University Daily Kansan / Monday, September 17, 1990
U.S. Thunderbirds perform at Superbatics '90 in Topeka
By Holly M. Neuman
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — The U.S. flag flew high and proud above a crowd of about 25,000 spectators during the weekend at Forbes Field in Topeka, where aerobic flying teams from around the country participated, at the largest air show in Kansas.
Superbatics 90 was the 14th annual air show sponsored by the Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field. The museum is one of the few air museums in the United States where an astronaut watches undergo restoration.
The highlight of Saturday's show was a performance by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
Todd Koochel, Liberal sophomore, said he went to the air show to watch the Thunderbirds fly.
"I enjoy watching planes fly," he said, "But the Thunderbirds are great."
Thunderbird pilot Capt. Mike Beale said the Thunderbirds had not planned on performing at the show because of air quality or performing in Europe. But because
of the situation in the Persian Gulf, they had to stay in the United States.
The Thunderbirds perform in a four-plane diamond position, with two solo planes. They fly in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which Beale said was the best fighter plane manufactured. This was the 3,040th demonstration by the Thunderbirds and the 50th of the year.
Mario Avila, commander of the Chilean Air Force Halcones, which performed a routine in the program, said the show was the last performance for the current Halcones tour. The Chilean planes are propeller planes and fly in a diamond formation with one solo plane.
Mark Holley, Topeka senior, said,
"We came out because the weather
was nice and we thought the Chileans
were very good."
The French Connection aerobatic team, which also performed, is unique because it is the only male aerobatic duo, said pilots Montaine Mallet and Daniel Helgoin.
The duo performs the closest formation of aerobatics to be seen
anywhere, they said. Mallet and Heligoin have worked together since 1977. They plan to marry in October.
Byron and Danielle White, Lawrence seniors, said that they enjoyed the aerobic portion of the activity that they also enjoyed other aspects.
"We enjoyed walking around, looking at all of the static aircraft displays." Byron White said. "That's what I did most of our time doing."
Most of the static displays had pilots standing by to answer questions, and people were able to go inside a few of the aircraft.
Some of the pilots said that they were anticipating the notorious Kansas wind, which could have made flying more difficult.
"We expect to correct the maneuvers," Avila said. "We have to take those into consideration with the wind."
Beale said the press-show flight Thursday was bumpy because of the wind. The wind during the show was strong as it was during the press show
Ike exhibit opens at Union
By David Roach
People at KU can step back in time to the 1950s for the next three weeks at the Ike's America exhibit in the Museum.
Kansan staff writer
The exhibit, which opened yesterday, features memorabilia from the age of innocence along with a photography collection depicting various stages of Eisenhower's career. There also is a collection documenting life for
“What we’re trying to get at is the texture of life in
ass and its richness and diversity,” said Chester Pach,
a professor of art history.
"The '50s wasn't this decade, like a lot of people think, where everyone was happy and innocent," he said.
The exhibit touches on many themes and problems that undercut U.S. society in the '50s, including segregation, the Cold War, communism, technology and nuclear arms proliferation, Pach said.
"It shows not just how it was for good White middle-class families but also what it was like for Blacks and Hispanics."
The exhibit includes about 20 photographs taken by John W. Mosley, a black photographer in Philadelphia during the war.
Pach said the photographs showed the duality of Black
life in the United States during the '50s, when Black citizens began embracing middle-class U.S. culture and at the same time were victims of oppression and segregation.
The Mosley collection also includes a photograph of Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of the atom bomb, taken shortly after the U.S. government canceled his internment because he was accused of having communist sympathies.
The collection is on loan from Temple University's Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection.
Pach said he hoped the exhibit would generate enough interest in Eisenhower to get people to KU's Iee'S room.
"The exhibit is something of a preview of the Ice's America conference on the Elsethow presidency and his leadership."
Pach said the conference would include more than 50 presentations covering a wide spectrum of popular U.S. culture, including childhood, the beat culture and the advent of television.
"We would like people to enjoy seeing some of the things from the past, to see how much appliances and technology are changing."
Another exhibit at the gallery is a model of a '50s-style kitchen.
Pilots fly competitively
Club's competition is in Lawrence for the first time
By Wes Denton Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Thirty pilots competed Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Kansas City Aerobatic Club's Lawrence Municipal Airport.
Rod Blake, contest director, said the Kansas City chapter's competition usually was in Ottawa. This season, Lawrence Lawrence airport, was used for the
The competition was based on skill and precise living
'Our number-one concern is safety. We have never had an accident.'
contest director
— Rod Blake contest director
Christopher Watson, 4, plays pilot in an aircraft at Superbatics '90.
"Our number-one concern is safety. We have never had an accident or serious incident in the years of competition." Blake said.
There are 40 to 50 regional contests each year. The Lawrence contest was the last regional contest before the national competition, which will be Sept. 22-28 in Denison, Texas.
Keith ThorperKANS
There are five categories a pilot can enter: basic, sportman, intermediate, advanced and unlimited. Each category uses the same飞乘 sequences, a zone area commonly called the box. The box is of 3,300 feet long, 3,300 feet wide and 3,300 feet deep. A pilot mustude, or the base, that pilots are required to maintain varies according to the category.
For the basic, sportsman and intermediate categories, the base is 1,500 feet. The advanced category has a 800-foot base, and in the unlimited category the base is 300 feet.
"This is a hobby for me," Jones said.
Jones has competed in the Omaha chapter's competition, which is conducted in Harlan.
Mike Jones of Fort Collins, Colo., who finished fourth in the intermediate category, has been competing for four years.
"We use five judges and one chief judge for the competition," Blake said.
Iowa.
"This is the best airport I com peted at". Jones said.
Christy Gomes, a commercial pilot for Alaska Airlines, was one of two women competing.
"I have been flying for 13 years and competing for three years in aerobatics, "Gomes said Gomes second in the intermediate category.
"The most difficult problem in competition is the wind." Gomes said. Gomes will spend the rest of
the week in Lawrence practicing for nationals.
John Roper, Kansas City, Mo. senior, placed fourth in the basic category.
Roper, an aerospace engineering student, was flying a 150 Aerobat.
"Most of the planes were Pitt special, a more specialized plane," he said.
Roper said the hardest part was getting the feel of the plane.
"I will definitely compete next year," he said.
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