Static Aircraft Displays

The Wings over Waukesha Air Show starting at 10:00 a.m. both August 25th and 26th will feature many Static Aircraft Displays of World War II and contemporary military aircraft, along with Vintage and contemporary General Aviation Aircraft! Some aircraft are available for tours.

	C-130 HERCULES Owner: USAF History: The C-130 Hercules is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations.
	‘CH-47 Chinook’  (Status: Canceled ) Owner: History: The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. It is one of the few aircraft of that era, such as the C-130 Hercules and the UH-1 Iroquois, that is still in production and front line service with over 1,179 built to date. Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks.
B-17 Fact Sheet B-17 History Sheet	Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress’ Owner: EAA History: The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” is a World War II bomber used primarily in Europe, participated in countless missions from bases in England. These missions often lasted for more than eight hours and struck at targets deep within enemy territory. Because of their long-range capability, formations of B-17s often flew into battle with no fighter escort, relying on their own defensive capabilities to insure a successful mission.
	‘Hawker Sea Fury’ Owner: Eic Woelbing History: The first flight of the new Hawker airplane (now named the Sea Fury) took place on 1 September 1944. The Sea Fury was designed and build for the British Air Force.”Miss Merced” which is the nickname of Eric’s Sea Fury is a modified for air racing and has an extensive history flying in the Reno Air Races.
	‘L-29 Delfin’ Owner: Mike Esterle History: Developed as a replacement for the Soviet’s fleet of piston-engined trainers, the L-29 was ultimatly adopted by most Eastern Bloc air forces. The basic design concept was to produce a straight foward, easy-to-build and operate aircraft. The sturdy L-29 is able to operate from grass, sand or unprepared fields. Production began April 1963, with 3,600 eventually built through 1974.
	‘T-37 Tweet’ Owner: History: The Cessna T-37 Tweet is a small, economical twin-engine jet trainer-attack type aircraft which was a primary pilot training vehicle for over 52 years. 1,269 Cessna T-37s were built, with 419 still serving in the United States Air Force in 2006. The T-37A was very noisy, even by the standards of a jet aircraft. The jet emitted a high-pitched piercing whistle that quickly gave the T-37 its name: “Tweety Bird”, or just “Tweet”.
	Beechcraft C-90B ‘King Air’ The C90B entered production in 1992, with airframe improvements, four-bladed propellers, and propeller synchrophasing, all in an effort to reduce cabin noise compared to prior models. This model also had PT6A-21s; the first production C90B was fitted with the 10,000th PT6 engine delivered to Beechcraft. A total of 456 C90Bs and C90SEs were delivered by the time production of these models ended in late 2005.
	Boeing PT-17 (Stearman) Owner: Steve Sorge History: Built in Dec, 1941, as a Boeing model PT-17 (Stearman), this aircraft supported WWII Army Air Corps training in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Following the war, this aircraft saw service as an Air Show Performer, Crop Dusting Workhorse. The aircraft has been restored and highly modified by Steve Sorge (1990 thru 2005), as a Speedmail look alike to honor its previous owner – Jim Miles, a WWII veteran, Wisconsin crop duster, and founder of the Hartford Airport ( Miles Airfield).