Thursday 10 July 2008

Farnborough Show Day 4

Fine bright start to the day.

SE5 Combine marked as 80105, F235, F8010 Arrived 0850
Registrations :
G-BMDB, G-BDWJ & G-CCBN

Eagle 4 XT626 arrived 08.55 :
N352F Farnborough Aircraft company Arrived this was
designed originally at farnborough By Richard Noble.
http://www.farnborough-aircraft.com/
Beech 200GT N41EU has arrived for Static Display

Some of the Aircraft already here and those coming
to Practise and validate will be leaving today or Friday
to attend the FAIRFORD RIAT show this weekend
Returning after the Show to Farnborough.
The link to that is on Side panel.
Sarong helicopters to Fairford at 1045

XH588 Vulcan Performed a fantastic display around
the Farnborough circuit and the overhead in
Drizzle . Great to see a Vulcan at Farnborough
once Again this is no doubt the show STAR

Display practise started 1040 :with the AEROMACCHI M-346

Various practices and Validation flights throughout the
Afternoon with a few more Arrivals . The Best trade display
of the day so far was from USA F22
03-4061

Fighter which flew in from Fairford and returned there after.

M-513 M513 EH-101 MERLIN Mk512 RDAF ESK722
arrived 1735
Evening saw the arrival of Hawk ZK010 And typhoon ZJ911
Which did a validation Demo before Landing
Hornet 1 166658 went out for a 50min flight
Sparton c27J did a validation Demo just before 1900

One unplanned arrival today was B737-200 5U-BAG
21499/513
Nigerian Government with an emergency
situation having departed Southampton inbound to lasham
Departed Farnborough to Lasham an hour later

This weekend sees the Goodwood Festival of Speed
website and details are on Side bar. Airbus A380 is
it is said visiting this event and others all over the
UK this Weekend F-WWDD MSN-004 Believe this
will be Saturday all being well.