Thursday (7/30)  We worked in the Internet Cafe in the morning and we busy handing out Volunteer T-shirts (that was not in our job description.)  It was a fun job since we got to speak to people from all over including South Africa, England, Holland and Russia. 

In the afternoon we got on a very long line to get to go inside the Airbus 380A (see picture.) This air plane is a test laboratory and is not fully equipped for passenger travel.  They use this plane to test new equipment and other changes to the aircraft before making them on the planes that are carrying passengers (good thing!!!)  

We walked around Aeroshell Square (the main area where the great big planes are parked) and also looked at parked personal planes (see pictures.)  The White Knight II was there.   This is a plane that is really two planes joined together at the end of the wings.  It is designed to take passengers into sub-orbital space (see picture.)  

In the evening, we went to Theater in the Woods.   This is a performance area where panel discussions and shows are held.  This evenings program included a performance by one of the South African pilots singing and playing his guitar.   (There is a tent city in the camping area where the South African's have about 75 tents set up for all of the South African's who attend the air show - see picture.  They communally cook and socialize in a central area - it is really a big party - what fun.)  Then two gentlemen who were members of the Tuskegee Airmen spoke about their experiences as members of the first black flying unit.  It was their job to escort the bombers during a raid.  At first no bombing units wanted to be escorted by them - in the end - they were highly sought after as escorts.   They proved to be excellent pilots.  The next group to perform re-created a World War II USO Show.   They sang songs from the 1940's and were very entertaining.