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FREE Admission & Parking

• Friday "Night Show" - gates open at 5pm - show begins at approximately at twilight and ends at approximately
10:00pm with spectacular fireworks.

• Saturday and Sunday "Day Shows" - gates open at 8am - flying begins at 10:30am and ends at 4:00pm.

• Each show requires a separate "Premium Seating" ticket. (Tickets not required for open blanket areas).

• There are no refunds for any premium seating purchases.

• You may purchase tickets by ::clicking here:: or calling
1-888-695-0888

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Just as Much Fun on the Ground as in the Air!
Is craning your neck skyward getting a little painful from watching all the great aerobatics?
While attending the upcoming 2010 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, there are lots of fun things to do other than just watching exciting air performances!

ADMISSION & PARKING ARE FREE!

USMC 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.

EA-6B Prowler

The EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing aircraft manufactured by Grumman as a modification of the basic A-6 Intruder airframe.

The Advanced Capability EA-6B Prowler (ADVCAP) was a development program initiated to improve the flying qualities of the EA-6B and to upgrade the avionics and electronic warfare systems. The intention was to modify all EA-6Bs into the ADVCAP configuration, however the program was removed from the Fiscal Year 1995 budget due to financial pressure from competing Department of Defense acquisition programs.

F/A-18 Hornet

The F/A-18 "Hornet" is a single- and two-seat, twin engine, multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft that can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases. The F/A-18 fills a variety of roles: air superiority, fighter escort, suppression of enemy air defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control, close and deep air support, and day and night strike missions. The F/A-18 Hornet replaced the F-4 Phantom II fighter and A-7 Corsair II light attack jet, and also replaced the A-6 Intruder as these aircraft were retired during the 1990s.

V-22 Osprey

Range, speed and flexibility. Hard rules once defined by the limitations of legacy helicopters. The V-22 offers twice the speed, three times the payload, five times the range, and can fly more than twice as high as older rotorcraft it is destined to replace.
It is the world's first production tilt rotor combining the vertical performance of a helicopter with the high speed and range of a fixed wing aircraft...
...The V-22 not only rewrites the rules of mobility, it mobilizes the rules of engagement.

CH-53E Super Stallion

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (Sikorsky S-80E), is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. Sailors commonly refer to the Super Stallion as the "Hurricane Maker" because of the downward thrust the helicopter generates. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. The less common MH-53E Sea Dragon fills the Navy's need for long range mine sweeping or Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) missions, and perform heavy-lift duties for the Navy.
Currently under development is the CH-53K, which will be equipped with three 6,000 shp-class turboshaft engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider cabin.

AH-1W Cobra

The AH-1W is a two-place, tandem-seat, twin-engine helicopter capable of land- or sea-based operations. The rear seat pilot is primarily responsible for maneuvering the aircraft. The front pilot controls the aircraft's weapons systems, but also has a full set aircraft controls. The AH-1W distinguished itself with its more powerful T700-GE-401 fully maximized engines and advanced electronic weapons capability. The AH-1W has significantly improved power available in high altitude, hot environment, and single engine performance. The Super Cobra is armed with a 20mm turret gun, and is qualified to carry TOW, HELLFIRE, Sidewinder, Sidearm missiles, and 5 inch or 2.75 inch rockets.

UH-1N Huey

The Bell UH-1N Twin Huey is a medium military helicopter that first flew in April, 1969.^[1] The UH-1N has a fifteen seat configuration, with one pilot and fourteen passengers. In cargo configuration the UH-1N has an internal capacity of 220 ft³ (6.23 m³). An external load of 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) can be carried by the UH-1N. The CUN-1N (later CH-135) Twin Huey was the original version, first ordered by the Canadian Forces.

KC-130J Super Hercules

The Lockheed Martin C-130J "Super" Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the venerable Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. During more than 50 years of service, the family has participated in military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. The Hercules has also outlived several planned successor designs, most notably the Advanced Medium STOL Transport contestants.

F-15 Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It was developed for the United States Air Force, and first flew in July 1972. It is one of the most recognized fighters of the modern day. The F-15E Strike Eagle derivative is an all-weather strike fighter that entered service in 1989. The U.S Air Force plans to keep the F-15 in service until 2025

B-52 Stratofortress Bomber

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-

powered strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1955.

Beginning with the successful contract bid on 5 June 1946, the B-52 design evolved from a straight-wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines to the final prototype YB-52 with eight turbojet engines. The aircraft first flew on 15 April 1952 with "Tex" Johnston as pilot.^[5]

Built to carry nuclear weapons for Cold War-era deterrence missions, the B-52 Stratofortress replaced the Convair B-36. Although a veteran of a number of wars, the Stratofortress has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52 carries up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons.

