Rhyl Airshow 2019 (Saturday 24th Aug) Part One

Birds of a different kind at Rhyl Airshow - An action-packed, fun-filled two-day event with spectacular displays in the air and on the ground.

Weather was fantastic and Rhyl was packed with crowds watching the first days display.

The show opened with the Silver Stars Parachute Display Team.

The Silver Stars Parachute Display Team is an official Army Parachute Display Team used to promote Community Engagement and Recruiting for the Royal Logistic Corps and British Army as a whole through its annual displays. It is a part-time team with regular army and army reserve members from all over the UK who come together to conduct training and displays from April through to October.

The helicopter climbed to approx 5-6000ft

 Next up something different, something unusual, something for all the family to enjoy watching it the Autogyro Calidus. The AutoGyro Calidus is a German autogyro, designed and produced by AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. The Calidus was approved in the United Kingdom in 2010 in a modified form as the RotorSport UK Calidus.

The Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 showing us some twists and turns that had extremes of wieght and wieghtlessness on the pilot, a great display.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is one never to be missed. It operates from RAF Coningsby, a Typhoon and fighter base, in Lincolnshire. Flown by regular serving RAF Aircrew, the Flight operates six Spitfires, two Hurricane Mk 2Cs and a Lancaster.

 

 

 

 

 T-67 Firefly - The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England.

The Tucano T.Mk 1 provides basic fast jet training (BFJT) to RAF and RN aircrew on their training pathway to frontline fast jet aircraft.  It is flown by 72 Sqn with No. 1 Flying Training School (FTS), at Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse.

End of part one.