A.F. show to feature past, present craft on weekend

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A.F. show to feature past, present craft on weekend

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE - Tens of thousands of visitors are expected this weekend to watch aircraft from the U.S. Air Force's past, present and future.

World War II-era fighters and a bomber will fly at Edwards Air Force Base's two-day open house along with a stealthy supersonic F/A-22 Raptor, a remote-controlled Predator spy plane, and a tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey that takes off like a helicopter but flies like an airplane.

"We've got everything, from vintage aircraft all the way to the most current aircraft available," Edwards spokesman Chris Ball said.

Gates will open at 7 a.m. and flying demonstrations will start at 10 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The flying concludes about 4:45 p.m. both days.

This is Edwards' first air show in two years. Last year's open house was canceled because of tight budgets and base personnel's heavy workloads, since organizing and conducting the event requires thousands of man-hours in addition to regular duties.

Some 175,000 to 200,000 visitors are expected over both days, about usual for recent open houses.

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Edwards Air Force Base air show tentative performance times for Saturday and Sunday. Base officials noted that times are subject to change.

9 a.m. Pre-show Stearman flight

10 a.m. F-16 sonic boom, P-51 pass

10 a.m. Golden Knights flag jump

10:10 a.m. Opening ceremony

10:20 a.m. F/A-22 demonstration

10:23 a.m. Gen. Yeager P-51 flyovers

10:29 a.m. F-22 overtaking pass of P-51

10:32 a.m. F-22 demonstration

10:42 a.m. F-22, F-16, P-51 flyover

10:48 a.m. Break

10:58 a.m. B-1 demonstration

11:10 a.m. B-25 Mitchell flyover

11:16 a.m. B-1 overtaking, photo passes with B-25

11:22 a.m. CJ-6 demonstration

11:37 a.m. F-86 flyover

11:43 a.m. MiG-15 flyover

11:49 a.m. F-86 / MiG-15 tail chase

11:55 a.m. Break

12:05 p.m. Giles-202 demonstration

12:17 p.m. Dutch F-16 single ship demonstration

12:31 p.m. B-52 demonstration

12:39 p.m. Glider act

12:55 p.m. Break

1:05 p.m. C-17 demonstration and drop

1:20 p.m. Golden Knights

2 p.m. T-6 heritage flight

2:25 p.m. Break

2:35 p.m. Predator flyover

2:41 p.m. B-52 high-altitude pass

2:45 p.m. F-16 single ship demonstration

3:05 p.m. P-38/F-16 heritage flight

3:11 p.m. Break

3:21 p.m. Julie Clark Mopar T-34 demonstration

3:33 p.m. CV-22 demonstration

3:43 p.m. B-2 demonstration

3:49 p.m. NASA ER-2, F/A-18, T-34 demonstrations

4:09 p.m. Break 4:19 p.m., F-117 demonstration

4:27 p.m. Tora Tora Tora

4:37 p.m. Air Force Flight Test Center aerial review

4:41 p.m. Show ends

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