T-1 Jayhawk

The T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engine jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly cargo and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

AT-6

The AT-6 is an airplane used by more air forces than any other. A brilliant concept developed and modified through a decade and resulting in more than 17,000 flying machines, many of which are still flying 50 years later. This adaptable aircraft has performed in the unexpected roles of fighter, dive-bomber, ground attack machine, observation aircraft, and on extensive anti-guerilla suppression roles. It is the best loved single-engine training aircraft of all time.

C-54 "Sprit of Freedom"

Manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company S/N 27370 and delivered to the Army Air Corps in march of 1945 as 449144. She was then part of a transfer of 25 C-54E's to the United States Navy and received a BuNo of 901414 on May 30, 1945. She then took on the designation of R-5D-4.

USAF-0-2A (Oscar Deuce) & TBM-3 Avenger

The O-2 Skymaster (also known as the "Oscar Deuce" or "The Duck") is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster. The United States Air Force commissioned Cessna to build a military variant to replace the O-1 Bird-Dog in 1966.
As with the civilian version, the Skymaster was a low cost twin-engine piston powered aircraft, with one engine in the nose of the aircraft and a second engine in the rear of the fuselage.

B-17G

The Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC) is the owner and operator of this Boeing B-17G flying Fortress "the Movie Memphis Belle" (USAFF s/n 44-83546), which is available for air show, flybys and film throughout the USA. The Flying Fortress was designed for a USAAC competition, announced in 1934, to find a modern replacement for the assorted Keystone biplane bombers, then in service.

Carolina Military Vehicle Preservation Association (CMVPA)

Multiple Vehicles: 52 M37 with Korean War Diarama, , 86 USMC M1009 CUCV Radio Truck with Diarama, 77 M818 Truck Tractor, 85 M109A3 2.5 ton 6x6 Shop Van, 68 M715 3/4 Ton, 2 M35A2 2.5 ton 6x6 Deuces, 71 M813 5 ton 6x6 Cargo, 77 M817 5 ton 5x5 Dump

T-45 Goshawk

The T-45 Goshawk is a highly modified version of the BAE Hawk land-based training jet aircraft. Manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems), the T-45 is used by the United States Navy as an aircraft carrier-capable trainer.

T-34C Turbo Mentor

The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a propeller-driven, single-engine, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston-engine. These were eventually succeeded by the upgraded T-34C Turbo-Mentor, powered by a turboprop engine. The T-34 remains in service almost six decades after it was first designed.

T-6 Texan

The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950's. Designed by North American Aviation, The T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The USAAC designated it as the "AT-6", the US Navy the "SNJ", and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the United States. It remains a popular warbird aircraft.

T-38C Talon

The Northrop T-38 Talon is an American supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and to date, is also the most produced. It remains in service as of 2010 in air forces throughout the world.

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the largest user. In addition to USAF pilots, the T-38 is used by United States NASA astronauts, the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (other T-38s were previously used as USN aggressor aircraft), as well as some NATO pilots participating in a joint training program. A few are also under civilian ownership

Focke-Wulf

Focke-Wulf was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft during World War II. Many of the company's successful fighter aircraft designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

L-3C

The Aeronca L-3 group of observation and liaison aircraft were used by the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. The L-3 series were adapted from Aeronca's pre-war Tandem Trainer and Chief models.

Strikemaster

The prototype was rolled out of the Lancashire factory & it took its first flight on October 26, 1967. The comparisons with the JP T.5, which first flew a few months previously were clearly evident, but this aircraft had several additional features. The airframe was strengthened with armor put in place, an up-rated Rolls Royce Viper 535 engine capable of 3410 lbs of thrust was fitted, & eight stores hard-points were installed beneath the wings, enabling the Strikemaster to carry light armament & drop tanks. The fuel system layout was also revised & the landing gear was shortened to be more suitable for rough field operations. In a combat configuration the Strikemaster could be fitted with two .303 machine-guns, each with 525 rounds of ammunition.

L-29 Delfin

The prototype of the L-29 Delfin ("Dolphin") trainer, called the XL-29, first flew in

Czechoslovakia on April 5, 1959, powered by a Bristol Siddeley Viper turbojet engine. The second prototype, first flown in July 1960, was powered by the Czech-designed M701 engine, which was to become the standard installation. The first production Delfin rolled off the assembly line in April 1963, and production continued for more than 11 years, a huge statement of its success.
Straightforward, rugged & easy to fly, the L-29 was ideal as both a primary jet trainer & as an advanced combat/weapons trainer.

L-39

The Czechoslovakian L-39 was built as the successor to their earlier trainer, the L-29 Delfin. Design work began in 1966, and the first prototype made its initial flight on 4 November 1968. The idea of the design was to marry an efficient, powerful turbofan engine to a sleek, streamlined fuselage, resulting in a strong, economical performer which would become the next standard jet trainer for the Warsaw Pact. Full-scale production was delayed until late 1972 due to apparent problems with the design of the air intakes, but these difficulties were overcome and the type went on to be a great success with the Soviet, Czech and East German air forces, among others.