Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Participation Update:
King Air 200 - Royal Air Force - Static
Meteor T7 - Classic Aircraft Trust - Flying
Vampire T55 - Classic Aircraft Trust - Flying
Venom FB1 - Classic Aircraft Trust - Flying
Following changes to the existing line-up due to various reasons:
FN NH90 Caiman - Static only
Sea Vixen - Cancelled
RCAF Challenger - Cancelled
We are awaiting confirmation of an extremely large aircraft, rarely seen flying at airshows. We will keep you posted if there are any developments. Fingers crossed!!
* From RNAS Yeovilton Air Day Facebook...
King Air 200 - Royal Air Force - Static
Meteor T7 - Classic Aircraft Trust - Flying
Vampire T55 - Classic Aircraft Trust - Flying
Venom FB1 - Classic Aircraft Trust - Flying
Following changes to the existing line-up due to various reasons:
FN NH90 Caiman - Static only
Sea Vixen - Cancelled
RCAF Challenger - Cancelled
We are awaiting confirmation of an extremely large aircraft, rarely seen flying at airshows. We will keep you posted if there are any developments. Fingers crossed!!
* From RNAS Yeovilton Air Day Facebook...
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Great classic jets additions but a shame about the sea vixen.
Also about the NH90 going static too - that would've been a great flying participant
Also about the NH90 going static too - that would've been a great flying participant

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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Shame about the NH90 but not that surprised about the Sea Vixen as there has been no news on it since the accident and if it was up and about ready for next weekend we would have heard about it before now, glad to see they have added another 3 jets to the flying display though as it was looking quite empty.
Wonder what they could mean by 'We are awaiting confirmation of an extremely large aircraft, rarely seen flying at airshows', perhaps a C5 Galaxy
Wonder what they could mean by 'We are awaiting confirmation of an extremely large aircraft, rarely seen flying at airshows', perhaps a C5 Galaxy

Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Possibly civil if it's rarely seen at airshows ? A380 ? sure I heard talk of an AN124 somewhere.
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
what about sticking the recently delivered Phantom FG1 out if its reassembled ???
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Reckon it could be a VC10 

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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
"extremely large and rarely seen"........I will go with the already mentioned 380 or an Antonov.
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Razor23uk2010 wrote:"extremely large and rarely seen"........I will go with the already mentioned 380 or an Antonov.
or another 747 a la the South African one some years back
Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
parsley wrote:Razor23uk2010 wrote:"extremely large and rarely seen"........I will go with the already mentioned 380 or an Antonov.
or another 747 a la the South African one some years back
Be nice for me if it is a South African 747.
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
If the VC10
does turn up as a [nice
] last minute edition, then that will 100% make up for not seeing the Sea Vixen or 558 at the show.
This large aircraft could be one of four I reckon:
1. An-225 - Highly unlikely though, Yeovilton doesn't exactly have wide taxiways to accommodate it
2. An-124
3. C-5A/B Galaxy
4. A380


This large aircraft could be one of four I reckon:
1. An-225 - Highly unlikely though, Yeovilton doesn't exactly have wide taxiways to accommodate it
2. An-124
3. C-5A/B Galaxy
4. A380
Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Or a B-52 perhaps.
Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Most likely an AN-124, which will probably arrive and do a few flypasts and land. With a few Merlin's ready for collection nearby, i would say this is the most probable bet.
Very highly unlikely to be the BUFF considering theyve already cancelled...
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Very highly unlikely to be the BUFF considering theyve already cancelled...
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With dumb bombs and retarded bomblets, why don't they just use stupid missiles?
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
do we reckon it would arrive on the saturday then? or static from friday and fly out on the monday?...whatever it is?!
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
A40-BP wrote:With a few Merlin's ready for collection nearby, i would say this is the most probable bet.
Which Merlin's are ready for collection? I'd say the Saudi's but they're not even painted...
Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
RickIngham wrote:A40-BP wrote:With a few Merlin's ready for collection nearby, i would say this is the most probable bet.
Which Merlin's are ready for collection? I'd say the Saudi's but they're not even painted...
the two for Turkmenistan are ready for collection..?or have thay already gone for definitely?
would be really nice if there were to be collected by the 124 from Yeovilton..and have both for the airday?!!

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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
I'm told one of the finished 101s has departed and will be exported directly elsewhere - I'm guessing that means EMA or STN? (Stansted)
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
The Facebook post said that it would be flying if confirmed, my bet is an airliner of some sort.
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
ZR337 (Turkmenistan) is at Stanstead and should fly out tomorrow? ZR336 (The first Turkmenistan) is still in Primer and under-going test flights.
I can't think of any reason a AN-124 would be in for AgustaWestland...unless the rumoured AW169 bits and pieces are turn up from Italy!
I can't think of any reason a AN-124 would be in for AgustaWestland...unless the rumoured AW169 bits and pieces are turn up from Italy!
Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
ZR337 departed at the weekend for Stansted and will be flown out in a AN124 on Wednesday, although I did not see it today I am told that a white AW101 did a p/d at VL with a Westland c/s, could be the other Turkmenistan example.
Forget the above 'white' AW101, image on FC shows it to have been a primer example
Forget the above 'white' AW101, image on FC shows it to have been a primer example
Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Rumour is that its a Virgin Atlantic 747...
Do you want the Aladeen news or the Aladeen news?
Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Well that would certainly be very nice! How and why would they pull that off though?
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Must admit i've been wondering about the connection/relevance that a Virgin 747 would have aswell,
would certainly be a bit different though
would certainly be a bit different though

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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
The person who mentioned the Virgin 747 is a friend , I sent him a message and he said he was taking the mick and that it is likely to be a AN124 but how truthful he is being I am not sure .
Guess we will find out on Friday or Saturday ??
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Guess we will find out on Friday or Saturday ??
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Re: Yeovilton Air Day 2012 - 23rd June
Antonov AN-124 flying
Great coup!
