Oh no! Not grey! How will all the photographers cope!? Tell them it's your taxpayer money!

MiG_Eater wrote:I tried to do this. It is harder than you might think...

I'll second this. I lasted all of a month before being tempted back. Next year is the year!

Certainly a worthy recipient of an award, were the ALCA's. Love a good role demonstration! Well done them and the whole Czech contingent.

I'll be very surprised if the Swiss didn't receive an award! What a demo!

Well the Germans are certainly on a mission this year! Absolutely top support from them!

If they think that The Blades might help them do that, so be it. I sincerely doubt that any Generic UK Family will be booking an expensive day at RIAT on account of that team. Why noy just wait for the Little Winterdon Village Fete and see them for free? Perhaps you're right. Or perhaps they want a...

Might seem like silly questions , but how is the speed , for example on a straight pass above the runway , calculated ? Is it downlinked from the aircraft instruments or is there some form of measuring equipment employed by the airshow organisers ? Thanks I believe there are ground based radar syst...

I think it will be like a lot of US displays. A pass, then a too long pause to reposition for a next pass, pause, pass, pause, pass etc, not to forget, a completely over the top commentator that is unaware he/she is not in the Segregated State of Trump. It is not for nothing that even US pilots tha...

I can understand people's frustrations with these non-Sunday participants but if they (NATO flypast, RAF F-35B etc.) are only able to do the two days, should DBH turn them down for the sake of fairness? I for one think not as it'd only look bad on them from the participant's POV, especially when the...

That's very true. Whirlwind and Wessex on static versus Blades/Breitling Jet Team, another matter in my opinion. The Wessex in particular is beautiful and looks today just as she did in service and hasn't been seen in a long time. Again, this is just my opinion (to which I am entitled) that without...

jasonT1981 wrote:Not confirmed, but I have heard rumblings of Feb 1st for the 3 shows.

That would be ideal, thanks!

Do we know when tickets usually become available for Legends? I'm visiting for the first time this year and I can't seem to find a date on the website, any help would be great!

Has it happened before in recent years that the regular thursday participation updates have seized this early (June 14th this year )? I don't believe so. However, bare in mind the updates started on the 11th January and have been thick and fast since then, whereas last year the updates started over...

Come on everyone! Let's not let the lack of update today push us to this again... As much as it's funny! In 3 weeks time (roughly) no one will care what's been said in the build up! Roll on July!

Which website would that be? Take a wild guess Not sure if it’s still there, but they promised an F-35B display on the website a while back, and in a lot of adverts for RIAT. Promised? I believe the word they used was *expected, (alongside the Red Arrows) which is different entirely but can be cons...

Airshowhammer wrote:Drones in the flying? I’d rather buy a die cast model and whiz it round the showground myself

Ever seen a UCAV display? Who knows what the future holds!

Re the Drone flying into RIAT... We have had the BAe Jetstream ( with crew onboard to keep it kosher), plus in '07, we had a Creech based Predator ( I found my fujifilm roll last year and was amazed the exposures still came out!) So, to cut a long story short..I'm afraid not. No Drone/ RPV has flow...

Have RIAT ever had a UAV of any kind fly into the show? I'm aware of the Scan Eagle flying in 2006 I think (Happy to be corrected) but I'm thinking something larger. Is it something we could expect to see more of at airshows as the technology progresses and air forces take deliveries?

You're joking right? Not at all Under the NATO Strategic Airlift Interim Solution ( SALIS ), Antonov and Volga have each had an AN-124 permanently stationed at Leipzig-Halle Airport since March 2006, with additional uplift available at short notice. They've been hauling NATO around the globe for mo...

Displayed perfectly fine at RIAT 2016 Still bummed that I missed it’s arrival on the Friday, after the 5 hour flying display had finished me and my Dad looked round the static for an hour or so then decided to leave and just as we were driving out the gate the F-18 came in and proceeded to perform ...

Go4Long wrote:
It looks like the tweet that it referenced has been deleted. Anyone save the pics?

The Cosford Airshow 2018 thread has an image of it there.

Post moderated by Jalfrezi.

REASON: Mocking another user, and failing to stay on topic....

Great to see a boost to the number of modern fast jets on static. Great support from the Germans yet again!

Well that provided my evening's entertainment Upwards and onwards!

A tidy update indeed! I make that 4 C-17's now! Keep 'em coming!