Farnborough 1978
3-10 September This display took place with almost no US military hardware.The President had decided it was immoral to exhibit military hardware!Thus the main military hardware was exhibited by Dassault and BAeOne of the most spectacular parts of the flying was the new Sea Harrier using a 'ski-jump' specially constructed on the airfield.Supprise participant was a Tri-Turbo version of the DC3 Major types making their debuts were the French AS350 Ecureuil(Sqirrel) helicopter, the BAe Sea Harrier,and the Dassault Mirage 2000 Persoanlly this was my first show.I visited on the public Friday as a eight year old. Trade Aircraft Exhibits C-GDHA DHC 6 Twin Otter 428 C-GNBX DHC Dash 7 01 prototype C-GQUT DHC Buffalo for Sudan AF as 833 D-CCCA Gates Learjet 35A 35A-160 D-HDFQ MBB Bo105CBS S179 D-HDGV MBB Bo105CB S311 D-IBUF Dornier Turbo Sky 4302 58+37 Dornier 28 4112 German AF 98+33 D-BD Alpha Jet 0001 german prototype EC-ZDF CASA 101 Aviojet 01 protoytpe XE25-01 Spanish AF EC-ZDI CASA 101 Aviojet 04 XE25-04 Spanish AF EC-T-104 CASA 212 Aviocar 139 EC-T-104 CASA 212 Aviocar 138 F-GBBQ Aerospatiale AS350B 1003 F-GBCP SOCATA Rallye 108GT 13109 F-GBCS SOCATA Rallye 180T 3205 F-GBKH SOCATA rallye 235CA 13073 F-GBMD Dassault Falcon 20 375 F-WUAD Airbus A300B-2 3 F-WXFG Aerospatiale SA365C 5011 to be G-BFVV F-WZJB Fouga 90 F-ZJTJ Dassualt Mirage F1 to Morocian AF as 5 F-ZJTK Dassualt Mirage F1 to Morocian AF as 10 01 Dassault Mirage 2000 01 also F-ZWRS French AF E2 D-BD Alpha Jet E2 coded 118-BQ French AF F45 Transall C-160 F45 French AF G-ASAL BAe Bulldog 124 239 G-ASYD BAe 111-670 053 G-BCDZ BAe 748 Coastguarder 1662 G-BCIT Cranfield A1 01 G-BCMY BN-2A Defender 419 G-BDBS Shorts 330 SH3001 prototype G-BDVH BAe 748 1746 G-BEDR BN-2A-III Trislander 1040 to N420WA G-BEFZ BAe 125-700 257001 -700 prototype G-BEGL BN-2A Islander 812 G-BENO Enstrom 280C 1060 G-BESG BN-2B Islander 846 became P2-BNS G-BFAY Hughes 500D 67-0148D G-BFRC Grumman AA-5A 0631 G-BFUJ Shorts Skyvan 3 SH1690 became 8P-AAC G-BFVS Grumman AA-5B 0784 G-BFYD Piper PA-32 32R-7887057 G-BWTV Embraer EMB-110 110153 G-FANS BN-2A Islander 251 ducted engines G-HAWK BAe Hawk 50 41H/735795 also ZA101 G-NDNI NDN Firecracker 001 G-OATS Piper PA-38 38-78 G-VTOL BAe Harrier 52 B3/41H/735795 also ZA250 G-7-100 ICA-Brasov IS.28M2 09 G-27-313 BAe Jaguar GR1 S1 RAF also XX108 XV789 BAe Harrier GR3 RAF XW322 BAe Jet Provest T5 RAF XW626 BAe Comet 4C 06419 RAF,Nimrod nose&tail XX156 BAe Hawk T1 RAF XX164 BAe Hawk T1 RAF XX174 BAe Hawk T1 RAF XX205 BAe Hawk T1 RAF XX766 BAe Jaguar GR1 S74 RAF XX947 BAe Tornado IDS P03 RAF XX950 BAe Tornado IDS P08 RAF XZ179 Westland Lynx AH1 WA047 Army XZ248 Westland Lynx HAS2 WA080 Royal Navy XZ450 BAe Sea Harrier FRS1 Royal Navy XZ586 Westland Seaking HAR3 WA852 Royal Navy HB-FFW