CFA TRIBUTE BEFORE THE SHOW OPENED THERE WAS A DRIVE BY TRIBUTE TO THE 5 LOCAL CFA BRIGADES OF HASTINGS, MOOROODUC, PEARCEDALE, SOMERVILLE AND TYABB. PENINSULA AERO CLUB HAS A PROUD TRADITION OF SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUBS FROM THE PROCEEDS OF OUR AIR SHOW INCLUDING TYABB CFA.
WARbird balbo BALBO WAS A COMMON TERM IN THE LATE 1930S AND EARLY 1940S TO DESCRIBE ANY LARGE FORMATION OF AIRCRAFT. IT WAS NAMED AFTER THE ITALIAN FASCIST FLYING ACE ITALO BALBO WHO LED A SERIES OF LARGE AIRCRAFT FORMATIONS IN RECORD-BREAKING FLIGHTS TO PROMOTE ITALIAN AVIATION IN THE 1930S. TYABB 2020 SAW A WARBIRD BALBO FEATURING A (LEFT TO RIGHT) TROJAN (GUY BOURKE), AVENGER (PAUL BENNET), BOOMERANG (SCOTT TABERNER), KITTYHAWK (DOUG HAMILTON), CORSAIR (PETER CLEMENTS), MUSTANG (DARCY O’CONNOR), SPITFIRE (STEPHEN DEATH) & WARHAWK (BERNIE HEUSER).
MISSING MAN FORMATION PENINSULA AERO CLUB AND FRIENDS PAID TRIBUTE TO THE TRAGIC LOSS OF HEAD OF OPERATIONS, PETER PHILLIPS AND STUDENT, IDO SEGEV WITH A MISSING MAN FORMATION. DISPLAY PERFORMED BY JOE ENGLISH, GRACE PERRIN, CHRIS HOLT & BEN LAPPIN. OWNERS JOE ENGLISH, LANDAIR SURVEYS PTY LTD, ALLAN SCHWARZE & TONY KIDD.
DISPLAY BY PAUL BENNET, GLENN GRAHAM, MAXIM REFLINSKI AND CHRIS SPEROU. OWNERS PAUL BENNET AIRSHOWS, PAUL BENNET AIRSHOWS, IDO SEGEV/ MAXIM REFLINSKI AND CHRIS SPEROU.
Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger THE GRUMMAN TBF AVENGER IS AN AMERICAN TORPEDO BOMBER DEVELOPED INITIALLY FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, AND EVENTUALLY USED BY SEVERAL AIR AND NAVAL AVIATION SERVICES AROUND THE WORLD. THE AVENGER ENTERED U.S. SERVICE IN 1942, AND FIRST SAW ACTION DURING THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. DESPITE THE LOSS OF FIVE OF THE SIX AVENGERS ON ITS COMBAT DEBUT, IT SURVIVED
DISPLAY BY PAUL BENNET OWNER PAUL BENNET AIRSHOWS
IN SERVICE TO BECOME ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING TORPEDO BOMBERS OF WORLD WAR II. GREATLY MODIFIED AFTER THE WAR, IT REMAINED IN USE UNTIL THE 1960S. CURRENTLY PAINTED IN MARKINGS OF VT.8 THAT FLEW FROM USS BUNKER HILL PART OF CVG-8 (CARRIER AIR GROUP 8) COMMENCING MARCH 1944.
Vought F4U-5N Corsair THE VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR IS AN AMERICAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT THAT SAW SERVICE PRIMARILY IN WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR. DESIGNED AND INITIALLY MANUFACTURED BY CHANCE VOUGHT, THE CORSAIR WAS SOON IN GREAT DEMAND; ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION CONTRACTS WERE GIVEN TO GOODYEAR, WHOSE CORSAIRS WERE DESIGNATED FG, AND BREWSTER, DESIGNATED F3A. THE CORSAIR WAS DESIGNED AND OPERATED AS A CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT, AND ENTERED SERVICE IN LARGE NUMBERS WITH THE U.S. NAVY IN LATE 1944 AND EARLY 1945. IT QUICKLY
DISPLAY BY PETER CLEMENTS OWNER GRAHAM HOSKING
BECAME ONE OF THE MOST CAPABLE CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER-BOMBERS OF WORLD WAR II. SOME JAPANESE PILOTS REGARDED IT AS THE MOST FORMIDABLE AMERICAN FIGHTER OF WORLD WAR II AND ITS NAVAL AVIATORS ACHIEVED AN 11:1 KILL RATIO. THE CORSAIR SERVED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AS A FIGHTER-BOMBER THROUGHOUT THE KOREAN WAR AND DURING THE FRENCH COLONIAL WARS IN INDOCHINA AND ALGERIA. IN ADDITION TO ITS USE BY THE U.S. AND BRITISH, THE CORSAIR WAS ALSO USED BY THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE, FRENCH NAVAL AVIATION, AND OTHER AIR FORCES UNTIL THE 1960S.
