WAn air show, is a public event where aircraft are exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground.
WThe Abbotsford International Airshow is held annually on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday in August at Abbotsford International Airport in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
WAero India is a biennial air show and aviation exhibition held in Bengaluru, India at the Yelahanka Air Force Station. It is organised by the Defence Exhibition Organisation, Ministry of Defence.
WAerosport is an air show that takes place at the Igualada-Òdena aerodrome every year since 1993. It is the only Spanish air show fully dedicated to corporate and sport aircraft.
WThe African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD) is an aerospace and defence exhibition held every two years at AFB Waterkloof, in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. The exhibition combines a trade exhibition and an air show.
WAir Force Day is celebrated in Pakistan as a national day on 7 September, after the annual celebration of the Defence Day. Airshows and other programs mark the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) role in defending the nation in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
WAir14, also named 100 years Swiss Air Force was an international air show held by the Swiss Air Force in late August and early September 2014 at Payerne Air Base, Switzerland. It claimed to be the biggest airshow in Europe of 2014.
WAirexpo is a French airshow started in 1987. It is the third most important airshow of France. It is organized by the students of the grandes écoles École nationale de l'aviation civile and those of the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace. It is held yearly usually on the Muret - Lherm Aerodrome.
WThe Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria.
WThe Bahrain International Airshow is a biennial airshow hosted at the Sakhir Air Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The event is organised by the Civil Aviation Affairs of Bahrain in association with Farnborough International, and is sponsored by Gulf Air and Batelco.
WBarnstorming was a form of entertainment in which stunt pilots performed tricks—either individually or in groups called flying circuses. Devised to "impress people with the skill of pilots and the sturdiness of planes", it became popular in the United States during the Roaring Twenties.
WThe Berlin ExpoCenter Airport is a multi-purpose exhibition center on the perimeter of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The ExpoCenter is built to host aviation related fairs, like the ILA Berlin Air Show.
WCharles-Léonce Brossé (1871–1945), also known as Bsor or Bzor, was a French painter; engraver and lithographer.
WThe Canadian International Air Show (CIAS) is an annual air show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show is an aeronautical display of military, government and civilian aircraft, primarily from Canada and the United States. The show takes place along Toronto's waterfront for three days during the Canadian Labour Day weekend. The show began in 1946 and has been held at Exhibition Place since 1949.
WBeverly Homer DeLay was an American aviator who pioneered many of the popular stunts used in the early barnstorming air-shows. He soon adapted them for the movies, where he appeared with top Hollywood stars. DeLay died in a plane crash that was almost certainly caused by sabotage, but no one was ever charged in connection with the death.
WThe Dubai Airshow is a biennial air show held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in cooperation with Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai Airports, Dubai World Central and the UAE Armed Forces. It is organised by F&E Aerospace since 1989. The event is "open to business professionals and industry only".
WFIDAE is a biennial international Air Show held in Santiago, Chile. The first show, FIDA'80 was held in 1980. Since 1990 was renamed to its current name.
WFlying Legends is a two-day airshow in England, held at the beginning of July every year. The event took place for some 30 years at Duxford Aerodrome in Cambridgeshire, but after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event moved to Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire for 2021. This event too was cancelled on 28 May 2021.
WA flypast is a ceremonial or honorific flight by a group of aircraft or a single aircraft. The term flypast is used in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. In the United States, the terms flyover and flyby are used.
WThe Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne was an 8-day aviation meeting held near Reims in France in 1909, so-named because it was sponsored by the major local champagne growers. It is celebrated as the first international public flying event, confirming the viability of heavier-than-air flight.
WHeliRussia is Russia's first International exhibition of Helicopter Industry held in Moscow, Russia at Crocus Expo exhibition center. The first show, HeliRussia 2008, was held on May 15–17 2008.
WThe 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.
WHydroaviasalon or in full International Exhibition and Scientific Conference on Hydroaviation is an international airshow on hydroaviation held in Russia. It's held every even year since 1996 on a seashore at Gelendzhik. The event alternates with MAKS Airshow on general aviation, which is held in odd years.
WThe ILA Berlin Air Show combines a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries with a public airshow. It is held every even year at the new Berlin ExpoCenter Airport near Schönefeld, Brandenburg 18 km southeast of Berlin, Germany. The most recent ILA Berlin Air Show was held in April 2018.
