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California Capital Air Show
Sacramento held its First Annual California Capital Air Show at the former Mather AFB; Large crowds overwhelmed the many vendors on site and guaranteed a bright future for this, the newest of events on the Air Show circuit.
by ILIPS Group Freelance Correspondent
Rick W. Pisio
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| Kelvin-Helmholtz or
shear-gravity waves form over the Sierra Nevada mountain
range east of Rancho Cordova, California. These clouds
are formed between two layers of air, with different
densities, traveling at different speeds. The weeks
preceeding the California Capital Airshow were wet and
rainy but on the weekend the weather cleared allowing
blue skies on airshow day. |
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Featured
Gallery Images
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A T-38A Talon from Beale
AFB sits parked on the ramp. The Talon first flew in 1959
and more than 1100 have been delivered to the Air Force
of which 509 remain in the inventory. The aircraft is
used to train pilots for front-line fighter and bomber
aircraft and is capable of mach 1.2.
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| Rich Perkin's
demonstrates the L-39's capabilities in the aircraft he
calls "Firecat." Rich is a highly decorated U-2
reconnaissance pilot. |
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| With the snow capped
Sierra Nevada mountain range as a backdrop an HH-60
Blackhawk in medevac configuration demonstrates it's
ability to rescue a downed airman. |
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| The U.S. Army HH-60 Blackhawk makes a photo pass. |
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| LTJG Darin Dean,
callsign "BAHGAK," stands in front of his
aircraft talking with the airshow crowd. The callsign
BAHGAK came about because he came down with chicken pox
during his last cruise about the USS Stennis.
"BAHGAK," he explained, "is the sound a
chicken makes." |
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| A U.S. Navy F-18F on static display. |
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| A brand new U.S. Air
Force C-17A Globemaster III, assigned to the 452 AW at
March AFB, sits on static display. |
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| "Beware of
Blast." Each engine of the C-5B Galaxy's TF39-GE-1C
turbofan engines is capable of 41,000 pounds of thrust. |
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| A Coast Guard C-130
Hercules from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento prepares
to simulate a raft drop. The Coast Guard classifies the
Hercules as a long range survelliance aircraft. |
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