AGUSTAWESTLAND AW149
A new type to the Air Tattoo this year is the AgustaWestland AW149 medium-category battlefield support helicopter, being exhibited in the static display by its Anglo-Italian manufacturer. It is a larger... More »
AIRBUS A400M ATLAS
After a lengthy gestation period, the first prototype A400M took to the air on 11 December 2009, heralding the start of a flight test programme that has now progressed to the... More »
ARMY AIR CORPS APACHE AH1
For well over a decade, the spearhead of Army Air Corps striking power has been the Apache AH1, built for British service by what is now AgustaWestland at Yeovil. This mighty... More »
ARMY AIR CORPS DEFENDER AL1
The Britten-Norman company created its BN-2 Islander utility aircraft in the early 1960s, flying it for the first time in 1965. It has since proved a true British success story on... More »
ARMY AIR CORPS GAZELLE AH1
A faithful servant of the British military since the early 1970s, the Gazelle, developed by Westland and Aérospatiale as part of the joint Anglo-French effort that also led to the Lynx... More »
BEECHCRAFT AT-6B TEXAN II
The T-6 Texan II turboprop trainer came about on the basis of the Swiss-made Pilatus PC-9, offered by Beechcraft to meet the US Air Force and US Navy's JPATS (Joint Primary... More »
BEECHCRAFT BARON G58 ISR
Beechcraft's twin-engined light transports have a long history of development into special missions platforms of one sort or another. Alongside the King Air, the veteran piston-powered Baron, first flown in 1960... More »
BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT C-130H HERCULES
Lockheed's venerable C-130 Hercules, the prototype of which made its maiden flight in 1954, has attracted many customers amongst European NATO air arms. One of them is Belgium, which acquired a... More »
BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT ERJ-135/ERJ-145
When it sought to replace its ageing Hawker Siddeley HS748 and Swearingen Merlin turboprop transports, the then Belgian Air Force decided upon the Embraer ERJ regional jet family. It acquired two... More »
BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT F-16A MLU FIGHTING FALCON
Today's Belgian Air Component operates a rather smaller force of F-16 Fighting Falcons than did the former Belgian Air Force, but these are now true multi-role aircraft as opposed to pure... More »
BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT NH90 MTH
A long-awaited modernisation of the Belgian military's rotary-wing capability is being provided by the arrival of the NH90, formerly a product of the NHIndustries conglomerate, which is now part of Airbus... More »
BELL GRIFFIN
In addition to pilot training, the Griffin is used for crewman training: a very important and integral part of multi-crew operations - especially useful for procedural instrument-flying training and practicing complex... More »
BOEING E-3A SENTRY
One of the most imposing aircraft on static display at this summer's Air Tattoo will undoubtedly be the E-3A Sentry. The aircraft, a modified Boeing 707 with a large mushroom-shaped radar... More »
BOEING MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT
To provide a lower-cost, smaller offering in the maritime market than its P-8 Poseidon, Boeing has developed its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) on the basis of the Bombardier Challenger business jet.... More »
BREITLING DC-3A
One of the most famous aircraft of all time, the Douglas DC-3 made its first flight 80 years ago this year, on 17 December 1935. It deserves its place in the... More »
British Airways Airbus A318
The Airbus A318 is the smallest member of the hugely successful A320 family of twin-jet airliners. It first flew in January 2002, and deliveries began the following year. Since then the... More »
BULLDOG T1
Built at Prestwick by Scottish Aviation, later absorbed into British Aerospace, the Bulldog was a military trainer development of the Beagle Pup civilian light aircraft. Following the Bulldog's inaugural flight in 1969, its first... More »
BLENHEIM IF 'L6739'
Gracing the airshow circuit once again in 2015 is a magnificently restored Bristol Blenheim, thanks to the Aircraft Restoration Company. This versatile aircraft served in many roles during the Battle of... More »
CESSNA 208 CARAVAN
The single-turboprop Cessna 208 Caravan utility aircraft has been put to a huge variety of uses, often in demanding environments. Passenger and cargo transport are its primary roles, but it is... More »
Challenger CL-604
The popular Bombardier (previously Canadair) Challenger business jet has attracted several military customers, among them the Royal Danish Air Force. It has four CL604 variants on the strength of Eskadrille 721... More »
Czech Air Force C295
