b'.The beginning continued from page 7 Modern air shows do not differ much from theirDuring the post-war period, historic predecessors. Although aircraft have gotten faster, air shows sprang up worldwide.spectators still go to see the basics, stunts, speed, andto watch pilots flirt with death. Throughout the 20th century, Many cities, aircraft societies, and military air shows were a constant source of entertainment, and organizations began staging their own events.there is every reason to believe that they will continue to According to the International Council of Air Shows, remain so in the 21st century. as of July 2002, somewhere from 15 to 18 millionspectators attend North American air shows annually. Significantly and not surprisingly, one of the mostactive promoters of modern air shows has been the military. Two of the most popular and famous militaryair show groups have been the U.S. Navys Blue Angelsand the U.S. Air Forces Thunderbirds. Both units arehigh-precision flight teams that perform breathtakingstunts at top speeds. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirdshttps://www.airforce.com/thunderbirds/overviewU.S. Navy Blue Angelshttps://www.blueangels.navy.milGranville Brothers Aircraft Gee Bees came to be regarded as totally treacherous aircraft, certain to kill whoever flew them. Granville Brothers Aircraft manufacturer the Gee BeeMost often the result of inadequately prepared pilots classic airplane from 1929 until its bankruptcy in 1934. attempting to fly the Bee Gee aircraft understands its Located at the Springfield Airport in Springfield,characteristics.Massachusetts, the R-1 and R-2, were built for theIn recent years a replica of the famed Granville 1932 air-racing season. The Gee Bee classic airplaneBrothers Gee Bee racer Sportster R-2 was built and was as streamlined as the Granville Brothers couldflown by Delmar Benjamin. Delmar has shown that the make it.Gee Bee is a capable aerobatic aircraft in the hands of The beautiful Gee Bee Model Z,a pilot who understands the aircraft behavior.powered by a 535-horsepower Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. engine. Lowell Bayles flew it to victory in the 1931 Thompson Trophy Race at 236.239 miles per hour. Bayles would be killed in the Model Z on December 5, 1931, in an attempton the worlds speed record.Two Gee Bees, the R-1 and R-2, were built for the 1932 air-racing season. Jimmy Doolittle flew the R-1 to a new worlds land plane speed record of 296 mph, then won the Thompson at 252.7 mph. It was the high point of Gee Bee history, for only tragedy would follow for the rest of the Granville Brothers R-1 Gee Beedecade as one Gee Bee crash followed another. https://planesoffame.org/aircraft/plane-R-1JBMDLAir and Space Open HousePower In The Pines 2023 9'