Farnborough Air Show 2016

[Trevatanus]

couzens said:

Trevatanus said:

THIS Saturday?

According to my movement sheet, this Saturday.

Thanks mate. Anything else you can share?

[Gandahar]

Eric Mc said:

I do love wandering around the halls and chatting to professionals who work in aerospace. I find it more interesting than a simple "air display" and for me it is the one unique thing Farnborough has to offer over normal airshows.

I am sure if you do a compulsive buy on a 747 -8 the yanks will be happy.

Will fill up the order books until the US chief gets his couple

[Eric Mc]

I was chatting to a guy one year who was selling fire fighting conversions of 747s. I didn't quite have enough in my wallet to make a purchase.

[tony_1976]

Hello hope i can help in some way

TRAIN To the Show is best bet. From London Waterloo to Farnborough Main station
very frequent Trains on arrival there is outside a FREE Bus service into the
show Entrances . TAXI also Available but Expensive. Walk to show takes 25minutes
Food and Drink Very Expensive so be prepared.
Weather Last few Days has been very very Wet so again be prepared.

Tony
Farnborough Local

[Truckosaurus]

Are you the Tony who runs the 'Farnborough Spotter' twitter account? If so you are the most popular man in our office during the Airshow weeks as you are our cue to run into the carpark to watch the planes.

[williamp]

Weve heard how car dealers use sublte techniques to filter serious enquiries from the fimewasters. I wonder what techniques a missile, Su27 or 747-8 salesman uses!! Is it during or after the test flight???

[pidsy]

Going on the Friday - is there any way to see what will be flying before the day?
The Friday comes under the trade site on the website so no details.

[Eric Mc]

williamp said:

Weve heard how car dealers use sublte techniques to filter serious enquiries from the fimewasters. I wonder what techniques a missile, Su27 or 747-8 salesman uses!! Is it during or after the test flight???

If the query comes from someone wearing shorts, a baseball cap and is wearing a back pack - then they may very well be correct in assuming that might be speaking to a time waster.

On the other hand, I have found that many "salesmen" (and women) on the various stands are very happy to talk to anybody who expresses an interest in the product they are selling. I've had chats with people selling shoulder launched missile systems, single stage to orbit space vehicles,. infra-red and laser defence systems for airliners, undercarriage assemblies for airliners etc etc.

I haven't bought a single missile yet.

[couzens]

Trevatanus said:

Thanks mate. Anything else you can share?

Alot that is showing as displaying haven't been added to the movement sheet yet as they presumably haven't filed a flight plan. Soon as I see anything interesting added, I'll pop it in here. Most arriving on the Monday and Tuesday.

[tony_1976]

Viewing around the field will be Difficult next weeks Security and road closures to take extra care
Make sure you park properly and carry ID.

The Omega Tanker is in KGBR STAGING TO PRESTWICK SAT2ND on to FAB
(Caution things change)


update latest ROAD CLOSURES and other Restrictions come into Force
1200 LOCAL (1100Z) 04/07/2016

Edited by tony_1976 on Friday 1st July 19:34

[tony_1976]

02/07/2016 Weather had cleared by 1530 from thunderstorms


168930 F18 USN

169119 F18 USN

N974VV DC10-40 Omega10

[couzens]

Mon
P-8 737 in at 9.00
F-18 validation at 2pm

Tues
Apache in at 9.00 val at 16.30
Lockheed electra in at 10.00 val at 12.30
Swordfish validation at 11.00
Typhoons in at 11.30 val at 15.00
F35 val at 14.00
Bearcat val at 15.15

About as good as it gets on Monday and Tues. Some other fartboxy type stuff buzzing about inbetween etc. Times subject to change of course!

[All that jazz]

Lockheed Electra? Orion perhaps?

[Trevatanus]

tony_1976 said:

02/07/2016 Weather had cleared by 1530 from thunderstorms


168930 F18 USN

169119 F18 USN

N974VV DC10-40 Omega10

F18 Super Hornet by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr
F18 Super Hornet by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr
Omega DC10 Tanker by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr

[couzens]

All that jazz said:

Lockheed Electra? Orion perhaps?

No idea I'm afraid on my sheet as an Electra L188?

[Eric Mc]

L188 is definitely an Electra rather than an Orion. That should be good to see as Electras have always been rather rare beasts this side of the Atlantic - especially now that there are so few of them left.

[Vixpy1]

couzens said:

Mon
P-8 737 in at 9.00
F-18 validation at 2pm

Guess i'll see if the move of the display area means i can no longer watch from my unit tommorow then.

[Vixpy1]

F18 has been up, buggered off , came back 20 mins later and did a flypast. Hopefully that was'nt the validation !

[All that jazz]

Eric Mc said:

L188 is definitely an Electra rather than an Orion. That should be good to see as Electras have always been rather rare beasts this side of the Atlantic - especially now that there are so few of them left.

I'm still not convinced. The only airworthy Electra's are with Canadian fire-fighting companies and I haven't seen any info they any of them are sending one across for the show. An Orion would make much more sense.

[Trevatanus]

Vixpy1 said:

F18 has been up, buggered off , came back 20 mins later and did a flypast. Hopefully that was'nt the validation !

Validation due at 2pm I believe.
There was a hornet based at FAB during the 2014 show, which would often disappear first thing then re-appear later.