Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 General Discussion Thread

[iainpeden]

Goldenplane. Thanks for the information.
On the Friday, the green zone is only partially open and I suspect from what has been said that the F16 line could be in the closed part towards the western end.
Over the last few years many of the crew stalls have been in the semi circle behind the central display in blue zone, by the walk way towards the FRIAT stand which is at the centre line of the runway.
I haven’t seen a map of the plan so far.

[MikeN]

I hope they have a flying schedule handed out at the gate, or it is in the program that you have to buy. Does any know how much the program costs?

[reaper493]

Think its £15 on the day, or you can buy a voucher online cheaper (maybe £10 or £12).

They always run through the flying display program over the air quite early on in the day, and give updates through the day.

[Gary]

FRIAT get a daily movement sheet on show days. I'm guessing it's unique to FRIAT. Maybe corporate too

[James Cutting]

A.K.A - the sheet of lies

[somerset]

New Danish f16 scheme will debut at Farnborough

[James Cutting]

How so? It's already painted and displaying before Farnborough?

And where did you get the info?

[Seacat192]

New Danish f16 scheme will debut at Farnborough

Are you sure?

The way I read the website, the Team are making their Farnborough debut, not that the livery will make its’ debut at the Show.


https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2024/06/ai ... show-2024/

[James Cutting]

[somerset]

New Danish f16 scheme will debut at Farnborough

Are you sure?

The way I read the website, the Team are making their Farnborough debut, not that the livery will make its’ debut at the Show.


https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2024/06/ai ... show-2024/

I have possibly misread it I'll get back in my box

[James Cutting]

That's alright but don't panic everyone like that again

[Seacat192]

No need to hide, we all make mistakes!

[stephen81]

I can only go friday can you walk all the static park?
Hoping german typhoon may fly friday

[Malspn]

Hello Malspn

There are some available on the Friday for the aircrews that have arrived it's not restricted to just Saturday and Sunday.

That’s great, thanks for the reply

[Malspn]

Hi All….just a quick question if that’s ok!
I’ve never been to riat on a Friday and was wondering if there will be trade/squadron stalls, or are they there purely over the weekend?
Thanks

As I may speak for ourselves, currently our jets are scheduled to arrive on Thursday PM (subject to change). So in that case for sure we will be open with our stall on Friday! We will be in the green zone as far as I know.

Great stuff, I shall make sure to come and visit your stall. Thanks

[airtyphoon]

I can only go friday can you walk all the static park?
Hoping german typhoon may fly friday

Only red and blue zones of static are open Friday as aircraft will still be arriving into the green zone.

[iainpeden]

I can only go friday can you walk all the static park?
Hoping german typhoon may fly friday

Only red and blue zones of static are open Friday as aircraft will still be arriving into the green zone.

However, if you park in green car park you will be bussed past the working area so will, at least, get to see if not photograph the aircraft in green zone.

[HBHM]

I can only go friday can you walk all the static park?
Hoping german typhoon may fly friday

Only red and blue zones of static are open Friday as aircraft will still be arriving into the green zone.

However, if you park in green car park you will be bussed past the working area so will, at least, get to see if not photograph the aircraft in green zone.

And if you’ve come in elsewhere you can jump on a bus to the Green Car Park entrance and back again to see all the static that’s arrived so far - as mentioned above arrivals on the Friday are generally put in that area too.

[Dennisblade]

-chinook demo

static apache, wildcat, puma and italian tornado

flying kc-390 on friday

[James Cutting]

This week we're pleased to confirm participation of aircraft from the UK's Joint Aviation Command (previously known as Joint Helicopter Command). In the flying display we'll be welcoming the Chinook performing a combat role demonstration on Saturday & Sunday, including the carrying of an underslung load and deployment of troops. We had previously been notified this will use a HC.6 airframe, however we're seeking information from the crew about which airframe they'll bring to RAF Fairford as we noted that a HC.5 airframe was used for their appearance at RAF Cosford Air Show last weekend. We will keep you updated..! On static display we'll be welcoming Apache & Wildcat helicopters from the Army Air Corps, both of which will be arriving on the Friday morning. We will also have a rare appearance from a Puma HC2 helicopter, which will be parked near the RAF Experience.

Another fast jet for the static line-up, the Italian Air Force will send one of their Tornados! We understand their aspiration is to bring a specially painted aircraft, marking 50 years of the Tornado, which will be a fantastic addition to our NATO 75th Anniversary static line-up. The Reparto Sperimentale di Volo will also send their Piaggio P.180AM Avanti into RIAT for VIP transportation, but we are not sure if it'll be available for public viewing over the weekend at this time.

Visitors on Friday will be treated to a special flying display appearance by the Embraer KC-390, flown by the manufacturer, using their company demonstrator airframe.

This week we have added nine civilian aircraft to the static displays, including a Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer which was previously used for Flight Test by Cranfield College of Aeronautics, plus a host of aircraft used by RAF Flying Clubs across the country.

With the show rapidly approaching, this is a busy period for our Air Operations team, with key planning events such as 'The Longest Day' coming next week, where we'll be planning all the arrival slots for circa 250 aircraft coming into RAF Fairford. This means in the coming weeks we should be able to provide more information about which aircraft will be viewable on the Friday, and which will be parked at the western end of the showground which is only open on Saturday & Sunday.