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One of the neatest planes on the field was this immaculate Stinson Model A Trimotor.
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Competition in the 1930s was stiff between aircraft manufacturers in the growing passenger airline industry, which was even reflected in the aircraft's logos.
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The Trimotor has very unusual lines and many features that give it character.
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The inside looks fairly comfortable.
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"If it ain't round, it ain't sound..."
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The wheels are retractable, and feature mud guards.
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This is the inside of the right engine cowl.
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The inner wing is unusual in that it tapers down to a much smaller section.
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The windows on many Golden Age planes have a reverse slope because it helped to reduce glare and reflections from the ground when landing at night.
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This is a very distinctive silhouette.
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Notice the flag reflected in the window...
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The plane has a strange kind of sleekness to it.
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NOAA flies this Rockwell Commander to do aerial surveys of snowfall, among other important research tasks.
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This plane looks like it could go just about anywhere.
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Sure hope his wife doesn't find out about this.
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This Waco flew around the parachuters at the beginning of the airshow each day.
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There were many Pipers on display.
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Lots of polishing goes into this Stinson Gullwing.
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The fabric sides of the Stinson were almost like a mirror.
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This Waco was a truly amazing restoration... a real work of art.
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What can you say but "WOW!"
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Even the interplane struts are polished to a mirror finish.
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The canopy is unusual, and looks nice.
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These nearly-identical Wacos were breathtaking.
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Here is a nice Great Lakes.
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This cabin Waco has nice lines, and is nicely done.
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The cabin looks pretty roomy.
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This Cessna 195 attracted many spectators.
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This Fleet is flown regularly by it's owners, who live in Lakeland.
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Aaron tries on a DC-3 cockpit for size.
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Bruce Bohannon's Flying Tiger is no longer sponsored by Exxon, though we hear it was an amicable split.
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Patty Wagstaff talks with admirers in the Aeroshell booth.
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Steve Oliver brings his Super Chipmunk in for a maneuver.
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The Super Chipmunk is a really fun plane to watch.
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When Randy Henderson isn't flying his Texas T-Cart Taylorcraft, he's a 737 captain with Southwest Airlines.
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After each performance, airshow performers are driven by the crowd.
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The evening program in the Museum Pavillion featured Bob Crippen and John Young, who made the first flight of the Space Shuttle 25 years ago. It was a fascinating story.
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Bob Crippen (left) and John Young told about their Shuttle experiences with a mix of test-pilot facts and a healthy dose of humor. We shouldn't ever take the achievements of the Shuttle program for granted, it took an incredible amount of work by many people to make them happen.
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