Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread

[cat1]

https://www.airtattoo.com/the-airshow/a ... t-updates/

also look how many are yet to confirm

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Feel like the last Austrian QRA display in 2020(?) was as good as it gets, would love to see that again in the future

The QRA Demo was in 2022 and it was absolutely brilliant but that was only the 2nd time it was seen anywhere in the UK, The other time was back in 2013 so the chances of it coming back again anytime soon I think are very slim.

That's not to say i would not mind it being confirmed as it really was an awesome display.

[Red-Eye-Knight]

This week we're pleased to announce two more flying displays for RIAT25!

We have now had confirmation from the Czech Air Force that their SAAB Gripen will be available for the show (in addition to their previously announced aircraft) and it will be performing in the flying display on Saturday & Sunday. This year Czechia are celebrating 20 years of Gripen operations and one aircraft has received a special paint scheme to mark the occasion, and we hope that this will be the airframe coming to the show in July.

We have also heard from Slovenia, who plan to send their Pilatus PC-9M to perform in the flying display. This aircraft, flown at airshows across Europe for many years by Andrej Fiorelli, is a multi-award-winning display so one to take note of in July. We will also welcome another PC-9M and their C-27J Spartan for static display too.

Two more Royal Air Force training aircraft will also join the static displays, with the Phenom from RAF Cranwell and Juno from RAF Shawbury both now confirmed to participate at RIAT25. The current plan is to have two Junos present at the show, one parked in the Ascent Showcase near the centre of the show, and another parked near the RAF Experience at the eastern end of the showground. Due to their flying training schedule, the Jupiter helicopter (also based at RAF Shawbury) will not be able to attend this year sadly.

Also this week, we're pleased to update you all that following discussions with the Italian Air Force and Finnish Air Force, their participation at RIAT is still going ahead despite incidents earlier in the year.

Work continues with other Air Arms to finalise arrangements for their aircraft due to participate in the flying display and static display at RIAT25. As previously explained, our policy is to wait until the correct permissions and paperwork are in place for an aircraft to attend before we add it to the participation list. With seven weeks to go, there are still plenty of exciting aircraft being worked on for the show!

[red leader]

Nothing really excites me there.I appreciate the Czech Gripen is a good update though. It still seems like a really slow build up this year.

[Harkins]

Blimey, this continues to feel really rather underwhelming this year. By my reckoning, we have just 125 aircraft due at the moment. 24 of them are listed as civilian.

Only about 67 for static. Wednesday and Thursday arrivals could be pretty quiet, especially as they to seem to like to get a good few arrivals in on Friday to bulk out the smaller show day, and the Finnish MD-500 is even arriving by truck.

[jasonT1981]

Blimey, this continues to feel really rather underwhelming this year. By my reckoning, we have just 125 aircraft due at the moment. 24 of them are listed as civilian.

Only about 67 for static. Wednesday and Thursday arrivals could be pretty quiet, especially as they to seem to like to get a good few arrivals in on Friday to bulk out the smaller show day, and the Finnish MD-500 is even arriving by truck.

Over 200 listed on RIATs internal system, though not all confirmed yet

[GVLCN]

Have to agree with the above comments, looking very average so far was kind of hoping for a good update today but again disappointing.

[Nighthawke]

Good to see gloom and doom reigning supreme. Still 7 updates to go to spread some satisfaction at least.

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Blimey, this continues to feel really rather underwhelming this year. By my reckoning, we have just 125 aircraft due at the moment. 24 of them are listed as civilian.

Only about 67 for static. Wednesday and Thursday arrivals could be pretty quiet, especially as they to seem to like to get a good few arrivals in on Friday to bulk out the smaller show day, and the Finnish MD-500 is even arriving by truck.

At least you worked that out yourself this time

[Red-Eye-Knight]

The end of today's update says still plenty of exciting aircraft they are working on for the show so there is bound to be a few big updates in the last 6 updates and they still have not mentioned anything about the flypasts DBH mentioned in an earlier weekly update this year.

[Harkins]

At least you worked that out yourself this time

How do you know? I might have nicked it from Facebook or X or wherever.

[Red-Eye-Knight]

At least you worked that out yourself this time

How do you know? I might have nicked it from Facebook or X or wherever.

I doubt some of the absolute belters on Facebook or X even have the capacity to count that far going by their comments over the years about RIAT.

[seven]

Positive update as far as I can see. Only hope these aren't the act hinted at by the FRIAT lot..

[RNexpat190]

I have missed not seeing a C5 Galaxy at the show - feels like years since the last time one attended.

RN.

[seven]

I'll second that. Last one I remember wasn't even an 'M'!

[NorvilleRogers]

I have missed not seeing a C5 Galaxy at the show - feels like years since the last time one attended.

RN.

Maybe you should have gone last year as you would have not seen one then

[jasonT1981]

Never seen a C5, so I would absolutely would love to see one at RIAT.

[cat1]

I seem to recall the last recent American heavy was the b-52 that took the lights out

[seven]

KC-46, KC-10, KC-135 and C-17 present last year..

[RNexpat190]

Just found the last C5 at the Airshow a B model in 2007 - 86-0021 C-5B 337th AS AFRC.

RN.