Bulgarian International Aviation Festival BIAF -2011

[rf104g]

Hi

Just back from a visit to the BIAF 2011 at Krumovo Air Base Bulgaria.

just to start the topic about this small but very nice show, a couple of pictures.

Mi-8 LZ-CAT


MiG-21 243


SU-25 095


Thanks for looking.

Regards Ronald.

http://www.Karo-Aviation.nl

[P.Terlouw]

Just returned with the 4Aviation group from the nice trip to the BIAF 2011 held at Plovdiv - Krumovo in Bulgaria. Temperatures were 30+ and nice weather. It was a small airshow but with nice high quality aircraft.

1. MiG-21Bis and MiG-29UB from Graf-Ignatievo arriving in style


2. Locally based Mil Mi-17 with a bambi-bucket demo. On the Friday it was for real to put out a forest fire close to the airfield


3. MiG-29OVT showing topside


4. MiG-21Bis during take-off at the end of the show on Sunday


5. As did the Su-25K from Bezmer


6. MiG-29A being towed from the static area

[CR-74050]

Very nice pics, Peter! Thanks for uploading!

Cheers, Dick

[Key]

Wow, you guys were fast. Here is some more, from a very satisfying trip. It was great 'hunting' in the company of both long-time and newly acquainted fellow spotters.

Arrivals

PC-9 under tow


Wanted this!

Rehearsal

Solo by two?

Static area

Inactive but able


Just two of the many

Tactical demo

Hoisting with overhead patrol


Blue bellies and rotor sync

@ Graf I.: mission accomplished

A feast for the eye


And for the ears...

Departures

Golden light by 6pm

Erik

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[DJdeRidder]

@ Graf I.: mission accomplished!

Thanks a lot for the two MiG-21 photos. From the details in the color scheme I could identify these were the two on QRA some weeks ago when I visited Graf!

Looks like you had a great weekend!

[Daniel Ravenswaay]

@ Key: The Mig-21 pics turned out great!

[Iwan Bogels]

Wanted this!

Whoopee !!! This shot alone would be worth the entire trip for me.

The shot with the two Cougars and the C-27J are lovely too, but the MiG-21's must have taken the cake for almost everybody.

Well done,
Iwan

[ZeroOtto]

NICE!!

08

[MasterJet]

Really nice stuff...keep them coming!

Cheers

Giovanni

[MAS017]

Guys,

Nice and crisp pictures

Thanks a lot for sharing; really like the MIG-21 and C-27 shots...

[Key]

Thank you all, blagodarya!

For me personally, the MiGs indeed were enough to make the trip pay off completely (if only because of too many missed opportunities in the past). However, there was so much highly interesting other hardware too, that I'd rather not single out one type. In terms of colours and markings, the Bulgarian air force is ranking high. The biggest photographic challenge was the heat haze.

About the MiG-21, Anton told us five remain flying today: four singles and one dual. Without the latter, the others would be grounded in no-time.


Erik

[Redskin301]

A nice topic of this wonderfull event I like to join it.
Offcoarse I also got the MiG-21....







But I will continue with some other interesting stuff, namely; the rotary wings

[Petersrick]

@ key,

the Mig is amazing!

[DJdeRidder]

About the MiG-21, Anton told us five remain flying today: four singles and one dual. Without the latter, the others would be grounded in no-time.

Make that (at least) six airworthy examples! Three weeks ago we saw 114, 243 and 36 flying (the latter is the only double seater). Two aircraft were on QRA, which later turned out to be 358 and 392 (flying at the airshow). That makes five Apart from those five, 340 was a spare aircraft during our stay. First it was parked on the flightline, later it became the QRA spare. Also, 427 (in maintenance) and 294 were seen in pretty good condition, but of course I can't say if these are or will become airworthy. We were told the MiG-21 will be retired between December 2010 and April 2011, a final date has not been set..

[P.Terlouw]

7. MiG-21Bis being towed from the static area


8. Greek Af Texan II


9. Romanian IAR-99 Soim (note the friendly backseater)


10. German Luftwaffe EF-2000 Eurofighter during the display (being held together by ductape?)


11. MiG-29OVT turning and burning


12. Support of the MiG-29OVT was this Antonov An-12


13. The wonderful MiG-21Bis during an overshoot on arrival day


14. Bulgarian Pitts S2 during its display (which resulted over the crowd many times.....)