Pilatus PC-6 735 HB-FHA Pilatus PC-6 794 HB-HAO Pilatus PC-7 101 HB-HEY FFA Bravo 26A 015 HB-HFD FFA Bravo 18A 023 HB-HOZ Pilatus PC-7 509 HB-1253 Pilatus PC-11 175 I-AFRI SIAI-Marchetti SM1019 065-02-002 I-CVMD Agusta 109A 7107 I-FOUR SIAI-Marchetti SF260W 305-28-002 I-NEUF Aermacchi MB339 6597 also MM54401 I-NINE Aermacchi MB339 6574 also MM589 I-PIAC Piaggio P166 465 I-PJAG Piaggio P166 416 I-SEAW SIAI-Marchetti SF260W 304-28-001 I-VICR Piaggio P68R 40 MM54391 Aermacchi MB326 6478 Italian AF MM62112 Aeritalia G222 4018 Italian AF MM62114 Aeritalia G222 4019 Italian AF MM80954 Agusta AB212ASW Italian Navy MM81014 Agusta 109A 7118 Italian Army JY-AFL Rockwell Sabreliner 75 380-56 A-19 FMA IA-58 Pucara Argentenian AF N9NR Rockwell Sabreliner 60 306-135 N23SA Tri-Turbo 3 4903 DC3 powered by 3x PT-6A N502BD Bede BD-5 50003 N5005K Bell 206l Long Ranger N5808N Rockwell Commander 114 14375 N29699 Grumman GA-7 Cougar 0033 N50005 Bell 206 Jet Ranger N58235 Hughes 500MD 78-0323D N81767 Rockwell Commander 690 11465 77-0192 Fairchild A-10A USAF 77-22684 Boeing CH-47C Chinook US Army OO-JPG Mooney 201 24-0534 SP-DOF PZL TS-11 Iskra 3H-1625 SP-WGC PZL 110 2855 licence built MS Rallye SP-WHN PZL Wilga 35 96332 PP-ZCT Embraer 121 121001 prototype FAB7052 Embraer EMB-111 110155 Brazilian AF VH-AUH GAF Nomad Searchmaster 4 VH-BFH GAF Nomad N22B 35 VH-BLY GAF Nomad N24A 46 Public Days Display aircraft G-AWYY Sopwith Camel replica G-BEFR Fokker DR1 replica G-BFCZ Sopwith Camel replica G-BFPL Fokker D7 replica G-BFVH DH2 replica G-BFXL Albatross D.VA replica G-BFYO SPAD XIII replica G-BOAE BAC Concorde British Airways XP514 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XP535 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XR540 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XR572 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XR987 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XR991 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XR993 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XR997 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XS101 Gnat T1 Red Arrows XS107 Gnat T1 Red Arrows Support and visiting aircraft 10/9 SP-DNP Antonov AN-2 PZL support aircraft XM330,XR511,XR520,XR523,XR524,XS241,XS675,XT601,XT606,XV719 Wessex XZ239,XZ330,XZ335,XZ336,XZ339,XZ340 Gazelle AH1 XR600,XT616,XT618,XT645 Scout AH1 XJ407,XJ763,XP328 Whirlwind G-ARIA,G-BCYZ Bell 47G G-BFNC AS350 G-BDFP,G-BESS Hughes 369 G-BBHW,G-BCHM Gazelle G-BACH,G-BAWI,G-BBPO,G-BEWK Enstrom F28, G-AWJW,G-AZZB,G-BAZN,G-BBCA,G-BCWN,G-BEHG,G-BFAL,G-BFGT,G-BFND,G-BFTR,G-CHOC Bell 206 RAE Dump G-ARPC Trident 1 WT327 Canberra B6 XA983 Victor B1 XD234 Scimitar F1 XJ411 Whirlwind HAR10 XM692 Gnat T1 XN453 Comet 2 XN726 Lightning F2 XN727 Lightning F2 XN960 Buccaneer S1 XR479 Whirlwind HAR10