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Where do we go after Today ?

Well that is the end of Farnborough Airshow 2008
The show Farnborough 2010 July 19 - 25 And
yes we will be here . The aircraft at the show
over the next few days will depart for home
and the task of dismantling the exhibition
Site will begin expected completion End Sept
The Airport at Farnborough will Fully return to
biz Operations by TAG Aviation and a very
busy place it is as well .
We the local Enthusiasts will still be here as
well looking at the comings and goings and
our websites and New blog will be in use
http://farnborough2010.blogspot.com/
Hope you enjoyed the Show and liked what
we did as Enthusiasts.

All the very best to you All
. Tony , Paul
and the members of Farnborough-aviation-group

Farnborough Show day 14 Show End

Blight Very warm start to last Day

RAF GROB AWC03 out and about as have been All week
and SPITFIRE 1 arrived 0942
Aerostars Have arrived 1020
And HORNET 1 out for its Daily Jolly

And the reguler TAG Aviation movements which is
Farnborough bread and Butter
G-VVPA G LGAR and couple departures

Sunday 20 July approx 12.30 - 17.30

12.25 Airbus A-380
12.42 Aero Sekur Shooting Stars/Red Devils
12.53 USAF B-1B
12.58 Eurofighter Typhoon
13.11 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
13.19 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor, Take-off
13.21 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
13.29 Aermacchi M-346
13.36 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor
13.44 HAL Dhurv
13.52 Red Arrows Arrive
14.03 Carolyn Grace Spitfire IXT, Take-off
14.28 Great War Team SE-5s, Take-off
14.29 The Blades Extra 200LPS, Take-off
14.30 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
14.47 Great War Display Team
15.03 The Blades Extra 300LPS
15.19 Avro Vulcan B-2 Take-off
15.20 Consolidated Catalina
15.28 Aerostars YAK-50 Team, Take-off
15.29 Avro Vulcan B-2
15.37 Aerostars YAK-50 Team
15.50 111 Sqn Hunter Tribute, Take-off
15.51 Hawker Sea Hawk
15.59 111 Sqn Hunter Tribute
16.07 Swift Aerobatic Display Team
16.23 Boeing Apache
16.33 Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX PR
16.54 Vickers Vimy
17.00 The Red Arrows – Show Close for 2008

Farnborough Show Day 13 Public

Saturday 19 July approx 12.30 - 17.30 12.30 Caroline Grace Spitfire IXT, Take-off 12.31 Aero Sekur Shooting Stars/Red Devils 12.42 Caroline Grace Spitfire IXT 12.50 Consolidated Catalina 13.00 Red Arrows Formation Display 13.31 Airbus A-380 13.40 HAL Dhurv 13.47 Eurofighter Typhoon 13.59 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Hornet 14.08 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet 14.17 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor, Take-off 14.18 Aermacchi M-346 14.25 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor 14.33 111Sqn. Hunter Tribute, Take-off 14.34 Alenia C-27J 14.41 111Sqn. Hunter Tribute 14.49 Hawker Sea Hawk 14.57 Douglas DC-6 15.06 The Blades Extra 300LPS, Take-off 15.07 Red Arrows Depart 15.13 Avro Vulcan B-2, Take-off 15.14 The Blades Extra 300LPS 15.30 Three SE5As, Take-off 15.32 Avro Vulcan B-2 15.40 Vickers Vimy 15.47 Great War Display Team 16.02 USAF B-1B 16.07 Swift Aerobatic Display Team 16.22 Indian Air Force Helicopter Team 16.36 Boeing Apache 16.44 Aerostars YAK-50 Team, Take-off 16.47 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 17.03 Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX PR, Take-off 17.04 Aerostars YAK-50 Team 17.18 Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX P

My visit to the Show and a good show it is
but there are a few moans.
1 Buses into the Show from Station were only
Allowed in 1 at a time Security checks .
Load of the Trade Exhibits in the Halls were
Unmanned yes its a trade show WE FLY ON
YOUR AIRCRAFT so why ignore us And go
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Very big crowd there and we saw a very good
Display but the end Ruined in part by the wind
BBMF no Show and Vimy blown off the Runway
fortunately no damage Seen . Vulcan gave a good
display but the B1B What really was the point
in this Display ? .
VT-ALN Departed this Eve on delivery to Delhi, c/s AIC160.
Airfield closed at 2000

