[aslyfox]

Thunder Over the Heartland

held at Forbes Field south of Topeka KS off SW Topeka Boulevard [ Highway 75 ]

Thunder Over the Heartland Air Show 2021 | Topeka, KS

Scheduled Performers

Thunder Over the Heartland Air Show 2021 | Topeka, KS

ticket information

Elevate | Festival Ticketing

event map

Thunder Over the Heartland Air Show 2021 | Topeka, KS

while in Topeka, consider stopping at the Combat Air Museum which is also at Forbes Field

7016 SE Forbes Avenue, Topeka, KS 66619-1444

Combat Air Museum Home Page

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Last edited by aslyfox; 04-18-2021 at 04:58 PM.

[STARHUNTER94]

I wish! Thanks for sharing

[11GTCS]

This is on my list now, thanks! Would be a pretty easy day trip from Whiteman AFB. Anyone from here going to be in attendance? A little Pentax shooting meetup would be a refreshing change.

[aslyfox]

This is on my list now, thanks! Would be a pretty easy day trip from Whiteman AFB. Anyone from here going to be in attendance? A little Pentax shooting meetup would be a refreshing change.

I've got my tickets for both days

Send me a pm

[aslyfox]

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Thunder Over the Heartland Air Show 2021 | Topeka, KS

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[aslyfox]

new details about the events and schedule for the air show

updated scheduled appearances

https://www.heartlandairshow.com/performers/

SATURDAY, JUNE 26 & SUNDAY, JUNE 27
DAILY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 A.M.
Gates open to the general public

Shuttles begins transporting back and forth to the Stampede grounds

Sponsor Midway opens with interactive displays for the audience

Attendees can also get up close views of airplanes on display

Corporate Hospitality Village and Hospitality Chalets open for sponsors and companies that make advance reservations

11:30 A.M.
Opening Ceremonies

12:00 P.M.
U.S. Army Black Daggers Parachute Team

U.S. Air Force T-38 Talons

U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker

Brian Correll – Pitts Special

Shockwave Jet Truck & Race

1:00 P.M.
Kent Pietsch Comedy Act

U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint

Tora Tora Tora presented by Emcon

Warbird Review

2:00 P.M.
Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Doc” Presented by Capitol Federal

Randy Ball MiG-17 Jet Demonstration

U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry

S-2 Tracker Firefighting Demonstration

3:00 P.M.
Kent Pietsch Deadstick Aerobatics

U.S. Army Black Daggers Combat Jump

Matt Younkin Twin Beech 18

Shockwave Jet Truck & Race

4:00 P.M.
Aeroshell Aerobatic Team

U.S. Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team

U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight (P-51/F-16)

4:30 P.M.
Air Show Demonstrations and Hospitality functions conclude

5:00 P.M.
Airfield is closed and secured each day

Thunder Over the Heartland Air Show 2021 | Topeka, KS

tickets [ go up at the gate ]

Elevate | Festival Ticketing

[aslyfox]

announced schedule:

SATURDAY, JUNE 26 & SUNDAY, JUNE 27
DAILY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

10:00 A.M.
• Gates open to the general public
• Shuttles begins transporting back and forth to the Stampede grounds
• Sponsor Midway opens with interactive displays for the audience
• Attendees can also get up close views of airplanes on display
• Corporate Hospitality Village and Hospitality Chalets open for sponsors and companies that make advance reservations
11:30 A.M.
• Opening Ceremonies
12:00 P.M.
• U.S. Army Black Daggers Parachute Team
• U.S. Air Force T-38 Talons
• U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II
• U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker
• Brian Correll – Pitts Special
• Shockwave Jet Truck & Race
1:00 P.M.
• Kent Pietsch Comedy Act
• U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint
• Tora Tora Tora presented by Emcon
• Warbird Review
2:00 P.M.
• Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Doc” Presented by Capitol Federal
• Randy Ball MiG-17 Jet Demonstration
• U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry
• S-2 Tracker Firefighting Demonstration
3:00 P.M.
• Kent Pietsch Deadstick Aerobatics
• U.S. Army Black Daggers Combat Jump
• Matt Younkin Twin Beech 18
• Shockwave Jet Truck & Race
4:00 P.M.
• Aeroshell Aerobatic Team presented by CoreFirst Bank & Trust
• U.S. Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team
• U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight (P-51/F-16)
4:30 P.M.
• Air Show Demonstrations and Hospitality functions conclude
5:00 P.M.
• Airfield is closed and secured each day

[aslyfox]

off to the show with

K 3 III

LX and winder

HD Pentax-D FA* 70-200mm F2.8 ED DC AW

HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5 - 5.6 ED DC AW

HD Pentax-DA 16 - 85mm F3.5-5.6 WR

SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited

Kino Precision Japan Kiron 28mm F2 MC P/KA

SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro

xtra batteries, film and SD cards

[aslyfox]

got home from the air show

had a great time and met up with forum member 11GTCS who had driven in for the day

lots of photos taken

time will tell how I liked them

I'll be going back tomorrow for the last day of the show

here is a P 51 Mustang flying past a F 15 Fighting Falcon aka Viper

The F-16's official name is "Fighting Falcon", but "Viper" is commonly used by its pilots and crews, due to a perceived resemblance to a viper snake as well as the Colonial Viper starfighter on Battlestar Galactica which aired at the time the F-16 entered service.

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon - Wikipedia.

[aslyfox]

well. I didn't make it through both days

been spending too much time in A/C and not outside

got humid and hot

so I left early

what did I learn

it was a great show

great people

will definitely be back at it next year

K 3 III worked great as did the lenses I used: DA 16-85, D FA * 70-200, 55-300 PLM and D FA 150-450

SOOC

crop and pp

B 29 " Doc "

[aslyfox]

working my way through the photos

don't ask how many I took

they are posted in various threads

and I am collecting those posted in my Flickr.com albums

here is the F 16 and Mustang P 51 performing the part of the " Heritage Flight "