“There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings.” — Wilbur Wright, 1905 The weather is expected to be warm, but there may be a lot of “goose bumps” on beachgoers’ arms when the 59th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show heads back to the city’s lakefront next weekend. Spectators can watch Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19 and 20, as military and civilian air teams slice through the sky at high speeds, then loop, dive and twist in aerial maneuvers. Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights and the U.S. Navy Parachute Team Leap Frogs will plunge more than 12,000 feet toward the city’s skyline. reaching speeds of up to 180 miles per hour. And in the waters of Lake Michigan, the U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter and the Chicago Fire Department Air/Sea Rescue Unit will perform simulated rescue maneuvers. John Trick has been the Air and Water show’s director since 1995. Through the years, Trick has heard from many amazed spectators who marvel at the sights and sounds of the aircraft above them. “They will say, ‘How can an airplane do that? How can they [...]
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