Geilenkirchen 16-17 June 2007

[Bright Star Aviation]

Lets hope that the people from http://www.stopawacs.nl" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; will stay away!!!!!!!!

Greatings,
Martijn

[Thijs]

Lets hope that the people from http://www.stopawacs.nl" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; will stay away!!!!!!!!

They must be happy!!!! There is no flying display

[jerre]

Those environmentalist groups are a real danger to the future of aviation.

I hope none of them shows up at Geilenkirchen. Because if they do, I'll be the first one to them.

[Phantom54]

French AS532 Horizon confirmed.

[Phantom54]

New static items

Italy - Tornado + MB-339A
USA - B-52

[Rico]

can keep my videocamera @ home this time ...
but static looks very NICE! Great variety of aircraft there!!
And only a month 2 go
Makes a cool weekend in all,
anyone know the photoconditions?
Or is that another topic ...

[Triple R]

Rico,

Look @ the first page of this topic (posted some pics from two years ago).

Do not know if they will have a different layout of the static this year. Personally I hope they will put the birds in one line behind a small “dranghek” (fence).
But that will be wishful thinking, probably like always the plane-huggers have a chance to touch the birds

[KIER]

Due to the amount of participating airplanes, most logical due to space on the platform, will be one line of all aircraft.


Rgds.

[jah wise]

Updated list 14 May 2007.


Austria (The Flying Bulls) B-25J Mitchell
F4U-4 Corsair
DC-6 Douglas
Belgium MK-48 Sea King Helicopter
France E-3F SDCA
E-2C Hawkeye
AS-352 Horizon
Germany A-310 MRTT
C-160 Transall
AS-532 Cougar Helicopter
EF-2000 Eurofighter
F-4F Phantom II
PA-200 Tornado IDS
ME-109G-6 (EADS Heritage Team)
AN-2
Greece A-7H Corsair
C-27J Spartain
Hungary JAS-39 Gripen
AN-26 Curl
Italy Alenia C-27
MB-339A
PA-200
NATO E-3A NATO E-3A Component (25th Anniversary Paint Scheme)
NATO E-3A (Legacy)
NATO E-3A (Mid-Term)
NATO TCA (Trainer Cargo Aircraft)
way F-16 Fighting Falcon
DA-20
Poland SU-22 Fitter
Portugal Alpha Jet A
Spain F-18
CASA C-295
Sweden AEW Saab 100D Eriey
Switzerland F/A-18 Hornet
AS-532 UL Cougar Helicopter
Hawker Hunter J-4086 (Hunter Flying Group)
Piaggo P-149P (Fliegermuseum)
Turkey F-4E Phantom II
United Kingdom E-3D Sentry AEW1
United States A-10
KC-135
B-52

[Triple R]

Guys,

Got some (inside) information:

Also invited are (not confirmed): German P-3c, Canadian CP-140 and Italian AMX. From Denmark and The Netherlands there are no participants confirmed / known (yet).

As known at this moment the aircraft procedure:

Fly In: Friday 15 June 0800 – 1500L
Sequence: E-3a type Aircraft 0800 – 1000L (I think they mean all type of AWAC craft, but not sure).
Fighters 1000 – 1400L
Turbo-Prop 1400-1500L

Fly Out: Monday 18 June starting 1300L

If I’m not completely correct, please don’t shoot the messenger.

[BlackBird]

Are the AWACS flying their normal operation flights during the open days?
Because I guess they are flying every day. Please correct me if I'm wrong. And if yes are they flying from their homebase or maybe from another base due to the activities on those days?

[Copter]

I think I can remember that there where cars parked on the runway during the last open day some years ago.... but I am not completely sure about that.

Offcourse that means no flying aircraft

Copter

[Helifelix]

confirmation:

Germany
P-3C Orion
PA-200 Tornado Recce

Italy
AMX

will be a wonderful day

[Triple R]

Now keep our fingers x-ed for the canadians

And maybe some Dutch and Denmark participants........

[tiger]

Can anybody tell me if there will be a possibility to make pictures of the arriving aircraft on Friday and the departing on monday outside the base, for example near the fence. Or will the MP send all of us away just like at Leeuwarden last year??