The Best of British Show is expected to attract over 20,000 visitors and will combine the Best of British aviation, automotive, agriculture and music ideally suited to brands looking to promote British products or services.

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, the RAF Hawk Display Team, Ultimate High Extra300 and Tiger Nine formation will feature in a three-hour air display. The Best of British show will close on both days to a nostalgic Spitfire display to music from 1940s­-style swing trio The Three Belles. Quintessentially British-themed automotive exhibitors include a variety of owners’ clubs including the prestigious Rolls Royce Owners’ Club.

The Lamb National, Ridgeside Lurcher Display Racing, Ferret Racing, Birds of Prey and an RSPCA Dog Show will feature in a show arena alongside Wildlife Displays, provided by Peter Johnson Entertainment, including guinea pigs, rabbits, meerkats, reptiles and scorpions.

Typically British entertainment is provided by Price’s Great British Funfair with traditional fairground attractions, and vintage rides including; Swing Boats, Carousel and Big Wheel. A music stage will host Stroud-based musicians The Outcast Band, who take their influences from folk, punk and rock and echo the style of The Waterboys and The Levellers.

Meanwhile, British locally-produced food and drink is available in the Craft Tent and Trade Stands including companies such as the Big London Bus and Gloucestershire Brewery Company.

The Best of British Show is keen to invite interested parties to participate in the show through a variety of tailor-made sponsorship options including Title Sponsor, Associate Sponsors, Sector Exclusivity and Corporate Hospitality.

Demographics

• 68% of visitors to Cotswold Air Show in 2011 were ABC1 professionals (35-55) enjoying an annual income of £35,000 or more
• 70% of visitors travel to Cotswold Airport events from within an 80 mile radius leaving 30% from across the UK and overseas visitors
• Cotswold Airport events are highly family orientated with an average of 56% footfall made up of family parties

Suzannah Harvey, creator of the Best of British Show and Director at Cotswold Airport commented: “This new concept show has created such a buzz already and our aim is to firmly establish Best of British as an annual event that people will visit the Cotswolds to attend. Our sponsorship package is designed to provide a platform to create bespoke packages to celebrate all that is iconic about Britain, whether that is sponsoring the RAF Red Arrows display, hosting corporate guests or participating in the show as a trader.”

Local media partners Cotswold Life and Stagecoach have already signed up to the event providing local advertising and branding, while exhibitors include local firms such as The Gloucestershire Brewery Company and the Rolls Royce Owners Club and of course local musicians The Outcast Band from Stroud.

The Best of British Show will be supporting four charities over the weekend; The RAF Benevolent Fund, fly2help, Help for Heroes and the RSPCA.

Tickets are £15 in advance and can be purchased online and from tourist information centres around the region. More details are available at bestofbritishshow.co.uk

Limited spaces are still available for traders and exhibitors of food, local crafts and classic vehicles. To discuss trade and sponsorship opportunities contact Helen Tempest, Assistant Event Manager on 07973 119001 or email: helentempest@hotmail.co.uk

Photographs of the Rooival at the Rand Show Air Show

“The Rooivalk Helicopter are manufactured in South Africa”

“The Rooivalk Helicopter performing at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg South Africa.”

“The Rooivalk forms part of the South African Defence Airforce”

“The Rooivalk Attack Helicopter”

“The Rooivalk Attack Helicopter at the Rand Show in Johannesburg South Africa Airshow”

This year the South African National Defence force are once again participating in the show. It has been a long tradition of the South African National Defence Force to show their latest technology and weaponry at the Rand Show.

As part of the South African Defence Force display at the Rand Show the South African Air Force also displayed some of their goods. The Hawk Fighter plane performed at the show and did several flyby’s at the show putting up a fast and spectacular performance as it were shooting through the air at tremendous speeds. The Hawk Mk 120 Fighter plane forms part of the South African Defence Force Pilot Training planes.

The Air Display will repeat on April 15, 2012 if you have missed the powerful display of the South African Defence force display at the Johannesburg Rand Show. We have taken some images of the Hawk Mk 120 Fighter Plane at the Rand Show.

