ADF Airshow 2010 - Williamtown

[Mike_S]

Now officially up on the RAAF website

Should be great!

http://www.airforce.gov.au/airshows/

Defence Force Air Show 2010

18-19th September 2010
RAAF Base Williamtown

See the region’s biggest and most exciting air and ground displays ever by the Australian Defence Force and visiting allied aircraft.

The event features the latest in technology demonstrating the range of stimulating and different careers on offer in the ADF.

[Greg McDonald]

From the website:

Expect to see:


•Air Force F-111s, F/A-18A/B Hornets, AP-3C Orions, C-130 Hercules, the big C-17 Globemaster, Hawk 127, the new F/A-18F Super Hornet, B737 Wedgetail and the spectacular Roulettes aerobatic formation display team;
•Navy Seahawk and Sea King helicopters, plus the famous Dancing Squirrels aerobatic helicopters and the new A109e Augusta;
•Historic warbirds including the Neptune and World War II Mustang, Spitfire, Meteor and Catalina;
•Civilian sports aircraft, including an appearance by the celebrated Red Bull Air Racer Matt Hall;
•Hands-on static displays, entertainment, bands and lots more.

Tickets
Where
From 1 Aug 10, tickets will be available from PROticket, on 1300 12 10 12 or from any ProTicket agency.

How much
Pre-purchased tickets: Adults $20; Children (5-15) $5; Family $46
At the gate on the day: Adults $25; Children (5-15) $5

(Family concessions will only be available through pre-purchased tickets and will not be available at the gate on the day).

[Jaryd stock]

Being that this airshow will be one of the last times we get to see the F-111, will there be any international visitors that will come along for this Special occasion? I checked the Thunderbirds website they are at Whiteman AFB performing on those dates so that is a pain in the A--.But anyone with some info what will come from abroad....

[Tim Bowrey]

Apparently everyone will be sitting on the RAAF side which will be better than Avalon for photos and there will be some USAF visitors. There wont be a huge selection of aircraft due to the limited room. Also, the Wedgetail's will be closed as ID is required even for the RAAF to go onboard apparently. They're expecting 30,000 or so people :S Main training day is on the Friday and because there is limited flights on weekends all passengers are required to show their itinerary to access the terminal as theyre blocking roads I hear.

[Craig Murray]

the spectacular Roulettes aerobatic formation display team

I'm sorry, lines like this crack me up!

The Roulettes were last spectacular when they had Macchi's. Until the drone of PT-6's is replaced with jet noise the Roulettes will be mediocre at best. The skills of the pilots is phenomenal, the planes are enough to bore even the most excited kid after having watched F-111's and Hornets do their thing.

Send a secondment out to one of the Hawk Squdrons for 7 jets, grab some flashy paint and make the ADF's premier aerial display team exciting again.

As for Williamtown, see you there!

[Steve Jones]

I heard a (very unconfirmed) rumour about an F-22 out of Guam?

[Mike Y]

Originally Posted by Steve Jones

I heard a (very unconfirmed) rumour about an F-22 out of Guam?

The Asia-Pacific region is crawling with those right now, so distance is not that much a factor for the USAF not to!

[Mike_S]

Originally Posted by Mike Y

The Asia-Pacific region is crawling with those right now

True, although i'm not holding my breath. The same situation existed at the time of last years Avalon, with F-22s on deployment in the region, and nothing came of it. Apparently politics had a bit to do with it, or so i was told

I guess we can only hope...

[Tim B]

Originally Posted by Craig Murray

I'm sorry, lines like this crack me up!

The Roulettes were last spectacular when they had Macchi's. Until the drone of PT-6's is replaced with jet noise the Roulettes will be mediocre at best. The skills of the pilots is phenomenal, the planes are enough to bore even the most excited kid after having watched F-111's and Hornets do their thing.

Send a secondment out to one of the Hawk Squdrons for 7 jets, grab some flashy paint and make the ADF's premier aerial display team exciting again.

As for Williamtown, see you there!

Now if the Roulettes performed using Caribou's, that would be fun to watch.

Then again.....