{"id":3058,"date":"2025-02-14T11:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2025-02-14T11:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:48:05","slug":"buckle-up-for-a-thrilling-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/buckle-up-for-a-thrilling-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckle up for a thrilling arrival!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/article-images-25\/RIAT-Orion.jpg\" alt=\"RIAT P3 Orrion\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A hat-trick of helicopters for this week\u2019s Take Off Thursday, including the Portuguese Air Force confirming their attendance at RIAT25!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating in the flying display and in a unique camouflage livery, their <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAglOPvBLknlpa0AyDEyp8QZ7zMxqFGsP12IDkKlHnlYjs7Kf-x\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AW101 Merlin<\/strong><\/a> will be heading to RAF Fairford for the very first time and performing a SAR demonstration on both Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sticking with choppers, we are pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgpeTvBCvdyaTYLheU78jDafPhx-4HtQrmorsqasaqX04d_HtD\" target=\"_blank\">Historic Helicopters<\/a> will be supplying their <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAg_eLvBF3NlCcZrCezxWUOeq0CQlc2l4G1WfuFFQzeXqhQ_4A6\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Whirlwind<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAg_uLvBMd3Q4gg_bUOy7ZL45f2uMILj9y6ZCIhy5JcAgLJBHqS\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wessex<\/strong><\/a> for this year\u2019s static display, joining a line-up of search and rescue helicopters. Meanwhile, also on static display, the Portuguese will also be providing a <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgieTvBBkMFl7bJdPy4VA3yPkFu5Aj44L1Hwn8sEenZyi_AqFv\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lockheed P-3C Orion<\/strong><\/a> for a very rare airshow appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airtattoo.com\/the-airshow\/aircraft-and-pilots\/confirmed-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Confirmed Aircraft<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there someone you want to spoil this Valentine&#8217;s Day? Then why not buy them a ticket to the <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAg1rbuBOH0-4dd13XKzGpaiVwXzWvis_8Fjw7NxNskfjn9GaVl\" target=\"_blank\">Royal International Air Tattoo<\/a> (RIAT)? They&#8217;ll have the most amazing day experiencing sights and sounds that will raise the hairs on the back of their neck as aircraft from across the world touch down at RAF Fairford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or, if you&#8217;re already planning on joining us, why not make it even more special and upgrade to one of our enclosure packages? There&#8217;s one to suit every taste and budget. Take a look <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgmbfuBK7E-dpr-7o1pEGCZk3fAGe77lJIw1HKiiEiUM4EPGZQ\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> at all the different options. But you&#8217;ll have to be quick as we&#8217;re already sold out for <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgybruBASpvNREiseDnq-tedNzXnyk0-tQY1XwJI3qwzZg_a4w\" target=\"_blank\">Viewing Village Garden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgyrruBAA13gFwOYPOoXC_uZk4RnCYqGSuoLoD834_lEJW-GZL\" target=\"_blank\">First Class Lounge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgy7ruBJVVReJsK3484K_Zf4V9db1E2sGQ-7pePRXv90Uczh-g\" target=\"_blank\">Flight Deck<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgzLruBNtxmSq-PpZ2RW8sEpUvSx19hG2d_ckLz2xGCl7bCBLU\" target=\"_blank\">Cotswold Club<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgzbruBAdx3_hHcW_7BqopzS4gJIHbA8PgNpVmdlJBqC6d0Hy1\" target=\"_blank\">Aviation Club<\/a> on Saturday, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgzrruBKCNMMrOq4m_VRkQOtCCSi0Uh70aR2v-hhbAXibyAvq9\" target=\"_blank\">Viewing Village Grandstand<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAgz7ruBP0rCr0lcHkIS1TyCSQzXAXUju9-IFhFbtJBwDzXAMyK\" target=\"_blank\">Family Enclosure<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/email.rafcte.com\/c\/AQiGjRUQleIYGJKF8iAg0LruBF-bJk_sKeOM09ByZ0BzD5dZFJbJCGfai7plJXXvvDlZ\" target=\"_blank\">Altitude<\/a> Saturday, are still available for now. RIAT25 will return to RAF Fairford on 18th, 19th and 20th July and we can&#8217;t wait to see you there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.airtattoo.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tickets.airtattoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hat-trick of helicopters for this week\u2019s Take Off Thursday, including the Portuguese Air Force confirming their attendance at RIAT25! Participating in the flying display and in a unique camouflage livery, their AW101 Merlin will be heading to RAF Fairford for the very first time and performing a SAR demonstration on both Saturday and Sunday. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/buckle-up-for-a-thrilling-arrival\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Buckle up for a thrilling arrival!<\/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":[341,58,10,179],"class_list":["post-3058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-airshow-news","tag-341","tag-february","tag-news","tag-royal-international-air-tattoo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3058","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=3058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3059,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3058\/revisions\/3059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}