The Airbus (formerly EADS CASA) C295 twin-turboprop transport has proved popular with several nations looking to renew their Soviet-era medium transport fleets. Among them is the Czech Republic, which has four... More »
Czech Air Force L-159 ALCA
Aero Vodochody, the Czech aircraft manufacturer, is best known for its highly successful L-29 Delfin and L-39 Albatros jet trainers, used widely around the Warsaw Pact and by other Communist states... More »
Czech Air Force Mi-24V/Mi-35
A feared symbol of Soviet military might during the Cold War, the Mil Mi-24 - given the NATO codename 'Hind' - first flew in 1969. This battlefield gunship helicopter became a... More »
DIAMOND DA42 TWIN STAR
The four-seat Twin Star, built by Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft Industries, completed its inaugural flight in December 2002. Power now comes from a pair of Austro AE-300 diesel engines. Aside from... More »
EMBRAER PHENOM
An example of the Phenom business jet family produced by Brazilian manufacturer Embraer will be in the static display by Birmingham-based Flair-Jet, a business aircraft management company within the well-known Marshall... More »
EVEKTOR EV-97 EUROSTAR
One of the new breed of ultralight aircraft that offer looks, quality and performance comparable with many pricier machines, the two-seat Eurostar was developed by Czech firm Evektor. It is powered... More »
EXTRA EA400
One of the most distinctive shapes in the sky is the Extra EA400 six-seat touring aircraft, developed by Walter Extra GmbH of Dinslaken, Germany, a firm better-known for its unlimited competition... More »
FINNISH AIR FORCE F/A-18C HORNET
The Boeing F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engined multirole fighter designed in the United States. Most of the Finnish Air Force's F/A-18C and D Hornet fleet is divided between Lapland and Karelia Air... More »
FRENCH AIR FORCE PATROUILLE DE FRANCE
France's national aerobatic team, the Patrouille de France, displays a formation of eight Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E trainers. Based at Salon de Provence, the team celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2013.... More »
FRENCH AIR FORCE RAMEX DELTA
The Ramex Delta tactical display, one of the French Air Force's numerous demonstration teams, flies two examples of the Dassault Mirage 2000N nuclear strike aircraft. First flown in 1978, the Mirage... More »
GERMAN AIR FORCE TORNADO
Even with the Eurofighter's arrival, the Panavia Tornado remains very much key to the Luftwaffe's front-line capabilities. Just two wings still fly the type, these having been re-organised recently as Taktischen... More »
GERMAN ARMY Bo105
The German Army acquired the Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo105 as an anti-tank and observation helicopter. Extremely agile and bestowed with good performance from its twin Allison 250 turbine engines, it proved an excellent... More »
GERMAN NAVY DORNIER 228
It was perhaps unsurprising that the German-built Dornier 228 twin-turboprop utility aircraft soon found a use with the country's armed forces. The German Navy purchased a small fleet of 228-212LM variants... More »
GERMAN NAVY EC135
The EC135, formerly a Eurocopter project but now produced under the auspices of Airbus Helicopters following re-organisation of what was the EADS conglomerate, has proved highly successful. This twin-engined machine with... More »
GERMAN NAVY P-3C ORION
The Lockheed P-3 Orion first flew in 1959, and is itself a derivative of the commercial L188 Electra that took to the air two years earlier, yet upgrades have ensured that... More »
GERMAN NAVY SEA KING
The German Navy received its first Sea King Mk41 from manufacturer Westland in 1975. It uses the helicopter primarily for search and rescue duties, and for this purpose operating unit Marinefliegergeschwader... More »
GERMAN NAVY SEA LYNX
The Sea Lynx Mk88 was ordered by the German Navy for service aboard its frigates, operating in the anti-submarine role. An original 19 examples were ordered, deliveries commencing in 1981. They... More »
GROB G120TP
German manufacturer Grob, famed for its training aircraft, gliders and motorgliders of composite construction, has entered the basic turboprop trainer market with its G120TP, first flown in 2010 as a development... More »
HA-1112-M1L BUCHÓN G-AWHK
Spanish links to the Messerschmitt Bf 109 date back to the Spanish Civil War, during which the type was flown extensively - and 'blooded' in combat - by the German-manned Legion... More »
Hellenic Air Force F-16C Block 52+ Fighting Falcon
Greece placed its first order for the Fighting Falcon in 1985, when it acquired Block 30 single-seat F-16C and two-seat F-16D models. They started to arrive in service during 1989, forming,... More »
HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE An-26
