Seen at the airshow today

zenrat · August 12, 2018, 04:37:36 AM

kitnut617 · August 12, 2018, 05:16:42 AM

Thanks guys, it was a pretty good show even though we left early on the Sunday because of the weather and didn't get to see the full flying schedule. But we did see the F-22 flying on the Saturday, we had left the show to go book in at our motel and then went to a restaurant which was about a mile away from the airfield. The flying display was being held in between the two. The F-22 put on a display like something I've never seen before, some of the maneuvers it was doing rivaled the aerobatic plane you can see in the pic of the T-33. One maneuver was particularly spectacular, it was fly quite low to the ground, then it nosed up sharply and went vertical for a short distance, then it nosed down horizontally and flew level (right side up BTW), then nosed up vertically again. The flight path was like how you would draw a couple of steps from in the side view. Never ever seen an aircraft do that before, or in one as large as the F-22 is ---

After it had done it's display, it then flew around in formation with the P-51D Mustang which is part of their Heritage Flight. I thought I had taken a pic of the P-51, but I can't find it ---

As I said in the other post I was keeping an eye on what was flying on the Saturday. A flight of ten aircraft consisting of CF-188's and CT-155's put on quite the show, lots of pyrotechnics --- then a flight of a F-16, a F-15 and a F-18 flew all sorts of maneuvers at low level, followed by the aerobatic plane. I almost forgot to mention that the Snowbirds were there too, only I didn't get to see them fly at all.

Here's a couple of pics I forgot, they were on the main drag into Cold Lake, just as you turned onto the road that went to the base. There was some others right outside the gate too, but I wasn't able to get any pics of them.

Apologies for the size even though the photo hosting did resize them, but just right click on a pic to see all of it. I noticed that once you have the pic so you can see it full size and then use the scroll button, it will scoll through all the pics I've posted.

Captain Canada · August 29, 2018, 04:23:13 PM

Saw two incredible formations at the Brantford Charity Airshow today. Wow.

kitnut617 · August 29, 2018, 06:23:29 PM

The Lanc and the B-29 ---- cor!

Seen Fifi a couple of times now in the flesh ---

PR19_Kit · August 30, 2018, 03:42:30 AM

Wow, that's got to have been amazing sound track, four Merlins and four Double Cyclones together!

NARSES2 · August 30, 2018, 06:29:12 AM

Quote from: kitnut617 on August 29, 2018, 06:23:29 PM
The Lanc and the B-29 ---- cor!

Absolutely, very luck man Capt

JayBee · September 04, 2018, 09:45:02 AM

This Saturday and Sunday just passed meant that I got no modelling done at all. Why? The Scottish International Airshow. The flying display takes place just two miles south of where we live, so it would be rude to not go.
This year the weather was somewhat variable ranging from bright sunshine to rain, I think the only thing we did not get was a tropical revolving storm!
Over all it was a good two days with lots of people having a lot of fun, and the vendors taking a lot of money.
My lack of mobility meant that I could not go and wander round the ground exhibits (whew!) but SWMBO went for a stroll and reported that the fun fair seamed to better than previous years.

The flying program was in the main, POOR. OK the items were good but there were far too many gaps in the display with no information being provided as to what was going on.

Anyway here are a few photos out of the 270+ that I took.

zenrat · September 05, 2018, 04:12:40 AM

Great photies. Thanks for sharing.

NARSES2 · September 05, 2018, 07:02:46 AM

Cheers Jim

The photo of the Catalina climbing away has me visualising the explosion of a depth charge in its wake.

JayBee · September 05, 2018, 09:00:05 AM

You know Chris, I think some of the local yacht owners would not have been too happy!

Spectators, I ask you!

PR19_Kit · September 05, 2018, 09:16:40 AM

I think he's just lining up for the bomb run in that pic actually.

They planned to have a Catalina at the Seawings 2000 event in the summer of 2000, and it was at Fairford the previous weekend, and it was open for visitors! I climbed aboard and was amazed how big it was inside, very wide indeed. Sadly the very next day it crashed on landing in Southampton Water, killing the Mayor of Southampton amongst others. $:-\$

I'm not sure if the one in your pic is the same aircraft Jim, I know they recovered and re-built it, but I don't know the reggies.

Captain Canada · September 06, 2018, 05:33:35 PM

Great show!

Captain Canada · September 06, 2018, 05:35:00 PM

Another awesome formation at Airshow London arrivals day....a Super Hornet from VFA-143 and an RCAF 425 Sqn. bird

kitnut617 · September 06, 2018, 08:56:09 PM

You know Todd, I think that's what Canada will end up with, F-18E's & F's (3rd world stuff)

Caveman · July 24, 2019, 12:48:19 AM

Hello all.

I managed to get to the Friday RIAT show again this year, I think that makes it 5 years in a row now! This year was certainly the least favourable for aircraft flying and nice photos however. But, I did get to see the Spanish EAV-8B strut its stuff which was great. The A400M and Chinook also managed to put in some performances but essentially that was it for flying displays. We did manage to get single flybys from some others, notably UK F35B to close out the show. Anyway, enough guff, here are some plane phots for you.

Rest of the album is here if you are interested:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmFr2GCA

Thanks for looking