2010 ACTS

Come back Sunday or Monday to the Air Show

(SATURDAY, SEPT. 4) - While the Cleveland National Air Show presented by Discount Drug Mart went on Saturday despite the rain, Saturday ticketholders are invited back Sunday or Monday.

• All ticketholders can use their tickets or ticket stubs for GENERAL ADMISSION Sunday or Monday.

• Once inside the gate and subject to availability , a Saturday Box Seat or Saturday Barnstormer Club ticket/wristband may be exchanged for a BOX SEAT ticket for that day's show. (Box Seats will be in a different location.)

• Saturday Loge ticketholders can use their tickets for GENERAL ADMISSION Sunday or Monday.

For many families, the sight of high-speed aircraft jetting in tight formation against a bright blue sky is as exciting as fireworks on the 4th of July...

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USN Blue Angels	USMC Fat Albert	US Army Golden Knights	USN F/A-18F Super Hornet
USN Legacy Flight	USAF F-15E Strike Eagle	B-17 Yankee Lady	Red Eagle Air Sports
Gene Soucy	Teresa Stokes	TS-11 Iskra	TORA 101
Shockwave	Pyrotechnics/Wall of Fire	Metro Life Flight	Aircraft on Display
Ground Attractions

U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet demonstration Team

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are ready to ROCK Cleveland!

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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will add their own speed to Labor Day Weekend as headliners of the 2010 Cleveland National Air Show presented by Discount Drug Mart.

Each show day the six "Blues" demonstration pilots will blaze across the Cleveland skies in their dark blue and yellow-striped F/A-18 Hornets. The Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. It includes the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-plane Diamond Formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo Pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.

The Cleveland National Air Show is one of only 35 show sites to host the popular U.S. Navy Blue Angels in 2010. For more information on the U.S. Navy Blue Angles and high-resolution photos: www.blueangels.navy.mil/

Official U.S. Navy photographs.

C-130 Hercules "fat Albert" demonstration

Welcome Aboard Fat Albert Airlines

The U. Navy Blue Angels support aircraft "Fat Albert" will perform a gravity defying demonstration that will leave air show fans in awe. Fat Albert cruises at a speed of more than 320 knots (approximately 360 miles per hour) at 27,000 feet. Four Allison turboprop engines, which produce more than 16,000 shaft-horsepower, provide Fat Albert Airlines with the power to land and depart on runways as short as 2,500 feet.

An all-Marine Corps crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel operate the Lockheed-Martin C-130T Hercules, affectionately known as Fat Albert Airlines. Fat Albert joined the team in 1970 and flies more than 140,000 miles each season. It carries more than 40 maintenance and support personnel, their gear and enough spare parts and communication equipment to complete a successful air show. For more information on the U.S. Navy Blue Angles and high-resolution photos: www.blueangels.navy.mil/

Official U.S. Navy photograph.

U.S. Army Golden Knights Precision Parachute Team

Ambassadors of Excellence

The Golden Knights are an elite parachute team that serve as goodwill ambassadors for the U.S. Army. Annually the team performs more than 27,000 jumps before an estimated 14 million people.

The Golden Knights will perform multiple free-fall parachute jumps revealing aerial grace, precision and skill as they descend along the flight line or to a perfect bulls-eye landing. Don't miss this popular performance!

For more information on the U.S. Army Golden Knights and high-resolution photos click here: www.armygoldenknights.com

The U.S. Army Golden Knights jumping over Burke Lakefront Airport.

U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super hornet

Tactical Demonstration

The U.S. Navy's F/A-18F Super Hornet is an all-weather strike fighter aircraft that performs fighter escort, fleet air defense, force projection, interdiction, and close air support. An upgrade of the F/A-18C/D Hornet, the Super Hornet is 25 percent larger and offers longer range, greater endurance, increased weapon and fuel carrying ability along with improved survivability and the capacity for future growth.Official U.S. Navy photograph.

Additional information and high-resolution photos of the U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet can be found at: www.navy.mil/view_photos.asp

U.S. Navy Legacy Flight

The historic Legacy Flight will feature the WWII F4U-5 Corsair flying on the wing of the F/A-18F Super Hornet in a picture perfect performance.

The Tailhook Legacy Flight® program preserves the rich heritage of Naval Aviation by matching today's frontline fighters with their predecessors in close flight maneuvers at air shows nationwide. For more information visit: www.navylegacyflight.org/index.shtml

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle Tactical Demonstration

Afterburners On!

Each event day, the F-15E Strike Eagle will perform a dynamic and impressive demonstration that will leave air show fans rumbling in their seats. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in all weather. The aircraft uses two crew members, a pilot and a weapon systems officer.

Fans agree that the Strike Eagle has three great strengths: its sheer size, serious color and awesome engine noise. For more information visit: www.acc.af.mil/aerialevents/strikeeagle/index.asp

Red Eagle Air Sports-Magic in the Air!

Two-ship Aerobatic Team

Red Eagle Air Sports will make their first appearance at the 2010 Cleveland National Air Show.

This two-ship aerobatic team provides a singular blend of low-level precision formation and solo aerobatics with fascinating transitions. Red Eagle Air Sports is nationally known for its eye-popping, spectacular performances. Prepare to witness inverted flat spins, inside and outside loops, multiple snap rolls, tail slides, torque rolls, plus their signature maneuvers: the Torqued Eagle, Topcoat This, the Squirrel Cage, The Towering Centrifuge, The Farvel Loop , the Tuck-Under Break and daring head on passes that will take your breathe away. Don't miss this exciting action and entertainment for the whole family!