A380-FWDD Parked on the Old Runway 29

Eurofighter in the Static Park

Farnborough Show Day 12

Damp overcaste Morning . steady Stream of
Tag Movements with none of the mil Visitors we
have seen all week . aircraft Being moved all over
the place a definite end of Show feeling Starting
to grow.
Hornet 1 out for its usual morning jolly 1000
XZ722 and ZD250 The Black cats display team arrived 1005
AeroStars Display team arrive 1030 8 aircraft
ZE785 EXPORT 11 Tornado Arrive
ZE936 EXPORT 12 Tornado Arrive
MM62187 I-2182 Italian Air force arr 1200

Vulcan t/o 14.35 display 14.45

Friday 18 July approx 13.15 – 16.45

• 13.23 Great War Display Team SE-5s, Take-off
• 13.25 Airbus A-380
• 13.41 Aero Sekur Shooting Stars/Red Devils
• 13.56 Great War Display Team
• 14.12 Caroline Grace Spitfire IXT
• 14.13 HAL Dhurv Helicopter
• 14.19 Caroline Grace Spitfire IXT
• 14.26 Rolls Royce Spitfire Mk XIX PR, Take-off
• 14.27 Hawker Sea Hawk
• 14.35 Avro Vulcan B-2
• 14.55 RAF Red Arrows Formation Display
• 15.27 Eurofighter Typhoon
• 15.38 USAF B-1B
• 15.44 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
• 15.53 Alenia C-27J, Take-off
• 15.54 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
• 16.02 Aermacchi M-346
• 16.09 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor
• 16.17 The Blades Extra 300LPS, Take-off
• 16.18 Alenia C-27J
• 16.25 The Blades Extra 300LPS
• 16.38 Aerostars Team Yak-50s, Take-off
• 16.39 Douglas DC-6
• 16.48 Aerostars Team Yak-50s

After show Validations by Spitfire :
Battle of britain Memorial Flight :
And 3 Hunters .WV322 -XG194 WV372
Who tried to display 2018 but Weather
closed in and Aborted flight

Farnborough Show Day 11

Overcaste Damp Morning .

SE5 Combine of Vintage ww1 aircraft arrived,
Weather not very good but all aircraft are
getting in ok .

Red Arrows out and back for a display at Shivenham

Thursday 17 July approx 14.00 – 16.30

• 14.10 Red Arrows depart To Base (RAF Scampton)
  
• 14.21 Airbus A-380
  
• 14.39 HAL Dhurv
  
• 14.45 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
  
• 14.54 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
  
• 15.03 FRA Dassault Falcon 20s, Take-off
  
• 15.06 Aermacchi M-346
  
• 15.14 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor
  
• 15.22 Alenia C-27J
  
• 15.30 FRA Dassault Falcon 20s
  
• 15.40 USAF B-1B 86-0103 Same as 16th
• 15.46 Rolls Royce Spitfire XlXPR, Take-off
  
• 15.47 Farnborough Kestrel JP-10
  
• 15.55 Rolls Royce Spitfire XlXPR
  
• 16.03 The Blades Extra 300LPS, Take-off
  
• 16.05 Indian Air Force Helicopter Team
  
• 16.18 The Blades Extra 300LPS

AFTER SHOW
Spitfire IX arrived
5701 GNY4788 Do228-212(LM) Germany MFG-3 arrived

New Learjet for Tag Aviation Farnborough delivered
G-HPPY LJ-40 C\N 2102 First registered 15.07.2007

Douglas Dakota N1944A Has arrived as has G-BYPA
The Catalina : Swift formation 2 gliders and tugs arrived

Red arrows back from RAF Scampton at 1945

Farnborough Show Day 10

Farnborough today much the same as other days
A mixture of Show demo flight and visitors .
French Army . Netherlands AF , Belgian AF
And Italian AF with An A319CJ MM MM62243

F-WWDD On Finels after todays Display

Todays Show listing:
* 14.09 DA 20 Falcons (FRA)
* 14.10 Airbus A380
* 14.25 Aero Sekur Skydiving Team
* 14.32 DA 20 Falcons (FRA)
* 14.42 Hal Dhurv
* 14.49 Sea Hawk
* 14.58 Vulcan
* 15.00 Red Arrows
* 15.16 Vulcan
* 15.24 Eurofighter/Typhoon
* 15.36 B1B
* 15.40 M 346
* 15.41 F-16
* 15.49 C-27J
* 15.50 BA 609
* 15.51 F-18
* 15.59 M 346
* 16.07 BA 609
* 16.14 The Blades
* 16.15 C-27J
* 16.23 The Blades
* 16.39 Vimy
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After show saw BIZ departures after the biz part
of show ended. Few demo flights by F18 -C27J.
The Tag movements restarted at 1715 With a big
Departure list if visitors and based Aircraft .
363 days a year Farnborough is a very busy place
many of the types on show are To be seen
A319 B737 A320 A318 Gulstreams and many more.

