Royal International Air Tattoo 2018 Discussion Thread

[Canberra TT.18]

Interestingly Japan is one of the countries attending the Bastille Day festivities in Paris on 14 July. No announcement has been made in respect of that as to whether an aircraft is taking part, yet.

Read on France side only 3 foreign aircraft in defile a German A400, a Belgium Alpha Jet and a Singapore M346.
Will be a number of Japanese ground troops in the parade. (maybe a transport aircraft to fly them.in?)

Pieter

[MRTT]

BBMF Timings for the weekend have been released:

13th: 11.00am Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane
13th: 14.15pm Lancaster, Hurricane (x2), Spitfire (x3)
14th: 13.50pm Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire & Dakota
15th: 13.50pm Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire & Dakota

[James Cutting]

I have actually seen people moaning at RIAT/Organisers for NOT showing the World Cup Final IF England get there...I mean, seriously?!

If you wish to watch the final, then stream it like everyone else, or go home. You made the choice to go to RIAT with the knowledge of the WC final date!

N.B: This is nobody here, just FaceAche, thought it was a laugh to share!!

[GoldenEagle]

BBMF Timings for the weekend have been released:

13th: 11.00am Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane
13th: 14.15pm Lancaster, Hurricane (x2), Spitfire (x3)
14th: 13.50pm Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire & Dakota
15th: 13.50pm Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire & Dakota

2 times Friday!?

[TARGET]

Would think one is for the flypast and other for a display

[Redflag17]

that's lunch times sorted

[James Cutting]

Thought that was the Great War Display Team?!

[raptor76]

Do E-6bs have any tail codes/numbers like the usaf do?

[bizfreeq]

You could always Google E-6B in images, that'll show you exactly what you're asking

[RubyRoo]

Do E-6bs have any tail codes/numbers like the usaf do?

Ignore the above poster. It's not polite to accuse others of laziness when people have a legitimate question, especially as you may have already looked and still don't know. This is a forum for knowledge, not to look down upon others.

They do have ID numbers, but where it is on the aircraft, I haven't got a clue unfortunately.

I looked here for tail codes: http://www.military.cz/usa/navy/ship_ac ... il_cod.htm

I don't know how up to date it is, but nothing references E-6Bs, so I suspect they don't carry tail codes. Looking at the photos seems to confirm that.

I'd be interested to know where any ID number can be found on the aircraft if someone knows.

[bizfreeq]

And there was no need for that either. At no point was I rude to him, condescending or anything else you should wish to accuse me of. I was merely giving a pointer to some visual assistance rather than written. Sometimes it's easier to look and understand a photo than someone's long winded description. No need for your insulting behaviour at all.
Oh and serials are under the tail plane on the lower fuselage.

[Mike]

Their serials are displayed in rather small numbers on the fuselage under the tail :- http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Navy ... ww1A%3D%3D

The last 3 numbers of the serial is usually displayed on the nose wheel doors.

I found this after a simple search on Google.

[James Cutting]

I found this after a simple search on Google.

It's almost like Bizfreeq knew what he was saying initially...

[RubyRoo]

...than someone's long winded description. No need for your insulting behaviour at all.

This post immediately followed by....

Oh and serials are under the tail plane on the lower fuselage.

See? It wasn't difficult was it, and hardly long winded. You knew what you were insinuating in the first place and now you're acting like a child that someone is calling you out on it. Don't be a twit. Pretty simple.

[POL]

I see it at work every day, people incapable of searching even basic things for themselves - expecting others to do it for them.

I'm all for asking questions, but at least TRY and do some research first..?

[RubyRoo]

How do we know that he didn't do any research first?

I looked on Google, and I didn't find an answer. All he did was ask a simple question about aviation, on an aviation forum, surrounded by aviation enthusiasts.

I'm not a mod and I haven't made any site rules, so it isn't my place to say what people should or shouldn't do, but I feel in my opinion that we should at least always be helpful to someone if we can.

On the flip side, there have been lots of cases where we have popular threads and people ask questions which have been answered on the very same page. I'm all for lazy bashing if that's the case

[Gary]

Come on people, let's not turn the thread into the UKAR one. No one wants it lock the week before RIAT

[bizfreeq]

...than someone's long winded description. No need for your insulting behaviour at all.

This post immediately followed by....

Oh and serials are under the tail plane on the lower fuselage.

See? It wasn't difficult was it, and hardly long winded. You knew what you were insinuating in the first place and now you're acting like a child that someone is calling you out on it. Don't be a twit. Pretty simple.

And yet it is you behaving like you're in the school yard throwing silly little insults about, not me!

[RubyRoo]

Calm down. You're a supposed adult. I'm sure you can act like one.

There's UKAR if you can't though.

[TREBAX_RAVEN]

Does anyone know when the real flying schedule will come out?