SAFFORD — Aircraft fans got a sneak peek Thursday at one of the participants in this weekend’s Safford Airshow.
Torrey Ward brought his SubSonex JSX-2 Microjet to Safford City Hall to give the public a close-up look at his plane before he takes it in the air this Saturday at Safford Regional Airport-1Lt Duane Spalsbury Field.
“We’re going to fly it high, low, slow and fast,” Ward said. “You’re going to see a lot of high energy, high speed, everything up to about 300 miles per hour with this tiny little jet that I, literally, just get in and wear it like a piece of clothing because it’s so small.”
The length of the jet is 16 feet, with an 18-foot wingspan, and weighs just 480 pounds.
Ward’s Microjet is just one of the aircraft that will be performing at this weekend’s second annual Safford Airshow. Other aerobatic performers include:
- Dan Kirtland’s T-28 Trojan
- Alfred Maldonado’s two Fouga Magister CM-170s
- Anthony Oshinuga’s Pitts S-1
- Aerial Extreme Skydive Team
- Rutledge Airborne wildfire tanker waterdrop demonstration
Other aircraft performing and on static display include:
- A pair of T-6 Texans
- A PT-17 Stearman bi-plane
- UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Apache helicopters
- A P-51D Mustang
- A PB4Y2 Maritime Bomber
- A C-45 Expediter
- An Aero L-29 Delphin
Gates open at 9 a.m. and the show starts at 10 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs; however, umbrellas and large backpacks are not permitted.
Tickets are $7 for children 17 and younger and seniors 65 and older, and $15 for those 18-64. A family of four pack is $30 and veterans are admitted free.
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