Helsinki Air Show 2017
The Helsinki Air Show 2017 was an air show organized by the Finnish Aviation Museum on June 8, 2017, in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki, Finland. The show contained 17 performances. It was part of the 100th anniversary of the Finnish independence.[1][2]
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Midnight Hawks performing at the Helsinki Air Show 2017.
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Saab Sk60A (SE-DXG) and Finnair Airbus A350, June 2017 prior to the Helsinki Air Show 2017.
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The Red Arrows at the Helsinki Air Show 2017.
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The Midnight Hawks at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
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NHIndustries NH90 at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
Programme
The programme of the show was as follows:[1]
Helsinki Air Show 2017 | |||||||||
Start | Aircraft/Group | Pilot | Organization | ||||||
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1. | 16:00 | Paragliding presentation | |||||||
2. | 16:20 | Arctic Eagles | |||||||
3. | 16:50 | H215 Super Puma and Dornier Do 228 | Finnish Border Guard | ||||||
4. | 17:10 | NHIndustries NH90 | |||||||
5. | 17:20 | VL Viima | |||||||
6. | 17:40 | Arctic Eagles | |||||||
7. | 18:00 | Douglas DC-3 OH-LCH | Airveteran | ||||||
8. | 18:10 | ATR 72 | Nordic Regional Airlines | ||||||
9. | 18:20 | Airbus A350 | Finnair | ||||||
10. | 18:40 | Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | |||||||
11. | 18:55 | A Hawk T1A, Red Arrows | Squadron Leader David Montenegro et al. | Royal Air Force | |||||
12. | 19:25 | Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 | Flight Lieutenant Ryan Lawton | Royal Air Force | |||||
13. | 19:40 | Fouga Magister | |||||||
14. | 20:00 | Saab 35 Draken | |||||||
15. | 20:10 | Saab JAS 39 Gripen | |||||||
16. | 20:30 | F/A-18 Hornet | Tapio Yli-Nisula | Ilmavoimat | |||||
17. | 20:40 | BAE Systems Hawk, Midnight Hawks | Ilmavoimat |
Gallery
- RAF Red Arrows at Kaivari 2017 Air Show
- Red Arrows performing at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
- Red Arrows performing at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
- Red Arrows performing a heart at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
- A pair of Fouga C.M.170 Magisters at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
- Two Super Hornets at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
- Finnish Air Force FA-18C Hornet performing at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
References
- Silvander, Lauri (8 June 2017). "Valtava ilmailunäytös Kaivopuistossa päättyi Midnight Hawksin lyyriseen" [‘A huge air show in Kaivopuisto ended with the lyrical flight of the Midnight Hawks’]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Kaivopuiston lentonäytös tavoitti lähes puoli miljoonaa ihmistä" [‘Kaivopuisto air show reached nearly half a million people’] (in Finnish). Finnish Aviation Museum. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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