RIAT - Fairford

[JamesV70R]

Is anyone heading along to RIAT at Fairford this weekend?

Me and a friend will be there Saturday from early o'clock - Not sure if we will be in the R or a Saxo yet, but if you see the R give us a wave!

[tc]

Sadly no....Do love going to RIAT but no pennys at the minute, is anything special going to be there?.

[JamesV70R]

Vulcan! Thats special enough for me!

[mikealder]

Well they got the Vulcan back in the air today after it had to spend a few weeks on the deck getting a pair of engines changed, real shame to have lost two engines as this means no further working spare units, I just hope they can keep it in the air for a couple more seasons.

The MV22 Osprey should be flying and a B2A stealth bomber on static along with a BUFF which are all aircraft you don't see too often in the UK these days - Mike

[JamesV70R]

Yeh Mike, we held off buying tickets until we knew for sure Vulcan was going to be there - so got them today!

Just gonna leave this here ... (Speakers up and fullscreen ... !!!)

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[tc]

Still remember watching 3 (or was it 4) Vulcans taking off together when I was little, it was (and probably still is) the loudest thing I've ever heard, it was one of those do I take a photo or cover my....fek it I'm covering my ears....lol..

[mikealder]

Have a dig around for the Brazilian Airforce Mirage 2000 fly past of the high court building last weekend, it's on the Tube and shows to very good effect what going through the Mach does to a glass windowed structure - I bet the lead pilot is in deep Sh1T for that pass, impressive though - Mike

[mikealder]

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[JamesV70R]

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^^ The video that Mike was refering to.

[Thanatos]

damn wish i could go

give a wave to the vulcan for me james when he waves his wings at the end of the display

[kebab10]

Visiting Sunday. Bought the tickets before Christmas last for about £20, getting on for half price. Weather is going to be pants but never mind.

[kebab10]

Well terrific weather today. Even had sunshine. Very good event. Grandson absolutely loved it and they us go through all manner of aircraft and try stuuf out. Very very good.

[Mike 700]

Is anyone heading along to RIAT at Fairford this weekend?

Me and a friend will be there Saturday from early o'clock - Not sure if we will be in the R or a Saxo yet, but if you see the R give us a wave!

Used to attend at Greenham Common many years ago, and in fact was OC rubbish collection after the event one year.

Been to the Sunday evening dinner and prize giving a couple of times also .

Happy days.

[y2blade]

I was there Saturday...bloody superb day :thumbs_up:

[GrantA]

Got goose bumps watching the video of the Vulcan, reminds me of when one did a very low pass to the RN ship I was on. He was only feet off the water (no height restrictions at sea!!) and the noise as he powered up the 4 engines was music to my ears - followed by clouds of black unburnt fuel of course. Sadly years before video cameras were readily available.

There was a programme on the TV recently about the Vulcan bombing mission to the Falklands, fascinating stuff and no-one believed they could do it AND return safely without running out of fuel. I normally take the urine out of the RAF (it's a Navy thing) but hats off to that mission and several others I can't mention!!