Author Topic: Aerobatics world championship/Swedish Airshow (Read 705 times)

Wilbus · « **on:** August 31, 2004, 11:56:21 AM »

Thought I'd post some pictures from a Swedish airshow that took place in the southern of sweden a couple of weeks ago. It was combined with the ending of the World Championship in aerobatics.
The 12 best aerobatic pilots flew a "free program" for teh audience, there were no scoring so they could do what they wanted, the audience then voted on the best (the one who gave the audience most plessure obviously). A swedish guy flying a Yak 55 won, followed by an American in a Pits Special.
They were both extremely good and it was a close call who won, while the Pits flew a high speed program, the Yak flew extremely slow, started out by taking of, flying in a 30 degree angle up and rolling right after takeoff combined with turning.

Anyway, here's some pictures, more coming soon.

A BIG THANKS TO HARPPA FOR PUTTING THESE FILES ON HIS WEBSPACE!!! THANKS BRO!!!

JA 37 Viggen

Vampire

JAS 39 Gripen

Team 60 flying SK60.

J35 Draken

JA37 Viggen in formation

Wilbus · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2004, 12:06:09 PM »

Not sure what this was but he loved smoke, Yak?

Pair of JAS 39 Gripens and a JA37 Viggen (can easily see how extremely small the Gripen is)

JA37 Viggen and the Much smaller and not quite as good looking Wilbus

I can't get enough of the Viggen (look at that small Extra 300 in the background)

Two Polish pilots, they had a very nice and a very short program.

Gripen Taxing

The Sweidsh guy who won the little contest.

Tiger Moth

A very nice Pits Special

Wilbus · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2004, 12:11:10 PM »

More files coming from the other airshow that took place just a few days ago, it was the anual Swedish airforce show, needless to say there was a bit more action in the form of Jets, inlcuding the old beutyfull J32 Lansen aswell as the F18 and F16 not to forget choppers, Hercules etc.

Coolridr · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2004, 12:14:00 PM »

Maybe post some bigger pictures....those thumbnails are so hard to see.

Saintaw · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2004, 12:26:25 PM »

Wilbus · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2004, 12:30:39 PM »

LOL, yeah I know, sorry bout that, I sent them full size to Harppa, my fault

You can always download them and watch them in your windows preview

Ps. The next bunch of pictures I mail Harppa I will make half size instead

Coolridr · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2004, 12:38:57 PM »

They are great picture though.

Wilbus · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2004, 01:10:40 PM »

Thanks

I agree though, it's very anoying to watch them full size in the browser, it's better to download and take a look.

I'm sending some more pictures to Harppa now, I scaled them down to half size, should be enough

Harppa · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2004, 01:29:31 PM »

Heheh, they were big for sure

and they still are

Just take your time when downloading them and enjoy:)

For your pleasure, I resized them a little , and replaced one double pic with nice photo of the biplane.

Harppa

Furball · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2004, 01:44:59 PM »

thats a tiger moth

Wilbus · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2004, 01:49:09 PM »

I'm not showing the bi-plane. The picture Furball has on his where he says "that's a tiger moth" is still a Yak on my screen, weird.

There was a Tiger Moth on the airshow aswell though.

Furball · « **Reply #11 on:** August 31, 2004, 01:53:59 PM »

try clearing history/deleting offline content and refreshing, that might work.

CyranoAH · « **Reply #12 on:** August 31, 2004, 03:14:52 PM »

I've been following it via the ACRO mailing list, it sure looks they had a lot of fun

Wilbus · « **Reply #13 on:** August 31, 2004, 05:09:42 PM »

Rgr furball, just had to wait for a while, I see it now. Yes, that is a Tiger-Moth. The guy flying it has a little special act where he flies low speed past the audience and plays the trumpet (sounds awfull, luckily he flies better then he plays).

eagl · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2004, 05:26:42 PM »

I've always loved how the Viggen and Draken just scream "I'm a cold warrior so get the hell out of the way!" Neat planes, very muscular and business looking. It makes the Gripen look rather feminine.

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

But...

Park a Viggen or Draken next to an F-15E and it's difficult to choose which looks more badass. You have to park a Gripen next to an F-16 to decide which looks more feminine

Don't get me wrong, the Gripen is a neat airplane and has some very cool upgrades planned. It's modern in just about every sense of the word. It just doesn't have that big old scary "We're going to war" kind of look, thats all. Even the F-22 has that big muscular look that tells you a whole world of hurt is on it's way. The SU-27 looks that way too. It's the kind of look a designer ends up with when they know they have to create a design for a war that could involve anything from a sterile high-altitude intercept to a world of glowing thermonuclear hurt raining down on someone. The Gripen... Well, it seems like that's for a kinder gentler sort of war I guess.

I'm sure it could carry a can of sunshine if necessary, but it doesn't look the part like the Viggen and Draken do.