Local tv had an interview with the crew of Vulcan
XH558 and pictures of its Display .you can see
more at
http://www.itvlocal.com/meridian/locallife/airshow/?void=212305

Airbus F-WWDD Over my Home

15.07.2008 F-WWDD over North Farnborough

Farnborough Show Day 9

Overcaste Dry morning Still very warm

Arrivals this morning from 0800

MM62244 I-2244 Italian AF Falcon 900

Migs arrived 09.02 lead in old style camo 2
mig 29 1303 number 2 single seater 0619.

Antonov 3208 arrived. AN26 support.

French AF TBM arr 125/XO Cottam 3817

G-OBNL now in static east edge of DOD pit.
Mooney and TBM also in static near ATR.
Jet Provost on cross runway.

Hornet 1 and blades out and about

G-APSA DC6 went to BLackbushe and back

ACW 805 Motor Glider out and About

MM62164 I-2164 P180 arrived 1200

C37 due 12.00 dep after show

plus Few Biz jets pick was 3A-MRG (TAG)
Plus SX-IDA (TAG)

XV807 NAVY 810 SEA KING Royal Navy arrived

Today's Show Times are approximate and
things could change
* 14.10 Airbus A-310 Tanker, Take-off
* 14.15 Airbus A-380
* 14.30 Shooting Star Parachute Display
* 14.40 Airbus A-310 Tanker
* 14.47 HAL Dhurv Take-off, Heliport
* 14.53 Farnborough Kestrel JP-10
* 15.00 Eurofighter/Typhoon
* 15.09 Indian Air Force Helicopter Team
* 15.22 USAF B-1B
* 15.31 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
* 15.42 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
* 15.50 Aermacchi M-346
* 15.58 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor
* 16.05 FRA Dassault Falcon 20s Take-off
* 16.06 Alenia C-27J Spartan
* 16.14 Blades Extra 300LPS Take-off
* 16.15 FRA Dassault Falcon 20s
* 16.24 Blades Extra 300LPS Formation Display

The B-1B was 85074
Falcon 20 G-FRAT, G-FRBA Were from FRA
At Bournemouth

After the show Vickers Vimy validated .

usual After show departures and local flights
And Farnborough evening Rushhour with the
Arrival of BAE146 G-TBAE on the BAE sys
Warton Farnborough Shuttle FELIX 43in\44out

Vulcan XH558 is now scheduled to fly Wednesday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Farnborough Show Day 8

Monday 14 display Day1

U-O5 F50 Netherlands Air Force in 0852 c/s NAF50
very busy TAG biz ramp
RAF 125 ZD-703 Royal Flight
Red arrows arrive 1030 show opening ceremony
1030 onwards Learjet N60LJ racing LEWIS HAMILTON
In a Mclaren F1 Car Down The Runway

Two Typhoons arrived are
ZJ910 BV Typhoon F2 BS001 29(R)sq
ZJ911 BZ Typhoon F2 BS002 29(R)sq
ZJ919 DC Typhoon 27 arrived 1313

The Red Arrows - Flypast (morning Show opener)

Monday 14 July Display start 1410

Main Display
ZJ690 Sentinal Snapshot 02 opens the display at 1410
F-WWDD Airbus A380
G-OAFF Shooting Stas parachute Team
EC-HAL Airbus A310 display
HAL Helicopters
Kestrel JP10
ZJ910 Eurofighter Typhoon 45
05-4101 1stFW F22 Raptor 1 And F15 Escort from\to Fairford
F16 91-0388
F18 166658
AM 346
ABI 609
CSX62127 C-27J
The Display Ended at 1603

On the main news from BBC 1300 was a article from the
Farnborough show : Meridean Local ITV news is from The
show LIVE

The 100 years of flight exhibition has some very nice replicas
of Early Aircraft.

Car park this from Paul:
For those worried about wet ground, Queens Parade car park
held up very well. Only one dodgy bit that you obviously
wouldn't use, so no worries of any canx of the show.

