A blast from the past and one into the future are among the featured displays at the now-expected-to-be-annual Aviation Day on Saturday at Ryan Airfield.
Vehicles that only seem to fly and pilots who never leave the ground also will participate in the event that showcases flight and the amenities at the general aviation airport run by the Tucson Airport Authority.
Scott Driver, airfield director, said he expects to see at least one PT-22 airplane.
"That was the trainer that was used in World War II at Ryan Airfield," Driver explained. The airfield was created in 1942 by the Ryan School of Aeronautics to train Army Air Forces pilots.
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California will bring a T-34, once a pilot trainer and now used as a chase plane for aircraft tests. A flight test pilot will talk about the plane and its work.
It's part of an exhibit on the space shuttle, space station, Hubble Space Telescope and concepts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration "that could lead to future aircraft," said Dryden spokeswoman Leslie Williams.
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Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
Vehicles that only seem to fly and pilots who never leave the ground also will participate in the event that showcases flight and the amenities at the general aviation airport run by the Tucson Airport Authority.
Scott Driver, airfield director, said he expects to see at least one PT-22 airplane.
"That was the trainer that was used in World War II at Ryan Airfield," Driver explained. The airfield was created in 1942 by the Ryan School of Aeronautics to train Army Air Forces pilots.
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California will bring a T-34, once a pilot trainer and now used as a chase plane for aircraft tests. A flight test pilot will talk about the plane and its work.
It's part of an exhibit on the space shuttle, space station, Hubble Space Telescope and concepts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration "that could lead to future aircraft," said Dryden spokeswoman Leslie Williams.
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Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
