Keith Breazeal Video Productions

The Worldwide Warbirds, Inc. are based out of Chino, California and import the L-39 for customers. The aircraft are completely torn down to inspect, then each and every part is refurbished to factory new condition. The finish of the components, interior and exterior painting, and custom cockpit treatments result in the aircraft looking more like an expensive sports car. Customers can order just about anything for the look of the interior and exterior. Most noted was Gold, Chrome, leather, and carpeting treatments that add the extra touch to the already beautiful aircraft.

The USAF F-22 Raptor at the California Capital Airshow.

Here's our F-22 Raptor Video.

The Raptor's two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines are equipped with afterburners and two dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles. The two engines develop a total of 70,000 lbs. of thrust for the 40,000 lb. airframe, allowing incredible acceleration and vertical climb performance. The vectored thrust and large control surfaces can produce maneuvers that no conventional fighter jet can perform.

2008 USAF F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter video. Demonstration Pilot Major "Max" Moga narrates each maneuver he performing at the airshow.

The Peterbuilt "Shockwave Jet Truck" has three jet engines with a total of 36,000hp and 18,000 lbs of thrust. Quarter mile is 256mph in 6.36 seconds! Shockwave is very popular at airshows and drag races. Typical airshow performances include driving by the crowd line and lighting the afterburners, blasting down the runway at speeds approaching 300mph, and racing aircraft down the runway. If you like noise,speed, and fire, here it is. Guinness Book of World Records lists Shockwave as the fastest full size truck at 376mph.

In this photo of the tail section of the F-22 Raptor, you can see the detail of the thrust vectoring system. The computer controlled augmentation enables the pilot to go beyond "normal" maneuvering envelopes. In air-to-air combat, it is essential to be able to have the maneuverability to keep the target engaged, not only visually, but also the aircraft's fire control systems and weapons.