Avalon Airshow - Saturday

[Pinback]

Further to Pacificmustang's wonderful shots , here are some of mine (not all in fine focus-eyesight is not a strong point here)

 

The great thing about Avalon is the variety of aircraft on show. You can also can get up close and personal to a fair number of exhibits which was a boon as it got rather hot on Saturday so the shade provided by various wings and fuselages was much appreciated.

 

B52 with Royal Malaysian Air force A400 in the background. Grab that shady spot while you can. It filled up as the day went on

 

 

B52 bomb bay- not as big as I expected

 

 

Royal Malaysian Air force A 400

 

 

QANTAS brought in a 747 - (50th anniversary of the first flight)

 

 

The shade was appreciated

 

 

Republic of Singapore Air Force Chinook

 

 

Phillips screwdriver anyone?  Screw needs a tighten

 

 

Up close and personal with a Reaper

 

 

 

Global Hawk

 

 

Three types of RAAF Hornet were on display - From back to front - The A, Super and Growler 

 

 

The only airworthy Hudson and Nanchang CJ 6

 

 

The whistling Boomerang flew with the Hudson

 

 

Flying displays also included:

 

F22, F 35 and Hornet formation

 

F18 / KC 30

 

 

CT4, Winjeel and Harvard formation

 

 

There were plenty of civilian aircraft including this smart looking Diamond Twinstar

 

 

Steen Skybolt

 

 

Chipmunk (for sale)

 

 

 

Lastly- P 40

 

Edited March 3, 2019 by Pinback
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[Alpha Delta 210]

Great selection. Thanks for sharing. I'm amazed by the absence of multi-coloured traffic cones and ropes around the static displays!

[junglierating]

Avalon....looks nuffin' like Glastonbury😂

 

Good stuff 

Edited March 3, 2019 by junglierating

[zigster]

Nice photos! Thanks for sharing.

Alpha Delta 210 - look closer, there are cones, ropes and fences on almost every one of those pics :-(

[Pinback]

On 3/3/2019 at 4:16 PM, Alpha Delta 210 said:

I'm amazed by the absence of multi-coloured traffic cones and ropes around the static displays!

The dreaded blue cones were all over the place - I'm sure they migrate south during the European winter months.

 

Strangely enough the fences at the nose and rear of the Reaper were probably there more to protect the public from hitting their heads on the prop and getting their eyes poked out by the probe than protecting the drone itself.

[zebra]

I was there on Sunday. There were a few things missing that I've loved seeing in previous years - nothing from HARS for example. The Malaysian A400M had left which was a shame. But I enjoyed the show. It wasn't quite as hot as it would have been on Saturday but I was still pretty hot and sweaty by the end!

 

1 hour ago, Pinback said:

I'm sure they migrate south during the European winter months

I reckon I might have seen a few of them at Fairford last year!

[Latinbear]

It looks like a terrific show and with great weather too. It amuses me that people were using the aircraft to shelter from the sun whereas in the UK the crowd would be using the aircraft to shelter from the rain that is if they were allowed to get sufficiently close to them. 

[zebra]

40 minutes ago, Latinbear said:

UK the crowd would be using the aircraft to shelter from the rain that is if they were allowed to get sufficiently close to them

I remember the Vulcan sheltering quite a big crowd from the rain at Woodford!

[Andwil]

12 hours ago, Latinbear said:

It looks like a terrific show and with great weather too. It amuses me that people were using the aircraft to shelter from the sun whereas in the UK the crowd would be using the aircraft to shelter from the rain that is if they were allowed to get sufficiently close to them. 

It was 39C with little shade other than that provided by the aircraft.  Keeping hydrated was vital and by the end of the day I was totally knackered.

 

AW

[pacificmustang]

great shots Pinback

Love the shot of the F-18 tails

I didn't get down as far as the B-52, started down the line, got as far as the Poseidons and Chook, then thought "stuff this" and headed back to the fence line to get wind blasted whilst I waited for the flying display. 

 

One of the most uncomfortable Avalon's I've attended weather wise.  For our UK viewers, most days are usually warm and sunny with clear blue skies, but I have attended on days where there has been a 40k hot wind, and its also rained and thunderstormed

 

Bruce

Edited March 4, 2019 by pacificmustang

[Pinback]

23 hours ago, zebra said:

nothing from HARS for example.

That was a bit of a downer - There was a P3 Orion in the static - I wondered if that was the one owned by HARS? (Not sure of its status)

10 hours ago, pacificmustang said:

I didn't get down as far as the B-52, started down the line, got as far as the Poseidons and Chook, then thought "stuff this" and headed back to the fence line to get wind blasted whilst I waited for the flying display. 

It was certainly hot! The B52 was worth the nose around - My wife would disagree , but how can you not spend a decent amount of time in the undercarriage bay, trying to work out which bit goes where when the gear is retracting?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Latinbear]

11 hours ago, pacificmustang said:

great shots Pinback

Love the shot of the F-18 tails

I didn't get down as far as the B-52, started down the line, got as far as the Poseidons and Chook, then thought "stuff this" and headed back to the fence line to get wind blasted whilst I waited for the flying display. 

 

One of the most uncomfortable Avalon's I've attended weather wise.  For our UK viewers, most days are usually warm and sunny with clear blue skies, but I have attended on days where there has been a 40k hot wind, and its also rained and thunderstormed 

 

Bruce

 

Avalon's weather sounds like a summer holiday I had in Cornwall a few years ago only without the warm and sunny days and definitely no 40k hot wind.