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Tommy, as requested.

I’ll start with anything powered by a J-79.
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Being as it is a Farnborough year....

J-10C - Chinese or Pakistan
A350 demo - Luftwaffe
A400 demo - France
Super Hornet demo - Boeing
P-8 demo - Boeing
F-16MLU demo - anyone - get them while you can
MiG-21 demo - Romania or Croatia
USAF Heritage Flight
Fleet Air Arm Heritage Flight (Corsair, Seafire, SeaFury, F-35)
E-11A static - USAF

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Spanish Harrier x2
Romanian Mig 21
Polish Mig 29
RAF A330 Union Flag Livery
SU27
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jasonT1981 wrote:
Sun 23 Jan 2022, 8:16 pm
Polish Mig 21
They've been retired 19 years.

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boff180 wrote:
Sun 23 Jan 2022, 8:24 pm
jasonT1981 wrote:
Sun 23 Jan 2022, 8:16 pm
Polish Mig 21
They've been retired 19 years.
Yes, apologies. I did of course mean the Romanian Mig 21. It's the Polish who have the 29. Whoops.

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Mention of Luftwaffe Mig-29s becomes a flogging offence under that new Tory justice bill.
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I was hoping for Ukrainian Su24s this year, slightly more concerned now.

Can we wish for no F-35s?

Croatian MiG21s.
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Wouldn’t mind the Czech Mi-24/35 Demo to return before they are gone. For the trainer theme, Greek Buckeye and T-7 Redhawk would be cool. Other than that, the usuals would be nice, it’s been a long time!
I am impartial to a bit of jet noise.

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A long shot, and I am sure RIAT will appear on their schedule somehow, but I'd love to see the Swedish Viggen and Drakken

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I would love to see the Ukrainian Su-24 too but looks rather unlikely now.

A phantom in the flying display (even just a couple of passes) would be most welcome as not seen one in the air for years due to only being able to go on a Saturday.

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Firstly it'd just be great for RIAT to return!
But it would be lovely to see...
- RCAF Cormorant (S)
- B-1B Lancer (F)
- Norwegian Sea King (F) - If they're still about in July?
- Portuguese Merlin (S)
- Mirage 2000C (F or S)
- Any F-4 Phantom (F or S)
- U2
- US Navy Super Hornet (S) - it is Top Gun release year after all!

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Quite fancy seeing that lovely A1 skyraider based over In France (I think)

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Apart from all the above - the 2022 Birthday lineups - any close variant will do:

75 this year: AN2, Mig 15, F86, L749, Sycamore, Flamant, DHC2

70 this year: B52, Magister, Broussard, Pembroke, Lansen (and not much chance Tu95)

50 this year: E3 Sentry, A10 and F15

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W1lmaluvxx wrote:
Mon 24 Jan 2022, 7:10 pm
Quite fancy seeing that lovely A1 skyraider based over In France (I think)
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Berf wrote:
Mon 24 Jan 2022, 7:53 pm
Apart from all the above - the 2022 Birthday lineups - any close variant will do:

75 this year: AN2, Mig 15, F86, L749, Sycamore, Flamant, DHC2

70 this year: B52, Magister, Broussard, Pembroke, Lansen (and not much chance Tu95)

50 this year: E3 Sentry, A10 and F15
Bonkers that the B-52 is 70.
Possibly more bonkers that the F-15 is 50 😲
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A non-USAF operated F-15 would be very welcome indeed... And so would the USAF of course.

To echo Boff's thoughts earlier in the thread, make the most of the European forces F-16s. I can remember some of the bruhaha a few RIATs ago about how many F-16s were in the flying display from across Europe. They will be a long time retired.

If we're going to have an F-35 - an honourable mention for the Danish. At least they have a bit of colour (small... but it's there) on theirs. Looked great in comparison with the 'LF' standards back in November.

Set piece - B1, B2, B52 formation please (save the B-21 for Edwards).
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capercaillie wrote:
Mon 24 Jan 2022, 10:47 am

Can we wish for no F-35s?
Well, NO, of course.

Why would anyone wish for less variety, less noise, less hovering...?

My wish list would be just about everything listed so far, with a special item just for me:- F-35A, B & C formation flypast.... (All fully colour-wrapped for the occasion, of course!)
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jasonT1981 wrote:
Sun 23 Jan 2022, 8:16 pm
RAF A330 Union Flag Livery
this is actually a good shout, at least on static would be nice

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rockfordstone wrote:
Tue 25 Jan 2022, 1:24 pm
jasonT1981 wrote:
Sun 23 Jan 2022, 8:16 pm
RAF A330 Union Flag Livery
this is actually a good shout, at least on static would be nice
I'd quite like to see it in tanker configuration trailing two typhoons.

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I’ve quietly wondered why “Vespina” did not do a photo formation with the “BlackJack” Typhoon (unless it did and I didn’t see it).

Christ, and the special Chinook and Puma! Get ‘em all in there. Chuck a Red Arrow Hawk in, too. It could be like one of those 90s set pieces. The helicopters hovering at show centre and the jets flying OTT!

Frame it in the light of Queen’s Jubilee or something.

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my RIAT 2022 wishlist is as follows;
A-10 (F)
B-2
B-1
B-52
E-3C
E-8J
F-22
F-35
EG-18
C-2
E-2
C-5
E-6B
GRIPEN-E
ARGUS
SU-25
EMB-145
A-50 MAINSTAY
DASSULT ATLANTIC
A-129 MANGUSTA
MIG-25
MIG-31
AS-665 TIGER
CH-53
RAF/INDIA P-8
RC-135S
RC-135U
RC-135V/W
I know some are pipe dreams but i like to believe that anything is possible.

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Might be struggling on the E-8J and the the EG-18 unless you can give an example.
Seahornet wrote:
Tue 25 Jan 2022, 10:14 am
capercaillie wrote:
Mon 24 Jan 2022, 10:47 am

Can we wish for no F-35s?
Well, NO, of course.

Why would anyone wish for less variety
Surely a contradiction in itself when it comes to F-35s? All the operators already have.
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I just want a warthog flying, especially one rolling in over totterdown, please, please, please
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Seahornet wrote:
Tue 25 Jan 2022, 10:14 am
capercaillie wrote:
Mon 24 Jan 2022, 10:47 am

Can we wish for no F-35s?
Well, NO, of course.

Why would anyone wish for less variety, less noise, less hovering...?

My wish list would be just about everything listed so far, with a special item just for me:- F-35A, B & C formation flypast.... (All fully colour-wrapped for the occasion, of course!)
Yes, of course you can Caper!

I second that, with another vote for NO F-35s.

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Why the hate on the F35? I'd love to see a full demo. Sure, it's not the Harrier but it's the most modern military jet aircraft out there that realistically could be at RIAT.

I have a feeling as time progresses the F35 argument will echo the too many F16s arguments we've heard over the years.

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