The Antonov An-26 is now a comparatively rare sight in European skies, many of the former Warsaw Pact air arms having retired the type - known under the NATO codename system for Soviet-built aircraft... More »
HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE JAS 39 GRIPEN
Hungary became an operator of the highly successful Saab JAS 39 Gripen in 2006, when it took on charge the first of 14 examples. Currently operated under a leasing arrangement with the Swedish government,... More »
HURRICANE IIb BE505
The Hangar 11 Collection's Hurricane is unusual in depicting a so-called 'Hurribomber', the fighter-bomber derivative of the famous Hawker type that operated extensively over occupied Europe in 1941-42, dropping 250lb or... More »
HURRICANE I R4118
Peter Vacher's Hurricane I, serial R4118, is a splendid example of the Hawker fighter. This 1940-vintage aircraft actually fought in the Battle of Britain, notching up 49 sorties with No 605... More »
HURRICANE XIIa 'P3700'
Another Canadian Car and Foundry-built Hurricane, the Historic Aircraft Collection's Duxford-based MkXIIa will be a part of the BAE Systems Village area at RIAT 2015. Built in 1942, it served with... More »
HURRICANE X 'P2921'
This example of the Hawker fighter was built by Canadian Car and Foundry as a Hurricane I, with the serial AE977, in the spring of 1941. It went first to the... More »
IKARUS C42
The Ikarus C42 is a German-designed microlight typical of the modern breed of aircraft in this class. It is a lightweight two-seater with side-by-side seating, powered by a lightweight Rotax engine... More »
IKARUS C42B
German company Comco Ikarus is responsible for the C42 family of high-winged, two-seat ultralights, which have achieved much success in their category both as trainers and among private owners. This aircraft... More »
ITALIAN AIR FORCE A-200 TORNADO
As with the type's other operators, the Italian Air Force has reduced its Tornado fleet, to which it has given the official designation A-200, in the last few years. It has... More »
ITALIAN AIR FORCE C-27J SPARTAN
Not surprisingly, given the fact of its being a product of Italian firm Alenia Aermacchi, the Italian Air Force was the first country to begin operating the twin-turboprop C-27J medium transport,... More »
ITALIAN AIR FORCE F-2000A TYPHOON
The Eurofighter 2000 prototype first took to the air in 1994. Now known by most of its operators as the Typhoon, this formidable multi-role combat aircraft is in service not only... More »
JET PROVOST T5
Countless RAF pilots - and, indeed, navigators - learned their trade on the Jet Provost, retired from service two decades ago this year. Last year marked 60 years since the type's... More »
MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109G-4 D-FWME
The Airbus Group and the Flugmuseum Messerschmitt at Manching, Bavaria, present their Bf 109G-4 coded 'Red 7' for the second time at the Air Tattoo this year. The aircraft is in... More »
METEOR NF11
Adding an historic component to the Securing the Skies area of the RIAT 2015 static park will be a classic ex-RAF night fighter, the Meteor NF11 owned by Aviation Heritage and... More »
OV-10B BRONCO
Among the most distinctive shapes in the static display will be the North American OV-10B Bronco, being provided by Tony de Bruyn and the Bronco Demo Team from Wevelgem, Belgium. This... More »
POLISH AIR FORCE C295
As part of the Polish Air Force's post-Cold War modernisation, a number of Western types have been acquired to replace their Warsaw Pact-era predecessors. The transport fleet has seen much renewal,... More »
POLISH AIR FORCE MiG-29
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 fighter was a formidable foe when the aircraft, first flown in 1977, initially appeared. This tactical fighter, codenamed 'Fulcrum' by NATO, was rugged yet very agile, and would... More »
POLISH AIR FORCE Su-22
Today, the Polish Air Force is the sole European operator of the Su-22, given the NATO codename 'Fitter'. Very much a veteran of the Cold War, this variable-geometry attack aircraft dates... More »
POLISH NAVY Mi-14
The Mil Mi-14, NATO codename 'Haze', was developed as an anti-submarine warfare version of the Mi-8 'Hip' utility helicopter. It first flew in September 1969. Significant external differences include the hull... More »
POLISH NAVY M28 BRYZA
Soviet (now Ukrainian) manufacturer Antonov flew its An-28 twin-turboprop utility aircraft in 1969. Since 1978, the high-winged design has been produced exclusively by PZL-Mielec in Poland, and further development since the... More »
Qatar Emiri Air Force C-130J-30 Hercules
The Qatar Emiri Air Force operates four examples of the C-130J-30 Hercules, delivered to Doha by manufacturer Lockheed Martin in 2011-12. Qatar became the first Middle Eastern customer for the current... More »
QINETIQ A109E POWER
