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- Fri 29 Mar 2024, 12:34 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
I see Austria is 'ongoing' - more likely to come in a Zeltweg year when they have displays worked up. Shame the RAF don't support Zeltweg really - would help the case with a bit of tit for tat swapping I'm sure. The QRA Pair of Typhoons is awesome but the Austrians have other displays - for example ...
- Fri 29 Mar 2024, 12:09 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
You might know exactly but as a quick guesstimate - with over 40 years of F-16s at IAT at say 10-20 examples a year on average ( flying, spares and static) . Must be over 500 total F-16 appearances - pushing toward 1000? Go on , I'm game! Your numbers aren't far out by my reckoning, First appeared ...
- Thu 28 Mar 2024, 11:24 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
Not knocking the Slovenian display as last time I saw it I was very impressed, just not an update to get very excited about. A static Spartan doesn’t set the world on fire for me whether is Slovenian or from a country never heard of. Hope mentioning of just the static US participation doesn’t mean ...
- Wed 27 Mar 2024, 9:34 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
The Polish F-16 was fantastic at Radom last year - my favorite fast jet solo display of the show . This was mainly because it flew both days in the late evening light and was a total flares fest. Pretty much the same for Pat Suisse. Fairford would be so much better with Flares and Evening flying - ...
- Wed 27 Mar 2024, 9:26 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
The Polish F-16 was fantastic at Radom last year - my favorite fast jet solo display of the show . This was mainly because it flew both days in the late evening light and was a total flares fest. Pretty much the same for Pat Suisse. Fairford would be so much better with Flares and Evening flying - c...
- Tue 26 Mar 2024, 9:10 pm
- Forum: Airshow Photos
- Topic: Props & Pistons 2022: America's Anti-Mollis/Zeltweg
- Replies: 2
- Views: 358
Re: Props & Pistons 2022: America's Anti-Mollis/Zeltweg
I like the backdrop!
- Sun 24 Mar 2024, 7:58 am
- Forum: Themed Photo Threads
- Topic: Topic of the week #98:A10
- Replies: 12
- Views: 691
Re: Topic of the week #98:A10
Back from the 80s at RAF Wainfleet... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53376047311_3196f4dea0_b.jpg Strafe! by Andy Heap , on Flickr and this is its party trick https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53376368579_b0d439fced_b.jpg Strafing- by Andy Heap , on Flickr I misspent my youth watching these :)
- Sat 23 Mar 2024, 12:27 am
- Forum: North American Events
- Topic: Pacific Airshow 2024, Huntington Beach, California Oct 4-6th
- Replies: 13
- Views: 623
Re: Pacific Airshow 2024, Huntington Beach, California Oct 4-6th
Far better show at Reno same weekend!
- Thu 21 Mar 2024, 11:00 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Interesting Internet
- Replies: 2417
- Views: 896179
Re: Interesting Internet
I could be wrong, but I don’t think a special coloured jet materially affects a nation’s warfighting capabilities (the special Dannebrog F-16, for instance, was used on a live QRA intercept of a Russian aircraft). And if this is indeed WTD61, it’s not even a frontline unit. It’s a test and developm...
- Thu 21 Mar 2024, 9:39 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Interesting Internet
- Replies: 2417
- Views: 896179
Re: Interesting Internet
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4xmGiisDXq/?igsh=cmZ2cXZ5Mzg2emUx https://twitter.com/airbusdefence/status/1770775939787415913?s=46&t=MrByk9E0ZD1fN2EAXOlQkw What a Horrible mess. I'd have thought the Germans might be more interested in sorting their military out so that it has some capability to a...
- Thu 21 Mar 2024, 7:35 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: FIA 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1605
Re: FIA 2024
Ah yes that!
- Thu 21 Mar 2024, 7:34 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: FIA 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1605
Re: FIA 2024
One plus, you do get to see some heavies thrown around unlike RIAT where just seeing a heavy in the air is a rare treat. That's the draw for me, oh and it's a 15 minute drive... :D I used to work on the airfield - but could not see the approach or runway from the workshop. Always needed to get some...