Images of the Hawk Mk 120 Fighter Plane at the Rand Show

“Image of the Hawk Mk 120 Lead-In Fighter at the Rand Show 2012. The Hawk Mk 120 Lead-In Fighter formed part of the South African Airforce Display at the Rand Show”

“a Hawk Mk 120 Lead-In Fighter Trainer put on an imposingly loud aerobatic display, concluding an impressive demonstration that left no doubt about the SANDF’s capabilities in real combat situations”

“Hawk Mk 120 with it’s wheels out flying at the Rand Show”

“The South African Air Force (SAAF) Hawk Mark 120 Lead In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) aircraft is a derivative of the BAE SYSTEMS Mark 100 Hawk series, designed and built by BAE SYSTEMS of the United Kingdom since the mid-1990s. The engine, powering the Hawk LIFT is a Rolls Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mark 951 engine, which is a newly developed upgrade from the Adour 871, with South Africa as the launch customer.

The aircraft has a newly developed local Avionics Suite by Advanced Technlogies Engineering (ATE). Local Industry has been involved in various elements of the Engineering, Training and Support deliverables. “

“The Hawk Mk 120 Fighter Plane display at the Johannesburg Rand Show were part of a teazer for the it’s big performance at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Airshow that is taking place from the 19 to 23 September 2012 at Waterkloof Pretoria.”

Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) is one of the world´s premier aerospace and defence events and holds a prominent position within the aviation and defence calendar. The exhibition takes place on a biennial basis in September. The first three days of the exhibition are traditionally trade days, followed by twoairshow days that is open to the public.

The 7th AAD will take place at AFB Waterkloof, Centurion, City of Tshwane, South Africa from 19 to 23 September 2012, and will once again bring together worldwide industry players to showcase the latest technological innovations.

Flying Car Makes Successful Maiden Flight

The Dutch company PAL-V Europe NV has successfully concluded test flights of its flying car, PAL-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle). During the past two weeks, several test flights were conducted at the Gilze Rijen Airport (The Netherlands). The patented vehicle flies in the air like a gyrocopter with lift generated by an auto-rotating rotor and forward speed produced by a foldable push propeller on the back. On the road it drives like a sports car. No new infrastructure is required because it uses existing roads and airstrips.

Dutch Flying Car Innovation

A team of top engineers has been working on the first prototypes since finalization of the design concept in 2008. Renowned institutes such as the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory and Delft University have also been involved in the development. The driving prototype was fully tested in 2009 and now the flying-driving prototype has made its first flights. The PAL-V complies with existing regulations in all major markets, which means that the vehicle is allowed both in road traffic and in the air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgHSaNtAMjs

Robert Dingemanse, CEO and co-founder of PAL-V commented: “We are very proud to announce this successful maiden flight of the PAL-V and we now invite investors to create the future with us. We know there is a lot of interest for the PAL-V. Prior to announcing these test flights, we were already approached on a daily basis by potential customers and dealers wanting to be part of this exciting project.”

Flying Car Door-to-Door Mobility

A PAL-V offers the choice of flying like a plane or driving like a car. This means fast door-to-door mobility for private individuals as well as professionals and organizations. The flying range will be between 350 (220 miles) and 500 km (315 miles), depending on the type, pay load and wind conditions. Driving, a PAL-V will have a range of about 1200 km (750 miles). It runs on gasoline like a conventional car and there will also be versions that use biodiesel or bio-ethanol. It can reach speeds of up to 180 km/h (110 miles/h) both on land and in the air.

On the ground the slim, aerodynamic, 3-wheeled vehicle combines the comfort of a car with the agility of a motorcycle thanks to its patented, cutting-edge, ‘tilting’ system. Driving, a PAL-V accelerates like a sports car and drives through curves like a motorcycle.

Flying, a PAL-V is like a standard gyrocopter. It is quieter than helicopters due to the slower rotation of the main rotor. It takes off and lands with low speed, cannot stall, and is very easy to control. This makes a PAL-V one of the safest types of aircraft. Obtaining a licence requires only 20 to 30 hours of training.

Thanks to its very short take off and landing capability, it is possible to land a PAL-V practically anywhere. For take-off, a strip of 165 meters (540 feet) is enough and it can be either paved or grass.

Governments are already preparing for increasing traffic with Personal Air Vehicles like the PAL-V. In the United States and in Europe government-funded development programs are determining the infrastructure of ‘digital freeways’ to provide a safe corridor using GPS technology. The technology is available today to allow personal air traffic to grow safely. PAL-V Europe N.V. is determined to play a leading role in this market.