Two examples of the versatile Agusta A109E Power (now the AgustaWestland AW109E Power) twin-engined multi-purpose helicopter are operated by QinetiQ, which bought them from commercial sources. Both have been modified for... More »
QINETIQ ALPHA JET
A dozen former German Air Force Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A jet training and light attack aircraft were purchased by QinetiQ in the late 1990s as successors to Hawks that were required... More »
QINETIQ DA42 TWIN STAR
Making its debut in the static display at RIAT 2015 will be a Diamond DA42 Twin Star operated by QinetiQ. This is a DA42 MPP (Multi-Purpose Platform) variant, built in 2007.... More »
QINETIQ HAWK T1
The Hawker Siddeley, then British Aerospace and now BAE Systems Hawk has proved an outstanding global success story. QinetiQ operates a number of Hawk T1s as part of its aircraft fleet... More »
RAF ATLAS C1
The RAF is inducting the Airbus Atlas C1, its designation for the A400M, into service with Nos 24 and 70 Squadrons at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The first of 22 such... More »
RAF BBMF AVRO LANCASTER
The Avro Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two. The prototype Lancaster took to the air for its first flight from Woodford, Manchester, on... More »
RAF BBMF HAWKER HURRICANES
The fighter that was the real mainstay of RAF Fighter Command's efforts in 1940, the Hawker Hurricane is represented by two aircraft in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's fleet. Both... More »
RAF BBMF SUPERMARINE SPITFIRES
Of six examples of Supermarine's masterpiece on strength with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, four will be attending RIAT 2015 - all of them Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined marks, the most appropriate... More »
RAF C-17A GLOBEMASTER III
The four-jet C-17 Globemaster III, originally a McDonnell Douglas product but now a Boeing aircraft, first flew in September 1991 and came into operational US Air Force service during 1995. This... More »
RAF CHINOOK
The huge twin-rotor Boeing Chinook first flew in prototype form way back in 1961, but modernised versions are still being produced - there is little else that quite matches up. The... More »
RAF HERCULES C5
The RAF's variants of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules family are designated as the Hercules C4 in stretched-fuselage configuration and the Hercules C5 in short-fuselage form. In total, 24 aircraft across... More »
RAF PUMA HC2
The Puma has provided outstanding service to the RAF. It first came on strength in 1971, and has since seen use in the vast majority of operational theatres in which the... More »
RAF SENTRY AEW1
When it sought a replacement for the veteran Avro Shackleton in the airborne early warning role, the RAF turned to the proven Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS (airborne warning and control system)... More »
RAF TORNADO GR4
For so long the mainstay of the RAF's strike force, the Tornado GR4 is now in its twilight years. However, it continues to be flown by three front-line squadrons - Nos... More »
RAF TYPHOON
One of the world's most potent fast jets will be put through its paces by the Royal Air Force at this summer's Air Tattoo. Visitors will be able to experience the... More »
RAF VIGILANT T1
The Vigilant T1 is the RAF's version of the very popular Grob G109B motorglider. It is used to provide Air Cadets with training in basic flying techniques, enabling them to reach... More »
RAF VIKING TX1
This is the aircraft in which Air Cadets get airborne for the first time. The Viking TX1 glider is the RAF variant of the Grob G103A Twin II Acro, one of... More »
RAF VOYAGER KC2
The Voyager tanker/transport, based on the Airbus A330-200 airliner, is one of the RAF's newest aircraft, and the service's largest operational type ever. It performs the air-to-air refuelling, passenger/freight transport and... More »
RED ARROWS
Acknowledged as one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams, the Red Arrows are renowned throughout the world as ambassadors for both the Royal Air Force and the UK. So expect... More »
ROYAL NAVY KING AIR 350 AVENGER T1
The Avenger T1, based on the Beech King Air 350ER twin-turboprop, is the newest fixed-wing aircraft type to enter Royal Navy service. Four examples are operated by 750 Naval Air Squadron... More »
ROYAL NAVY MERLIN
The Royal Navy was the first of the UK's armed services to induct into service the multi-purpose Merlin helicopter, this being the British military designation of what was the EH Industries... More »
ROYAL NAVY MERLIN HC3/3A
Big changes are sweeping through the Royal Navy's Commando Helicopter Force at present, and the attendance in the RIAT 2015 static display of a Merlin HC3 or HC3A from 846 Naval... More »
ROYAL NAVY SEA KING ASaC7
