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Laava
15th March 2009, 16:18
http://www.airforce.mil.nz/operations/whats-on/airshows-opendays/whenuapai-open-day.htm

March 21st

Gates open at 9.00am

Entry fee: $5 a head and children under 10 years are free

For more information phone: 09 417 7661 or email us



Air Show Flying Programme

9.00am - Gates open

9.15am-10.30am - RNZAF Morning Display featuring:
Solo Airtrainer aerobatics
Kiwi Blue jump
Kaman Seasprite
Hercules display
Harvard display
Red Checkers aerobatics
Boeing 757 display

10.30am -12.15pm - Warbirds Display featuring:
Roaring Forties Harvards
Yak team
PBY Catalina
DC3 Dakota
T28 Trojan
Devon
Ryans
MX-2
Vampire
L39 Albatross
F4 Corsair
P51 Mustang

12.15pm-1.10pm - Lunch Break featuring:
DC3 scenic flight
Catalina scenic flight
Gliding aerobatics display
MX-2 vs V8 Car drag race
Westpac Helicopter display

1.10pm-1.25pm - USAF Display featuring:
C-17 display

1.25pm-4.00pm - RNZAF Afternoon Display featuring:
Display Helicopter line-up
Kiwi Blue jump
RNZAF maritime rescue display
RNZAF airfield insertion display
Iroquois role demonstration
P3 Orion display
Harvard display
Sioux handling display
757 handling display
Iroquois handling display
9-ship airtrainer formation flypast
Seasprite pair display
Hercules handling display
Red Checkers aerobatics
Formation Thunder

4.00pm-4.12pm - RAAF Display featuring
F/A -18 Hornet

4.12pm-4.35pm - Afternoon Activity featuring:
DC3 Scenic flight
Catalina Scenic flight
Iroquois prize flight

1700 - Gates closed

Hiflyer
15th March 2009, 17:10
well im so there!! chers for posting otherwise i wouldnt know.


ive been before and its awesome

Devil
16th March 2009, 07:21
Woohoo! It's been years since I've seen one of the Oz Hornets. I was at Ohakea when they had the skyhawks and hornets honking around.

Devil
16th March 2009, 10:14
Yikes! Just noticed they've got the C-17 in that list! Huge plane!

FROSTY
21st March 2009, 10:54
Just a heads up for Auckland KBers --Theres an airshow on at whenuapai today. Looks to be a good one for airplaney types

3L4NS1R
24th March 2009, 21:27
so did anyone spot me? i was the one in green....

Blackshear
24th March 2009, 21:49
so did anyone spot me? i was the one in green....

Would've gone if I KNEW IT WAS HAPPENING, WHERE THE FUCK IS THIS GIANT MASSIVE COMMERCIAL WHALE-PLANE COMING FROM?!?!

SARGE
24th March 2009, 22:26
Yikes! Just noticed they've got the C-17 in that list! Huge plane!

meh .. Lockheed Martin C-5A Galaxy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-5_Galaxy)

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