Supermarine Spitfire THE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE IS A BRITISH SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT USED BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND OTHER ALLIED COUNTRIES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II. MANY VARIANTS OF THE SPITFIRE WERE BUILT, USING SEVERAL WING CONFIGURATIONS, AND IT WAS PRODUCED IN GREATER NUMBERS THAN ANY OTHER BRITISH AIRCRAFT. IT WAS ALSO THE ONLY BRITISH FIGHTER PRODUCED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE WAR. THE SPITFIRE WAS DESIGNED AS A SHORT-RANGE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT BY R. J. MITCHELL, CHIEF DESIGNER AT SUPERMARINE AVIATION WORKS.
DISPLAY BY STEPHEN DEATH OWNER RAAF MUSEUM
THE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE IN THE PACIFIC IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN DUE TO THE SHARK’S TEETH 457 SQUADRON RAAF PAINTED ON THEIR AIRCRAFT. THE SPITFIRE CAME TO AUSTRALIA DUE TO A MIX OF BRITISH GEO-POLITICS AND AUSTRALIAN REQUESTS FOR HELP. THE SPITFIRE WAS NOT A GOOD PACIFIC WAR AIRCRAFT. IT HAD SHORT RANGE, LOGISTICS HAD TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE WORLD FROM BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA AND IT WAS FRAGILE IN COMPARISON TO THE AMERICAN AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME ERA. HOWEVER, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT AESTHETICALLY AND WAS LOVED BY THE PILOTS THAT FLEW IT.
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk THE CURTISS P-40 KITTYHAWK IS AN AMERICAN SINGLE-ENGINED, SINGLE-SEAT, ALL-METAL FIGHTER AND GROUNDATTACK AIRCRAFT THAT FIRST FLEW IN 1938. THE P-40 DESIGN WAS A MODIFICATION OF THE PREVIOUS CURTISS P-36 HAWK WHICH REDUCED DEVELOPMENT TIME AND ENABLED A RAPID ENTRY INTO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONAL SERVICE. THE WARHAWK WAS USED BY MOST ALLIED POWERS DURING WORLD WAR II, AND REMAINED IN FRONTLINE SERVICE UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. IT WAS THE THIRD MOST-PRODUCED AMERICAN FIGHTER, AFTER THE P-51 AND P-47 BY NOVEMBER 1944, WHEN PRODUCTION OF THE P-40 CEASED, 13,738 HAD BEEN BUILT, ALL AT CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION’S MAIN PRODUCTION FACILITIES AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
DISPLAY BY DOUG HAMILTON & BERNIE HEUSER OWNERS DOUG HAMILTON & JUDY PAY THE KITTYHAWK WAS THE MAIN FIGHTER USED BY THE RAAF IN WORLD WAR II, IN GREATER NUMBERS THAN THE SPITFIRE. TWO RAAF SQUADRONS SERVING WITH THE DESERT AIR FORCE, NO. 3 AND NO. 450 SQUADRONS, WERE THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN UNITS TO BE ASSIGNED P-40S. OTHER RAAF PILOTS SERVED WITH RAF OR SAAF P-40 SQUADRONS IN THE THEATER.
CAC Mustang THE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION P-51 MUSTANG IS AN AMERICAN LONG-RANGE, SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER AND FIGHTER-BOMBER USED DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR, AMONG OTHER CONFLICTS. THE MUSTANG WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO USE THE ALLISON V-1710 ENGINE, WHICH, IN ITS EARLIER VARIANTS, HAD LIMITED HIGH-ALTITUDE PERFORMANCE. IT WAS FIRST FLOWN OPERATIONALLY BY THE RAF AS A TACTICAL-RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND FIGHTER-BOMBER (MUSTANG MK I). THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALLISON WITH A ROLLSROYCE MERLIN RESULTED IN THE P-51B/C (MUSTANG MK III) MODEL AND TRANSFORMED THE MUSTANG’S PERFORMANCE AT ALTITUDES ABOVE 15,000 FT, ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO COMPETE WITH THE LUFTWAFFE’S FIGHTERS. THE DEFINITIVE VERSION, THE P-51D, WAS POWERED BY THE PACKARD V-1650-7, A LICENSE-BUILT VERSION OF THE ROLLS-ROYCE MERLIN 66 TWO-STAGE TWO-SPEED SUPERCHARGED ENGINE AND WAS ARMED WITH SIX .50 CALIBER (12.7 MM) M2/AN BROWNING MACHINE GUNS.
