model_madness Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Well here are some pics, weather turned out to be super, best in months,lots of sun,cloud cover was fairly high, place was packed to almost bursting as the good weather ensured every person and his offspring descended on Fairford! Sorry but the camera is only a Nikon 990, with a telefoto lens, nothing special, but hope it gives you some sense of what was there. Enjoy! I certainly did :blink: ( and have a nice red face to show for it! ) Link to post Share on other sites
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otis252 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 All I can say is, "one day before I leave this earth"! Gotta see it!!! Chuck Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Awesome pictures! Thank you much for posting! Were the Thunderbirds there this year? SLICK Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 What a great variety of aircraft!!!.........must of been an excellent show. Cheers, Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites
model_madness Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 Awesome pictures! Thank you much for posting! Were the Thunderbirds there this year?SLICK Yep, they were and what a great display they did. The Red Arrows too. But the cream of the crop went to the Italian Tricoleres, they were just amazing! :blink: Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Great pics MM :blink: Am really liking that apache....what country is that? Also, any more of that Gulfstream or Lynx? :D Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 (edited) Nice pics! Thanks for sharing! ;) That Italian Tornado with the lynx is really cool! And the static Typhoon was well armed. Anthony, the Apache is Dutch. The low-viz roundel looks really odd. That "Koninklijke Luchtmacht" means "Royal Air Force" in Dutch, if I'm not mistaken. Do the Apaches in the Netherlands belong to the Air Force or to the Army? G But what kind of "pod" is that on the Apache's wing-tip? Edited July 15, 2007 by ChernayaAkula Link to post Share on other sites
illithid00 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Nice pics! Great variety of aircraft there! By the way, what kind of aircraft was the Russian one in the first post? Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 (edited) That's an Aero L-39 Albatros, which is actually a Czech plane, but used also by the Russian Air Force for training. This one seems to be civilian-owned. I believe I saw a TV report on German TV on this very plane. I don't remember who bought it (IIRC a French man???) but I think it was an ex-GDR plane, restored by ex-GDR crew chiefs. Edited July 15, 2007 by ChernayaAkula Link to post Share on other sites
jack52 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Great pics, thank You for posting ! just one question. Can You tell us the tail number of the B-1B Lancer please ? Hans Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Bunker Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Like model madness, I went to RIAT yesterday, and I will almost certainly not be going again. A queue of over 2 hours to cover the last few miles into the show (3 hours from leaving home to arriving, just over an hour to get home) Car parks are a long way from the airfield - last time I went parking was on the airfield. A shambolic static park - I remember those from the eighties where thee planes were lined up, not scattered willy nilly. Vendors selling junk that was more suited to a car boot sale. Most of the flight line facing the runway being taken up by grandstands and sponsors sites, leaving a small space for joe public. A programme costing £8 (that's US$16 ) when a magazine that size would cost£5 tops in the shops - and their print run must have been bigger than most aviation magazines. Before I am written off as an old misery, I used to go to IAT every year, starting when it was held in the early seventies in Greenham Common. I stopped going in 1990 due to family committments and rising costs, and yesterdays show bore no comparison to the shows in the eighties. And from talking there will be few model vendors there next time - the cost of the smallest pitch was £1250 and with staffing cost, etc, very fwew thought they would make a profit, which is why they go. To finish on a positive note, I enjoyed the flying display. Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I really like the pic of the in-flight C-130. It looks like it is suspended above the crowd on an invisible pole or something. Great shot. Looks to me like it would've been a great show to see in person. Especially having so many different national teams there together. I have only seen the Snowbirds, T-birds and Blues, but never all of them in the same show. Thank you for posting the pics! Aaron Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Great pictures MM thanks for sharing. Stephen Link to post Share on other sites
Flying Penguin Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Nice pictures MM! Nigel, out of curiosity, what time did you arrive? Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Bunker Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Flying penguin I left home at 7.20 am and got the car parked at 10.35 am. We then had to get to the airfield, and we were there about 11.am. Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Enjoyed the excellent pics. Link to post Share on other sites
weegie602 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Got to see my fave the BBMF and the Spitfires flying . Nice evening display by the Spitfire on the friday jus as we were sitting down to a well earned beer and food before bed. Lol. Got stuck on saturday night which meant very late dinner, no beer and a very early rise on sunday morning at 0500 (again) . Did I enjoy it? OF COURSE!!! :D stevie Link to post Share on other sites
pollie Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Who won the various display trophies this year? I hope one of them went to the Indian Su-30, so they will have to come back next year to defend their prize! Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Definetely nice pics, m_m! Link to post Share on other sites
Su-34 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 (edited) Great and sharp pictures! Nice to see, that the smile of Il-76 (78) hasnt changed :D Edited July 16, 2007 by Su-34 Link to post Share on other sites
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