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AirshowsAn airshow is a public display of aviators flying skill and the display of aircraft and historic aircraft.There are a variety of reason why Airshows are organised. Some are held as a trade events and others as business ventures, many help national and local military charities. Some events on military airfield are held to promote or raise the profile of the air force. The airshow season in the UK runs from May till October. The winter time can be used for practice and maintenance. A number of factors limit the size and type of airshow an organiser and pilot can arrange, these include the visibility, local airspace restrictions and the weather. As the weather is unpredictable it is necessary to prepare different routines, so that they can be adapted to the conditions. Some of the airshows in the UK are huge and attract thousands of visitors. Others are a more local affairs with a few plains and stalls. Although, we would like to list out all the airfields in the UK, it is quite a lot and knowing where they are may not help you too much, as often airshows are not held at airfields. Instead, they can be over the coast or in the ground of a stately home. The good thing about airshows is that they attract large numbers of people and are therefore great places to have a stand or stall. Major airshow events in the UKYou may think that because we a little island of the coast of Europe that our events would not be as large as some other countries. However, the largest military airshow in the world is held in Gloucestershire. The Royal International Air Tattoo is held each year (in July just before the Farnborough Airshow) at RAF Fairford. The event has been held at Fairford since 1985, before that it was at Greenham Common, North Weald and, Cottesmore.The Farnborough International Airshow is another major event in the aviation calendar. This event lasts seven days and is a trade fair with flying display and demonstrations run each day. July 2008 Old Warden, Beds - Evening Air Display Duxford, Cambs - Flying Proms Kelmarsh Hall, Northants - Festival of History North Coates Airfield, Lincs - Vintage Wings and Wheels Kirkbride Airfield, Cumbria - Fly-In and Open Day Lowestoft, Suffolk - Seafront Air Festival WestonSuperMare, Somerset - International Helidays 2008 Middle Wallop, Hampshire - Wallop '08 Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent - Robin Fly-in East Fortune, Scotland - National Museum of Flight Airshow The Glebe, Windermere - Windermere Airshow Sunderland, Tyne and Wear - Sunderland International Airshow Charity Farm, Warks - Wings and Wheels RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall - International Air Day 2008 August 2008 River Thames, London - Red Bull Air Race Elvington, Yorkshire - Thunder Day Old Warden, Beds - Military Pageant Air Display Ashton Court, Bristol - International Balloon Fiesta Old Warden, Beds - Shuttleworth Flying Proms Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent - Vintage Aircraft Fly-in Dawlish, Devon - Dawlish Carnival Airshow RAF Valley, Anglesey - RAF Valley Charity Photocall Eastbourne, E. Sussex - 'Airbourne' International Airshow Old Warden, Beds - Evening Air Display Rougham, Suffolk - Rougham Air Display Llanbedr, Gwynedd - Llanbedr Air Day Clacton-on-sea, Essex - Clacton Airshow 2008 Headcorn, Kent - Flying Proms Sywell, Northants - Vintage Rag Wing Fly In Sywell, Northants - Sywell Airshow 2008 Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey - Dunsfold Wings & Wheels Bournemouth, Dorset - Air Festival 2008 Shoreham, West Sussex - Royal Air Force Association Air Show Little Gransden, Cambs - Little Gransden Air & Vehicle Show September 2008 Duxford, Cambs - Duxford Air Show Southport, Merseyside - Southport Airshow Portrush, Coleraine, NI - International Airshow Foxlands Farm, Leics - The Victory Show 2008 Seething, Norfolk - Seething Charity Air Day Old Warden, Beds - Pageant Air Display Jersey, CI - Jersey International Air Display Guernsey, CI - Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Show RAF Leuchars, Fife - RAF Leuchars Airshow 2008 Newark, Notts - Battle of Britain Open Cockpits Kemble, Glos - Battle of Britain Open Day Elmsett Airfield, Suffolk - Elmsett Open Day Old Warden, Beds - Evening Air Display October 2008 Rougham, Suffolk - Ploughs to Propellers 1940s Weekend Duxford, Cambs - Duxford Autumn Air Show Old Warden, Beds - Autumn Air Display Elvington, Yorkshire - Air Power & Thunder 100 Day |
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