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Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by Tinker Toy » Thu May 25, 2017 7:41 pm

MRTT wrote:Rafale is due tomorrow afternoon!

I'd expect a few arrivals and, a number of practice displays.
That would make me very happy! I loved the Rafale at RIAT. I am secretly hoping that there will be some warbirds too, I have been itching to try this new lens of mine out!

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by mikee115 » Fri May 26, 2017 6:41 am

Does anyone know if the road at the back of Duxford is closed today (friday)? Was going to see if i could watch the Rafale display from there. TIA.

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by Scuba 11 » Fri May 26, 2017 8:26 am

Rafale's working London Mil, Logan then Cambridge

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by XWP29 » Fri May 26, 2017 2:01 pm

Rafale practice display was brilliant. :clap:
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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by MRTT » Fri May 26, 2017 2:03 pm

Agreed. Miss Velma has departed and Sally B has started.

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by Pen Pusher » Fri May 26, 2017 2:34 pm

Not a fast jet person was well impressed with the Rafale display.

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by XWP29 » Fri May 26, 2017 2:37 pm

Sally B coughed into life with a sedate practise flight. Now at the hold and about to take off again. :clap:
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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by slogen51 » Fri May 26, 2017 2:51 pm

XWP29 wrote:Rafale practice display was brilliant. :clap:

The departure from Cambridge was fairly outrageous - it went vertical to 3000' halfway down the runway

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by MRTT » Fri May 26, 2017 3:02 pm

Antarctic Survey Twin Otter on the tunway, TD314 has departed.

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by grumpygit » Fri May 26, 2017 5:22 pm

What end are they displaying. Is the centre line still pushed to the west away from the M11?

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by MRTT » Fri May 26, 2017 6:36 pm

Fantastic day today, a few bits still to arrive including: AAC Apache, Dragonfly, The Blades, Brietling Wingwalkers.

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by slogen51 » Fri May 26, 2017 7:16 pm

Hi

Did LN-TSN Norseman ex RNoAF turn up? I 'saw' it tracking heading south West out of Leystad this morning ( Friday)

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by MRTT » Fri May 26, 2017 7:48 pm

Yes, parked on the grass, also performed a practice display earlier.

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by slogen51 » Fri May 26, 2017 7:50 pm

Thanks

Actually just spotted a photo of it looking very smart in the airshow section

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by Usernamegoeshere » Fri May 26, 2017 9:11 pm

look in the aviation videography section of this forum for my video of entire Dassault Rafale fighter jet practice display at Duxford today

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by Blackcat1 » Sat May 27, 2017 5:59 pm

The Sea Vixen sadly had to belly land back at Yeovilton after displaying at Duxford due to hydraulic failure. Pilot ok.
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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by MRTT » Sat May 27, 2017 8:30 pm

Absolutely fantastic show today, some excellent displays- Rafale the pick of the bunch! Great shame to hear about the Sea Vixen, just glad the pilot is alright.

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Re: Duxford Air Festival- 27th & 28th May 2017

Post by STEAM PAUL » Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:09 am

Does anyone know what frequencies Dx uses on Airshows days. Many thanks

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