DISPLAY BY PETER CLEMENTS & DARCY O’CONNOR OWNERS RAAF MUSEUM & JUDY PAY IN NOVEMBER 1944 THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO ORDER AUSTRALIAN-BUILT MUSTANGS, TO REPLACE ITS CURTISS KITTYHAWKS AND CAC BOOMERANGS IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC THEATRE. THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (CAC) FACTORY AT FISHERMANS BEND, MELBOURNE WAS THE ONLY NON-U.S. PRODUCTION LINE FOR THE P-51. IN 1944, 100 P-51DS WERE SHIPPED FROM THE U.S. IN KIT FORM TO INAUGURATE PRODUCTION. FROM FEBRUARY 1945, CAC ASSEMBLED 80 OF THESE UNDER THE DESIGNATION CA-17 MUSTANG MARK 20, WITH THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN-BUILT AIRCRAFT FLYING ON THE 29 APRIL 1945 AND THE FIRST AIRCRAFT WAS HANDED OVER TO THE RAAF ON 31 MAY 1945. THE REMAINING 20 WERE KEPT UNASSEMBLED AS SPARE PARTS. IN ADDITION, 84 P-51KS WERE ALSO SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE RAAF FROM THE USA.
CAC Boomerang
DISPLAY BY SCOTT TABERNER OWNER RAAF MUSEUM
THE CAC BOOMERANG WAS A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN AUSTRALIA BY THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945. APPROVED FOR PRODUCTION SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN’S ENTRY INTO THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THE BOOMERANG WAS RAPIDLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE URGENT DEMANDS FOR FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TO EQUIP THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF). THE TYPE HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST COMBAT AIRCRAFT TO BE BOTH DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED IN AUSTRALIA.
CAC Wirraway THE CAC WIRRAWAY (AN ABORIGINAL WORD MEANING “CHALLENGE”) WAS A TRAINING AND GENERAL PURPOSE MILITARY AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURED IN AUSTRALIA BY THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (CAC) BETWEEN 1939 AND 1946. IT WAS AN AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN NA-16 TRAINING AIRCRAFT. THE WIRRAWAY HAS BEEN CREDITED AS BEING THE FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIAN AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING. DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, BOTH ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (RAN) DEPLOYED A NUMBER OF WIRRAWAYS INTO COMBAT ROLES, WHERE THEY SERVED IN A MAKESHIFT LIGHT BOMBER/GROUND ATTACK CAPACITY, STRIKING AGAINST
DISPLAY BY GLENN COLLINS OWNER PAUL BENNET AIRSHOWS THE ADVANCING FORCES OF THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN. WHILE THE TYPE HAD BEEN PRIMARILY USED AS A TRAINER AND GENERAL PURPOSE AIRCRAFT, BEING PRESENT IN SMALL QUANTITIES WITHIN THE MAJORITY OF FRONT-LINE SQUADRONS FOR THESE PURPOSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFTEN PRESSED INTO COMBAT WHEN REQUIRED. TYPICALLY, FIGHTER VERSIONS OF THE WIRRAWAY WERE OPERATED OVER THEATERS SUCH AS NEW GUINEA TO PERFORM GROUND ATTACK MISSIONS AND OTHER ARMY CO-OPERATION TASKS OVER EXTENDED PERIODS UNTIL MORE ADVANCED AIRCRAFT HAD BECOME AVAILABLE IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES. ON 12 DECEMBER 1942, THE WIRRAWAY ACHIEVED ITS ONLY SHOOT-DOWN OF AN ENEMY AIRCRAFT, A MITSUBISHI A6M ZERO, WHILE FLOWN BY PILOT OFFICER J. S. ARCHER.
Vultee BT-13 Valiant
DISPLAY AND OWNER LUKE KEMPTON
THE VULTEE BT-13 VALIANT WAS AN AMERICAN WORLD WAR II-ERA BASIC (A CATEGORY BETWEEN PRIMARY AND ADVANCED) TRAINER AIRCRAFT BUILT BY VULTEE AIRCRAFT FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS, AND LATER US ARMY AIR FORCES. A SUBSEQUENT VARIANT OF THE BT-13 IN USAAC/USAAF SERVICE WAS KNOWN AS THE BT-15 VALIANT, WHILE AN IDENTICAL VERSION FOR THE US NAVY WAS KNOWN AS THE SNV AND WAS USED TO TRAIN NAVAL AVIATORS FOR THE US NAVY AND ITS SISTER SERVICES, THE US MARINE CORPS AND US COAST GUARD.
bELL 47 “larry” THE BELL 47 IS A SINGLE ROTOR SINGLE ENGINE LIGHT HELICOPTER MANUFACTURED BY BELL HELICOPTER. IT WAS BASED ON THE THIRD BELL 30 PROTOTYPE, WHICH WAS THE COMPANY'S FIRST HELICOPTER DESIGNED BY ARTHUR M. YOUNG. THE 47 BECAME THE FIRST HELICOPTER CERTIFIED FOR CIVILIAN USE ON 8 MARCH 1946. MORE THAN 5,600 BELL 47S WERE PRODUCED, INCLUDING THOSE UNDER LICENSE BY AGUSTA IN ITALY, KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES IN JAPAN, AND WESTLAND AIRCRAFT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE BELL 47J RANGER IS A MODIFIED VERSION WITH A FULLY ENCLOSED CABIN AND TAIL BOOM.
