I guess i'll start a thread for this great event (when they decide to have one). The Great Tennessee Airshow (aka Tennessee Aviation Days) will be held at the Smyrna Airport April 12-13, 2008. The main acts include:
US Navy Blue Angels
USAF F-16 East Coast Demo Team (aka Viper East)
USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo
USAF B-2A flyover (Saturday only and pending if the get ungrounded)
Geico Skytypers (flying the original T-6 Texan)
Red Eagles
Michael Wiskus
Julie Clark (flying her T-34 Mentor)
Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes (wingwalking and ag cat routine)
ShockWave Jet Truck (for all the rednecks out there, just kidding)
John Klatt
and a few others
I have no idea what the static lineup looks like and honestly hope they don't print one. I've noticed that several statics listed (at any venue) don't show up due to obvious reasons. I do hope the static display will be decent this year, with a mixture of tactical/cargo/trainer aircraft. Personally i'd like to see some heavy iron warbirds (B-17, 24, etc) and a bomber such as the B-1B and a C-5. I know the B-1's a long shot and the C-5 might be too. Nasvhille has kindly provided a C-130H for the Millington Airshow every time they have a show so i think it would only be courteous for Memphis to send us a C-5A for static. Something they haven't done since they got them. A C-17A would be cool too. Thats my wish list. Hope to see ya'll there and wishing for great Tennessee Weather.
US Navy Blue Angels
USAF F-16 East Coast Demo Team (aka Viper East)
USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo
USAF B-2A flyover (Saturday only and pending if the get ungrounded)
Geico Skytypers (flying the original T-6 Texan)
Red Eagles
Michael Wiskus
Julie Clark (flying her T-34 Mentor)
Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes (wingwalking and ag cat routine)
ShockWave Jet Truck (for all the rednecks out there, just kidding)
John Klatt
and a few others
I have no idea what the static lineup looks like and honestly hope they don't print one. I've noticed that several statics listed (at any venue) don't show up due to obvious reasons. I do hope the static display will be decent this year, with a mixture of tactical/cargo/trainer aircraft. Personally i'd like to see some heavy iron warbirds (B-17, 24, etc) and a bomber such as the B-1B and a C-5. I know the B-1's a long shot and the C-5 might be too. Nasvhille has kindly provided a C-130H for the Millington Airshow every time they have a show so i think it would only be courteous for Memphis to send us a C-5A for static. Something they haven't done since they got them. A C-17A would be cool too. Thats my wish list. Hope to see ya'll there and wishing for great Tennessee Weather.