The Scottish International Airshow (TSIA) is an annual

Air Show An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) 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. The largest 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 council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a populati ...

. Founded in 2014, the air show features a variety of aircraft such as

Biplane A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a ...

s, Fighter Jets,

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, whic ...

, Seaplanes, 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

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, older planes such as the

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and The Beech 18's. Followed by the Seaplanes 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

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and

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such as

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, Royal Air Force and the

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Aircraft

2018 Airshow Aircraft *Swiss Airforce F/A-18C supersonic jet display *Royal Navy Hawker Sea Fury *RAF Tutor Aircraft

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Flying Boat * RAF Typhoon supersonic jet *The Red Arrows * RAF Lancaster bomber, Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane *

Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.

sea plane (does a water landing) *Formation of a

and three Beech 18's * AutoGyro Calidus *The Global Stars aerobatic team (4 Extra 300's) *

Pitts S1 The Pitts Special (company designations S-1 and S-2) is a series of light aerobatics, aerobatic biplanes designed by Curtis Pitts. It has accumulated many competition wins since its first flight in 1944. The Pitts biplanes domina ...

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 fo ...

& De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk *

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References

{{Reflist Air shows Ayr