Royal International Air Tatoo, Fairford

we took the kids to Royal International Air Tatoo, Fairford last weekend, and fun was had by all, despite it being 35 degrees in the shade. pictures to follow.

The highlight for me was the display by the Harrier , a truly amazing piece of kit, and the red arrows of course.

on the ground, the boys got to sit in a martin-baker ejector seat and have their photo's taken, and we wandered around various jets & choppers.

Oh, the the wiki of MiG-29 was mind blowing. After a vertical climb, it just seemed to stall and then fall like a leaf before regaining control and screaming towards the deck. Awesome. This prompted me to look up my fulcrum's, floggers, hornets and fighting falcons on Wiki, leading to a very interesting article, wiki Comparison of 21st century fighter aircraft just to see which jet is better nat yours.