Showing the versatility of the Sea King, the ASaC (Airborne Surveillance and Control) Mk7 variant provides the Royal Navy with its 'eyes in the sky', in the Navy's words 'searching for... More »
ROYAL NAVY SEA KING HU5
Developed from the Sikorsky S-61 and built in Britain by Westland, the Sea King has been a hugely faithful servant of the UK's armed forces. Both the RAF and the Royal... More »
Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130H Hercules
One of the most familiar sights in the Air Tattoo static line is a C-130H Hercules from No 3 Squadron of the Royal Jordanian Air Force. Stationed at King Abdullah Air... More »
Royal Jordanian Falcons
The national aerobatic team of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Royal Jordanian Falcons were formed in 1976 at the behest of the late His Majesty King Hussein, a pilot and... More »
ROYAL NAVY SEA KING HC4
The Sea King HC4 commando helicopter has, for many years, given outstanding service in support of Royal Marines deployments the world over, whether engaged in cold-weather training in Arctic climes or... More »
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE AH-64D APACHE
An aerobatic demonstration of the Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter's outstanding qualities will be provided by 301 'Redskins' Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, part of the Dutch Defence Helicopter... More »
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE C-130H HERCULES
Although Lockheed's remarkable C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter made its maiden flight in prototype form in 1954, the Royal Netherlands Air Force is a comparatively recent addition to the type's huge list... More »
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE CH-47D/F CHINOOK
Just like the Chinooks of many other operators, those of the Royal Netherlands Air Force have seen considerable operational engagement in recent years, Afghanistan having been a major focus. The CH-47D... More »
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE/COASTGUARD DORNIER Do-228
The Dutch Coastguard flies two Dornier Do-228-212 twin-turboprops on various maritime duties - border patrol, environmental and fisheries protection, search and rescue, maritime traffic monitoring and so forth. They fall under... More »
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE KDC-10
Based on the faithful McDonnell Douglas DC-10 commercial airliner and freighter, the KDC-10 is the Royal Netherlands Air Force's air-to-air refuelling platform and strategic passenger/cargo transport. It has two in service,... More »
SEAFIRE XVII SX336
The Seafire was the naval development of the Spitfire. It was produced in various versions with Merlin and Griffon engines; the post-war MkXVII, as will be displayed at RIAT 2015, is... More »
SHORTS SKYVAN
Tony de Bruyn's Eureka Aviation is sending both of its Shorts SC-7 Skyvan twin-turboprop utility aircraft to the show for static display. The type's design, with a high-aspect ratio wing for... More »
SLOVAK AIR FORCE L-39CM ALBATROS
The Czechoslovak-built Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros basic and advanced jet trainer made its maiden flight in 1968, and remains an abundant, if somewhat ageing, aircraft today. Not only is it still... More »
SLOVAK AIR FORCE L-410 TURBOLET
More than 1,100 examples of the L-410 Turbolet twin-turboprop light utility transport have been produced, and counting, for the factory in the Czech town of Kunovice is still building new examples.... More »
Slovenian Air Force L-410 Turbolet
The L-410 Turbolet, built by Czechoslovak manufacturer Let, first flew in 1969. It is a twin-turboprop light transport, and over 1,100 examples have been produced, the majority of sales having been... More »
Slovenian Air Force PC-9M
Eleven Pilatus PC-9s of a dozen originally delivered in two batches equip the Slovenian Air Force, all stationed at Cerklje ob Krki in the south-east of the Balkan country. Of these,... More »
SPANISH AIR FORCE C295
Now an Airbus product, the C295 twin-turboprop transport was developed by EADS CASA in Spain as a follow-on to the successful CN235, incorporating new Pratt & Whitney PW127G engines and a... More »
SPANISH AIR FORCE SF-5M
While the first prototype of the Northrop F-5, unofficially dubbed the 'Freedom Fighter' in its initial F-5A/B form, made its maiden flight back in July 1959, the type remains a useful... More »
SPITFIRE FRXVIIIe SM845
A very powerful Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined version of the Spitfire, the MkXVIII saw all of its service post-World War Two, and mostly overseas in places like the Far East and Middle East.... More »
SPITFIRE Ia N3200
Operated by the Aircraft Restoration Company, this Spitfire Ia has been restored from the remains of N3200, an example that served with No 19 Squadron at Duxford - appropriately enough, the... More »
