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Since not everyone will always agree on awards that are given to certain displays, I thought I'd create some and see what is decided. I guess the easiest way to do it is to copy and paste the options below and then turn your winner to 'bold'. :smile:

RIAT 2017 Displays

Best Display Team:
Midnight Hawks
Patrouille Suisse
Red Arrows
Royal Jordanian Falcons
Thunderbirds

Best Solo Jet:
Austrian SAAB 105
Belgian F-16
Czech JAS-39
French Rafale
Italian T-346
Italian Tornado
Spanish EF-18
Swedish JAS-39
Turkish F-16
Ukrainian Su-27
UK Typhoon
USA F-22

Best Formation Display:
Czech L-159s
French Couteau Delta
UK BBMF
USA Heritage Flight
USA B-2 + F-15s
USAFE Flypasts

Best Helicopter / Tilt rotor:
Belgian Sea King
UK Apache
UK Chinook
USA CV-22

Best Solo Prop:
Airbus A400M
B-17 Sally B
P-51 Mustang
Italian C-27
Slovenian PC-9
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Reds
T-346
BBMF
Apache
C-27j / PC-9 (can't decide, too different!)

You could set it up as a poll??
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It said a limit of 30 options, I did try that originally though.
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Midnight Hawks -
Raptor/Rafale - joint winners.
French Couteau Delta -
UK Chinook -
Airbus A400M -

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Anyone who only went on either the Friday or Saturday would be stuffed when it comes to making the decision, though, as they wouldn't have got to see most of those displays.
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Brevet Cable wrote:Anyone who only went on either the Friday or Saturday would be stuffed when it comes to making the decision, though, as they wouldn't have got to see most of those displays.


Plenty of videos on Youtube if they need help to decide. :wink:
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Best Display Team:
Midnight Hawks
With a special mention to the Red Arrows (something of a redemption after Cosfordgate)

Best Solo Jet:
1.French Rafale
2.Turkish F-16
3.Ukrainian Su-27


Best Formation Display:
UK BBMF
Runner up: USA B-2 + F-15s


Best Helicopter / Tilt rotor:
USA CV-22

Best Solo Prop:
Italian C-27

All opinions purely my own of course.
The Ukrainian IL-76 departure worthy of a thumbs up too..

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Best Display Team:
Royal Jordanian Falcons (Yes, I actually enjoyed them this year)

Best Solo Jet:
Italian Tornado

Best Formation Display:
French Couteau Delta

Best Helicopter / Tilt rotor:
USA CV-22

Best Solo Prop:
Airbus A400M
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Here's my take:

Best Display Team:
Thunderbirds

Best Solo Jet:
French Rafale

Best Formation Display:
French Couteau Delta

Best Helicopter / Tilt rotor:
USA CV-22

Best Solo Prop:
Italian C-27
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Best overall: French Rafale
Best UK Display: BBMF Thompson Formation
Best Solo Fast Jet: US F-22 Raptor
Best International Display: Spanish EF-18M
Best Individual Display: Italian C-27J Spartan
Best Colour Scheme: Italian A-200 Tornado
Best Static: HACs Airco DH9
I don't do FRIAT but agree 100% with their decision of Ukrainian SU-27.
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Some of those categories don't quite match the OP's options list, though.... :lol:

Team : RJF
Solo Jet : T-346
Formation : BBMF
Helicopter : Chinook
Solo Prop : C-27
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Best Tilt rotor: CV-22 :up:
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Brevet Cable wrote:Some of those categories don't quite match the OP's options list, though.... :lol:


:lol: Good job it's not a serious voting system.
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Skylinerworld wrote:
Brevet Cable wrote:Some of those categories don't quite match the OP's options list, though.... :lol:


:lol: Good job it's not a serious voting system.


By coincidence, that's exactly my opinion of Brexit and Trump... :biggrin:
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For me:
RIAT 2017 Displays

Best Display Team:
Midnight Hawks

Best Solo Jet:
Italian Tornado

Best Formation Display:
Couteau Delta

Best Helicopter / Tilt rotor:
USA CV-22

Best Solo Prop:
Italian C-27
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The Baron wrote:Best overall: French Rafale
Best UK Display: BBMF Thompson Formation
Best Solo Fast Jet: US F-22 Raptor
Best International Display: Spanish EF-18M
Best Individual Display: Italian C-27J Spartan
Best Colour Scheme: Italian A-200 Tornado
Best Static: HACs Airco DH9
I don't do FRIAT but agree 100% with their decision of Ukrainian SU-27.


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It would have been lovelier if it had been more accessible ( not stuck inside a plastic tent with no public access ) and if they'd taken the cockpit covers off.
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Brevet Cable wrote:It would have been lovelier if it had been more accessible ( not stuck inside a plastic tent with no public access ) and if they'd taken the cockpit covers off.
They did bring it out of that tent as soon as the weather allowed.
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Best Display Team:
Thunderbirds

Best Solo Jet:
Su-27

Best Formation Display:
Couteau Delta

Best Helicopter / Tilt rotor:
Apache

Best Solo Prop:
Airbus A400M
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aviodromefriend wrote:They did bring it out of that tent as soon as the weather allowed.
Typical -- it was in the tent with the covers on when I went to look at it not long after the gates opened & it was in the tent with the covers on when I went down there again after the flying display had finished. :sad:
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Best display solo
Su-27

Best display team
Red arrows

Best helicopter
Apache

Best formation display
BBMF

Best static
Greek F-4s

Aircraft i enjoyed seeing the most
Su-27, F-22, F-4, B-2, U-2, Il-76, Mirage 2000.

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