Air Race 2010

All info of the Red Bull Air Race and Reno Air Races here at www.aviationnews.eu and www.air-races.com

Red Bull Air Race 2010

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates March 26/27
Perth, Australia April 17/18
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  May 8/9
Windsor, Canada June 5/6
New York, United States of America June 19/20
EuroSpeedway, Lausitz, Germany August 7/8
Budapest, Hungary August 19/20
Lisbon, Portugal September 4/5

Reno Air Races

2010 National Championship Air Races & Air Show are 15 – 19 September
Reno, Nevada USA

Two Planespotters Arrested in India for Suspicious Behavior

Blue Angels 2010 Show Schedule

Blue Angels  Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season.

Show Schedule 2010

MARCH
13 20 – 21 27 – 28	NAF El Centro, CA MacDill AFB, FL NAS Kingsville, TX
APRIL
10 – 11 17 24 – 25	NAS Key West, FL Charleston AFB, SC Vidalia, GA
MAY
01 – 02 08 – 09 15 – 16 22 – 23 26 28 29 – 30	St. Joseph, MO Tuscaloosa, AL Andrews AFB, MD MCAS Cherry Point, NC USNA, Annapolis, MD USNA, Annapolis, MD (fly-over) Jones Beach, NY
JUNE
05 – 06 12 – 13 19 – 20 26 – 27	Eau Claire, WI Milwaukee, WI Cape Girardeau, MO St. Cloud, MN
JULY
03 – 04 10 17 – 18 24 – 25 31	Traverse City, MI Pensacola Beach, FL Dayton, OH Idaho Falls, ID Anchorage, AK
AUGUST
01 07 – 08 14 – 15 28 – 29	Anchorage, AK Seattle, WA Chicago, IL Portsmouth, NH
SEPTEMBER
04 – 06 11 – 12 18 – 19 25 – 26	Cleveland, OH Scott AFB, IL NAS Oceana, VA MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI
OCTOBER
01 – 03 09 – 10 16 – 17 23 – 24 30 – 31	MCAS Miramar, CA San Francisco, CA Dobbins AFB, GA NAS Jacksonville, FL Ft. Worth Alliance, TX
NOVEMBER
06 – 07 12 – 13	Homestead ARB, FL NAS Pensacola, FL

Thunderbirds 2010 Show Schedule

 

USAF Demonstration squadron the Thunderbirds, 57th season with 73 performances in the United States and Canada.

Show Schedule of 2010

Davis Monthan AFB, AZ…20/21 Mar 2010

Maxwell AFB, AL…27/28 Mar 2010

Eglin AFB, FL…10/11 Apr 2010

Lakeland, FL…17/18 Apr 2010

Barksdale AFB, LA…24/25 Apr 2010

Dyess AFB, TX…1 May 2010

Altus AFB, OK…2 May 2010

Shaw AFB, SC…8/9 May 2010

Columbus AFB, MS…15/16 May 2010

Grand Forks AFB, ND…22 May 2010

USAFA, CO…26 May 2010

Janesville, WI…29/30 May 2010

Ocean City, MD…5/6 Jun 2010

Quebec City, Canada…12/13 Jun 2010

Tinker AFB, OK…19/20 Jun 2010

North Kingstown, RI…26/27 Jun 2010

Gary, IN…10/11 Jul 2010

Duluth, MN…17/18 Jul 2010

Fairchild AFB, WA…24/25 Jul 2010

Cheyenne, WY…28 Jul 2010

Rockford, IL…31/1 Jul/Aug 2010

TBD…7/8 Aug 2010

Abbotsford, Canada…14/15 Aug 2010

Westfield, MA…21/22 Aug 2010

Atlantic City, NJ…25 Aug 2010

Brooklyn (Coney Island)…28/29 Aug 2010

Martinsburg, WV…4/5 Sep 2010

Coraopolis (Pittsburgh), PA…11/12 Sep 2010

Whiteman AFB, MO…18/19 Sep 2010

McConnell AFB, KS…25/26 Sep 2010

Salinas, CA…2/3 Oct 2010

Little Rock AFB, AR…9/10 Oct 2010

El Paso, TX…16/17 Oct 2010

Houston, TX…23/24 Oct 2010

Cocoa Beach, FL…30/31 Oct 2010

Lackland AFB, TX…6/7 Nov 2010

Nellis AFB, NV…13/14 Nov 2010

BAHRAIN International Airshow – 2010/01/22

Please note that flying displays may be subject to change

FLYING

• Aerosonde MK 4.7 UAV
• UTSL Vigilant UAV
• CyberFlight E-Swift Eye UAV
• Bahrain Air A320
• French Air Force Raphale
• Patrouille de France
• Gulf Air A340-300 (Flypast)
• Mark Jefferies Extra 330SC Solo Display
• Royal Bahraini Air Force / Lockheed Martin F16
• Royal Bahraini Air Force Parachute Display Team
• Royal Bahraini Air Force Flypast
• Royal Jordanians Extra 300L Display Team
• Saudi Hawk’s Display Team
• Sikorsky S76
• Sukhoi SU27 SKM
• Team Viper Display Team
• US Navy F18F

