Look, up in
the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! Yep, it's a plane.
Hundreds of
planes will be in the area this weekend for the sixth annual Great Georgia
Air Show at Falcon Field in Peachtree City. The show has been a major
attraction for local residents as well as aircarft afficionados from all
over the nation. The Great Georgia Air Show features an amazing array
of aeronautical wizardry each afternoon from 1-5 p.m., as well as a display
of World War II aircraft to peruse and possibly even fly in.
Among the attractions
this year are the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-15 and F-18 demonstration
teams, aerobatic performances from the Hawker Seafury and the AT-6, the
comedy stylings of Otto the Helicopter, wing walking on Gene Soucy's Showcat,
the Flying Farmer and his Piper Cub, a launch and flyby of 30 WWII aircraft,
heritage flights of the P-51 and the F-15, Walter Addison Linscott in
his Yak-55 and Steve Coan performing sailplane aerobatics.
Also on hand
at this year's show will be the Chevy Jet Truck, which goes from 0-334
mph within a half mile. Other aircraft at this year's show will be the
F-117 Nighthawk, the P-51 D Mustang, th B-17 Flying Fortress, the Japanese
"Kate," the PBY Catalina, the AC-47 Gun Ship, the PT-17 Stearman,
the F-18 Horne, the Hawker Sea Fury, the C-45 Expeditorand the SBD Dauntless.
Delta Airplanes will also have the Hisoric "Ship 41" DC-3, the
Travel Air 6B Sedan and the CRJ 200.
The gates open
at 9 a.m. and visitors are allowed to peruse the WWII aircraft on display
as well as an art show, participate in rock climbing, visit the Kid Port
area and fly in a selection of the aircraft at the show. Parking is free
at Starr's Mill High School and free shuttle service to the air show will
be provided. Handicap and golf cart parking are availabe at Falcon Field.
Tickets to
the show can be purchased in advance at www.ticketweb.com for $10 for
adults and$5 for children ages 6-12. Tickets at the gate are $13 for adults
and $7 for children ages 6-12. All proceeds benefit the Kiwanis Club of
Peachtree City and the Dixe Wing Historical Preservation and Education
Programs.
For more information,
visit www.thegreatgeorgiaairshow.com.
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