2008 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

 

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BLUE ANGELS
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, Blue Angels, is stationed at Sherman Field, NAS Pensacola, Florida. The squadron is scheduled to fly 70 air shows at 36 locations in the United States during the 2008 season. The squadron spends the winter (January through March) training pilots and new crewmembers at Naval Air Facility (NAF), El Centro, California. The mission of the Blue Angels is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting, and to represent the naval service to the civilian community, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. A Blue Angel flight demonstration exhibits the choreographed refinements of Navy and Marine Corps-trained flying skills. It presents the graceful, aerobatic maneuvers of the four-plane diamond, as well as the fast-paced high performance maneuvers of the two solo pilots.
MARINE AV-8B HARRIER
USMC Marine AV-8B Harrier - serves as the symbolic icon of MCAS Cherry Point and is the most versatile in the Marine Corps aviation arsenal. The Harrier is the most advanced vertical takeoff and landing jet in use today. You'll be in awe during this demonstration as our pilot shows off the capabilities of providing fast, effective close air support for our ground forces.
SHOCKWAVE TRIPLE ENGINE JET TRUCK
Performance you ask? The ShockWave Jet Truck runs over 300 mph racing airplanes at airshows; holds the world record in a quarter mile for trucks at 256 mph in just 6.36 seconds; and holds the world record for full size trucks at 376 mph as recorded by Guinness Book of World Records. At 36,000 horsepower, the ShockWave has enough power to accelerate at 3 Gs vertical, which is as much as the Space Shuttle!

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RED EAGLE AIR SPORTS
Providing a singular blend of low-level precision formation and solo aerobatics with fascinating transitions, Red Eagle Air Sports is nationally known for it's eye-popping, spectacular performances. Prepare to witness flat spins, inside and outside loops, multiple snap rolls, tail slides, torque rolls, plus our signature maneuvers: the Torqued Eagle, Topcoat This, the Squirrel Cage, The Centrifuge and the Tuck-Under Break.

Flying the Red Eagle and one-of-a-kind Talon Eagle, Buck Roetman and Dan McClung demonstrate the awesome power of these highly-modified aerobatic aircraft.

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GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Performing precision aerial maneuvers while falling to earth at speeds reaching 120 miles per hour, then landing dead center on target is the trademark of the United States Army Parachute Team, the "Golden Knights."

Now in their 43rd year of entertaining both young and old with their amazing aerial skills, the men and women that make up the "Golden Knights" continue to show audiences around the world why they are considered the world's best parachute team.

Stationed at the "Home of the Airborne," Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 90 soldiers that make up the "Golden Knights" come from many diverse backgrounds and have been trained in one of the 200 military occupational specialties the Army offers.
 

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MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF)
The MAGTF demonstrates what today's Marine Corps epitomizes when it comes to anti-terrorism and fighting the bad guys. This demo involves an awesome display of firepower and highlights the various aspects of what makes up the various elements of firepower and air and ground attacks.
BILL LEFF
Performing in both the Cherry Point air show's Night and Day shows, the T-6 Texan piloted by Bill Leff will enthrall you and your family with roar of the radial engine, the flash of sun off the polished aluminum surface and the volumes of smoke and pyrotechnics shooting off the wingtips. Exciting low level aerobatics include: barrel rolls, inverted flight, loops, fourpoint rolls, and Cuban 8s.

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TROJAN HORSEMEN
The Trojan Horsemen’s performance will be a “Salute to The Armed Forces of the United States” including a formation aerobatic demonstration routine choreographed to patriotic music.  They will recognize all 5 branches of the armed forces and pay tribute to those veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom with a missing man formation. 
F-15E STRIKE EAGLE
The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter with two crew members, a pilot and a weapon systems officer, performing air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in all weather, as well as the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions and fight its way out.
 

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FAT ALBERT C-130 "HERCULES"
When the Blues come to town you can bet the Marine Corps C-130 nicknamed Fat Albert is already on the scene. Fat Albert is currently the only Marine Corp aircraft permanently assigned to a Navy Squadron for Support. Eight solid rocket boosters are attached to the sides of the C-130, four on each side. Besides making the crowd go wild it does serve an important purpose, it does have an important use. The rockets allow the C130 to take off within 1,500', climb at a 45-degree angle, & attain 1,000' in minimum time!
ORACLE CHALLENGER II BIPLANE
Sean D. Tucker is an aerobatic stunt pilot who performs in airshows worldwide for Team Oracle. Tucker is a leader in the airshow business as well as in the larger aviation industry. He is the only civilian performer ever to be allowed to fly close formation with the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. He is among the 2008 class of inductees in the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF).
SHOWCAT - GENE SOUCY
Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes in their sensational Wingwalking act with the fabulous Showcat Biplane. Teresa climbs all over the wings of the huge biplane, even performing a headstand, while Gene performs breathtaking aerobatics. Always a crowd favorite!
The Showcat is one of the greatest airshow airplanes ever built. Gene Soucy puts this one-of-a-kind, snarling biplane through its’ paces like only he can. Smoke and noise!
HERITAGE FLIGHT
F-86 Dale Snodgrass
Dale Snodgrass was the first flight school graduate selected to fly Tomcats, as well as the first non-fleet pilot to carrier qualify in the Tomcat. In 1986, he earned the distinction of being selected both Fighter Pilot of the year and the "Top Cat" of the year. This Desert Storm veteran has amassed more than 8,000 of flight time, including 4,800 hours in the Tomcat and more than 1,200 carrier arrested landings.

  
F/A-18C Hornet
All-weather fighter and attack aircraft. The single-seat F/A-18 Hornet is the nation's first strike-fighter. It was designed for traditional strike applications such as interdiction and close air support without compromising its fighter capabilities. With its excellent fighter and self-defense capabilities, the F/A-18 at the same time increases strike mission survivability and supplements the F-14 Tomcat in fleet air defense. F/A-18 Hornets are currently operating in 37 tactical squadrons from air stations world-wide, and from 10 aircraft carriers.
US ARMY SKY SOLDIERS
The United States Army Sky Soldiers Precision Flight Demonstration Team is a dedicated team of veteran pilots performing at various events around the country in support of the Army’s recruiting efforts.
The mission of the Sky Soldiers is to demonstrate the Professionalism, Values, Training and Teamwork found in the US Army, and to inspire men and women to join the US Army and Army Reserves. The Sky Soldiers demonstrate “Army Strong” – the physical, mental, and emotional strength of all U.S. Army Soldiers.

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MICHAEL GOULIAN
CAP 232 Unlimited Aerobatic Aircraft
Michael Goulian airshow's performance is a dazzling, tumbling display of raw power and total aircraft control pushed to the limits of airspeed and flight attitude. The most challenging and physically punishing "out of control" gyroscopic maneuvers are the show's foundation. Michael's custom CAP 232 tumbles, flips, skids, and twists in such complex combinations that most spectators just watch in amazement.

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BOB CARLTON "SILENT WINGS"

Bob Carlton of Silent Wings Airshows will be putting on a flight demo with his Alisport Silent-J jet sailplane.This Beauty is the beast! The world's only twin jet sailplane. Powered by twin AMT-USA AT-450 engines, the highly modified Alisport Silent-J is the only sailplane on the airshow circuit capable of performing a low-level, jet-powered airshow performance. Then, utilizing the exclusive retractable engine pylon, the Silent-J climbs to altitude without a tow plane. After engine shutdown, the engine pod is fully retracted into the fuselage, transforming the aircraft into a silent beauty, ready for a spectacular exhibition of graceful sailplane aerobatics, choreographed to classical music, and featuring the world-famous Silent Wings smoke.
 

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