DISPLAY AND OWNER DARREN BARNFIELD
Boeing Stearman THE STEARMAN (BOEING) MODEL 75 IS A BIPLANE USED AS A MILITARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT, OF WHICH AT LEAST 10,626 WERE BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE 1930S AND 1940S. STEARMAN AIRCRAFT BECAME A SUBSIDIARY OF BOEING IN 1934. WIDELY KNOWN AS THE STEARMAN, BOEING STEARMAN OR KAYDET, IT SERVED AS A PRIMARY TRAINER FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES, THE UNITED STATES NAVY (AS THE NS & N2S), AND WITH
DISPLAY BY NICK CAUDWELL, BEN LAPPIN & MIKE MURPHY OWNERS ALLAN SCHWARZE, MIKE MURPHY & JAMES COURTNEY THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AS THE KAYDET THROUGHOUT WORLD WAR II. AFTER THE CONFLICT WAS OVER, THOUSANDS OF SURPLUS AIRCRAFT WERE SOLD ON THE CIVILIAN MARKET. IN THE IMMEDIATE POSTWAR YEARS THEY BECAME POPULAR AS CROP DUSTERS, SPORTS PLANES, AND FOR AEROBATIC AND WING WALKING USE IN AIR SHOWS.
de Havilland Tiger Moth THE DE HAVILLAND DH.82 TIGER MOTH IS A 1930S BIPLANE DESIGNED BY GEOFFREY DE HAVILLAND AND BUILT BY THE DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT COMPANY. IT WAS OPERATED BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) AND MANY OTHER OPERATORS AS A PRIMARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT. IN ADDITION TO THE TYPE’S PRINCIPAL USE FOR AB-INITIO TRAINING, THE SECOND WORLD WAR SAW RAF TIGER MOTH OPERATING IN OTHER CAPACITIES, INCLUDING MARITIME SURVEILLANCE, DEFENSIVE ANTI-INVASION PREPARATIONS, AND EVEN SOME AIRCRAFT THAT HAD BEEN OUTFITTED TO FUNCTION AS ARMED LIGHT BOMBERS.
DISPLAY BY BORG SORENSEN, PAUL GLIDDON, NICK CAUDWELL & TONY DOCHERTY OWNERS JUDY PAY, BRUCE HUMPHRIES, BORG SORENSEN & JAMES COURTNEY
THE TIGER MOTH REMAINED IN SERVICE WITH THE RAF UNTIL IT WAS SUCCEEDED AND REPLACED BY THE DE HAVILLAND CHIPMUNK DURING THE EARLY 1950S. MANY OF THE MILITARY SURPLUS AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED INTO CIVIL OPERATION. MANY NATIONS HAVE USED THE TIGER MOTH IN BOTH MILITARY AND CIVIL APPLICATIONS, AND IT REMAINS IN WIDESPREAD USE AS A RECREATIONAL AIRCRAFT IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. IT IS STILL OCCASIONALLY USED AS A PRIMARY TRAINING AIRCRAFT, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE PILOTS WANTING TO GAIN EXPERIENCE BEFORE MOVING ON TO OTHER TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.
North American T-28 Trojan THE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION T-28 TROJAN IS A PISTON-ENGINED MILITARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT USED BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND UNITED STATES NAVY BEGINNING IN THE 1950S. BESIDES ITS USE AS A TRAINER, THE T-28 WAS SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED AS A COUNTER-INSURGENCY AIRCRAFT, PRIMARILY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. IT HAS CONTINUED IN CIVILIAN USE AS AN AEROBATICS AND WARBIRD PERFORMER.
DISPLAY BY STEPHEN DEATH & DOUG HAMILTON OWNERS MICHAEL MURPHY & JUDY PAY
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1949, THE XT-28 (COMPANY DESIGNATION NA-159) WAS FLOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME, DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE T-6 TEXAN. THE T-28A ARRIVED AT THE AIR PROVING GROUND, EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, IN MID-JUNE 1950, FOR SUITABILITY TESTS AS AN ADVANCED TRAINER BY THE 3200TH FIGHTER TEST SQUADRON, WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO ITS TRANSITION, INSTRUMENT, AND GUNNERY CAPABILITIES. FOUND SATISFACTORY, A CONTRACT WAS ISSUED AND BETWEEN 1950 AND 1957, A TOTAL OF 1,948 WERE BUILT.
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog THE CESSNA L-19/O-1 BIRD DOG WAS A LIAISON AND OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT. IT WAS THE FIRST ALL-METAL FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT ORDERED FOR AND BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY SINCE THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES SEPARATED FROM THE ARMY IN 1947, BECOMING ITS OWN BRANCH OF SERVICE, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. THE BIRD DOG HAD A LENGTHY CAREER IN THE U.S. MILITARY, AS WELL AS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
DISPLAY BY MICHAEL DALTON OWNER MATT HENDERSON
THE L-19 RECEIVED THE NAME BIRD DOG AS A RESULT OF A CONTEST HELD WITH CESSNA EMPLOYEES TO NAME THE AIRCRAFT. THE WINNING ENTRY, SUBMITTED BY JACK A. SWAYZE, AN INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHER, WAS SELECTED BY A U.S. ARMY BOARD. THE NAME WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE THE ROLE OF THE ARMY’S NEW AIRCRAFT WAS TO FIND THE ENEMY AND ORBIT OVERHEAD UNTIL ARTILLERY (OR ATTACK AIRCRAFT) COULD BE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THE ENEMY. WHILE FLYING LOW AND CLOSE TO THE BATTLEFIELD, THE PILOT WOULD OBSERVE THE EXPLODING SHELLS AND ADJUST THE FIRE VIA HIS RADIOS, IN THE MANNER OF A BIRD DOG (GUN DOG) USED BY GAME HUNTERS.