WThe Jersey International Air Display is an air show which is held every year on the island of Jersey, in the Channel Islands. It normally consists of one air display and two static displays - one at the airport and one in a park in St. Helier.
WThe Kecskemét International Air Show is a two-day-long air show held since the early 1990s at the Kecskemét Air Base of the Hungarian Defence Force. In 2008, when the annual Royal International Air Tattoo was cancelled, the Kecskemét Air Show became that year's biggest air show held in Europe. It was last held in August 2021. After being cancelled 8 years in a row, it is planned to be revived in 2021.
WThe La Ferté-Alais Air Show is an annual meeting of aviation enthusiasts in La Ferté-Alais, France.
WJim LeRoy was an American aerobatics pilot. He died upon impact in a crash at the Dayton Air Show in Ohio.
WHot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, allowing hot air balloons operators to gather- as well as for the general public- to participate in various activities. They can include races; evening "night glows", or "glowdeos", in which balloons are fired while remaining tethered to the ground; and rides.
WMAKS is an international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Moscow, Russia. The event was organized by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade until 2009, more recently by the Government of Moscow and Aviasalon. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, the air show was renamed as MAKS and is held biennially on odd years.
WThe Malta International Airshow is an annual air show held at the Malta International Airport organized by the Malta Aviation Society. It was first held in September 1993 over Marsamxett Harbour, but then moved to Malta International Airport with the exception of the years 2007 and 2009. During these years, the event was held at St. Paul's Bay due to the construction of new hangars at the airport, where cranes would have been a hazard for the low flying aircraft.
WThe NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days are the largest air, army and security show in Europe. Its aim is to present to the general public the wide spectrum of the resources and the capabilities of the Czech Republic and its allies in the field of security provision.
WThe Paris Air Show is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. Organized by the French aerospace industry's primary representative body, the Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales (GIFAS), it is the largest air show and aerospace-industry exhibition event in the world, measured by number of exhibitors and size of exhibit space, followed by UK's Farnborough Air Show, Dubai Air Show, and Singapore Airshow.
WThe Radom Air Show is a biannual celebration in the city of Radom, Poland, which began in 2000. Every other year during the last weekend of August, military planes from the air forces of Europe and Russia gather in Radom for the show, which entertains visitors through elaborate stunts and performances from the aircraft. According to the authorities behind the show, its aim is to entertain the citizens of Radom and all of Poland, as well as to bring much needed investors to the city.
WThe Second International Aeronautic Exhibition, (full name Second International Aeronautical Exhibition in the league Air Defence of Finland SILI) was held in Helsinki in 1938. It ran from 14 May to 22 May 1938.
WThe Batajnica Air Show or the Serbian Air Show is an annual international airshow hosted at the Batajnica Airbase, Serbia, conducted and exhibitioned by the Serbian Air Force and international participants.
WThe Singapore Airshow is a biennial aerospace event held in Singapore, debuted in 2008. It hosts high-level government and military delegations, as well as senior corporate executives around the world, while serving as a global event for leading aerospace companies and budding players to make their mark in the international aerospace and defence market.
WTannkosh was a large airshow and fly-in held annually in July at Tannheim, upper Swabia in Germany.
WTeknofest, short for Teknofest Aerospace and Technology Festival, is the first and only aviation, aerospace, and technology festival of Turkey initially held at Istanbul New Airport in September 2018 by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3) in collaboration with private companies, ministries, and academic institutions. The primary goals of the festival are to raise public awareness about technology in society and to draw attention to the importance of national production.
WThe Waddington International Airshow was an air show which took place annually at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire between 1995 and 2014.
WWing walking is the act of moving along the wings of an aeroplane during flight, sometimes transferring between planes. It originated as a daredevil stunt in the aerial barnstorming shows of the 1920s, and became the subject of several Hollywood movies. An early exponent was Ormer Locklear, who was killed performing a dive on film. Charles Lindbergh began his aviation career as a wing walker.
WWings over Pittsburgh is an American Air show which takes place at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WThe Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival or Wonsan Air Festival is an air show first held in September 2016 at Kalma Airport in Wonsan, North Korea.
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