Southport Air Show
6th & 7th September
The Southport Airshow takes place over two days and attracts around 150,000 spectators making it the North West’s largest Airshow.
The flying programme includes a good mixture of military and civilian aircraft, classic jets, warbirds, helicopters, aerobatics and parachute displays. The show features a whole host of trade stands, interactive and educational displays, simulators and children’s activities.
Some of this year’s displays…
The RAF Beech King Air – demonstrating the manoeuvrability of this twin engined training aircraft. The King Air will only be participating at a handful of events this year and Southport is one of the lucky few!
Red Arrows – Saturday at 5.00pm and Sunday at 12 noon (subject to operational commitments and weather conditions). Their first Red Arrows Formation Teamauthorised flight with 9 aircraft was on the 8th July 1966. They have flown over 4,000 displays in 52 countries, 6 of the 12 aircraft currently used have been used every year since 1980.
Typhoon – The extremely agile Typhoon can sustain 9G and regularly operates upto 55,000 feet, working with a ground breaking Human machine Interface including voice activation control and sensor Fusion technology.
Hawk T1 – An advanced and very successful trainer, the Hawk is used to teach operational tactics, air-to-air and air-to-ground firing, air combat and low-level operating procedures.
The Black Cats Lynx Helicopter Display – comprises of two Lynx HelicopterTwo Black Cats Lynx Helicopters
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – the Spitfire, Hurricane and Dakota
The Blades Aerobatic Team – UK’s hottest formation display team and the world’s only globally accredited aerobatic airline, fly the outstanding, high performance 2-seat Extra 300 LPs.
Team Guinot Wingwalkers – The worlds only formation wingwalking team perform their amazing display with 1940’s Boeing Stearman biplanes.
The Southport Model Aero club – Be surprised by the agility of these amazingly detailed and high performance models flying from 10.00hrs to 12.00hrs (times approximate).
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