Southern Knights
DISPLAY PERFORMED BY DOUG HAMILTON, STEPHEN DEATH, GUY BOURKE & SCOTT TABERNER OWNERS ALAN PAY, STEPHEN DEATH & JUDY PAY X2.
THE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS FORMATION AEROBATIC TEAM CAME TOGETHER IN 1997 AND, SINCE THEN, HAVE PERFORMED AT AIRSHOWS AROUND AUSTRALIA. THE TEAM ARE SOME OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED WARBIRD AVIATORS IN AUSTRALIA INCLUDING GUY BOURKE, DOUG HAMILTON, STEPHEN DEATH AND SCOTT TABERNER. THE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS FLY A PRECISION DISPLAY SHOWCASING THE DEMANDING SKILLS REQUIRED WHEN FLYING IN CLOSE FORMATION. THE FOUR SHIP ROUTINE CONSISTS OF VARIOUS PRIVATELY OWNED WWII VINTAGE T-6 HARVARDS/TEXANS. THE T-6 WHICH IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “THE PILOT MAKER”, IS A SINGLE-ENGINE ADVANCED TRAINER AIRCRAFT USED TO TRAIN PILOTS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES NAVY, ROYAL AIR FORCE AND OTHER AIR FORCES OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH DURING WORLD WAR II AND INTO THE 1950S. DESIGNED BY NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION AND POWERED BY A 600 HORSEPOWER, NINE CYLINDER PRATT & WHITNEY RADIAL ENGINE, THE T-6 IS KNOWN BY A VARIETY OF DESIGNATIONS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL AND OPERATING AIR FORCE. MORE THAN 15,000 OF THE VARIOUS MODELS WERE CONSTRUCTED THROUGHOUT A TEN YEAR PRODUCTION RUN.
RAAF Heritage Trainers THE CAC CA-25 WINJEEL IS AN AUSTRALIAN-DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED THREE-SEAT TRAINING AIRCRAFT. ENTERING SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) IN 1955 AS A BASIC TO ADVANCED TRAINER, IT SERVED IN THIS ROLE UNTIL 1975. LATER, IT WAS USED IN THE FORWARD AIR CONTROL (FAC) ROLE FOR TARGET MARKING UNTIL 1994, AFTER WHICH IT WAS RETIRED FROM RAAF SERVICE. THE PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORPORATION CT/4 AIRTRAINER SERIES IS AN ALL-METAL-CONSTRUCTION, SINGLEENGINE, TWO-PLACE WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE SEATING, FULLY AEROBATIC, PISTON-ENGINED, BASIC TRAINING AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURED IN HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND.
THE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION T-6 TEXAN IS AN AMERICAN SINGLE-ENGINED ADVANCED TRAINER AIRCRAFT USED TO TRAIN PILOTS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF), UNITED STATES NAVY, ROYAL AIR FORCE, AND OTHER AIR FORCES OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH DURING WORLD WAR II AND INTO THE 1970S. DESIGNED BY NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, THE T-6 IS KNOWN BY A VARIETY OF DESIGNATIONS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL AND OPERATING AIR FORCE. DISPLAY BY GLEN COY (OWNER RAAFM CT4/A 077), BEN THOMPSON (OWNER CT4/A 030), MARK SKIDMORE (OWNER CT/4A 046), MURRAY WALLACE (OWNER CT/4A 040), MATT HENDERSON (OWNER WINJEEL 427), MATT GRIGG (OWNER WINJEEL 450), ADRIAN BURGE (OWNER RAAFM WINJEEL 439) & DAVID CHAPLIN (OWNER RAAFM HARVARD NZ1075).
Yakovlev Yak-52 THE YAKOVLEV YAK-52 IS A SOVIET PRIMARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT WHICH FIRST FLEW IN 1976. IT IS STILL BEING PRODUCED IN ROMANIA BY AEROSTAR, AS IAK-52, WHICH GAINED MANUFACTURING RIGHTS UNDER AGREEMENT WITHIN THE FORMER COMECON SOCIALIST TRADE ORGANISATION. THE YAK-52 WAS DESIGNED AS AN AEROBATIC TRAINER FOR STUDENTS IN THE SOVIET DOSAAF TRAINING ORGANISATION, WHICH TRAINED CIVILIAN SPORT PILOTS AND MILITARY PILOTS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FUEL AND OIL SYSTEMS PERMITTING INVERTED FLIGHT FOR AS LONG AS TWO MINUTES. THE ENGINE DRIVES A TWO-BLADED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATING, VARIABLE PITCH, WOOD AND FIBERGLASS LAMINATE PROPELLER.
