Featured Performer



You won’t believe your eyes!  National Aviation Hall of Fame 2008 Inductee Sean D. Tucker with Team Oracle Extreme returns to Dayton in 2012 with his amazing one-of-a-kind show.  Sean is known as the world’s premier air show performer flying his custom-built 400-horsepower Challenger II biplane. Sean’s performance is so dynamic it’s often described as “unbelievable” by spectators.  Twice during the performance, Sean will fly the aircraft backwards –straight down – tail-first at more than 100 mph.  Over half of Tucker’s maneuvers are original and have never been duplicated by any other aerobatic pilot. His extraordinary performance has resulted in him being named a 2007 “Living Legends of Flight” placing him into an elite group of aviators such as General Jimmy Doolittle, General “Chuck” Yeager and Bob Hoover. 

In airshow flying, Sean is the world’s premier performer in terms of entertainment value, piloting skill and most importantly, professionalism. He has been flying airshows world-wide since the mid-70’s and has won numerous aerobatic competitions. In that time, Sean has flown more than 1000 performances at more than 425 airshows, in front of more than 80 million fans. Sean practices his airshow routine three times every day. Sean has devoted his entire adult life to exploring the art of aerobatic flight and after over 10,000 life-time practices, his passion continues to grow. He is more inspired by the magic and discipline of flight every single year and he continues to improve his skills as an aviator.

Sean’s airplane, the Oracle Challenger bi-plane, has also continued to improve each year. Sean started with a factory built Pitts Special 30 years ago and modified it each year. After reaching the limits of the Pitts, Tucker’s team designed a one-of-a-kind airplane that could do anything that Sean asked of it. This resulted in the most high-performance aerobatic aircraft in the world, the Challenger II biplane. It is a fire-breathing monster with over 400-horsepower, weighs just over 1200 pounds and responds to the slightest pressure on the control stick even at 300 mph.

In addition to being a phenomenal aviator, he is also a larger than life character who touches the heart of his fans and inspires millions of Americans. Sean is extremely passionate about every aspect of the Team Oracle program. His self proclaimed goal is to “share the magic of flight with Team Oracle’s guests by inspiring and thrilling them. I want them to go away saying that the airshow was one of the most engaging days of their lives.” Sean’s signature closing statement  is, “the three best words in the English language… God Bless America.”