Asian Aerospace 2006
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Why would the president come on a public day?
Hmm. it seems you guys on pUblic day got free goodies like posters and get to buy the polos and stuff.
I wanted to buy souvenir on trade day, nobody selling.
Wanted to get a scale model of A380. those metal one... no one selling
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They are cutting costs because this is the last time Leeds International is organising the Asian Aerospace in Singapore. No need to promote anymore!! Next time Asian Aerospace will be held in HK, apparently only the commerical aircrafts, no military, not sure about the defence stuff. In Singpaore 2008 we will have the Singapore Aerospace.Originally posted by duotiga83:to put it short on my comment: even is for trade...they are CUTTING COST this yr.....thats why the main highlight for this yr is A380 and the RSAF light trainer a/c competition....there's hardly any major news in tis yr airshow.....
Leeds don't want to spend money to promote Singapore as an airshow destination and Singapore don't want to spend money promote an airshow that is moving away. So we have a less than ideal show. Lucky I don't have to pay money to go in.
Besides, business interests appear to concentrate on supporting softwares and hardwares. Nothing left for the enthusiasts.
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Corrections:Originally posted by sgdiehard:They are cutting costs because this is the last time Leeds International is organising the Asian Aerospace in Singapore. No need to promote anymore!! Next time Asian Aerospace will be held in HK, apparently only the commerical aircrafts, no military, not sure about the defence stuff. In Singpaore 2008 we will have the Singapore Aerospace.
Leeds don't want to spend money to promote Singapore as an airshow destination and Singapore don't want to spend money promote an airshow that is moving away. So we have a less than ideal show. Lucky I don't have to pay money to go in.
Besides, business interests appear to concentrate on supporting softwares and hardwares. Nothing left for the enthusiasts.
Lets hope for a better show in 2008.
Its Reeds. And Changi International Airshow, or Singapore Airshow.
Next AA will be in 2007 at HK.
Like many of the enthusiasts here, I was slightly disappointed with the airshow. The exhibitors are just going through the motions, booth displays are downsized by a lot, even Boeing and Airbus doesn't seem to be trying. Perhaps knowing that they have already gotten their part of the Singapore pie.
No comments on the flying display, it was not unexpected that trainers would take the limelight, and I think its actually a refreshing change from the hard-charging fighters everytime, the trainers showed us a lot of airmanship. Of course, the A380 was undoubtedly the focus of the entire show.
To be fair to the businesses, they are there primarily to showcase their products and make money, not showoff to the enthusiasts. Behind the facade of the entire airshow, its about signing contracts and making money. -
Trainers were the highlight of the main event cos of the new contract up for trainers.
The USAF planes apparently stopped over from an exercise only... Spoke a bit to the B1 Jock, they had some exercise, and are going back to Guam, then back to US. So sad.. -
thanks for the corrections.Originally posted by EXCO:Corrections:
Its Reeds. And Changi International Airshow, or Singapore Airshow.
Next AA will be in 2007 at HK.
Like many of the enthusiasts here, I was slightly disappointed with the airshow. The exhibitors are just going through the motions, booth displays are downsized by a lot, even Boeing and Airbus doesn't seem to be trying. Perhaps knowing that they have already gotten their part of the Singapore pie.
No comments on the flying display, it was not unexpected that trainers would take the limelight, and I think its actually a refreshing change from the hard-charging fighters everytime, the trainers showed us a lot of airmanship. Of course, the A380 was undoubtedly the focus of the entire show.
To be fair to the businesses, they are there primarily to showcase their products and make money, not showoff to the enthusiasts. Behind the facade of the entire airshow, its about signing contracts and making money. -
BTW, I do notice that every year, without fail, there will be crows watching performing aircrafts next to humans. That's not all, they try to perform alongside with the performers and I think they managed to draw more attention. Stunts include: Flying close to stalling speed before diving, tight turns, changing directions abruptly, and best of all, flying backwards with the help of wind! Its free of charge somemore!
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I've seen vids of a crow, snatch a walnut, fly around a highway with the uncracked nut. Wait for a car, does a vertical landing in the car's path, drop the walnut and goes for a vertical take off before the car comes and hovers to watch the walnut get crushed. Then it does a vertical landing, to eat the insides of the nut.
BEAT THAT F-16! -
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