- Wed 20 Mar 2024, 9:30 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: 'The face of things to come'
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5031
Re: 'The face of things to come'
Off topic I know but it is about "things to come". How do people plan their day out at RIAT at the moment if they have an electric car, allowing for say a three hour journey there, a big queue getting in/out and same journey home? What happens when the vast majority of attendees have elec...
- Wed 20 Mar 2024, 3:49 am
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: FIA 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1605
Re: FIA 2024
Farnborough Airshow 2024, not hoping for much but hopefully they can pull something interesting from RIAT to display Who cares about F'boro - more like can't Fairford get something that's going to be at F'boro ? Shame I first went in 76 and already its reputation was better than the reality - and b...
- Sun 17 Mar 2024, 7:59 am
- Forum: Airshow Photos
- Topic: Tyabb airshow 2024 *UPDATED 13 Mar*.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1079
Re: Tyabb airshow 2024 *UPDATED 13 Mar*.
Nice George - you should get a medal for attending... I think the phrase should be only Mad dogs and crazy Aussie Spotters go out when it's 38! Although Actually I went to Amberley show (2007/2008) for the last 111 gig at home base and that was something similar - we think it's warm at 20C across th...
- Fri 15 Mar 2024, 10:25 pm
- Forum: Themed Photo Threads
- Topic: Topic of the week #97 : Olympics
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1079
Re: Topic of the week #97 : Olympics
Tricky! Ok lets try these: A Schempp-Hirth DISCUS glider - Can't get more relevant than an Olympic sport! Even says it on the side of the fuse! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/41376540501_51bca88ffd_h.jpg IMG_4611-01 by Andy Heap , on Flickr and same machine https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/4...
- Fri 15 Mar 2024, 7:16 pm
- Forum: RAF Cosford Air Show
- Topic: Cosford Airshow 2024 - 9th June 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 35029
Re: Cosford Airshow 2024 - 9th June 2024
Jeez, are they going to drag this out one a week until June with stuff that is always going to be there? Come on Paul get up with it. I note your cynical posts these days. This is the world we live in - I guarantee someone will post each and every RAF display for Cosford as if they are something no...
- Fri 15 Mar 2024, 4:36 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
- Fri 15 Mar 2024, 12:29 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
You might know exactly but as a quick guesstimate - with over 40 years of F-16s at IAT at say 10-20 examples a year on average ( flying, spares and static) . Must be over 500 total F-16 appearances - pushing toward 1000? First appeared (2x Norg flying/spare, 1 x Dutch static) in 1981, I remember as...
- Thu 14 Mar 2024, 11:47 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
You might know exactly but as a quick guesstimate - with over 40 years of F-16s at IAT at say 10-20 examples a year on average ( flying, spares and static) . Must be over 500 total F-16 appearances - pushing toward 1000? Go on , I'm game! Your numbers aren't far out by my reckoning, First appeared ...
- Thu 14 Mar 2024, 8:17 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
Amazing participation from Denmark! Seriously? two F-16s and a Challenger. Don't get me wrong. Great they're coming but a seriously overstated description of "amazing". Its comical! But at least the kids are keen - not grumpy like us ! You might know exactly but as a quick guesstimate - w...
- Wed 13 Mar 2024, 11:15 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Fri 08 Mar 2024, 9:41 pm
- Forum: RAF Cosford Air Show
- Topic: Cosford Airshow 2024 - 9th June 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 35029
Re: Cosford Airshow 2024 - 9th June 2024
Epsilon for static?Professor_M wrote: ↑Fri 08 Mar 2024, 8:11 pmOne of the Facebook comments from the show may reassure some...We're in talks with our international partners.
- Fri 01 Mar 2024, 8:03 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
Well there is a piston engined military schemed Tracker flying at an airshow this weekend. One of many stars that will be flying! Such as a Neptune, Caribou and Consellation. .... Utterly pointless having 'stars' on static at an airshow I always think! So if there's an option for a 'star' to either...
- Fri 01 Mar 2024, 4:35 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 621681
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
Well there is a piston engined military schemed Tracker flying at an airshow this weekend. One of many stars that will be flying! Such as a Neptune, Caribou and Consellation. .... Utterly pointless having 'stars' on static at an airshow I always think! So if there's an option for a 'star' to either...