Kaivopuisto Air Show
The Kaivopuisto, or Helsinki Air Show 2017 was an air show organized by the Finnish Aviation Museum on June 9, 2017, in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki, Finland.[1] The show contained 17 performances.[2] It was organized as part of the 100th anniversary of the Finnish independence.[3][2] The event attracted 130,000 on-site spectators, becoming the largest public event in Finland's history to date.[4]
Programme
The programme of the show was as follows:[3]
Helsinki Air Show 2017 | |||||||||
Start | Aircraft/Group | Pilot | Organization | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- ^ "Kaivopuisto Airshow". Suomen ilmailumuseo. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Illikainen, Pia (2017-06-13). "The Finnish Aviation Museum organized the biggest public event in Finland's history". Suomen ilmailumuseo. Retrieved 2024-09-09.