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For the sixth time Bronco Demoteam was invited
to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. RIAT is known to
be the largest military airshow worldwide, and tickets for the event were
sold out well in advance. This years edition started on Friday 8 July with
a flying display under a partly cloudy sky. Friday’s flying programme's
top acts were undoubtedly the spectacular demonstration of the F22 Raptor
and the first ever international display of the F35-B Lightning II, including
demonstration of it’s hovering and vertical landing capabilities.
The same day the airshow was visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
together with Prince George, the future King of England. |
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On Saturday and Sunday a very varied flying display
was programmed, featuring the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Bell V-22 Osprey,
Chinook, F16, F22, F35B, Mig 29, Rafale and many more. Formation aerobatics
were also included in the programme with the Red Arrows, Frecce Tricolore,
The Jordanian Falcons and the Breitling Wing Walkers. |
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RIAT 2016 also featured an
impressive static display with aircraft from airforces all over the world,
some of the larger aircraft were also opened to the public for a visit
inside. Bronco Demo Team was present in the static display with Bronco
and Skyvan. Our Merchandising stand was visited by a lot of fans of the
Bronco, and we enjoyed talking to many Bronco enthousiasts, as well as
some Bronco veterans!! We enjoyed the positive feedback we had from many
visitors.
On Sunday night the weekend was closed with the traditional
farewell party for all participating pilots and crews.
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