The Rick Mercer Report

Monday, July 25, 2011



Fun Loving Volunteers are required to help out this year at the Air Show!
Experience the jets and pilots up close like no other event.
We are the biggest event in Essex County.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Filling Up The Ramp

We welcome F-16's from the Alabama National Guard this year. Get up close and personal with these static aircraft as the pilots give you a close up look at some of America's finest modern dogfighters. We feel privileged to showcase the US arsenal and provide hospitality to the boys that fly them. Check out the aircraft, meet and greet the pilots while enjoying a World Class airshow from the field. The only place to be.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

And Another One

Coming to Windsor.
The C130 is a four-engine turboprop tactical transport aircraft with a rear cargo ramp, rugged landing gear, good short-field performance and high ground clearance for engines and propellers, used for troop transport, tactical airlift (both palletized and vehicular cargo), search and rescue, air-to-air refueling, and aircrew training and qualification. Designed to operate from unimproved airstrips in an active theater of operations. Get the chance to sit up front in the cockpit as the pilots bring you on board for a tour. 
Be a part of the show.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Confirmations Have Begun






Maximum payload capacity of the C-17 is 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms), and its maximum gross takeoff weight is 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms). With a payload of 169,000 pounds (76,657 kilograms) and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 feet (8,534 meters), the C-17 has an unrefueled range of approximately 2,400 nautical miles. Its cruise speed is approximately 450 knots (.76 Mach). The C-17 is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers and equipment. 

The design of the aircraft allows it to operate through small, austere airfields. The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet (1,064 meters) and only 90 feet wide (27.4 meters). Even on such narrow runways, the C-17 can turn around using a three-point star turn and its backing capability. 

Step right into this modern military behemoth at Windsor airport this September. Meet and chat with the crew who fly this aircraft around the world in and out of hotspots and humanitarian causes.