted the airplane!

The battle-hardened A-10 Thunderbolt II.

The Grumman F8F-2, built in 1948, flew past to help officially open the show.

U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.

The hardy C-130J's propellers are huge.

The afternoon brought the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Assault Demo.

This is a simulated attack, showing off the standard Marine hardware.

Refueling an AV-8B Harrier and an F/A-18 Hornet.

Four soldiers are inserted.

Super Cobra attack helicopters.

A CH-53E Super Stallion drops off a Howitzer.

CH-46E Sea Knight.

CH-53E Super Stallions.

F/A-18 Hornets.

AV-8B Harriers.

KC-130 tankers.

Following the MAGTF was an F-18 Hornet demonstration. The moist weather really brought out the water vapor.

On Sunday the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Spirit of Alaska dropped by.

The Patriots jet team flies L-39s.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Bill Anders in the P-51 Mustang Val-Halla.

The Heritage Flight consisted of a QF-4 Phantom II, the P-51, the, F-16, and the A-10.

This remote controllable QF-4 will eventually be used as a target for a missile test.

Bill "Weedsman" Reesman flew the Red Bull MiG-17F.

(Bill was flying a two-seater MiG here a few days ago, the brakes failed and he went into the weeds).

The AV-8B Harrier condenses vapor on a tight turn.

Blue Angel's Fat Albert starts a Jet Assisted Takeoff.

The Blue Angels diamond formation, with just 18" of clearance.

The nearly supersonic sneak pass!

Unfortunately I couldn't stay for the twilight show. If you'd like to see what that looks like, check out last year's Miramar Air Show.