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Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by John flightpath » Thu May 30, 2019 11:30 pm

Nice bit of heavy metal announced today. Must confess I thought the B52 was there last year. I guess it must have been 2017. As for the previous question regarding boarding the a/c usually the Voyager, KC-135, C130 and RAF A400 are open to visitors. Although I have noticed over the years that if you happen to be an extremely attractive , leggy blonde, you can get on almost any of the aircraft that are present. Lol.

I will look forward to my visit on the Saturday.

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Post by Red-Eye-Knight » Fri May 31, 2019 12:22 am

Yes it was 2017 the B-52 was there it returned to base on route to Fairford last year.

I wonder with part of the theme this year being space that a U-2 Dragonlady might show for static? As it's the closest aircraft that goes near space we can see as it was an awesome sight in 2017.

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Post by Campbell89 » Fri May 31, 2019 6:25 am

Red-Eye-Knight wrote:
Thu May 30, 2019 7:19 pm
Campbell89 wrote:
Thu May 30, 2019 6:45 pm
In terms of the static line up, are you allowed entry into the aircraft? For example into the cargo bays of C-17, C-130 etc?

Last year was amazing the amount of aircraft you could get aboard, it just depends on the crew but the answer to your question is yes you can get aboard some aircraft, I was on the A-400, Hercules, Voyager sure I was on the Osprey and the Blackhawk and several others :D
That’s great. My dad is ex Royal Signals and spent a lot of time travelling around in C-130’s. He’s coming to RIAT and he’s hoping to go inside a Herc again.

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Post by jasonT1981 » Fri May 31, 2019 2:31 pm

2017 I got inside the A330 Voyager, A400, Chinook, multiple C130s, Ospray, Japanese 767 and a C17.
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Post by thevulcan » Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:00 pm

Having had a look at the riat website it appears the NATO flypast acts have been confirmed :clap:
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Currently under latest updates it states
"We're confirming more for the 70th anniversary NATO flypast today! The additional aircraft will include F-16AM fighters from the Belgian Air Component, whilst Germany offers a substantial commitment with Eurofighter EF2000s, A400M and Tornado strike aircraft.
The Royal Danish Air Force will also contribute with F-16 fighters, whilst the United States Air Force will be joining the flypast with F-15 aircraft from RAF Lakenheath. The Royal Air Force also plan to provide Typhoon fighters"
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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by reaper493 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:02 pm

Email just in:
We can now reveal more about the special 70th anniversary flypast being planned to showcase NATO's air power capabilities at the 2019 Air Tattoo. This will be the only official NATO flypast taking place at a UK airshow this summer.
Joining the already confirmed NATO E-3A AWACS will be aircraft from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the USA and the UK.
The additional aircraft will include F-16AM fighters from the Belgian Air Component, whilst Germany offers a substantial commitment with Eurofighter EF2000s, A400M and Tornado strike aircraft.
The Royal Danish Air Force will also contribute with F-16 fighters, whilst the United States Air Force Europe will be joining the flypast with F-15 aircraft from RAF Lakenheath. The Royal Air Force also plan to provide Typhoon fighters.
This commemorative flypast is due to take place on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 July. Where the flypast aircraft will operate from is yet to be confirmed, although it is hoped that some will be based at RAF Fairford.
We are still working on special flypasts for Sunday 21 July and will bring you more news as soon as we can.

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Post by F4JPhantomII » Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:08 pm

Based off the confirmed aircraft list it looks like the Germans, Belgians and the AWACS will take off from Fairford.

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Post by MRTT » Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:11 pm

And the Danish, I'd imagine.

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by StrawdogUK69 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:47 pm

oh well..... i'm a tad disappointed with the fly by

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Post by MRTT » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:50 pm

The list is not complete, there's more to come. :thumb:

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by James Cutting » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:56 pm

StrawdogUK69 wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:47 pm
oh well..... i'm a tad disappointed with the fly by
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by TREBAX_RAVEN » Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:08 pm

James Cutting wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:56 pm
StrawdogUK69 wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:47 pm
oh well..... i'm a tad disappointed with the fly by
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by James Cutting » Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:12 pm

Unfortunately so mate, best thing is to sit back and laugh ;)
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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by Blackcat1 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:44 pm

Tornados in the flypast, that will do me 😊, let's hope there's not a thunderstorm again!
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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by James Cutting » Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:46 pm

It's different mate, this isn't solely the RAF... ;) :lol:
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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by herc15 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:56 pm

Considering that's just a start I would say it's pretty good.
Will be cracking to see some Tonka's in action again

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by thevulcan » Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:06 pm

How do we know this is just a start? I understand there are a lot more nation's within NATO but did I miss something? Would love to see the harriers in the flypast
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Post by MRTT » Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:42 pm

RIAT posted on Twitter that more was to come.

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Post by Red-Eye-Knight » Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:20 pm

The Flypast will be awesome and will be great to see Tornados flying again but I do wonder what will happen with those aircraft that were on static that are now part of the flypast and where they will be parked? I guess we will find out in 6 weeks.

I see the Frecce have been confirmed for Saturday and Sunday.

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