Tuesday (7/28) I bet you all thought we were not going to blog anymore.   Well, we have not been able to get wifi signal at the air show now that thousands of people are trying to use the free wifi. This is my first chance to post to the blog in a week - so we will be playing catch up.

 

We stood in line to get a free ride on the "Breezy" for two and 3/4 hours..   This is an experimental air craft that at best can be described as a go cart that can fly (see picture.)  We were fortunate in that while we were on line, the designer of the plane, Carl Unger, can by.  He told us a few interesting stories about experiences he had with the plane.   The ride lasts about 15 minutes and is a bit "un-nerving."  While Sue was riding a strong head wind came up and the plane literally stopped all forward movement and just hovered in the air - what a weird felling. We both thought it was great and were glad we hung in there for the long wait.

In the afternoon, the Airbus A380 arrived (see picture.)   The only way to describe this plane is to HUGH!!!!  It is almost 80 feet tall and can carry 853 passengers.  The engine looks like you could put our T@B right inside of it.  That big red dot in the picture is the engine.

Later in the afternoon we watched the air show.   All of the air shows have skydivers, acrobatic planes, warbirds, vintage planes and helicopters.  The skill that the pilots of these air crafts display is amazing.