SPITFIRE Ia P9374
P9374 was the first of the two airworthy Spitfire Ia to emerge from the workshops of the Aircraft Restoration Company and Historic Flying at IWM Duxford. It is a remarkable survivor.... More »
SPITFIRE LFIXe SL633
This Spitfire IX is visiting RIAT 2015 from the United States, being owned by the Historic Flight and based at Paine Field in Seattle, Washington. It was built as one of... More »
SPITFIRE LFIX MH434
Of all the Spitfires airworthy today, MH434 is perhaps the most famous. This stems both from its RAF combat service and its career in preservation, for much of which it was... More »
SPITFIRE LFIX MK912
The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Spitfire IX MK912 was built at Castle Bromwich and delivered to the RAF in March 1944. Its first operator was No 84 Group Support Unit at... More »
SPITFIRE LFVb BM597
Appearing in the static display alongside the Historic Aircraft Collection's Hurricane is that organisation's very fine Spitfire. It, too, is painted in Polish squadron markings. BM597 was a product of the... More »
SPITFIRE PRXIX PS853
Rolls-Royce contributes to RIAT 2015 its Griffon-engined photo-reconnaissance Spitfire. 'Alone, unarmed and unafraid' was the motto adopted by the RAF's photo-reconnaissance units during wartime, the speed and operating altitudes of the... More »
SWISS AIR FORCE PC-7 TEAM
The PC-7 Team is one of the Swiss Air Force's two aerobatic teams, the other being the Patrouille Suisse with its F-5E Tiger IIs. It flies, as its name suggests, the... More »
SPANISH AIR FORCE PATRULLA AGUILA
Spain's national aerobatic team was formed by the Spanish Air Force Academy at San Javier near Murcia in 1985, giving its first performance with five aircraft on 4 June that year.... More »
STEARMAN A75N1
The famous Boeing Stearman Model 75 biplane trainers played a notable part in World War Two, training many thousands of Allied aviators in the USA and Canada. Post-war the type became... More »
SWISS AIR FORCE SUPER PUMA
Aérospatiale developed the AS332 Super Puma out of the original Puma transport helicopter, the major improvements being the use of more powerful Turbomeca Makila engines and a beefed-up airframe incorporating various... More »
TEXTRON AIRLAND SCORPION
Textron AirLand has developed the two-seat, twin-engined Scorpion as a low-cost tactical aircraft, with the attack and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) roles very much in mind. It made its maiden... More »
TORNADO GR4
The Tornado GR4 is a two-seat, all-weather, day/night attack and reconnaissance aircraft. It has been in service with the RAF for more than 30 years, but a combination of major upgrade... More »
US ARMY AH-64D APACHE
In the Air Tattoo static park will be an AH-64D from US Army Europe unit 2-159th AVN (ARB) at Illesheim, Germany. The AH-64 Apache, originally a Hughes and then a McDonnell... More »
US ARMY UH-60A+ BLACK HAWK
Attending the Air Tattoo on static display this year will be a medical evacuation-configured UH-60A+ model on the strength of C/1-214th AVN (AA), a US Army Europe unit stationed at Grafenwöhr,... More »
USAF A-10C THUNDERBOLT II
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly nicknamed the 'Warthog' or simply 'Hog', was in many ways the US Air Force's quintessential Cold War platform - a rugged, agile ground attack... More »
USAF CV-22B OSPREY
The tilt-rotor Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey combines the versatility of a helicopter with the performance of a fixed-wing turboprop aircraft. Having made a vertical or short take-off, the wingtip-mounted nacelles containing... More »
USAF F-15C EAGLE
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is one of the world's most outstanding combat aircraft. Conceived in the 1960s, taking into account lessons learned during the Vietnam War, the Eagle... More »
USAF KC-135R STRATOTANKER
The Boeing C-135 family, developed from the 367-80 commercial jet testbed that also spawned the Boeing 707 line, has served the US Air Force outstandingly well since 1957. The USAF received... More »
USAF MC-130J HERCULES
As part of the re-equipment of US Air Force Special Operations Command, the ageing fleet of MC-130 Hercules variants is gradually being renewed. One result of this is the MC-130J Commando... More »
US NAVY P-8A POSEIDON
Currently replacing the P-3 Orion in US Navy service, the P-8A Poseidon is a long-range multi-mission maritime aircraft that in particular performs the anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare roles. It is based... More »
VULCAN XH558
Making a welcome return to the Air Tattoo this summer is the only remaining airworthy Vulcan bomber - the delta-winged Vulcan XH558. Named The Spirit of Great Britain it enjoyed a... More »
