CAA lifts restrictions on some jet aerobatics.

[jem60]

Straight-winged jets are now permitted to do aerobatics at Airshows, but restrictions still remain for swept wing aircraft, except perhaps over the sea subject to some conditions. There was a comment that the F.104 Starfighter is straight winged, but dream on.....it also has an afterburner.

[Funtera]

It's a start in the right direction but I fear that our Airshow Displays will never be as good as they were again

[Seahornet1]

Straight-winged jets are now permitted to do aerobatics at Airshows, but restrictions still remain for swept wing aircraft, except perhaps over the sea subject to some conditions. There was a comment that the F.104 Starfighter is straight winged, but dream on.....it also has an afterburner.

'Straight wing' and 'swept wing' are generic terms for the two categories of single-engined jets - the actual definition is 'by type'. This means that each type is judged on its handling characteristics, regardless of actual wing shape, and categorised accordingly.

[PR9]

Some good news for the airshow scene.

[jem60]

Surely the CAA have made it quite clear that swept wing jets will NOT be permitted aerobatic.s Straight wing jets are limited by the fact that there are not many types still around in this country that would cause the CAA to restrict them, or am I missing something here?? Vampire, Jet Provost and it's brethren, Meteor, and I guess that's about it?

[Vulcanone]

Well the Meteor is/will be out of the picture shortly.

The T.7 has gone to Liverpool for shipment to a new owner in the USA and the NF.11 is, I believe following it soon. Although to be fair Mike Collett at Coventry had all but lost interest in displaying the fleet prior to Shoreham. And as there were no UK buyers....

[jem60]

Perhaps Martin Baker could be persuaded to display one of their Meteor T7 1/2's possibly??? so not totally out of the picture yet. Don't hold your breath about it tho'.

[Seahornet1]

Surely the CAA have made it quite clear that swept wing jets will NOT be permitted aerobatic.s Straight wing jets are limited by the fact that there are not many types still around in this country that would cause the CAA to restrict them, or am I missing something here?? Vampire, Jet Provost and it's brethren, Meteor, and I guess that's about it?

The Meteor isn't single engine though, so the relaxation doesn't apply.

So, just JP/Strikemaster, and Vampires then...?