Macdill Airfest 2014

Two more shots from Airfest 2014 tonight from Macdill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida. The first shot is Mike Goulian in an Extra 330SC and Rob Holland in MXS-RHa in a Calypso Pass maneuver. Per the Guinness Book of World Records “The closest that two planes flying at high-speed have performed a mirror image is 45 cm (18 in). The maneuver, known as the ‘Calypso Pass’, was performed by two 71,000-hp Lockheed-Martin F-16 Falcons belonging to the United States Air Force Thunderbirds display team at the Aviation Nation Air Show 2005 in Nellis, Las Vegas, USA on 12-13 November 2005. Both planes were flying at a speed of 1,223 km/h (760 mph) – close to the speed of sound.” The second shot is Matt Younkin in a Beech 18 which is definitely not what most people would consider a stunt plane.

Mike Goulian in an Extra 330SC and Rob Holland in MXS-RHa in a Calypso Pass at Macdill Airfest 2014
Mike Goulian in an Extra 330SC and Rob Holland in MXS-RHa in a Calypso Pass at Macdill Airfest 2014

Matt Younkin in a Beech 18 at Macdill Airfest
Matt Younkin in a Beech 18 at Macdill Airfest

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