I had the wonderful opportunity to spend 7 hours out during a 90 degree, 90% humidity day, with zero shade, sitting in the scorching sun, in the middle of a concrete runway, where you were not allowed to bring any liquids in and then proceeded to charge you $3 for a bottle of water.

It truly was wonderful.

How?

The moment the A-10 Warthog airplane fley out and dropped a “bomb” that exploded and sent up a huge fireball….. and my son who was celebrating his 5th birthday, jumped out of his chair, arms up in the air, jumped up and down and cheered the, and I quote him, “Hog” for making a really big explosion.

😀

The A-10’s gatling gun, delivering 70 rounds a minute to the hearts and minds of those who wish to do the US harm.
close up of a-10 warthog Gatling gun at the rockford airfest 2010

The A-10s gun is so big, the nose gear has to be offset to make room for it. Truly this plane is more of a gun with wings than a jet with a gun.

a-10 warthog in hdr at the rockford airfest 2010

People who do this have a chemical imbalance if you ask me.

wing walking at the rockford airfest 2010
missing man formation at the rockford airfest 2010

F-18 approaching the sound barrier and the vapor cone starting to form.

f-18 vapor cone as it approaches the sound barrier at the rockford airfest 2010
f-18 with vapor on the wings at the rockford airfest 2010

In these next two, you can see the shock diamonds in the jets exhaust.

f-15 with shock diamonds at the rockford airfest 2010
f-15 with shock diamonds at the rockford airfest 2010
f-15 with vapor on the wings at the rockford airfest 2010

The Thunderbirds.

The Thunderbirds in diamond formation at the rockford airfest 2010
thunderbirds mirror image at the rockford airfest 2010

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