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The National Championship Air Races and Air Show will return for its 44th year with six classes of racing aircraft and a first-class airshow including some of the world's top aerobatic performers and military aircraft, and plus static aircraft displays, merchandise, food and drink, and a closing awards banquet.

Six classes of aircraft will race at Reno in 2007, including:

Biplanes: small, aerobatic aircraft like the Pitts Special, the Mong, and the Smith Miniplane, racing on a 3.11-mile course at speeds reaching 250 mph.

Formula One: built according to strict technical specifications. The fastest Formula One aircraft reach almost 250 mph on the 3.11-mile race course at Reno.

Sport: high performance, commerically-available kit-built aircraft, reaching speeds of over 400 mph on the 6.39-mile course at Reno.

AT-6: "stock" T-6 Texan, Harvard, or SNJ aircraft. The fastest T-6 aircraft generally post race speeds in the 210-220 mph range on the 4.99-mile course at Reno.

Jet: match racing between L-39 Albatros jets, racing on a 8.355-mile course.

Unlimited: open to any piston-driven aircraft with an empty weight greater than 4500 pounds, generally including stock or modified WWII fighters like the North American P-51 Mustang, Grumman F-8F Bearcat, and Hawker Sea Fury. Speeds in the Unlimited Gold Race on Sunday reach 500 mph on the 8.355-mile course.
For more information about the aircraft, visit the racing aircraft types page.

The 2007 Air Show will feature the return of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.