An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Saturday Afternoon – Janesville Air Show
On Saturday, a group of local bloggers got together and attended the Southern Wisconsin Airfest in Janesville, WI. We decided to go for the gold and get VIP seating. A huge shoutout to The Asian Badger for putting the whole thing together. We were right in front, dead center. It was an experience I’ll never forget. Great people, perfect weather and a most outstanding air show. Here is just a glimpse of what we saw…
This is shockwave – a triple engine jet truck. It set a world speed record for a full size truck – 376 m.p.h., with 36,000 horsepower. You can read much more about the Shockwave here. We watched this bad boy race a plane. At the end of the race, a pyrotechnic explosion rocked the show.
There were some awesome aerobatic demonstrations.
This is Patty Wagstaff. (Sorry about the quality of the photos – I have a basic camera and planes go kinda fast) She is the first woman to win the title of U.S. National Aerobatic Champion…and went on to win it two more times. You can read more about her here. And yeah, we were THAT close!!
And what air show would be complete without the Navy Leap Frogs proudly flying the colors…
Also performing were the Golden Knights, F-16 Viper demo and Susan Dacy, among others. But of course, the highlight of the show…the incomparable Blue Angels. Oh yeah!!! Those pictures will be up soon…
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