DISPLAY AND OWNER JIM WICKHAM, CONRAD HAMMEL & JACK VEVERS AT 998 KG (2,200 LB) EMPTY WEIGHT, THE YAK-52 IS RESPONSIVE AND VERY CAPABLE AS AN AEROBATIC AIRCRAFT. YET IT IS ALSO EASY TO FLY AND LAND. LIKE MOST SOVIET MILITARY AIRCRAFT, WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN RUGGED ENVIRONMENTS WITH MINIMAL MAINTENANCE. ONE OF ITS KEY FEATURES, UNUSUAL IN WESTERN AIRCRAFT, IS ITS EXTENSIVE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. ENGINE STARTING, LANDING GEAR, FLAPS, AND WHEEL BRAKES ARE ALL PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED. SPHERICAL STORAGE BOTTLES FOR AIR, REPLENISHED BY AN ENGINE DRIVEN COMPRESSOR, ARE SITUATED BEHIND THE REAR COCKPIT AND CONTENTS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANELS.
Nanchang CJ-6 THE NANCHANG CJ-6 IS AN AIRCRAFT DESIGNED AND BUILT IN CHINA FOR USE BY THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE (PLAAF) AS A BASIC TRAINER. DUE TO ITS LOW PRICE AND STURDY CONSTRUCTION, THE CJ-6A IS A POPULAR HOBBY PLANE. A USED CJ-6 IN THE UNITED STATES CAN COST AS LITTLE AS $75,000. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS ON THE CIVIL REGISTER OF THE USA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, UK, SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES.
DISPLAY AND OWNER MATT WUILLEMIN IN AUSTRALIA, CJ-6 AIRCRAFT ARE GENERALLY OPERATED IN THE LIMITED CATEGORY. THIS IS ADMINISTERED BY THE AUSTRALIAN WARBIRDS ASSOCIATION LIMITED (AWAL). THE AWAL OPERATES UNDER AN APPROVAL FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT’S CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY (CASA) TO MANAGE THE OPERATION OF EX-MILITARY AIRCRAFT.
Rowe UFO
DISPLAY AND OWNER DAVID ROWE
CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED 23 JANUARY 2015, FIRST FLIGHT 4 DECEMBER 2015. POWERED BY A ROTAX 503, THIS BUILDER-DESIGNED AIRCRAFT HAS AN EMPTY WEIGHT OF JUST 145 KG.
Wolf Pitts Pro THE WOLF PITTS PRO IS THE HIGHEST PERFORMING AEROBATIC BIPLANE IN THE WORLD, MADE USING THE LATEST DESIGN CONCEPTS UTILISING THE LATEST IN MATERIALS , IT WAS DESIGNED AND HAND BUILT BY STEVE WOLF FROM THE UNITED STATES. POWERED BY A 400HP LYCOMING ENGINE AND A EMPTY WEIGHT OF 1200LBS (450KG) THE WOLF PITTS IS CAPABLE OF A CRUISE SPEED OF 185KTS (340 KM/HR) AND A TOP SPEED OF 224KTS (414 KM/HR). PAUL HAS BEEN PERFORMING AT AIRSHOWS SINCE 2005, AND HAS WON NUMEROUS AEROBATIC COMPETITIONS DURING THAT TIME. IN 2008 PAUL WAS CROWNED THE AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED AEROBATIC CHAMPION. IN 2009 PAUL WAS CROWNED THE AUSTRALIAN UNLIMITED AEROBATIC CHAMPION, RECEIVING THE PHILLIPS CUP. IN 2011 AND 2012 PAUL WON UNLIMITED IN BOTH THE QLD AND VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
DISPLAY AND OWNER BY PAUL BENNET
Pitts S1-11B Super Stinker CHRIS SPEROU IN HIS PITTS SUPER STINKER FITTINGLY LIVERIED WITH PEPE LE PU. CHRIS IS 13 TIMES AUSTRALIAN AEROBATICS CHAMPION. THE PITTS SPECIAL IS A SERIES OF LIGHT AEROBATIC BIPLANES DESIGNED BY CURTIS PITTS. IT HAS ACCUMULATED MANY COMPETITION WINS SINCE ITS FIRST FLIGHT IN 1944. THE PITTS BIPLANES DOMINATED WORLD AEROBATIC COMPETITION IN THIS 1960S AND 1970S AND, EVEN TODAY, REMAIN A POTENT COMPETITION AIRCRAFT IN THE LOWER CATEGORIES.
