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When is the Florida Air Show 2021?
In 2021 their show schedule includes the NAS Jacksonville Air Show and Sun 'n Fun Fly-In and Convention in Lakeland in April, the Fort Lauderdale Air Show and Great Florida Air Show in Melbourne in May, the Pensacola Beach Air Show in July and the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show in November.
When do warbirds visit Florida?
Though not air shows as such, there are a number of vintage and warbirds aircraft tours that often visit Florida in the spring. Over the space of a couple of months they visit a number of regional airports throughout the state.
What is the F-22 Raptor?
F-22 “Raptor” Demonstration Flight Team — the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor is a twin engined fifth generation stealth fighter equip ped with thrust vectoring offering amazing manoeuvrability and speeds in excess of Mach 2 and can fly at Mach 1.5 without resorting to afterburners
What aircraft do Canadian snowbirds fly?
The Canadian Snowbirds Demonstration Team fly the Canadair Tutor CT-114 and sometimes venture south. In 2012 they appeared at the Wings and Waves Air Show at Daytona Beach, in 2016 at the Fort Lauderdale Air Show and in 2017 they returned to the Fort Lauderdale Air Show. They have not returned to Florida since 2017.
What is the A-10 Thunderbolt II?
A-10 “Thunderbolt II” Demo Team — the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the “Warthog” was specifically designed as a close air support aircraft and is built around a 7 barrel Gatling type 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon firing 3,900 rounds per minute.
When is air show season in Florida?
The air show season in Florida typically runs from mid January to November with most shows in either the spring or the autumn (fall). A complete schedule of upcoming Florida air shows for 2021 and 2022 can be found below. Though not air shows as such, there are a number of vintage and warbirds aircraft tours that often visit Florida in the spring.
When did the Blue Angels retire?
United States Navy Blue Angels. On November 4, 2020 the Blue Angels officially retired their fleet of F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornets and have transitioned to the larger F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for the 2021 season supported by a “new” C-130J Super Hercules.
