Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 General Discussion Thread

[RedsSnapper]

You should have four Phantoms (Phanti?) to swoon over!

Two Turkish and two Greek .

I missed the Turkish ones somehow - well 4 is definitely better than 2 - I mean, all four can't go tech or fail to be allowed in to the country, can they?!

[capercaillie]

Lets hope they will park/create a small F-4 Phantom line in the south west part (green zone), the only part of the static you can take some decent pics!!!

They probably won’t as that’s where the viper line will be.

According to the podcast on UKAR the F-16s will be in a line with the flightline aircraft (Poles, Turks, Danes) tagged on the end albeit the other side of a fence, angled so the sun is the right side of them for static pics up to between 3 and 4 pm with a raised platform on the eastern end of this for an elevated view of the line. From that I'm guessing they will be on the northern edge of the main taxiway up to the area where the flying display aircraft park (think Harriers last year).

Don't shoot the messenger!

[airtyphoon]

Solo Turk has posted there rehearsal and display days on Facebook.

SOLOTURK will perform a show flight in England between 19-21 July within the scope of RIAT 2024

Our rehearsal flights:

Date 🗓: Thursday 18th July, 2024
Location : RAF Fairford, England

Our show flights:

Date 🗓: Friday 19th July, 2024
Location : RAF Fairford, England

Date 🗓: Saturday, July 20, 2024
Location : RAF Fairford, England

Date 🗓: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Location : RAF Fairford, England

Stay tuned for our show times.

Showtimes are UK local time (GMT +1)

[Blackcat1]

You should have four Phantoms (Phanti?) to swoon over!

Two Turkish and two Greek .

I missed the Turkish ones somehow - well 4 is definitely better than 2 - I mean, all four can't go tech or fail to be allowed in to the country, can they?!

I wish they were in the flying display!

[MikeN]

I did not know any country still flies the F-4 phantoms. The USAF replaced them with the F-16s a long time ago.

[James Cutting]

Turkey, Greece, Iran. South Korea recently retired theirs.

[Vulcanone]

And Iran will still be flying them long after everyone else has retired them (probably) !!

[MikeN]

So far weather looking good for Saturday 7/20/24.

[Seahornet1]

So far weather looking good for Saturday 7/20/24.

It's a long way ahead to start pinning you hopes on a good forecast...

...and to avoid confusion, in the UK it's 20/7/24.

[James Cutting]

Why even mention the W word and jinx things.

[razor23uk]

Well unfortunately, I'll health has curtailed my visit to riat this year, just had to cancel 6 days caravaning , but loved ones come first. I may travel up to see the Friday show as we have tickets, but depends on how the wife feels... Does anyone know if any of the streaming channels will be covering it? Big jet TV perhaps?

[James Cutting]

PlanesTV usually do coverage and believe anyone else is moved along. PlanesTV charge for the show days, I believe.

Here's a link - And best wishes to you all.

https://watch.planestv.com/programs/roy ... ay-airshow

[Thunder]

Is there any indication on when the Jordanian F-16’s are due to arrive?

I’m assuming the Jordanian Falcons(Extra300), are already in the UK and the C-130 will be supporting the F-16’s ??

[thevulcan]

I'm hoping they arrive early next week into Brize first as the herc normally does.

[airtyphoon]

Is there any indication on when the Jordanian F-16’s are due to arrive?

I’m assuming the Jordanian Falcons(Extra300), are already in the UK and the C-130 will be supporting the F-16’s ??

The Jordanian falcons are in France at the moment.

[MikeN]

It would have been nice if USAF planes from the Pacific Air Command (PACAF) would have shown up. Oh well.

[EAGLE]

Turkey, Greece, Iran. South Korea recently retired theirs.

Turkey and Greece definitely still fly F-4's. They both are sending a pair to RIAT. So do Iran. Both Iran and Turkey are expected to operate them into the 2030s

[Gary]

The F-35 demo will operating from Marham again, looks like the demo will be after 3pm each day

20 1330-1530
21 1430-1630

Add 1 hour for BST

[skippyscage]

Turkey, Greece, Iran. South Korea recently retired theirs.

Turkey and Greece definitely still fly F-4's. They both are sending a pair to RIAT. So do Iran. Both Iran and Turkey are expected to operate them into the 2030s

note where the full-stop is....

[MikeN]

I have been to many air shows in my time and the only aircraft I have not seen up close and personal which I hoped would be at this air show is the AC-130 Gunship.