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RAAF WILLIAMTOWN AIRSHOW - 19-09-2010
RAAF
F111C FINAL SHOW inc. DUMP & BURN
The F111C Aardvark or known fondly in Australia as THE PIG, has its final ever public exhibition flying routine, performed at RAAF Williamtown on the 19th September 2010.
This wonderful aircraft will be missed by aircraft fans around the world as it is in the final stages of being withdrawn from active service, soon to be replaced by 24 of the FA/18 Super Hornet (see video below).
FA/18 SUPER HORNET ROUTINE
The FA/18 Super Hornet performs for the crowd at the airshow 19-09-10.
Seen also in this clip is the Cobra manouverve, a now classic move that will allow the aircraft to virtually stop in mid-air, let the enemy aircraft or missile fly past and then allow the aircraft to either evade or move into a shooting position behind.
CAC SABRE (Avon Sabre) You can view a Sabre up close in our collection
This aircraft A94-983 belongs to the Temora Aviation Museum in NSW and is the only airworthy Sabre in Australia.
In 1951, Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation obtained a licence agreement to build the US F-86. It was decided to power the aircraft using a licence-built version of the Rolls-Royce Avon R.A.7. This involved a re-design of the fuselage as the Avon was shorter, wider and lighter than the General Electric J47 that powered the North American-built aircraft. Because of the engine change the type is often referred to as the Avon Sabre.
To accommodate the Avon, over 60% of the fuselage was redesigned along with a 25% increase in the size of the air intake. Another major revision was in replacing the F-86F's six machine guns with two 30mm Aden cannons, while other changes were also made to the cockpit and to provide an increased fuel capacity.
P51D MUSTANG The North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II.
Powered by a V12 engine that that makes a sound that is guaranteed to weaken the knees of most aircraft enthusiasts.
Fast, powerful and heavily armed, the Mustang soon dominated any airspace that it entered, a true classic.
CAC BOOMERANG The CAC Boomerang was a World War II fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia between 1942 and 1945.
They were used in the defence of Darwin in the early stages of the Pacific war.
The aircraft was designed by Fred David, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany.
This aircraft is the only one flying anywhere and is most likely one of the rarest aircraft in the world.
