G-CVIX wrote:We are spoilt yes but I too think that we are missing that one item that takes it above and beyond. Either flying or static. That's not to say that everything we have is anything less than top quality, and the best you're likely to find in this country/Europe/the world.
Fixed that for you
Airshowhammer wrote:I really think the flying is missing that stand out item.
A return of the Eurocopter role demo perhaps?
I mean seriously, what would you suggest? The F-22 is arguably (by a lot of people) the best fast jet display on the planet, the RSV C-27 display is the best (semi)heavy display you will ever see, which other show has the A-400m flying display this year (Paris?), there are already (with months to go) static aircraft as rare as hen's teeth (F-4, B-1b, RAAF Wedgetail...). Heck, even the Thunderbirds, which do a pretty good job of dividing opinion, can hardly be called anything other than a 'stand out' item due to their rarity.
What, actually what, would be a stand out item for you (that's actually plausible) that would genuinely trump that lot?
With the possible exception of MAKS (but then consider what RIAT has that MAKS will never have), nothing I can think of comes close.