Flying the Red Eagle and one-of-a-kind Talon Eagle, Buck Roetman and Dan McClung demonstrate the awesome power of these highly-modified aerobatic aircraft. For more information, photos and videos visit: www.redeagleairsports.com/

Gene Soucy

Big Biplane Solo

Gene Soucy is one of the most well-respected and proficient airshow pilots in American aviation.  He is a former member of the record-setting Eagles Aerobatic Flight Team, he has been a member of two World Champion U.S. Aerobatic Teams, and he has won more awards than any other active airshow pilot.  Innovation and versatility are Gene's style.  It is no wonder as to why he has rightfully been nicknamed "Mr. Airshow."

Each show day, Gene will tear up the sky in the ShowCat with his combination of smoke, noise, and elegance. Air Show fans young and old will go wild for the roar of the monstrous Pratt & Whitney engine, and Gene's trademark one-wheel landing proves the show isn't over until the big kitty purrs. For more information and photos visit: www.genesoucy.com/

Teresa Stokes Wingwalking

Wild Ride on the Wing!

This crowd favorite features wingwalker Teresa Stokes as she climbs about the wings of the ShowCat, piloted by aviation legend Gene Soucy. Anything is possible with these two in the air...if you're lucky, you'll even catch a glimpse of a headstand in the sky!

As America's favorite wingwalker, this one-of-a-kind performer is also an acclaimed aviation artist. Award winning Teresa Stokes Aviation Art specializes in custom commissioned fine art paintings of aircraft, skyscapes, and space flight.  Limited Edition prints of her work are marketed in galleries through out the country, and displayed in museums worldwide. In the past she has done works of art for several major rock bands such as the band caricature artwork on the inside of the Aerosmith's "Rocks" album and CD.

She is also a pilot with multiengine, instrument, and commercial ratings, and enjoys flying aerobatics herself. For more information and photos visit: www.genesoucy.com/

B-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"

WWII History Takes to the Skies

The Yankee Air Museum's award winning B-17G Yankee Lady is the finest example of this type of aircraft still flying in the world today. The Boeing B-17, nicknamed the "Flying Fortress", was a long range heavy bomber that was given the task of destroying enemy war facilities through precision strategic bombardment. Take a step back in history as you learn more about this magnificent aircraft. For more information and photos visit: www.yankeeairmuseum.org/

TORA 101-Japanese zero

From the movie Tora! Tora! Tora!

TORA 101 is a Japanese A6M Zero replica originally used in the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! TORA 101 will perform a dogfight routine and Warbird fly-by...complete with lots of smoke and noise. For more information visit: www.tora101.com/

Shockwave Jet Truck

World's Fastest Triple Engine Jet Truck

Cleveland's favorite dragster is back...Shockwave Jet Truck! Shockwave runs over 300 mph racing airplanes at airshows; holds the world record in a quarter mile for trucks at 256 mph in just 6.36 seconds; and holds the world record for full size trucks at 376 mph as recorded by Guinness Book of World Records. At 36,000 horsepower, the ShockWave has enough power to accelerate at 3 Gs vertical, which is as much as the Space Shuttle!

Air Show fans watch in awe as the flame- tipped semi scorches the runway as it tries to outrace a speeding airplane. The roar of the turbines always brings the crowd to its feet. For more information visit: www.shockwavejets.com

Mad Bomber Pyrotechnics and Wall of Fire

A Thrill You Don't Want to Miss!

Mad Bomber Airshow Special Effects will add a little KABOOM! to the 2010 Cleveland National Air Show. For more information and cool photos visit: www.themadbomber.com/home.htm

TS-11 Iskra Flyby

The TS-11 Iskra (Polish for Spark) is a Polish jet trainer aircraft, used by the air forces of Poland and India. It is notable as the main trainer plane of the Polish Army, the oldest jet plane still in service in Poland - and one of the most reliable.

Danny Clisham and rob reider

Voices of the Air Show

As you enjoy the air show, listen carefully for the expertise and colorful commentary of SkyTalker Danny Clisham and Rob Reider.

Danny is a veteran air show announcer who has presided over hundreds of air shows across the country. Danny also works in television and movies as an aviation stunt coordinator. Danny Clisham's home page click here: www.dannyclisham.com

Rob Reider is also a veteran air show announcer, recipient of the coveted ICAS "Sword of Excellence," entertainer, pilot, Midwest television personality, singer, performer, writer, and winner of 5 Emmy awards. To visit Rob Reider's home page click here: www.robreider.com/

Metro Life Flight

Launched in 1982, Cleveland Metro Life Flight is an internationally recognized critical care transport service based in Northeast Ohio. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) since 1994, Metro Life Flight provides both local and international assistance utilizing helicopter, Lear jet and ground unit assets.

Metro Life Flight's four person team is comprised of two pilots and two critical care specialists including nurses and physicians. Each member of the team brings industry state-of-the art experience complemented by the high standard of training required within the Metro Life Flight family.

Metro Life Flight helicopters will perform daily flybys at this year's show along with a display. Metro Life Flight home page clicked here: www.metrohealth.org/Clinical/metrolifeflight/Default.asp

Cleveland Aeromodeling Society

The Cleveland Aeromodeling Society showcases its radio-controlled aircraft at Burke Lakefront Airport. Watch the model versions of today's most exciting aircraft perform aerobatic maneuvers and stunts.

NASA Glenn Research Center Display

The NASA Glenn Research Center is a pioneer and innovator that has expanded horizons and opened frontiers for explorers in air and space. NASA's display focuses on its role in man's journey in flight. NASA Glenn home page click here: www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn

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