Farnborough International Airshow 2024

[lynothehammer]

Whilst a lot of people have a dislike for Farnborough, for me it's local and still has a few bits that's always worth seeing and the best part is it's only a 10 minute journey home.

Whilst i only had one day in this year i still managed to get out to get a few shots albeit it from the Aviator as pretty much the whole area around the airfield was on lockdown.

Embraer KC-390 - PT-ZNG by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Airbus A321 - F-WXLR by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Boeing Poseidon MRA1 - Royal Air Force - ZP805 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Boeing F-15QA Eagle - Qatari Emiri Air Force - QA535 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Westland Sea King HU5 SAR - ZA137 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Casa C-295W - Mozambique Air Force - FA-655 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Boeing F-15QA Eagle - Qatari Emiri Air force - QA536 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon - Royal Danish Air Force - E-190 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Boeing F-15QA Eagle - Qatari Air Force - QA538 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Embraer E195-E2 - PR-ZIQ by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Turkish Aerospace Industries T625 Gokbey - TC-HLP by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Boeing Chinook HC6A - Royal Air Force - ZA707 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Eurofighter F-2000A - Italian Air Force - MM7318 / 37-35 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Alenia C-27J Spartan - Slovak Air Force - 1962 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk - Slovak Air Force - 7446 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Some of the support after the show:

Boeing C-17A Globemaster III - United States Air Force - 99-0062 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Airbus A400M - Turkish Air Force - 17-0080 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

As always, thanks for looking.

Steve

[MADWOP]

Great shots.
Always had a hankering to go onto Laffans plain to get shots down the runway with a long lens - was this out of bounds too?

[Supra]

After the photographic opportunities at RIAT for 6 Days previously I found it extremely difficult to motivate myself to visit Farnborough at all!
Best content already see! Best weather already had the week before. Location & height of the 'displays' too far from any freely accessible location>
I gave-in & went on the Wednesday afternoon as the weather was forecast bright & fair. Turned-out hazy, overcast & studly distant! Waste of time!
'Lyno' has acquired some decent images from a daily visit to augment a few shots from outside, I think?
Your Dream is Toast MADWOP....No access to the Basingstoke Canal, Bailey Bridge, Fleet Road or MOD land to the south of the Airfield for elevated shots. Even with access there, pretty much only 2200ft flypasts by the P-8 & B-52 came remotely close !

[lynothehammer]

Here's a few more...

Lockheed C-130J Hercules - United States Air Force - 19-5945 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States Air Force - 89-2137 / AV by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States Air Force - 89-2026 / AV by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States Air Force - 61-0010 by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States Air Force - 61-0016 / LA by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

[Vulture 01]

I agree with you Supra. I've been going to Farnborough since 1968, and the content quantity and, to a lesser degree, quality has been on the decline, especially over the last 10 years or so. For me it has become over expensive at £60+ per ticket, plus a fair degree of aggravation getting there, then home to East Anglia afterwards. Miles and miles of cones and queues on the motorways. RIAT, by comparison seems to be holding it's own against FB: the editorial in Air Forces Monthly this month is quite telling. So, sadly, that's it for FB for this tired old spotter. I'll save my time, effort and money for RIAT - and you get one every year!