RIAT 2009

[Vulcan]

Well it looks like it will be going ahead again and at Fairford, thank god! This was posted on their site yesterday and things look pretty promising.

"AIR TATTOO PLANNING ON TRACK
The planning is well underway for next year’s Royal International Air Tattoo which will take place at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on the 18 & 19 July. We are currently looking at a number of initiatives that we hope will minimise the risk of a repeat of this summer, when severe flooding led to the event being cancelled for the first time in its 38-year history.

Air Tattoo Director Tim Prince said plans for 2009 were on track and the feedback he has received following his team’s recent visit to more than 30 embassies in London gave cause for cautious optimism regarding the range of aircraft that could be expected to take part in July.

“The support we have received from the public, our sponsors, the Royal Air Force, the US Air Force and other international air arms has been overwhelming and I have been left in no doubt that the event continues to mean as much to each of them as it does to us and our parent charity.
Traditionally, we all get pretty excited during the build up to each airshow but I think the excitement and anticipation for next summer’s airshow will be something special.

Next summer’s airshow will mark the 60th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), showcasing aircraft that represent the wide variety of tasks performed by the Alliance.

Maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft from around the world are also being invited to take part in Sea Search 09, the Air Tattoo’s operational theme.

Special Earlybird tickets for next summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo will go on sale in early December. The full range of ticket prices for next summer’s Airshow will be announced at the same time. Earlybird tickets will be available to purchase until February 28, 2009."

Can't wait will booking accomadation in the next week or two.

[joey1]

Hi Vulcan

I hope they take last year's flooding very seriously.
 Unfortunaly neither the USAF nor the RAF own the land used for the carparks so I guess a lot of negotiating will need to done with the land owners.
 And I hope the current economic turmoil won’t hinder the show too much

 On a brighter note at least the fuel should be a lot cheaper plus NATO will be given a chance to flex their muscles at this year's event so to speak!!!

[Vulcan]

Joey, how are you?  Just ordered my tickets for next year.  Although they have gone up, for us here in Euro zone, they are cheaper than last year.  Accomadation all sorted and looking for ward to it already.  By the way, the first confirmation of an aircraft looks likely to be a Dutch Coastguard Do 228-218 un the theme sea search 2009.

Hopefully we'll see you there.

[joey1]

Hi vulcan
 I'll be  ordering my tickets this week and hopfully get acommodation sorted i was thinking of the b+b you suggested last time hopfully it won't be booked out sure ill work somthing out looking forward already

[joey1]

Accomodation & Tickets sorted roll on july!!!!

[joey1]

I see the Vulcan has been pencilled in for Riat 09 for the 2 days
Fingers crossed that they recieve the funding required to keep her flying 

[Vulcan]

I'm hoping the Vulcan willbe there aswell.  Shame its looking doubtful wewill see any Raptors this year as they are at Daytona, the show they flew back for last year.  They are down for Paris in June though.  Its looking highly likely that there will be 2 F-18's one swiss and one spanish, hopefully flying.  First list due before the end of Feb, so looking forward to seeing if there will be any show stoppers in there.

[Vulcan]

Looks now as if the 2 Hornets have been confirmed as flying, which is nice.  Swiss PC-7 team, RAF Solo Hawk and Dutch Coastguard Dornier Do 228-212, also pencilled in.

[joey1]

I just stumbled upon this news on Flightline UK don’t know how reliable the page is but it will a big disappointment if the RAF Role Demonstration is pulled
For me it was one of the highlights of the show 
What a shame

the  segment reads:
The RAF WILL NOT present it’s Role Demonstration in 2009 due to the lack of available particpants for the Role Demonstration. The Tornado GR4 force is preparing to take over operations in Afganistan from the Harrier force and is no longer able to commit aircraft or aircrews to the demonstration.

The more encouraging news is that the RAF Display Teams and solo display will all be back in 2009:-
•   Red Arrows
•   Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
•   RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team (the team will be making more use of civilian aircraft as the C-             130 force is still kept busy supporting forces overseas
•   Typhoon solo
•   Hawk solo
•   Tucano solo
•   King Air solo
•   Tutor solo
With the exception of the King Air, all solo displays will perform a similar number of displays to 2008. The King AIr had a very successful first year on the circuit, and the team will be committed to more events in 2009



here's the link to the site      http://www.airshows.org.uk/news/?p=274

The fact that it's not on the RIAT official site Suggest they may have something else planned, or the're holding out to ensure good ticket sales
too early to speculate

[Vulcan]

First participation list out on Friday.  Lets hope for something nice.