STATIC

BAE Systems

• Eurofighter
• Mantis FSR
• Herti FSR

Bahrain Air

• A320

Bahrain Royal Flight

• B747-400
• G550

Bexair

• CL604

Bombardier

• CRJ900

Cessna

• C510 Mustang
• C400
• C172R
• C-208 Caravan
• CE-680 Sovereign
• CE-525B
• LC41-550FG Corvalis Skyhawk
• CE-750 Citation X

Delmun Aviation (Dassault / PrivatAIR)

• B737
• Falcon 900X

DHL

• A300B4

French Air Force

• Raphale

Gulf Air

• A320

Gulfstream

• G550
• G450
• G150

Hawker Beechcraft

• Hawker 750
• Hawker 900XP
• Hawker 4000
• King Air 350

Qatar Airways

• CL605

Royal Bahrain Air Force

• F5
• F16
• RJ85

Saudi Hawks

• Hawk Display Team MK 65

Sukhoi

• IL76

TAG Aeronautics

• Global Express XRS
• C300

US Air Force

• C-17, C-21, C-130H, F-16

US Navy

• F18E

The show is the first of its kind for the country and held on a field that was just sand and rock six months ago.

Aircraft from Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command, flown by active duty, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard aircrews made the journey.

C-17A Globemaster III and C-130H Hercules transport aircraft sat side-by-side with F-16C Fighting Falcons and a C-21A Learjet. Along with the Air Force aircraft, F-18E/F Super Hornets, supported by Sailors, also made the flight, entertaining the crowd with static displays and aerial demonstrations.

Along with the aircrews and aircraft, Airmen and Sailors worked behind the scenes to ensure the planes were ready to fly when needed.

“This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our aircraft and professionals to our good allies, the Bahrainis, along with the other coalition partners here”, said Capt. Candido Mendes, the airshow maintenance director assigned to the U.S. embassy in Bahrain. “I am proud to be here working with a great group of Airmen and Sailors. They are top-notch professionals and great ambassadors for our country and their respective services.”

Security forces Airmen also represented the Air Force and their country, overseeing the safety and security of aircraft and crews during this event, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for some of the Airmen.

“I truly feel it’s an honor to be asked to come here and represent my country at the first ever airshow held in Bahrain,” said Airman 1st Class Cody Hamilton, a security forces specialist from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. “I am proud to be doing my part, guarding these aircraft and making sure that my fellow servicemembers, both Air Force and Navy, feel safe while participating at this event.”

Bahrain has played a key role in aviation for decades due to its geographic location, centered near Asia, Africa and the European continents. Planning for the airshow began six months ago when the leader of Bahrain, His Majesty, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, himself a believer in the importance of aviation to the country, called for the show.

Builders constructed an airfield in the middle of the desert in a very short time – complete with runways, ramps, hangars and support buildings. The ability to support and organize the airshow is a source of great pride to the Bahraini people.

Old Warden Aerodrome (UK)

A photo report of our visit to the Old Warden Aerodrome (UK) in September 2007. The Old Warden Aerodrome houses the Shuttleworth collection of witch most aircraft are air worthy.

More information about the museum can be found at aviationmuseum.eu

Visit the Photo Report

Luftwaffe Museum Berlin (Gatow)

Added, a photo report of our visit to the Luftwaffe museum in Gatow (Berlin) Germany May 2006.

More information about the Luftwaffe Museum can be found on Aviationmuseum.eu

Visit the report page.

Sanicole Air Show 2009

Sanicole AirShow 2009 was linked to the NATO Tiger Meet at Kleine Brogel AFB, and so the date was set in late September in stat of the usual early August.

Light conditions were very bad, sunlight straight ahead of the big lenses, and a foggy atmosphere made it vurtually impossible to make any pictures worth while.

But, it was and still is an airshow to take the whole family and have a nice day out.

On our site zap16.com you can find our photo-report

Kleine Brogel 2009 Spotterday/Tiger Meet photo report

We visited the 2009 Tiger Meet’s Spotters day at Kleine Brogel AFB Belgium.

A gallery of our photo’s is placed on our site zap16.com.

A great day, the Belgian Air Force has done it again! even the weather could not be better in any way.

More than 60 planes saw action, and the aviation enthusiasts were very busy to get them all registered.

Unfortunately there was a tragic undertone, An aviation enthusiast from the UK suffered a hart-attack and sadly did not survive this trauma. A moment of silence was held in respect for the man and his family.

