Back from the airshow, it was as always a day well spent.  If you have the chance by all means try out the Virtual Army Experience, very, very cool.  The performances were amazing to watch, ranging from the thunder of modern fighters to a guy landing a 1941 Interstate trainer on top of a winnebago.  No I mean he really did land on top of an RV, a small RV.  Static displays included the usual suspects and a few surprise highlights below. (No Blue Angels pics though, the battery in my digital went tango uniform before they came on.)

 One big surprise this year was large NASA exhibit in one of the hangars.

NASA Homepage

They brought Models and of both the ISS and the Mars Rovers.

This inflateable Orion CM-SM Mockup shows just how large the new CEV is, compared to the Appolo capsules it is like moving from a 1 bedroom efficency apartment into a two bedroom ranch style house.

By far the coolest static display was the new CV-22 Osprey.

More photos below the fold.

Also on display is the B-29 Doc, currently being restored at Boeing Wichita, the plant where he was originally built in 1944.

Coolest preformance is a tie between the Army's Golden Knights parachute team and an aerobatic demonstration in a privately owned UC-45 Expiditer.

            The U.S. Army Golden Knights

And their ride, a Fokker C-31 Airship.

              Beechcraft UC-45 Expiditer

 Funniest thing of the day was spotted on this HH-60G PaveHawk.

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