Hawaii air show was a big hit
August 21, 2012, 12:53 pm
The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor's Fifth "Biggest Little Airshow" drew more than 11,000 visitors to the event in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 18 and 19.
The airshow honored the Centennial of Women in Aviation and the Centennial of Marine Aviation with 100 aircraft, both real and remote control, on the tarmac, in hangars and in the sky that eventgoers could enjoy.
Events included "candy bombings" over Luke Field, tours of Hangar 79 to see newly acquired aircraft by the museum, booths set up by sponsors and education booths set up by the museum, which included flight simulators, robotics, dress like a pilot and cockpit views of an F-15. Specialty acts included pattern, 3-D fixed wing and helicopter aerobatic flights, South Pacific battles and Skycam helicopters. Each day the Birds of Paradise, a local RC organization, piloted giant-scale remote control planes above the museum.
The event was free and any donations that were received were given to the museum's education and restoration projects.
"The mission of the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is to develop and maintain an internationally recognized aviation museum on Ford Island that educates young and old alike, honors aviators and their support personnel who defended freedom in the Pacific Region and to preserve Pacific aviation history," reads the museum's website.
In other aviation news, a new study was announced that will evaluate the condition and needs of pavements at airports in Washington.
The 2012 Washington Airport Pavement Management Study will help to determine the current condition of pavements in order to reduce future repair costs across the state, by studying 95 public use airports.
Officials at the Washington State Department of Transportation, which invests in the aviation infrastructure, said the study is important for various reasons. Pavement maintenance is crucial to ensuring the safety of those using the runways and reducing maintenance costs, especially considering maintenance and preservation, taxiway and apron pavements are amongst the largest capital investments in aviation. Furthermore, regular maintenance of pavements can avoid more costly repairs in the future and prevent cracks, loose debris and weakness of runways that could potentially be dangerous for the aviation community.
The results will help the decision-making process for state and federal funding, inform legislative processes and help airports plan the future of their airports.
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