Radar Image Of A380 Landing at Farnborough

We Thought you might like to see this Radar shot of the
Airbus A380 Waiting to land at Farnborough after a 40
minute holding pattern
F-WWDD A380 MSN004

Credit LES Farnborough groups

Farnborough Show Day 7

As is usaul at Farnborough 7 days aweek a very
busy BIZ start to the Day with 2 boeing 737 arriving
N835BA and A6-RJZ Plus other biz jets.

C27J sparton went out on a demo Flight
N552EU arrived for the static Park
SARANG DHRUV helicopers have arrived back
from the weather disrupted Fairford .
Both days were cancelled our thoughts are
with the organisers and helpers they did
there best to Save the show.
95-0063 TONTO 64 USAF Beechjet has arrived
as has 4x-569 G550 AEW IDF and PH-HLL
Pilatus PC6
There has been more arrivals for Tomorrows
show opening and Staff are hard at work moving
Aircraft into positions along the Static Display lines

If you want to read about the TRADE side of show scroll
to bottem of this page you will find the news reader
click any articles to read them that interest you.
VT-VJL Airbus A330-223, MSN891 of Kingfisher Airlines.
Has arrived at 1715

2801 Airbus A319CJ CEF997 Czech AF has arrived
But not Stopping long Departed at 1955.

The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team.,
is the aerobatic display team of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Scampton
Lincolnshire, England
There fleet Hawk T1A
XX227 : XX233 :XX237 :XX242 : XX253 : XX260 : XX264
: XX266 : XX294: XX306 : XX308.

Motto Eclat "Excellence"

Equipment 1964 - 1979 Folland Gnat
1980 - present Hawk T1A

see Side bar for Website

Tommorrow the F22 Raptor will fly a demo
the only time this Week . Aircraft drawn from
1 of 3 at Fairford : 04-4082 192FS
06-4094 94FS : 05-4101 1ST FW

RIAT Sunday Show Cancelled

The Fairford show for Sunday 13th has been cancelled
members of the public are asked not to travel to
FAIRFORD See the Website for more information

Farnborough Show Day 6

There will be a steady Stream Of Arrivals today
with no Validation flying .
F-WWEG ATR42 arrived along with G-NOUS

Air India B777 VT-ALN AIC160 arrived at 1256
on its Delivery Flight KPAE-EGLF
The 777-300ER is the 10th 777 delivered to
Air India from its December 2005 order of 68 Boeing Jetliner's.

AIRBUS A380 F-WWDD went out late morning
for a flight around the UK back at 1425

C17 arrived 1555
99-0064 HARD77 C-17A United States 62nd AW

XH558 Vulcan arrived farnborough 1654

RIAT Show canncelled for Saturday

Bad news for those going to RAF Fairford .On safety grounds
the show for Saturday 12th has been cancelled .Due adverse
weather which cas caused major flooding to car parks and
Airfield see the RIAT website on our links for more .
SUNDAY show is subject to inspection again read website
before setting out

Farnborough Show Day 5

Good morning all to a bright sunny Farnborough
Biz movements as usual and first Demo flight
by an F18 Hornet 0920 0928

Two show arrivals light aircraft
N6189D at 0935 cessna T206H
N61910 second Cessna 182T

The red arrows arrived at 1008
The A380 F-WWDD arrived 1045 after a long
hold in the local area as is A310 EC-HLA
It takes at least 20minutes to backtrack and
Park the A380 so all traffic is Holding near
By.
RED ARROWS display 1150 to 1210
Very Late AIRBUS A310 Validation at 1245 EC-HLA
Red arrows departed to Fairford at 1409
and the A380 will validate Soon Along with
DC6

A380 Gave a polished performance as we usually
see From Airbus Team . Great to see a large
Airliner over Farnborough although this is a
company Demonstrator construction number 004

The RAF Blades are Validating now at (1515-25)
Again a very good display,

All during the show the Normal day to day operations
continue at Tag Aviation as this is the Busiest and
most Modern Airport Exclusively for Biz aircraft in
UK .Most types of aircraft can be seem inc A319CJ
:Boeing 737BBJ
evening saw heavy showers and storms move into
the area but seems the display validations had ended
Two more Static display aircraft have arrived N7SJ
And N3400H .
Tag Apron remains as always a very busy Ramp

Due Saturday
VT-ALN BOEING 777 due 1230pm from Paine Field USA
on delivery For AIR INDIA

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.