Hey guys/gals,
Carly and I went to the Avalon air show today. Great day to many sites to mention but favorites were the old World war 1+2 planes that i "tried" to build minature replicas of when i was a kid (Tiger Moths, Spitfires and P51 Mustangs). Others on high mention were the boat plane Catalina's, Hercules, Sea hawk Helicopter and other big cargo carriers.
Mind you the show that our F-16 and F-18 put on, seemed to be much impressive and louder then the US F-22 Raptor (first time in an air show in Aus). Besides being able to do a 360 degree backwards turn while still in a relatively stationary position (so not a loop) didn't see them do any radical moves or fly anywhere close to the speed of the F-18 from what we could see/hear (Even though Raptor capable 2400kph). The F-18 did a 9G turn right above us which made half the crowd put their hands over their ears and out of all the jet planes it was the hardest to photograph.
Overall heaps to do and see (100+ planes, 10-15 helicopters, circus, dirtbikes, 100's of stalls, etc) and quite a few of the larger planes you could go into and have a look. We were there for 5 hours and there was still 3 hrs of different aerial shows to go.
Pics probably dont do justifcation took about 60 pics but most of them werent clear due to planes moving and turning. Highly recommend the day if your wanting to do a family outing in the future. Fun for all.
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Geoff