Saturday, September 21, 2013

2013 Winston Salem Airshow


Saturday's edition of the 2013 -S Airshow was a big dissapointment due to the weather. Ceilings varied between 1200 and 1700 AGL and there was a constant drizzle. Acrobatics were out of the question, but there were some moments of clearing when some of the performers were able to do some banana passes before the crowd.
There was a brief window when the Aeroshell Team were able to do some loops in a very shortened program.

An L-39 with a nice paint job did both high speed and low speed passes:
 
 







 




One plane I was excited to see at the airshow was the "Super Stol" by Just Aircraft. I have heard a great deal about this plane. It will take off and land in 100 feet.  This is accomplished by leading edge slats and wing length flaperons. 
Just Aircraft - Super STOL


Super STOL - Panel


Super STOL - Wing
 
Beech 18

Beech 18

Beech 18

Monday, September 16, 2013

Jane Wicker at 2011 Winston Salem Airshow

I was going through some photos on one of my SD cards, and I ran across this short video of Jane Wicker at the 2011 Winston Salem Airshow. At the time, I didn't know I was watching one of the best. She will be missed.