DISPLAY AND OWNER CHRIS SPEROU
Rebel 300 THE REBEL 300 IS A UNLIMITED AEROBATIC MONOPLANE POWERED BY A 300HP LYCOMING ENGINE. IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY ZIVKO AERONAUTICS WHO LATER REDESIGNED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME THE EDGE 540 WHICH IS NOW SYNONYMOUS TO THE RED BULL AIR RACE SERIES. DIFFERENT TO THE EDGE THE REBEL IS LIGHTER IN DESIGN AND UTILISES A SLIGHTLY LONGER WOODEN WING WHICH HELPS WITH ENERGY RETENTION AND CORNERING ABILITY.
DISPLAY BY GLENN GRAHAM OWNER PAUL BENNET AIRSHOWS
Robinson R22 THE ROBINSON R22 IS A TWO-BLADED, SINGLE-ENGINE LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER MANUFACTURED BY ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY. THE TWOSEAT R22 WAS DESIGNED IN 1973 BY FRANK ROBINSON AND HAS BEEN IN PRODUCTION SINCE 1979. IN THE EARLY 1970S, FRANK ROBINSON HAD A VISION OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES COMMUTING BETWEEN THEIR HOMES AND WORKPLACES IN SMALL, LIGHT, AFFORDABLE HELICOPTERS. THE SKIES WERE GOING TO BE FILLED WITH THESE LITTLE TWO-PERSON HELICOPTERS, GIVING PEOPLE FREEDOM THEY’VE NEVER HAD. THIS HELICOPTER WAS GOING TO BE ALL ABOUT ECONOMY OF OPERATION. HE DESIGNED THE TWO-BLADED HELICOPTER, WHICH WOULD BECOME THE R22, IN HIS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOME. THE PROCESS ENGULFED HIS ENTIRE HOUSE AND HE EVEN CURED SOME OF THE COMPONENTS, LIKE THE TAIL ROTOR, IN THE SAME OVEN HE COOKED WITH. THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER WAS IN 1975, AND FOUR YEARS LATER RECEIVED ITS CERTIFICATION FROM THE FAA. THE R22 HAS BECOME THE MOST WIDESPREAD HELICOPTER TRAINER IN THE WORLD AND TO DATE OVER 4,500 R22S HAVE BEEN BUILT.
DISPLAY AND OWNER JIM WICKHAM
Sky ACES THE SKY ACES CONSISTS OF PAUL BENNET’S WOLF PITTS PRO AND A REBEL 300 PILOTED BY GLENN GRAHAM.
Sky Blazers CHRIS SPEROU & WARREN STEWART PERFORM THEIR SKYBLAZERS ROUTINE INVOLVING CHRIS FLYING A PITTS SUPER STINKER WHILE WARREN FLIES A BEECH DEBONAIR.
CESSNA A-152 AEROBAT THE CESSNA 150 AND 152 BECAME THE MOST POPULAR CIVILIAN TRAINING AIRCRAFT AFTER WORLD WAR II, AS WELL AS ECONOMICAL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR WEEKEND PILOTS. THE SERIES STILL SERVES AS THE PRINCIPAL TWO-SEAT, GENERAL AVIATION TRAINER IN THE UNITED STATES. THE A152 AEROBAT, WITH GREATER STRUCTURAL STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND UP TO +6G AND -3G FORCES, APPEALS TO THOSE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MORE BASIC AEROBATIC AND SPIN CAPABILITY.
DISPLAY AND OWNER GERARD LAPPIN
TWO-SEAT AEROBATIC-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT, 315 BUILT. CERTIFIED FOR +6/-3 GS AND HAD STANDARD FOUR-POINT HARNESSES, SKYLIGHTS AND JETTISONABLE DOORS, ALONG WITH A CHECKERBOARD PAINT SCHEME AND REMOVABLE SEAT CUSHIONS TO ALLOW PARACHUTES TO BE WORN BY THE CREW. TYPE APPROVED IN 1977 AND PRODUCED AS 1978 TO 1985 MODEL YEARS. 315 BUILT .THE FOLLOWING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS ARE APPROVED: CHANDELLES, STEEP TURNS, BARREL ROLLS, SNAP ROLLS, LOOPS, VERTICAL REVERSEMENTS, LAZY EIGHTS, SPINS, AILERON ROLLS, IMMELMANN TURNS, CUBAN EIGHTS AND STALLS (EXCEPT WHIP STALLS).
Pilatus PC-21
DISPLAY BY RAAF ROULETTES R1 SQNLDR JAMIE BRADEN, R2 SQNLDR GAV OAKLEY, R3 FLTLT DANIEL BARCLAY R4 FLTLT SCOTT TAVASCI, R5 FLTLT LACHIE HAZELDINE, R6 FLTLT MARK KERITZ OWNER RAAF
THE PILATUS PC-21 IS THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING AIRCRAFT. AS PART OF THE AIR 5428 PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM PROJECT, THE PC-21 WILL REPLACE AIR FORCE'S PC-9/A. IT WILL BE BASED AT RAAF BASE EAST SALE IN VICTORIA & RAAF BASE PEARCE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
A DIGITAL POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC YAW COMPENSATION MAKES THE PC-21 EASY TO FLY IN THE CIRCUIT, WHILE STILL PROVIDING THE PERFORMANCE REQUIRED FOR ADVANCED TRAINING.
