RIAT 2013 Participants

[Brevet Cable]

Depends how you count them.......if individual aircraft , then yes it's 10 ; If you just count the actual "units" , then it's 8.
After all , do you count aerobatic teams as "1" or by however many aircraft { plus 'spares' } they bring ??
Either way......8 or 10 , they're still only on Static !!

[capercaillie]

Well RIAT counts every individual aircraft, eg The Patrouille de France will be 10 Alpha Jets not 1 or even 8, on the number of aircraft attending, when the sums are done at the end of the show.

I'm also sure you're very disappointed the Swiss AF Beech 1900 couldn't display this year.

[Brevet Cable]

Yep.....about as much as I'm disappointed about the Squirrel & the Hawk not displaying......

Roll on the Red Star Rebels , I say !!

[Bruno G]

Belgian Air Force F16 solo display confirmed ...

[Flare Path]

Belgian Air Force F16 solo display confirmed ...

Good news! The beginning of a gaggle of fast jets to the flying display.

[vulcan57]

Belgian Air Force F16 solo display confirmed ...

Is it, can see it on the RIAT page ?

[Brevet Cable]

Let me guess.....it's another one that's listed on their own website but has yet to be confirmed by DBH.

[Bruno G]

it is not yet on the RIAT web .... but press conference held yesterday in Florennes AB (for all Belgian démo team).... also confirmation of Waddington ,Yéovilton....

[Kieran]

it is not yet on the RIAT web .... but press conference held yesterday in Florennes AB (for all Belgian démo team).... also confirmation of Waddington ,Yéovilton....

Did the press conference mention anything about where else its been allocated to? Also what about other Belgian AC demos?

[Bruno G]

All presentations and participations (static and flying) will soon be be publicly disclosed ....

[aviodromefriend]

Well RIAT counts every individual aircraft, eg The Patrouille de France will be 10 Alpha Jets not 1 or even 8, on the number of aircraft attending, when the sums are done at the end of the show.

Not their normal 11th aircraft (support C-160)?

[swingy]

Question ...........any thoughts on the C27. Is it likely to be a company demonstrator or a delvery flight?

[CJS]

Question ...........any thoughts on the C27. Is it likely to be a company demonstrator or a delvery flight?

I don't know, but the Italians will give a pretty good job of demonstrating what it can do in the air if their display is anything like the last time they were at RIAT ( ) so given that it's on static only perhaps your second thought is closer to the mark??

[Russ]

Apologies if it's already been mentioned (haven't seen it if it is), but @euroairshows on Twitter is reporting that the Hungarian Gripen display will be at RIAT this year. Usually seems pretty reliable.

Hungarian Gripen will fly at more then 10 shows this year. A few are: Volkel, Zeltweg, Fairford, Kecskemet and Radom

[CJS]

Apologies if it's already been mentioned (haven't seen it if it is), but @euroairshows on Twitter is reporting that the Hungarian Gripen display will be at RIAT this year. Usually seems pretty reliable.

Hungarian Gripen will fly at more then 10 shows this year. A few are: Volkel, Zeltweg, Fairford, Kecskemet and Radom

I think it's been mentioned on other sites too - very welcome if it happens

[csby56]

Viggen down as provisional on the Swedish Air force Historic Flight website http://swafhf.se/program2013/Flygdagar2013.html

Chris

[Skylinerworld]

Question ...........any thoughts on the C27. Is it likely to be a company demonstrator or a delvery flight?

Maybe one that the Americans have on order? They did say something could be "passing through" which means something from there could attend after all...

[Russ]

Question ...........any thoughts on the C27. Is it likely to be a company demonstrator or a delvery flight?

Maybe one that the Americans have on order? They did say something could be "passing through" which means something from there could attend after all...

Not likely. The American's are mothballing their C-27J fleet.

Remember RIAT attracts all sorts of visitors including air arm big wigs, who may be interested in the type.

[aviodromefriend]

Viggen down as provisional on the Swedish Air force Historic Flight website http://swafhf.se/program2013/Flygdagar2013.html

Chris

How many times has this already been mentioned? Still ej klar only...

[csby56]

Viggen down as provisional on the Swedish Air force Historic Flight website http://swafhf.se/program2013/Flygdagar2013.html

Chris

How many times has this already been mentioned? Still ej klar only...

Sorry, just found it previously in the thread.

[Skylinerworld]

Question ...........any thoughts on the C27. Is it likely to be a company demonstrator or a delvery flight?

Maybe one that the Americans have on order? They did say something could be "passing through" which means something from there could attend after all...

Not likely. The American's are mothballing their C-27J fleet.

Remember RIAT attracts all sorts of visitors including air arm big wigs, who may be interested in the type.

Oh! I read they still had some on order, must've missed the rest of the story!

[CJS]

Question ...........any thoughts on the C27. Is it likely to be a company demonstrator or a delvery flight?

Maybe one that the Americans have on order? They did say something could be "passing through" which means something from there could attend after all...

Not likely. The American's are mothballing their C-27J fleet.

Remember RIAT attracts all sorts of visitors including air arm big wigs, who may be interested in the type.

Oh! I read they still had some on order, must've missed the rest of the story!

Well whoever wants to buy it they need look no further than the Italian display over the weekend for what it's capable of - it was stunning last time (award winning I think??)

[PeterR]

A small number of US ANG units operated the C-27J, and they're now being withdrawn from service due to budget cuts.

The US also ordered C-27A aircraft for Afghanistan, who have now retired them (back to the US for storage).

[Tommy]

The US also ordered C-27A aircraft for Afghanistan, who have now retired them (back to the US for storage).

Replacing them with a couple of surplus C-130s I think?

[swingy]

Have all the Mexican ones been delivered?