[joey1]

First participation list out on Friday.  Lets hope for something nice.

Hi Vulcan

I’m presuming that you’ve read my last post , what do you  think?
  Fingers crossed the US send a Raptor to the party  It looked pretty impressive …er... Last year on Youtube that is

[joey1]

The the Italian Frecce Tricolori to display this year  Along with the Red Arrows  JAS-C39 Gripen too

 Its allready looking good so far

[Vulcan]

The the Italian Frecce Tricolori to display this year  Along with the Red Arrows  JAS-C39 Gripen too

 Its allready looking good so far

Some nice stuff there alright, but cant help thinking that it's a pretty dull first list by RIAT standards.  There is nothing there with the "wow" factor, but we do also have 2 F-18's flying one Spanish and one Swiss, how many air shows can boast that alone.  Most air shows would be happy enough with this list as a finalline up.

Royal Air Force
Hawk T1 (x11)      The Red Arrows             NATO 60th    Flying
Hawk T1 (x2)      208 (R) Squadron     NATO 60th    Flying
Hurricane IIC      BBMF                     NATO 60th    Flying
Lancaster B1      BBMF                     NATO 60th    Flying
Spitfire              BBMF                     NATO 60th    Flying
Typhoon (x2)      29 (R) Squadron     NATO 60th    Flying

Royal Navy
Hawk T1 (x2)      NFSF (FW)             Sea Search 09    Static
Lynx HAS3/HMA8 (x2)    The Black Cats     Sea Search 09    Flying

US Air Combat Command
B-1B Lancer      TBC                     NATO 60th    Static

US Air Education & Training Command
T-1A Jayhawk      99 FTS                     NATO 60th    Static
T-43A Gator      12 FTW                     NATO 60th    Static

US Air Force Reserve Command
B-52H Stratfortress    93 BS             NATO 60th    Static
C-130 H Hercules    914 AW             NATO 60th    Static
C-17A Globemaster III    310 AS, 349 AW     NATO 60th    Static

US Air National Guard
C-5A Galaxy           155 AS, 164 AW     NATO 60th    Static
KC-135R Stratotanker  171 ARS, 127 Wing NATO 60th    Static

US Army Europe
C-12U Huron            52nd Avn Rgt     NATO 60th    Static

French Army Air Corps
TBM700                    EAAT             NATO 60th    Flying
TBM700                    EAAT             NATO 60th    Static

German Army Air Corps
CH-53 G/GS           MTHR 251             NATO 60th    Static

Italian Air Force
MB339 PAN (x11)        Frecce Tricolori     NATO 60th    Flying

Netherlands Coastguard
Do 228-212          Netherlands Coastguard    Sea Search 09    Static

Royal Danish Navy
Lynx Mk90                   SHT                     Sea Search 09    Static

Spanish Air Force
EF-18A+ Hornet           Ala 12             NATO 60th    Flying

Swedish Air Force
JAS-39C Gripen           F 7 Wing             NATO 60th    Flying

Civilian
Extra 400                   Bruno Stocker                       Static
PBY-5A Catalina           Plane Sailing     Sea Search 09    Static
Robinson R-44           Alan Smith                               Support
Spitfire PRXIX           Rolls-Royce                               Flying

Lets hope the Vulcan makes it.  They have to have a million by Friday to save it and at this moment (2 days to go) they have £710,000.  Would be nice to see something really nice in the next up date expected on 13th.

[Vulcan]

Lets hope the Vulcan makes it.  They have to have a million by Friday to save it and at this moment (2 days to go) they have £710,000. 

Now up to £924,000.....looking good

[joey1]

There's a few months yet left of surprises, The Vulcan would be a WOW Factor if it received the funds on time

 Also the official RIAT 2009 poster has been released and it clearly shows an F22 Raptor in the center so   hopefully it will make an appearance if it's part of NATO it should be included