THE PILATUS PC-21 IS EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSURISED COCKPIT, AIR CONDITIONING AN ANTI-G SYSTEM, AND ON-BOARD OXYGEN GENERATION. IT IS CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED LOW-LEVEL SPEEDS OVER 320 KNOTS, AND HYDRAULICALLY ASSISTED AILERONS AND ROLL SPOILERS CAN PRODUCE FIGHTER-LIKE RATES OF ROLL IN EXCESS OF 200 DEGREES PER SECOND.
THE CAPABILITIES OF THE PC-21 MAKE IT IDEALLY SUITED TO A VERY WIDE TRAINING SCOPE. IT CAN BE USED FROM DAY ONE IN THE TRAINING SYSTEM, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR AN ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING FLEET, BUT ALSO BRIDGES THE PERFORMANCE GAP BETWEEN TRADITIONAL TURBOPROP TRAINERS AND LEAD-IN FIGHTERS.
Alenia C-27J Spartan THE ALENIA C-27J SPARTAN IS A MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED BY LEONARDO’S AIRCRAFT DIVISION (FORMERLY ALENIA AERMACCHI UNTIL 2016). IT IS AN ADVANCED DERIVATIVE OF ALENIA AERONAUTICA’S EARLIER G.222 (C-27A SPARTAN IN U.S. SERVICE), EQUIPPED WITH THE ENGINES AND VARIOUS OTHER SYSTEMS ALSO USED ON THE LARGER LOCKHEED MARTIN C-130J SUPER HERCULES. IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD TRANSPORT CONFIGURATION, SPECIALIZED VARIANTS OF THE C-27J HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR MARITIME PATROL, SEARCH AND RESCUE, C3 ISR (COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE), FIRE SUPPORT AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND GROUND-ATTACK MISSIONS.
OWNER RAAF
IN 2007, THE C-27J WAS SELECTED AS THE JOINT CARGO AIRCRAFT (JCA) FOR THE UNITED STATES MILITARY; THESE WERE PRODUCED IN AN INTERNATIONAL TEAMING ARRANGEMENT UNDER WHICH L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SERVED AS THE PRIME CONTRACTOR. IN 2012, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) ELECTED TO RETIRE THE C-27J AFTER ONLY A SHORT SERVICE LIFE DUE TO BUDGET CUTS; THEY WERE LATER REASSIGNED TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD AND UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. THE C-27J HAS ALSO BEEN ORDERED BY THE MILITARY AIR UNITS OF AUSTRALIA, ITALY, GREECE, BULGARIA, LITHUANIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, ROMANIA, PERU, AND SLOVAKIA.
BOEING C-17A Globemaster III THE BOEING C-17 GLOBEMASTER III IS A LARGE MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. IT WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) FROM THE 1980S TO THE EARLY 1990S BY MCDONNELL DOUGLAS. THE C-17 CARRIES FORWARD THE NAME OF TWO PREVIOUS PISTONENGINED MILITARY CARGO AIRCRAFT, THE DOUGLAS C-74 GLOBEMASTER AND THE DOUGLAS C-124 GLOBEMASTER II. THE C-17 COMMONLY PERFORMS TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC AIRLIFT MISSIONS, TRANSPORTING TROOPS AND CARGO THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ADDITIONAL ROLES INCLUDE MEDICAL EVACUATION AND AIRDROP DUTIES. IT WAS DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE LOCKHEED C-141 STARLIFTER, AND ALSO FULFILL SOME OF THE DUTIES OF THE LOCKHEED C-5 GALAXY, FREEING THE C-5 FLEET FOR OUTSIZE CARGO.
DISPLAY BY SQNLDR TIM SMITH OWNER RAAF
BOEING, WHICH MERGED WITH MCDONNELL DOUGLAS IN 1997, CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE C-17S FOR EXPORT CUSTOMERS FOLLOWING THE END OF DELIVERIES TO THE U.S. AIR FORCE. ASIDE FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE C-17 IS IN SERVICE WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, QATAR, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, NATO HEAVY AIRLIFT WING, INDIA, AND KUWAIT. THE FINAL C-17 WAS COMPLETED AT THE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA PLANT AND FLOWN ON 29 NOVEMBER 2015.
TECHNICAL SPECS EQUIPMENT USED: CANON 1DX MARK II CANON 500MM F4.0L MARK II LENS + 2X EXTENDER III CANON 5D MARK IV CANON 100-400MM F4.5-5.6L MARK II LENS + 1.4X EXTENDER SOFTWARE USED: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM CC ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CC, ADOBE INDESIGN CC OVERALL I SHOT 41,276 PHOTOS OR 1,023 GB WHICH I’VE EDITED BACK DOWN TO 100 USED IN THIS BOOK. EACH PHOTO HAS BEEN EDITED TO WITHIN AN INCH OF IT’S LIFE AND HAS TAKEN ROUGHLY 2 WEEKS TO DESIGN.