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Royal International Air Tattoo 2009

A sell-out crowd, in excess of 160,000, enjoyed a thrilling weekend of flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

Fine weather on Saturday brought out a capacity crowd who enjoyed some superb flying displays, including a dramatic mass flypast by Royal Navy aircraft, the stirring appearance of the restored Vulcan bomber XH558 and a range of fast jets including the French Air Force’s new Rafale fighter. In total, 269 aircraft took part in the Air Tattoo, from 33 air arms representing 22 nations.

One of the highlights was a display by the Avro Vulcan, one of the most iconic warbirds of the Cold War era. The “Vulcan Effect” was tangible, with former RAF Vulcan Captain Martin Withers putting XH558 through her paces, bringing the rest of the airshow to a virtual standstill and earning thunderous applause as he touched down after the display. On the ground, enthusiasts enjoyed a fascinating range of aircraft including a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the Algerian Air Force. The North African nation was making its Air Tattoo debut, bringing to 51 the number of countries who’ve taken part in the airshow since it began in 1971.

Despite damp and wet conditions on Sunday, organisers said there was absolutely no risk of the airshow cancelling, and the large crowd enjoyed a thrilling flying display including a show-stopping finale by the Red Arrows.

Among the Royal and VIP guests who attended were HRH Prince Michael of Kent, HRH Lieutenant General Prince Feisal bin Hussein, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy and Chief of Staff USAF General Norton Schwartz.

Celebrity guests included Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, and Radio 2 broadcasters Sarah Kennedy, ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris and Alan Dedicoat.

Despite being a sell-out, organisers said there were no major traffic issues and the event was a great success.

Air Tattoo Chief Executive Tim Prince said the introduction this year of advance ticket sales only, combined with £200,000 worth of improvements to the airshow’s infrastructure, played a large part in the success of the weekend’s event.

“Having seen the disappointment on so many people’s faces last year when we were forced to cancel, it was wonderful to see such a large crowd enjoying themselves over the weekend. The weather was disappointing on Sunday, but because of the measures we have introduced, it never threatened to halt the event.”

Despite the large crowds there were relatively few incidents over the weekend.

The Air Tattoo’s Senior Medical Officer Martin McGrath said his staff had been fairly busy due to the size of the crowd, with around 200 visitors being treated at the first aid posts and the airshow’s medical centre. Cases ranged from blisters to suspected heart attacks, with six people being transferred to hospital.

A spokesman for Air Tattoo Fire Services said it had been a safe Air Tattoo with the biggest issue being members of the public lighting barbecues, which are prohibited on the airfield.

On Friday, all the RIAT emergency services were put on standby after an RAF Harrier suffered a birdstrike on its way to the airshow. However, the aircraft landed safely.

First-time Air Tattoo visitor Terry Greer from Nailsworth, near Stroud, said: “The aircraft are great, but I’m impressed at how much else there is to do, and how well laid-out the showground is.”

Air Tattoo veteran Luca Storti from Verona, Italy, has been to every airshow since it moved to RAF Fairford in 1985. He said: “I like England, I like aircraft, and I like to see action. This is the largest airshow in Europe and the variety of aircraft on display mean it’s well worth coming to see.”

Since its inception in 2005, the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises, which organises the Air Tattoo, gifted £1.3 million to the Charitable Trust. To date, the Trust has approved £895,000 worth of grants supporting a range of projects benefiting the RAF family of charities as well as serving personnel and Air Cadets.

Visitors were also given food for thought by members of 28 and 78 Squadron who fly the Merlin helicopter from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire as they threw their weight behind the charity Help for Heroes by promoting a charity cookbook and taking part in marathons.

Flt Lt Michelle Goodman, 32 who became the first woman to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) after rescuing a badly-wounded soldier in Iraq in 2007 was at RAF Fairford promoting the Help for Heroes Cook Book. Michelle joins a number of household names who have contributed recipes to the book, including Sir David Jason, Ewen MacGregor, Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, and several celebrity chefs.

Michelle’s lasagne is now appearing on dinner tables all over the country as the book is promoted at airshows up and down the country. Michelle said: “We hope to raise £10,000 for Help for Heroes by the end of the airshow season. People have been very interested in supporting the charity and the work it does, and the cookbook has been my way of supporting it.”

Michelle has been in the Royal Air Force for nine years, having joined in 2000. She was inspired by aviation when she visited the Air Tattoo as a youngster. “I saw the Vulcan fly and I was hooked,” she said.

Source: RAF

 

Photo Report of Dutch Air Force AirShow 2009

On Volkel Air Force Base in the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Air Force organized their 2009 Air Show.

We were there, following our report on zap16.com.

Photo report of the Paris Air Show 2009.

This year the 100th Paris Air Show, difficult economic times makes this edition a miss for several countries, less new aircraft makes the airshow a bit thin, but never the less a nice series of photo’s came back with us.

To view the photo report, follow this link.

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