The Scottish International Airshow (TSIA) is an annual
Air Show taking place at
Ayr, Scotland
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
. Founded in 2014, the air show features a variety of aircraft such as
Biplanes,
Fighter Jet
Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield ...
s,
Aerobatic aircraft
An aerobatic aircraft is an aerodyne (a heavier-than-air aircraft) used in aerobatics, both for flight exhibitions and aerobatic competitions.
Most fall into one of two categories, aircraft used for training and by flight demonstration teams, wh ...
,
Seaplane
A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteri ...
s, and much more.
Venue
TSIA is held at Ayr Low Green.
Operation
TSIA is created and hosted by the Scottish International Airshow. Inside of the air show area, it is patrolled by police and security guards. Typically, the order of the aircraft's are the
Typhoon
A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere. This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, and is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, accounting for a ...
, older planes such as the
Douglas DC3
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner
manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II.
It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version ...
and
The Beech 18's. Followed by the
Seaplane
A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteri ...
s and then the
F18 and the red arrows. In between these aircraft there are some smaller and older planes that fly in formation.
At the airshow, there are food stands, stalls,
Various Funfair Rides, exhibitions from the
British Armed Forces and
British police such as
The British Army
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,
Royal Air Force
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and the
Royal Navy
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.
Aircraft
2018 Airshow Aircraft
*Swiss Airforce
F/A-18C
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather, twinjet, twin-engine, supersonic aircraft, supersonic, carrier-based aircraft, carrier-capable, Multirole combat aircraft, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a Fighter aircraft, ...
supersonic jet display
*Royal Navy
Hawker Sea Fury
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*RAF Tutor Aircraft
Grob G 115
The Grob G 115 is a general aviation fixed-wing aircraft, primarily used for flight training. It is built in Germany by Grob Aircraft (Grob Aerospace before January 2009). The E variant with a 3-blade variable pitch propeller is in service with ...
*
Consolidated PBY Catalina
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Flying Boat
*
RAF Typhoon supersonic jet
*The
Red Arrows
*
RAF Lancaster bomber,
Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Grif ...
and
Hawker Hurricane
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*
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.[Douglas DC3
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner
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and three
Beech 18's
*
AutoGyro Calidus
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*The Global Stars aerobatic team (4
Extra 300's)
*
Pitts S1 aerobatic display
*
Scottish Aviation Bulldog
The Scottish Aviation Bulldog is a British two-seat side-by-side (with optional third seat) training aircraft designed by Beagle Aircraft as the B.125 Bulldog.
The prototype Bulldog flew on 19 May 1969 at Shoreham Airport. The first order for ...
&
De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
*
Boeing-Stearman
*
De Havilland Dragonfly
The de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly is a 1930s British twin-engined luxury touring biplane built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company at Hatfield Aerodrome.
Development
The Dragonfly shares a clear family resemblance with the Dragon Rapide, but ...
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