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In just over four weeks, RAF pilot Flight Lieutenant David \u2018Turbo\u2019 Turnbull will be preparing to display at this year\u2019s Royal International Air Tattoo.<\/p>\n
With almost 200 aircraft already confirmed, the event has experienced unprecedented demand ahead of next month\u2019s show, with it only having tickets remaining for Friday 19th and Sunday 21st July after announcing it had sold out of tickets for Saturday earlier this month.<\/p>\n
In what is his debut season as the RAF Typhoon display pilot, the 32-year-old will be putting his iconic aircraft through its paces in front of 150,000 people at the aviation showcase, which is held at RAF Fairford.<\/p>\n
\u201cRIAT is the big one. So many pilots travel from all over the world to take part in RIAT and for me it\u2019s the home match,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel incredibly proud to represent the RAF and UK military at this amazing airshow.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year the show is celebrating 100-years of the Royal Canadian Air Force, 75-years of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, 50-years of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, plus their operational theme of \u2018Pushing the Boundaries in Air and Space\u2019.<\/p>\n
Ahead of this year\u2019s airshow season, the RAF display Typhoon\u2019s new livery was unveiled with it being inspired by a Hawker Typhoon from World War II.<\/p>\n
Capable of reaching speeds of 1,550mph, the fast jet makes for exciting viewing and the RAF pilot is looking forward to demonstrating the aircraft\u2019s capabilities in the Cotswold skies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe display is going to be fast, aggressive and varied. It is definitely going to wow the crowds as it still wows me,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Typhoon is a beast. I have realised that to a much greater extent during the last couple of months working up to perform the typhoon display. It can go from -3G to +9G and it makes it feel so simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still remember my first take off in Typhoon, dry power only (without afterburners), and I had never felt acceleration like it. It was on a different level.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerforming this outstanding aircraft to its limits is very rewarding. It is hard work, but incredibly easy to get motivated for, as you can imagine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe step down of heights has made the display physically more challenging at every level, it is a real work out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every week, the event announces more participating aircraft and tickets are selling fast, but to secure your spot visit www.AirTattoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In just over four weeks, RAF pilot Flight Lieutenant David \u2018Turbo\u2019 Turnbull will be preparing to display at this year\u2019s Royal International Air Tattoo. With almost 200 aircraft already confirmed, the event has experienced unprecedented demand ahead of next month\u2019s show, with it only having tickets remaining for Friday 19th and Sunday 21st July after … Continue reading Typhoon display pilot \u2018Turbo\u2019 proud to be participating in Royal International Air Tattoo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[46,10,96,179],"class_list":["post-2883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-airshow-news","tag-june","tag-news","tag-royal","tag-royal-international-air-tattoo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2884,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883\/revisions\/2884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}