The Only City in Michigan to Host the United States Air Force Thunderbirds!

Bob Carlton and Vertigo Airshows will be returning to Battle Creek in 2012. Bob Carlton began flying in 1979 (at the age of 19) and has logged over 2000 hours in a wide variety of aircraft (from hang gliders, to airplanes, helicopters to sailplanes). He has been flying air shows professionally since 1993. Over the years, Bob has created innovative performances, from the Helicopter Sailplane Tow, to night aerobatics with strobes & pyro. He even created the world's FIRST & ONLY Twin Jet Sailplane.

Well, with his experience and innovation coupled with being a retired rocket scientist, things can only go one direction when he gets his hands on a Super Salto Glider. What resulted? A Jet Sailplane. This aircraft is like no other sailplane (or aircraft) in the world. The Jet Sailplane doesn’t need a tow plane, it can self-launch and climb to altitude under its own power.

The Super Salto is powered by a PBS TJ-100 Jet Engine. Once Bob is at altitude in the aircraft, he will turn his amazing WORLD-FAMOUS smoke system on and perform a very graceful sailplane performance choreographed to classical music. Once his altitude is spent, he doesn’t have to land like normal sailplanes. No he doesn’t, he simply spools up the jet engine and performs an AMAZING & LOUD low-level aerobatic performance complete with vertical maneuvers that no one would ever expect to see a sailplane perform.

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind, AMAZING act & machine that has been seen on the History Channel’s “Modern Marvels”.

http://www.vertigoairshows.com