As usual, many formation flights were conducted each day. Including formations with 37 aircraft!
The Airbus A380 performed a flight demonstration before landing on Tuesday, July 28th. The enormous aircraft was opened for public tours later in the week.
The Erickson Aircrane S-64 Helitanker is derived from the military CH-54 and is able to transport and drop 2,650 gallons of water or fire retardant. Erickson Aircrane has several dozen S-64’s in service around the world.
Predator B operated by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. The Predator B is an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The aircraft patrols Americas borders conducting anti-terrorism missions and watching for illegal boarder crossings.
Build by Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites, the twin fuselage, four engine, all carbon composite aircraft is designed to lift SpaceShipTwo to its launch altitude. SpaceShipTwo, scheduled to start flight testing later this year, will conduct passenger flights into space.
View additional WhiteKnightTwo photos at HistoricSpacecraft.com.
