Air Show 2012

The weekend after we got back from London T and I went to an airshow at Andrews Air Force Base.  We took a free shuttle to the base from FedEx Field where the Washington Redskins play.  (Because do you really think they are just going to let tons of people park on a base where Air Force One lives?!)  I've never been to an airshow before and it was pretty awesome even though I don't know anything about planes.  Here's a big one.  (Yes, that is exactly how much I know about planes.)

This is a bomb bay to a plane. (T had to tell me that.  I had no idea what I was looking at.)

Some helicopters doing some fancy type synchronized moves.

B-52 Bomber

I'm not really sure why these guys were at the airshow, but here are the Avengers.  I bet they were just sweating to death.

Checking out some control panel type stuff.  I'm sure it was such a pain after the airshow was over to make sure all the settings on everything were back to where they should be.  I don't know if I would be okay with the general public messing with all those settings on all those expensive planes if I worked on base!

U-S-A!  U-S-A!

T with an F-16.

A different view of the same plane.  

The 113th Wing is known as the "Capital Guardians" because as the name implies, they defend the Nation's Capital.  On September 11, 2001 the wing was given authorization for its pilots to shoot down threatening aircraft over Washington DC.  (Thanks wikipedia.)

The planes on the ground were cool, but the planes in the sky were much cooler!

Something something NASA transport plane that was super strange looking.  Almost like a dolphin.

Cool plane formations!

I think the pilots must LOVE airshow days because it's just fun and showing off. 

This plane looks like a shark getting ready to eat some people.

Get to the chopper!

We were only there for two or three hours because I had to work.  We did see all the planes on the ground but I wish we could have stayed to see the Blue Angels.  Maybe next year.