Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

[Alfie]

Bit disappointed that the Belgian F16 is only flying Friday & Saturday as I am going Sunday. It's a good job I'm going to Yeovilton the previous weekend where it is booked in to display.

[bizfreeq]

Happens every year, some things do Saturday and Sunday only, some do Friday and Saturday only, some do all three. That's the luck of the draw I'm afraid. It's likely there are going to be multiple F-16 displays as usual, so the one doing Sunday probably won't do Friday etc!

[Gary]

Today's update 28th Feb

28 February 2019
This week we can confirm our first heavy metal addition to the static line up, the return of a C-17 Globemaster from the Heavy Airlift Wing based in Papa, Hungary.

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C-17 Globemaster Heavy Airlift Wing Transport Static

[raptor76]

Sweet I love the C-17

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Bit disappointed that the Belgian F16 is only flying Friday & Saturday as I am going Sunday. It's a good job I'm going to Yeovilton the previous weekend where it is booked in to display.

I am not 100% but I am sure I read some place that the reason it's only doing Friday and Saturday is due to the Sunday being some national day in Belgium......Someone else on here might know more or put me correct?

[James Cutting]

Yes, the Belgian National Day is 21st July, so that would add up

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_National_Day

[Mark]

Bit disappointed that the Belgian F16 is only flying Friday & Saturday as I am going Sunday. It's a good job I'm going to Yeovilton the previous weekend where it is booked in to display.

I am not 100% but I am sure I read some place that the reason it's only doing Friday and Saturday is due to the Sunday being some national day in Belgium......Someone else on here might know more or put me correct?

Yup, confirmed by Stefan himself.. He may stick around if he wins a prize this year!!

[AndyH69]

Today's update 28th Feb

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C-17 Globemaster Heavy Airlift Wing Transport Static

I'm just hoping they can persuade the various operators to pitch up with 30 C-17s in 2021, to celebrate its 30th anniversary of its first flight - Herc-Phantom-styley!

[Harkins]

Today's update 28th Feb

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C-17 Globemaster Heavy Airlift Wing Transport Static

I'm just hoping they can persuade the various operators to pitch up with 30 C-17s in 2021, to celebrate its 30th anniversary of its first flight - Herc-Phantom-styley!

That would seem highly unlikely given that there are only nine operators of the C-17. And when you consider that only two of those operators are in within Europe and that Kuwait only have two aircraft, you'd probably require the USAF to provide at the very least 20 aircraft and that is about 10% of their own fleet. Not a cat in Hell's chance of seeing 30 Globemasters together at RIAT.

[bizfreeq]

Very succinctly put Harkins!

[PeteHemsley]

Today's update 28th Feb

I'm just hoping they can persuade the various operators to pitch up with 30 C-17s in 2021, to celebrate its 30th anniversary of its first flight - Herc-Phantom-styley!

That would seem highly unlikely given that there are only nine operators of the C-17. And when you consider that only two of those operators are in within Europe and that Kuwait only have two aircraft, you'd probably require the USAF to provide at the very least 20 aircraft and that is about 10% of their own fleet. Not a cat in Hell's chance of seeing 30 Globemasters together at RIAT.

Not only that, but why the hell would you want 30 c17s in static? Mental

[Harkins]

That's also a good point. Unlike the famous C-130 gathering, you'd struggle to tell any air arms C-17 from another. No SEA camo, silver, gunship versions, Snoopy or ones on skies.

[raptor76]

Not only that if you have 30 C-17's you won't have much room for anything else.

[Blackcat1]

Yeah they would probably put 30 C17s I've seen before lol

[jasonT1981]

Doesn't look like any Czech participation this year

https://airshowinfo.hu/airshowfeed/2019 ... ions-2019/

[AndyH69]

That's also a good point. Unlike the famous C-130 gathering, you'd struggle to tell any air arms C-17 from another. No SEA camo, silver, gunship versions, Snoopy or ones on skies.

That' why I found watching SR71s so boring, they were always black. Same goes for U2S.

[Nighthawke]

SR-71 boring - yeah you nearly had me there - good "joke".

[Gary]

5,4,3,2,1…..Lift Off!
Today we can officially launch our public theme for the 2019 Air Tattoo:
“Air and Space: Inspiring the Next Generation Air Force.”
As the show takes place on the 50th anniversary if the moon landing, we’re expanding our horizons beyond Earth and we’re thrilled to announce that Major Tim Peake will join us on Friday 19 July!
Take a look at our 2019 showreel below! Book tickets here: https://bit.ly/2EKw8SR

https://www.facebook.com/airtattoo/?__t ... YIqB-USjaA

Guess that was the update

[James Cutting]

Now it would be fitting to get a NASA WB-57!

Edit: Thought it was also 50 years of NATO??

[Rory76]

NATO 1949,not 1969....