Time For Some Noise

The F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. Developed for the USAF it first flew in July 1972, and is one of the most recognized modern fighters. The F-15 is expected to remain in service until 2025. Despite originally being envisaged as a pure air superiority aircraft, the design proved flexible enough that an all-weather strike derivative, the F-15E Strike Eagle, was later developed, and entered service in 1989.
The F-15 in all air forces had an air-to-air combined record of 104 kills to 0 losses in air combat as of February 2008. To date, no air superiority versions of the F-15 (A/B/C/D models) have ever been shot down by enemy forces.

The Windsor International Airshow welcomes the pilots and techs from the 390 FS out of Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

Can you hear it yet? Sounds of Freedom.

T-34

The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a propeller-driven, single-engined, 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 engined. 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.
The pilots will be coming from the VT-2 Squadron.

CT-142 Dash 8

Navigators from around the world come to Canada to train on the CT-142 Dash-8. At the Canadian Forces Air Navigation School (CFANS), this twin turboprop aircraft is used to teach students aerial navigation and tactics.
Designed and produced in Canada, the CT-142 is a conversion of the popular Dash-8 airliner. It was adapted for navigation training by manufacturer Bombardier Inc. in the late 1980s.
Recent software modifications on the CT-142 allow students to operate their own Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Inertial Navigation System (INS). The aircraft also features a new Tactical Display System that superimposes information on the students’ radar displays.
At CFANS, located at 17 Wing in Winnipeg, dozens of Canadian and foreign students train on CT-142s each year. CFANS has welcomed navigators from Singapore, Korea, New Zealand, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands and Australia.

Come and take a peek and say hi to the pilots.

Don't be on the outside looking in, it's just not the same.

T-45 Goshawk

The Windsor International Air Show is starting to heat up.
Two T-45 Goshawks will be coming up for static display from the VT-86 Sabrehawks located in Pensacola Florida.

At the heart of the Navy T45 training system is the two-seat, single-engine T-45 Goshawk. The aircraft has a wingspan of 30.1 feet, a length of 39.3 feet, a tail height of 13.5 feet and a gross takeoff weight of 13,636 pounds. The U.S. Navy's T-45 Goshawk is powered by a Rolls-Royce Adour F405-RR-401 engine producing 5,845 pounds of thrust. Designed to excel in the rigorous environment of naval aviation training, it has been fatigue-tested successfully to demonstrate a service life that exceeds the required 14, 400 flight-hours.
Described by instructor-pilots who fly it as "eminently forgiving," the T-45 is the only jet trainer designed to land routinely at sink rates of greater than 700 feet per minute, which are required for aircraft carrier approach landings. The Boeing team has continually upgraded the aircraft with features such as leading-edge wing slats for better low-speed performance, high-gain nosewheel steering for safer ground handling, and a reinforced composite stabilator with increased span for better pitch control.
In the 16 years since they entered service in 1992, T-45s have logged over 800,000 flight-hours and made over 50,000 arrested carrier landings. Approximately 3,500 student aviators from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and a number of foreign militaries have earned their wings in the T-45.
The Windsor International Air Show welcomes the Sabrehawks.

P51 Mustang

We have another edition to our show. Vintage Wings of Canada will be bringing down their Mustang and will be flying in our show.
The VWC Mustang Mk IV is painted in period markings of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 442 Squadron, which flew the last Allied operational fighter mission of the entire European theatre of the Second World War - flying fighter cover for naval operations near the Channel Islands the day after VE Day.
We would like to thank Michael Potter of Vintage Wings for bringing this exceptional aircraft to our show.
It is truly a welcome edition.

CANADA DAY!

It's a time to enjoy the day and reflect on where we are as a country. It's a day to celebrate our independence and Freedom all across this land. Yes I'm somewhat patriotic. Canada is no doubt the absolute best country in the world and the land is absolutely gorgeous.
We also have to make sure we thank the service men and women who defend our rights and will stand up for those rights willingly. The Snowbirds, Skyhawks, CF18 Demo pilot, and the technicians that keep them flying, are all a shining example of our military and what they represent. At any time they can get a call and be shipped into hostile territory and in the meantime we as a country wake up everyday and continue on as we normally would.
We all enjoy our personal rights guaranteed by our Charter of Right and Freedoms.
Let's not forget or take for granted how they came about.
Canada is the best and Happy Birthday or Confederation, whichever you choose.

THANKS GUYS! You know who you are.