RAF Fairford going to get a bit busier
Discussion
NM62 said:
There was a tweet from the USAF a couple of days ago that there will be B-52(s) and B-2(s) on display at RIAT.
It also mentioned a couple of other visits from the two types between now and the show as part of an exercise and as a show of force to Putin.
which account, would like to follow that.It also mentioned a couple of other visits from the two types between now and the show as part of an exercise and as a show of force to Putin.
Trevatanus said:
NM62 said:
There was a tweet from the USAF a couple of days ago that there will be B-52(s) and B-2(s) on display at RIAT.
It also mentioned a couple of other visits from the two types between now and the show as part of an exercise and as a show of force to Putin.
which account, would like to follow that.It also mentioned a couple of other visits from the two types between now and the show as part of an exercise and as a show of force to Putin.
Hi Trevatanus
The first was UK Airshow Review - @UKAirshowReview - They Tweeted about B-52 and B-1 attending RIAT on May 17 and Linked to this story from Washington Examiner.
Which had a picture of the B-2 - hence why I remembered it.
Another twitter account was "planes on the net" @PlanesOnTheNet which also mentioned the same story
The first was UK Airshow Review - @UKAirshowReview - They Tweeted about B-52 and B-1 attending RIAT on May 17 and Linked to this story from Washington Examiner.
Which had a picture of the B-2 - hence why I remembered it.
Another twitter account was "planes on the net" @PlanesOnTheNet which also mentioned the same story
NM62 said:
Hi Trevatanus
The first was UK Airshow Review - @UKAirshowReview - They Tweeted about B-52 and B-1 attending RIAT on May 17 and Linked to this story from Washington Examiner.
Which had a picture of the B-2 - hence why I remembered it.
Another twitter account was "planes on the net" @PlanesOnTheNet which also mentioned the same story
I have heard that the B52 will be at RIAT, not heard about the B1 though.The first was UK Airshow Review - @UKAirshowReview - They Tweeted about B-52 and B-1 attending RIAT on May 17 and Linked to this story from Washington Examiner.
Which had a picture of the B-2 - hence why I remembered it.
Another twitter account was "planes on the net" @PlanesOnTheNet which also mentioned the same story
B52 due int today for the start of the exercise, approx 13 00 I am told.
It'll be nice to have some BUFF's in temporary residence, always liked seeing them when I was spotting, couldn't get over their nose down attitude when in level flight but that may have just been the D model.
B-1's are something else and always nice to see, I presume you follow Bone Driver on Twitter - he posts some good photo's and videos.
Given the amount of hardware the Yanks are sending over these days it would be good to see some B-2s over too.
B-1's are something else and always nice to see, I presume you follow Bone Driver on Twitter - he posts some good photo's and videos.
Given the amount of hardware the Yanks are sending over these days it would be good to see some B-2s over too.
Trevatanus said:
I have heard that the B52 will be at RIAT, not heard about the B1 though.
RIAT have officially announced the USAF stuff arriving for the airshow...Static
B1 Lancer
B52 Stratofortress
C17A
Osprey
MC-130J
F16C
P8A Poseidon
Flying
F16
F22
Osprey
Despite one of the posts above there is no official confirmation of a B2 in attendance.
NM62 said:
It'll be nice to have some BUFF's in temporary residence, always liked seeing them when I was spotting, couldn't get over their nose down attitude when in level flight but that may have just been the D model.
B-1's are something else and always nice to see, I presume you follow Bone Driver on Twitter - he posts some good photo's and videos.
Given the amount of hardware the Yanks are sending over these days it would be good to see some B-2s over too.
The nose down attitude is common to al B-52sl. It's because of the angle at which the wing is attached to the fuselage. And that is dictated by the fact that the B-52 has a bicycle undercarriage rather than a tricycle undercarriage, which means that it cannot rotate to the take off attitude like a tricycle undercart aeroplane can.B-1's are something else and always nice to see, I presume you follow Bone Driver on Twitter - he posts some good photo's and videos.
Given the amount of hardware the Yanks are sending over these days it would be good to see some B-2s over too.
Watch this bit of footage of B-52s taking off. They just hoist themselves straight into the air in their normal flying attitude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq6Hpxyrhyo
Lots of action yesterday - several tankers doing touch & go runs all morning, then at about 1500 the first of the B52s came in - did a high level circle (probably passing over Brize) and then turned in from the East to land)
Got woken up by another one at 0600 this morning and then another at about 0800...
Got woken up by another one at 0600 this morning and then another at about 0800...
NM62 said:
How many turned up?
I saw a tweet that 3 had left their base at the same time.
Three have arrived I'm told.I saw a tweet that 3 had left their base at the same time.
This exercise is apparently going to feature all three bomber types.
Lots of stores arrived today. Oddly was refuelled by a KC10 off Ireland a short time before arrival.
IMG_9978 by Jim Pritchard, on FlickrGood news - how many as the person on Twitter suggested two flights of two?
Thought they may go straight to the baltics and potentially return/recover to Fairford.
Seems to be a lot of heavy metal in the air too with C17s, KC135, KC10 and C5's, plus the RC variants.
Guess Trump wants a good rattle of his sabre.
Thought they may go straight to the baltics and potentially return/recover to Fairford.
Seems to be a lot of heavy metal in the air too with C17s, KC135, KC10 and C5's, plus the RC variants.
Guess Trump wants a good rattle of his sabre.
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