Royal International Air Tattoo 2017 Discussion Thread

[simon]

I'd forgotten about that one Dave.

[globemaster124uk]

Was it the TG-10? from the US Air Force Academy?

[DeanW]

USAF Academy DA40 at RIAT 2010?

[DAVEBRAD]

USAF Academy DA40 at RIAT 2010?

Yes that's the one N681BA coded AF... as I mentioned some doubt about it being really from the US or from the factory in Austria...

[twinstar]

Photos show it arriving at Fairford by air, a quick search online has photos of it in 2009 at Weiner Neustadt in civvie scheme and again in Hungary in 2012 in civvie scheme, so I would say it had fake USAF Academy marks applied for Fairford.
Tony

[DAVEBRAD]

hi,
so that's that cleared up, just 2 airfreighted over, now with it being the 70th how about putting all the heavy bits in the C.17 then towing a B.36 as a glider that really would cause traffic jams...

[MRTT]

B-17 'Sally B' down to attend.

[lynothehammer]

B-17 'Sally B' down to attend.

Nice, would look good with a Buff in a flypast...

[jasonT1981]

Brilliant! Have not seen her in over 20 years

[bizfreeq]

429Sqn RCAF have done one of their C17 tails in a special anniversary scheme:
http://militaryaviationreview.com/canad ... y-tail-art

We can but hope!

[RS2]

[/quote]

hi Simon,
that's another one aswell, the one I was thinking about was a single prop flight training a/c used i'm sure by the USAF College, but doubts arose about its authenticity... I will see if I've got its details when I get home.
regards,
dave...[/quote]

The Colombians carried a single prop flight training aircraft over as well in a C130, the Lancair-CIAC T-90 Calima in 2012 which attended alongside their C130.

[Bucky P]

Many years ago the KIWI's brought over UH1's in C130's to a couple of the Middle Wallop shows.

[capercaillie]

hi,
now the Canadians have shown the way perhaps that USAF C.17 could haul something over, they supposedly did it with a USAFC a/c a few shows back but the word was it was a European a/c painted up... but here's the chance, and if a C.5 should become available they will have 2 chance's...

Finally found what you may be thinking of Dave...
RIAT94....OH-6A Cayuse 66-17792 (marked 0-17792) RI NG was sat next to RI ANG C-130E 63-7788 which I think brought it over.
Was certainly a nice surprise.

Cheers
Simon

hi Simon,
that's another one aswell, the one I was thinking about was a single prop flight training a/c used i'm sure by the USAF College, but doubts arose about its authenticity... I will see if I've got its details when I get home.
regards,
dave...

It flew in under its own power and as others have said was painted up by the manufaucturer to represent a USAF Academy machine, not the real thing.

[i6720]

LATEST UPDATE: 08/06/17
A small aircraft with a big story will be on static display in the Techno Zone at this summer's Air Tattoo. The RANS S6 Coyote is one of six aircraft that were built by schools under the Boeing / RAeS Build-A-Plane initiative. G-GWFT was bought by The Georgia Williams Trust in November 2016 following its construction by pupils at Ercall Wood Technical College in Shropshire.
Two flying clubs based at RAF Halton will be sending a total of three training aircraft, for static display at RIAT. RAF Halton Microlight Club will be represented by an EV-97 Eurostar SL and an EV-97 Team Eurostar whilst RAF Halton Aeroplane Club will bring its Tecnam P2002-JF Sierra training aircraft. All three aircraft were purchased thanks to grants provided by the RAF Charitable Trust.
Having made its Air Tattoo and UK airshow debut two years ago, the Qatar Emiri Air Force returns to RIAT in 2017 with a C-130J-30 Hercules in the static display. Based at Al Udeid Air Base, this is one of four such aircraft in the air arm's inventory, the fleet having been delivered in 2011-12.
RIAT 2017 will welcome back the Hungarian Air Force with a JAS 39 Gripen fighter from the 'Puma' squadron of the 59th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kecskemét. The aircraft will be on static display.
A static contribution will come from the Polish Navy with a return visit by a PZL-Mielec M28 Bryza 1R. The example of the twin-turboprop maritime surveillance aircraft attending RIAT 2017 will come from the 44th Naval Base at Siemirowice.
The Lithuanian Air Force is sending a C-27J Spartan twin-turboprop tactical airlifter from its Transport Squadron to RIAT 2017, only the type's second Air Tattoo appearance in the hands of the Baltic state.

[raptor76]

nice little update, nice addition from Qatar with the c-130

[James Cutting]

I am still thoroughly looking forward to RIAT and think it is almost better than last year, it isn't an amazing update today... are we not due a flying update soon?

I know we can't have everything, and there is still 4 weeks and now is the time for random updates...But thought it could have been a bit more today?

What about Zeus? Any F-35's?

[Tjm99]

Well, the b17 "sallyb" is down as coming to riat on it's website, presumably flying as it says not landing. Just awaiting confirmation by riat organizers.

[raptor76]

I am extremely happy with what CONUS are sending us, but does anybody on here think they are likely to send us anything else?

[Tjm99]

I reckon b2, if it does come to fairford on Friday for the exercise.

[Alfie]

It will be nice to see Sally-B, even if only a flypast.