The Flying Car Company

PAL-V Europe NV, the company that initiated the development of the PAL-V, is located in Raamsdonksveer, The Netherlands. The management consists of a team of Dutch entrepreneurs with expertise in aviation, automotive, research, and marketing. PAL-V Europe succeeded in gathering the best talent available. The company was initially funded by a group of informal investors and also received a loan (Innovatiekrediet) from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three Dutch ministries are supporting the project based on its technical innovation and economic potential.

Professionals and corporations are investigating the efficiency and improved effectiveness a PAL-V will bring to their operations. Potential lead customers such as police, the military, and flying doctors have expressed interest for surveillance, mobility, aid in post-war situations, and homeland security. Initial talks about specific requirements are underway.

Now that the final product development phase has been reached, PAL-V Europe will invite new investors to fund the development of the commercial product and the market launch.

A flying car has been a dream cherished for almost 100 years. Now it has become reality. This will be a revolution in door-to-door transportation similar to the transition from horse-and-buggy to the automobile. Leave home and fly-drive to almost any destination. Avoid traffic jams and cross lakes, fjords, rivers or mountain ranges like an eagle. Touch down on the other side and drive to your final destination. The PAL-V combines in one vehicle the freedom and excitement of flying like a bird in the sky with the choice of breathtaking driving performance on the roads and highways. It offers an unprecedented freedom in mobility.

You can read more about Car Shows, Cars and the Flying Car on the 3D Car Shows website.

Ultimate High, the UK’s top aerobatics training school, brings barrel rolls to join the bacon rolls at Goodwood Breakfast Club this Sunday (1^st April) to fit with the theme ‘Everything but the Car’.  Visitors will be entertained by amazing gyroscopic “tumbling” manoeuvres as part of an unlimited aerobatic display in the Extra300 aircraft and the chance to win an aerobatic experience in the Ultimate High Spring Competition.

Gates to Goodwood Motor Circuit open at 8am on Sunday and visitors can expect to see bikes, trucks, tractors, vans, aircraft…anything with an engine except a regular passenger car – very apt for April Fool’s Day. The Ultimate High Extra300 will be positioned on the circuit for visitors to view the aircraft, meet the Display Pilot and enter the aerobatic competition.  The aerobatic display will take place around 9am (subject to weather).

Built solely for the world of unlimited competition aerobatics and air displays, the Extra300 is the two-seat version of those used in the Red Bull Air Races. The 300bhp Extra300 is a taildragger aircraft, with two wheels at the front and one on the tail. The Extra300 represents the peak of aerobatic design and is capable of speeds of over 250mph and a climb rate of 3,300 feet per minute, close to the vertical.

“Ultimate High is delighted to be working with Goodwood to support the popular Breakfast Club events on 1^st April and 6^th May.  We are now operating corporate days and individual flights from Goodwood Aerodrome and look forward to combining the thrill of aerobatics with the unbeatable professionalism and incredible surroundings that Goodwood has to offer,” commented Mark Greenfield, Display Pilot and CEO of Ultimate High.

Goodwood Breakfast Club is one of the finest monthly events on the UK’s motoring calendar and attracts a jaw-dropping collection of some of the world’s most desirable and cherished vehicles. This Sunday an adrenalin-fuelled Sunday morning drive (or ride), scrumptious English breakfast and the camaraderie of fellow motoring enthusiasts will be enhanced by the thrill of unlimited aerobatics and the chance to win an aerobatic flight at Goodwood.

For Ultimate High corporate events and individual flights from Goodwood please contact, ULTIMATE HIGH on Tel: 01285 771200 or Goodwood Aerodrome on Tel: 01243 755 066.

“Photograph of a Tiger Moth Taken at the Klerksdorp Airshow 2004″ – Gerald Ferreira

At some stage we got so involved with other projects that we have started to neglect the airshows site, and at some time the site went from a Thousand pages site about airshows to a site that only contained the basic information.

We are undertaking to take the airshows site back to it’s former glory, and to add information about airshows on a regular basis to the airshows site. We are also inviting Airshow organizers and interested parties to provide us with news, information and photographs about their airshows.

We will add this information to the Airshows site. This will make it easy for our visitors to find all the airshows information that they are looking for in one place. The airshows site is not just only about airshows and we endevour to bring you information about the different airplanes, aeroplanes, helicopters and companies in the aviation industry.

You can now also stay up to date with the latest news from the airshows site by adding the airshows site on Google+. Via Google+ and the airshows pages on google+ we will regularly post the latest news in the Airshows and Aviation Industry!

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