Farnborough Airshow 14-20 July 2014

[maurits93]

First participants for Farnborough.

The Great War Display Team: http://www.greatwardisplayteam.com/wher ... -2014.html
F-86A Sabre (G-SABR) http://www.goldenappleoperations.org/calendar2014.aspx

[boonens]

And possibly the F-35 according to http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/ ... OH20140325

[Hurricane]

And possibly the F-35 according to http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/ ... OH20140325

As mentioned in the RIAT topic, today the Pentagon has announced a green light for releasing the F-35 on its first Atlantic crossing towards the UK for the RIAT/Farnborough. Up to three F-35's are involved, including at least 1 B model, flown by an RAF pilot. If all clearances have been granted I expect the organisation to confirm the arrival on short notice.

[gortje]

F-35 To Fly at Farnborough Air Show

KUALA LUMPUR — The F-35 is heading for Britain in July to fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough Air Show.

At least two aircraft are scheduled to make what will be the aircraft’s first appearance outside of the US.

The details are still being worked out but it is expected that one of the aircraft will be a British F-35B STOVL version already conducting training and evaluation tasks in the US.

“The US and the UK have worked closely together on the F-35 project from the beginning. This fifth generation stealth combat aircraft will be a major boost to British combat air power and it is entirely fitting that the F-35’s first stop outside the United States will be in the UK,” Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said.

The British Ministry of Defence has three aircraft, all currently based in the US undertaking training with Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots.

Orders for further aircraft will be placed over the next few years. A deal for a first tranche of around 14 aircraft has been in negotiation for some time and had been expected to be announced by now.

Britain is the only tier one partner in the F-35 program. About 15 percent of the aircraft is being built in Britain by BAE Systems and others.

The UK’s first operational Lightning II squadron, 617 Squadron, is scheduled to transition to RAF Marham in Norfolk from the US in 2018 ahead of flight trials of the Queen Elizabeth Class-aircraft carrier later that year.

The Royal International Air Tattoo is open to the public from July 11-13 and the Farnborough International Air Show is open to trade visitors from July 14-18 and to the public July 19-20.

http://www.defensenews.com/article/2014 ... h-Air-Show

[Lex]

And according to this page http://www.farnborough.com/page.cfm/act ... 6/listID=1 also a Spanish Harrier.

[Stratofreighter]

https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanAirshows

https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanAirsho ... ughAirshow

Apart from the Red Arrows also confirmed for the weekend display, 19th - 20th July 2014
Yak Aerostars, Great War Display Team,
Royal Navy Lynx,
DC3 Dakota,
Swordfish & Sea Fury,
ME262 (first UK visit ),
F-86 Sabre,
RAF Typhoon,
Breitling Wing Walkers,
Rolls-Royce Spitfire,
Meteor & Vampire,
Avro Anson,
Sea Harrier (Spanish)
Extra 300,
Avro Vulcan,
F-35 Lightning II,
F18.

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20 ... /307150067

It's official: F-35 not flying to Farnborough

LONDON AND WASHINGTON — The F-35 joint strike fighter will not be flying at the Farnborough International Airshow, to the disappointment of attendees, program supporters and partnered militaries.

It was a whirlwind day of emotion for the program on Tuesday, talk of which has dominated both Farnborough and last week’s Royal International Air Tattoo despite the jets having missed their planned international debut.

Early Tuesday morning, word surfaced that the Pentagon had ended a July 3 grounding order for the fleet, the result of an ongoing investigation into the cause of a June 23 fire on an Air Force F-35A model.

However, the aircraft are limited to a speed of .9 Mach, 18 degrees of angle of attack, -1 to +3 G-forces and a “half-a-stick-deflection for rolls,”
Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday.

After three hours of flight time, the front fan section of each engine must undergo an inspection with a borescope, Kirby said.

“When we operate aircraft, we look at many factors, to include operational risk, the weather, ground time, maintenance issues,” Kirby said.
“All these factors were weighed appropriately in making this difficult decision.”

For a few hours, it looked as though the plane would make it to Farnborough around the end of the week.
But later on Tuesday, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Jim Amos made the decision not to send the US F-35B aircraft to Europe, Kirby said.

“While we’re disappointed we’re not going to participate in the air show, we remain fully committed to the program itself and look forward to future opportunities to showcase its capabilities to allies and partners,” Kirby said.

Matthew Bates, spokesman for engine-maker Pratt & Whitney, said the company respects the decision to keep the plane from flying at Farnborough. “We have worked closely with the DoD and the services to return the fleet to flight,” he wrote in a statement.

A statement from prime contractor Lockheed Martin echoed the sentiment.