Sun 'n Fun
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Sun 'n Fun is a "Fly-in" and airshow held annually at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida, usually during the second or third week of April.[1][2][3][4]
The event was founded in 1974 and was first organized by the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, but is now an independent corporation and not affiliated with EAA. Sun 'n Fun is primarily a volunteer organization, with a small year-round staff.
Participants in the fly-in include owners who fly their aircraft to the event from all parts of the United States and Canada. Many pilots fly their own vintage, homebuilt aircraft or restored ex-military aircraft.
The 2006 Sun 'n Fun marked the first civilian appearance of the new F-22 Raptor and the 2010 Sun 'n Fun marked the return of US military flight demonstration teams to the event, in this case by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds.
The Florida Air Museum at Sun 'n Fun, Florida's Official Aviation Museum and Education Center, is also located on the Sun 'n Fun campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport.
SUN ’N FUN Received $7.5 Million grant for new central Florida Aerospace Academy building[5].
References
- ^ Sun 'n Fun (undated). "Sun 'n Fun Fly-in". Retrieved 2008-10-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Sun 'n Fun (undated). "Sun 'n Fun Fly-in Dates". Retrieved 2008-10-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Swaine, Liz (2004). "Sun 'N Fun Claims Record Exhibitors". Retrieved 2009-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ AvWeb staff (2001). "Sun 'N Fun 2001: Hot Fun in the Sunshine". Retrieved 2009-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Sun 'n Fun. "SUN 'N FUN RECEIVES $7.5 MILLION GRANT FOR NEW CENTRAL FLORIDA AEROSPACE ACADEMY BUILDING". Retrieved 2010-04-15.
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