Thunderbirds at Coney island.

**Big Tim #70** · 2010-05-14, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by puckstopper55

According to the website, the F-22 is official! Woo Hoo!!

Only for Flyby's though...

**moose135** · 2010-05-14, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by puckstopper55

According to the website, the F-22 is official! Woo Hoo!!

According to the Air Combat Command schedule, the F-22 demo is going to be at Offutt AFB, NE that weekend...I guess we could get a fly by from one or more Langley jets, but not the demo.

**PhantomII** · 2010-05-18, 01:21 PM

Been mentioned before, but heard officially that the Thunderbirds will be flying out of JFK for the show. There will be some activity at FRG in connection with the Coney Island show, but haven't gotten anything official yet. Stay tuned...

**SpeedDemon88X** · 2010-05-18, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by PhantomII

Been mentioned before, but heard officially that the Thunderbirds will be flying out of JFK for the show. There will be some activity at FRG in connection with the Coney Island show, but haven't gotten anything official yet. Stay tuned...

:( I was looking foward to seeing them at Republic. Oh well.

**Tom_Turner** · 2010-05-27, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by moose135

That's rare, Ken. Since their stated purpose is to act as a recruiting and promotional tool, they don't gain much by having them perform at the same show, but there are some exceptions. In June 2008, the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels joined the Snowbirds and Red Arrows in an airshow in Quebec, to celebrate that city's 400th anniversary. There have been a few airshows in the states where they have both performed as well - although I can't find it now, I seem to remember they both performed at Andrews AFB a few years ago during the JSOH show.

They both performed at Dayton Ohio a few years back. Snowbirds might have been there as well; I don't remember. JT was there with his 707. Save-A-Connie, B-52..lot of good stuff...

Tom

**Speedbird1** · 2010-05-28, 06:32 AM

Good news. According to their schedule, they will perform on both August 28 and 29. Please clarify which aircraft they will use. Their site lists 4 different craft, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F-4 Phantom II. I honestly know little about military aircraft as I concentrate on commercial aircraft. Thanks.

**Big Tim #70** · 2010-05-28, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Speedbird1

Good news. According to their schedule, they will perform on both August 28 and 29. Please clarify which aircraft they will use. Their site lists 4 different craft, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F-4 Phantom II. I honestly know little about military aircraft as I concentrate on commercial aircraft. Thanks.

Thunderbirds use F-16's.

On a related note, I spoke with Johnie Green yesterday & he said the T-Birds will luanch out of JFK but he's hoping the A-10's can go out of FRG.

**alan h** · 2010-06-18, 03:31 PM

"They both performed at Dayton Ohio a few years back. Snowbirds might have been there as well; I don't remember. JT was there with his 707. Save-A-Connie, B-52..lot of good stuff...

Tom"

Hi,
All three North American teams were at Dayton in 2003.
http://www.airshowphoto.com/DAY03/index.htm

Alan h

**Speedbird1** · 2010-06-19, 06:44 AM

Rwy 31L/13R should be open by the end of August but using it would delay traffic. I would think they would use Republic.

**moose135** · 2010-06-19, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by Speedbird1

Rwy 31L/13R should be open by the end of August but using it would delay traffic. I would think they would use Republic.

No, it has been confirmed - the Thunderbirds are using JFK.

**Speedbagel_001** · 2010-06-21, 05:32 PM

Too bad Concorde won't be there when they arrive. Can you imagine a photo-op like that - with the T-birds in tight formation with the original "Bird of Thunder"?!

**Joe** · 2010-07-22, 08:33 AM

Not a lot of info on this show, being about a month away, you would think there would be more info, even the shows website has almost no info on it. I am debating between this show and Pease, although Pease is an almost $400 investment between hotels, gas, and admission. I am going to Westfield the weekend prior, other than the Blue Angels, almost the same show. Any thoughts?

**Big Tim #70** · 2010-07-22, 09:13 AM

There is almost no press about Coney Island.

They haven't had any updates.

There is no website.

At this point, I would be surprised if it happens at all.

I'm doing Westfield, ACY, then Pease next month. It's a bit of an investment but worth it, if for nothing else, the Strike Eagle. Not to mention there is going to be a Buff on Static & who knows what Schultz has in store for surprise guests.

**Fighting_falcon_51** · 2010-07-22, 10:08 AM

The http://nycairshow.com/ website was updated with useless information.

I agree with Tim, I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't even happen.

Also the lineup also seems weak so I think I'm gonna go to ACY and then if the Cony Island show does happen I'll probably hang over by FRG if any of the performers are going to stay there.