Thunder Over Michigan 2021

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Post by RyanS » Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:09 pm

FlyRed wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:15 pm We're all going to look so cool wearing the same t-shirt to this show.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :D
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Post by GRNDP51 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:14 am

Blues are 100% confirmed. They will be on site with the A400, F-35, EA-18's, and Texan's. Tbirds are off site.

Waiting on a few more B-25 confirmations.

Waiting on confirmation of what will be alongside the F-35 in the HF, so add another warbird to the list at bare minimum.

Curious to see if anymore static military will make the list to fill up the ramp even more than it is already.
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Post by smalldude333 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:27 am

GRNDP51 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:14 am Blues are 100% confirmed. They will be on site with the A400, F-35, EA-18's, and Texan's. Tbirds are off site.

Waiting on a few more B-25 confirmations.

Waiting on confirmation of what will be alongside the F-35 in the HF, so add another warbird to the list at bare minimum.

Curious to see if anymore static military will make the list to fill up the ramp even more than it is already.
Blues for morning, correct?
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Post by Airshowlover811 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:29 am

smalldude333 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:27 am
GRNDP51 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:14 am Blues are 100% confirmed. They will be on site with the A400, F-35, EA-18's, and Texan's. Tbirds are off site.

Waiting on a few more B-25 confirmations.

Waiting on confirmation of what will be alongside the F-35 in the HF, so add another warbird to the list at bare minimum.

Curious to see if anymore static military will make the list to fill up the ramp even more than it is already.
Blues for morning, correct?
Correct
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Post by robert16627 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:37 am

GRNDP51 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:14 am Blues are 100% confirmed. They will be on site with the A400, F-35, EA-18's, and Texan's. Tbirds are off site.

Waiting on a few more B-25 confirmations.

Waiting on confirmation of what will be alongside the F-35 in the HF, so add another warbird to the list at bare minimum.

Curious to see if anymore static military will make the list to fill up the ramp even more than it is already.
So did the Thunderbirds cancel then, if they are off the website? or do you mean they will be staging somewhere else then flying over?
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Post by Bretten Bailey » Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:43 am

robert16627 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:37 am
GRNDP51 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:14 am Blues are 100% confirmed. They will be on site with the A400, F-35, EA-18's, and Texan's. Tbirds are off site.

Waiting on a few more B-25 confirmations.

Waiting on confirmation of what will be alongside the F-35 in the HF, so add another warbird to the list at bare minimum.

Curious to see if anymore static military will make the list to fill up the ramp even more than it is already.
So did the Thunderbirds cancel then, if they are off the website? or do you mean they will be staging somewhere else then flying over?
Thunderbirds did not cancel. They just won't be staging out of Willow Run.
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Post by robert16627 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:51 am

Bretten Bailey wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:43 am
robert16627 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:37 am
GRNDP51 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:14 am Blues are 100% confirmed. They will be on site with the A400, F-35, EA-18's, and Texan's. Tbirds are off site.

Waiting on a few more B-25 confirmations.

Waiting on confirmation of what will be alongside the F-35 in the HF, so add another warbird to the list at bare minimum.

Curious to see if anymore static military will make the list to fill up the ramp even more than it is already.
So did the Thunderbirds cancel then, if they are off the website? or do you mean they will be staging somewhere else then flying over?
Thunderbirds did not cancel. They just won't be staging out of Willow Run.
Ah ok, Thanks for the clarification. Bummer we won't see both teams resting together on the ramp at Willow Run.
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Post by smalldude333 » Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:00 pm

In a facebook comment, Thunder said the F-35 will also stage remotely along with the Tbirds.
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Post by RyanS » Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:36 pm

On one hand, remote shows are kind of lame. Takeoff is usually the best part of any demo.

On the other hand, the runway is far enough away from the crowd that we won't miss all that much!

Still a strange set up. Hopefully not a long-term thing.
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Post by kubx4672 » Fri Jul 16, 2021 6:44 pm

smalldude333 wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:00 pm In a facebook comment, Thunder said the F-35 will also stage remotely along with the T-birds.
Any one Know which airport T-Birds and F-35 will stage out of?

F-35—Demo team has a minimum runway length requirement of 7,000 feet (per 2021 Demo Team Support Manual (Link Below)


MY GUESS would be Selfridge (KMTC)

OPTIONS = AIRPORTs within 60 miles with a runway length greater than 7000 FT
Detroit-Wayne (DTW) = 12,000 ft runway | 13 miles from YIP
Toledo (TOL) = 10,600 ft runway | 46 miles from YIP
Selfridge (KMTC) 9000 ft runway | 47 miles from YIP
Flint (FNT) = 7800 ft runway | 50 Miles from YIP
Lansing (LAN) = 8500 ft runway | 61 miles from YIP

OUT
Pontiac (PTK) = 6500 fr runway
Detroit Metro (DET) = 5092 ft runway



F-35 Runway Requirement Source
https://www.acc.af.mil/Portals/92/2021% ... MA6Q%3D%3D

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