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DISPLAYS, from 3
The Tinstix team is guaranteed to bring ev-
eryone to the fence line with their eyes turned
skyward.
,IWKHVRXQGRIWKH+3(GJHÀRZQ ing RV, a comedy act featuring a detached ai-
by U.S. team member, Melissa Pemberton,
Bill Barber Showman Ship Award Winner Skip
Stewart in his custom built biplane Prometheus
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smoke from the jet truck and pyro explosions
will draw them in for sure!
The idea behind The Immortals is to give the
audience multiple things to watch at the same
time and to always have something happening
at show center. We want to draw them in, get
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with them wanting more!
The act starts out with opposing take offs
and a squirrel cage routine with ‘pops’ of pyro
that build up for the grand entrance of the jet
truck! There is a battle that rages in the sky
and on the ground between three aircraft and
a jet truck that results in a head-to-head race,
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and noise will overwhelm the senses of even
the most seasoned air show fan and leave them
wanting to come back again next year to see
more!
Shockwave Jet Truck
Get ready Los Angeles County for the reign-
ing Guinness Book World Record Speed holder
for fastest jet truck, SHOCKWAVE! Owned and
operated by father and son team, Neal and Chris
Darnell of Darnell Racing Enterprises, Shock-
wave is a triple jet engine Peterbilt Semi, boast- Earth’s atmosphere.
ing 36,000 horsepower and a top speed of 376
MPH.
Kent Pietsch
During Kent’s performance, fans are treated
March 18, 2016
to separate routines with comedic narration. The Los Angeles County Air Show is excited ‡/RFNKHHG3/LJKWQLQJ² The Los An-
A fan favorite, Kent performs a dead-stick to welcome back the Patriot Parachute Team! geles County Air Show is excited to showcase
one of the most famous airplanes of all time, the
routine in which he turns off the engine from The Patriot Parachute Team is a team of pro- Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Pilot Steve Hinton
6,000 feet above the ground and free falls to- fessional parachutists who formerly served as of Planes of Fame Air Museum will provide
wards the tarmac, a rooftop landing on a mov- active duty Navy SEALs. As SEALs, parachut- audiences with a graceful solo aerobatic dem-
ing into different and challenging environments onstration.
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a mesmerizing wingtip-scraping pass down the is our passion. We have taken that same dedica- ‡&XUWLVV31² Whether known as the
runway. tion, precision and discipline and transformed Warhawk, Tomahawk, or Kittyhawk, the Curtiss
it into a once in a lifetime experience for your 3SURYHGWREHDVXFFHVVIXOYHUVDWLOH¿JKWHU
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The action-packed Third Strike performance mouthed Tomahawks that Gen. Claire Chen-
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will not only demonstrate the team’s original and venues around the country, in thousands the Japanese remain among the most popular
wing-walking routine, but will be followed of demonstrations. We are skydive profession- airplanes of the war. Piloted by John Hinton of
by the industry’s only dual wing-walking act als and maintain outstanding relationships with Planes of Fame Air Museum this performance
featuring two stunt-women traveling atop the the Federal Aviation Administration, our venues will be a sight to behold!
and our friends throughout the industry.
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The performance concludes with a Stearman All of our team members are United States veloped in response to a 1944 request for a
solo performance that is just as entertaining as Parachute Association PRO, Advanced Freef- single-seat high-altitude fighter. The Sabre
it is impressive. all Instructor and Tandem rating holders, the ZDVWKHSULPDU\86DLUWRDLU¿JKWHUGXULQJ
highest qualifications in the parachute dem- the Korean War. It was closely matched to the
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Chuck Coleman will add a high-energy aero- and ready to provide your guests, audience, or rean, Chinese, and Soviet pilots over “MiG Ai-
venue with a fun and exciting performance they ley.” Of the 40 pilots that achieved “ace” status
will talk about for decades to come. LQ.RUHDDOOEXWRQHÀHZ)V$VKRXWRXWWR
While Chuck has flown hundreds of air the Planes of Fame Air Museum for sharing this
Planes of Fame beautiful aircraft with our fans!
shows and has more than 3,500 hours in the The Planes of Fame Air Museum is an in-
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Valley resident! dependently operated, non-profit 501(c)(3) aircraft was one of four prototypes built by
aviation museum based in Chino, Calif., and Northrop, but the only surviving aircraft left. In
NASA ER-2 in Valle, Ariz. 2016 it is now 70 years old, and the grandfather
The ER-2 High-Altitude Platform is a versa- of today’s B-2 Stealth Bomber. Currently owned
Its mission is preserve aviation history, in- and restored by the Planes of Fame Air Museum
tile aircraft well suited to perform multiple mis- spire interest in aviation, educate the public and in Chino California, this aircraft embodies the
sion tasks as it operates at altitudes from 20,000 honor aviation pioneers and veterans. KLVWRULFDOVLJQL¿FDQFHRIWKH$HURVSDFH9DOOH\
to 70,000 feet, which is above 99 percent of the Keep a close eye, as the Northrop N9MB per-
The museum is dedicated to the preservation, forms several passes over the crowd at the Los
perpetuation and exhibition of historical air- Angeles County Air Show this March!
Check out this amazing aircraft in the sky as craft, and to the men and women, both famous
it demonstrates the surprising agility and power DQGXQNQRZQZKRGHYRWHGWKHLUOLYHVWRÀLJKW
for air show fans!
Planes of Fame is bringing the following air-
Patriot Parachute Team craft to the air show.
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