by Lindsey Collom - 22 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic
Of three helicopters Apache crew in army fatigues appeared awestruck as they stood before a hulk metal than their predecessors had flown more than 60 years ago.
"Hey, guys, how do us."Russ Kozimor called from a chair under the wing.
One sign nearby visits within the B - 17 Flying Fortress $ 5 price. "Military passes through free if you want to wander," said Kozimor.
"Oh, we love," many said, almost in unison.
One of the men began to climb a ladder into the aircraft when Kozimor stopped him.
"I know that you guys now," he said, teasing. "Dropping bombs, not pull guns without starting the engines, OK?Because you guys guns it work. Ours does. ?
Aircraft of World War II is one of the more than 600 restored aircraft, aircraft antiques and developed on display at Copperstate Aviation Expo & Fly-in at the municipal airport in Casa Grande.It passes through Saturday.
The annual event includes visits of the aircraft; rides on the B - 17, a B - 25 and hélicoptères.ateliers; and Copperstate expositions.Fonctionnaires say that this is the greatest fly - in of the genus in the West and the volunteer only fly-around the world.
"One of the characteristics of this spectacle is the diversity of the types of aircraft that have emerged," said David Kujawa, a spokesman for the event. "We bombers of the war on the ramp, contemporary military helicopters... many different types of aircraft built at home, and certified. There is something here for everyone .c ' is pleased to a passion for aviation. ?
The event manager Jim McChesney describes the fly-in as "car show aircraft."
"Steal what you got and we go ooh and Ah,"added to volunteers Chuck Schroll.""
Each aircraft to fly-in has been classified as experimental by the Federal Aviation Administration, including the experimental class said militaires.McChesney aircraft is just a tag.
"When the aircraft is an aircraft or a Learjet, it goes through a series of test methods and quality control and there are a bunch of standards," he said."More, when I will build my plane in my garage, I have all the resources for the FAA, used they let me therefore build something for my own education or entertainment that they license as an experimental aircraft."
Pilots began to arrive at the airport, jeudi.événement three days of the last year has attracted participants from 38 States and 10 countries.
It took Bob Hasson, 67, four hours to fly to Casa Grande near to San Antonio in the RV - 6a, a-wing aircraft fixed he built from a kit to the maison.Le same trip would have taken 36 hours in a car, he said.
"I think that many lay people understand that (flight is) in their scope," says Hasson. "."It is as if, ' you must be an astronaut to fly an avion.Il is fantastic skills."" And he does, but it is something that you can apprendre.Si you can learn to waterski, if you learn to ride a motorcycle, you can learn to fly a plane. "
Jan Guidinger recent retirees and her husband walked along the lines of aircraft Thursday, a Spitfire Mark IX landed a few moments before the suspension.Le iconic Spitfire was a fighter aircraft used popular British World War II.
Guidinger said watching fact planes want their own aircraft Casa Grande in Calgary, Alberta, their basic substantive .they have a winter home in Pinal County.
"When you're there, freedom is just incredible," said Guidinger fly. "You are doing something that is nearly breaking the laws of the nature.Il so is releasing when you place there and away from any fair free-for-all.?
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