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AL AIN AIR CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
DEC 17 - DEC 19, 2015AL AIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABU DHABI
Adrenaline-fuelled excitement reaches new heights at the all-new Al Ain Air Championship 2015. Join the action in Al Ain for three days of high-speed thrills, breathtaking aerial shows and sensational entertainment and family fun.
Along with aerial shows from the world’s top aces guaranteed to captivate flying fanatics, the Al Ain Air Championship will feature the show’s biggest on-ground family entertainment extravaganza yet.
Our massive 60,000 square metre Village offers a wide range of aircraft displays, interactive stands, runway demos and parades, a dedicated family area and a diverse line-up of food trucks, providing all-day family fun for visitors.
The eleventh edition of the event features a new championship competition format taking the popular new heights featuring a select field of invited flying aces from around the world. Including a mix of elite military teams and civilian daredevils, the teams will square off against each other in a three-day series of head-to-head competition heats. Competitors will be scored in four different style categories by a group of aviation experts and celebrity judges. Interactive digital voting by spectators will also count towards competitor point totals, allowing the fans to have a direct say in which team walks off with the new Championship trophy.
The overall winner will be crowned Grand Champion during a spectacular closing ceremony to be staged in front of show crowds on Saturday 19th December.
Meet the Teams
Al Fursan, UAE
Al Fursan is the aerobatics demonstration team of the UAE Air Force. The team has a total of seven aircrafts, all of which are used for performances. These jet aircrafts are decked out in dramatic national colours and are sure to put on a special show for the home crowds.
UAE Air Force F16 & Mirage, UAE
Two of the most awesome military jets in the skies, the F16 Fighting Falcon and the Dassalt Mirage 2000 will blow the crowds away with their sheer power and sonic presence. Fans will tell them apart by the F16’s famous “Viper Snake” appearance and frameless bubble canopy.
Saudi Hawks, KSA
The Saudi Hawks are a BAE Hawk-equipped Royal Saudi Air Force aerobatic team. Six smoke-capable bae hawk mk.65a and three mk 65s are assigned to the team with striking green and white demonstration colours. The team draws comparison with RAF Red Arrows due to the similar aircraft.
Bahrain Air Force F16, Bahrain
The Royal Bahraini Air Force will delight fans of power flying as they do a special flyby at the Championship, making a special sortie all the way from their headquarters at the Sheik Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
Richard Goodwin, UK
Flying is in Richard Goodwin’s family DNA. His father Ken flew fast jets in the RAF and was famous for his Hunter and Lightning aerobatic displays. Richard followed his footsteps and joined the RAF to fly the Tornado GR 1 with the IX Squadron. This included 21 missions during Operation Desert Storm. Richard now flies an iconic Pitts S2S.
Breitling Wingwalkers, UK UK-based AeroSuperBatics are one of the best known and loved civilian air display acts in Europe and the world’s only aerobatic formation wingwalking team. The team’s shows consist of female athletes, attached to a post above the wings. They perform a breathtaking sequence of acrobatic manoeuvres and handstands at a speed of up to 150 mph and ‘G’ forces of up to 4G!
Glider FX Aerobatics, UK The GilderFX team fly the most aerobatic gliders ever built, including the 2-seat MDM1-Fox. The MDM-1 Fox gliders are capable of ‘unlimited’ aerobatics, and dramatic maneuvers. Watch out for rolls, loops, tailslides, flick rolls and dynamic tumbles.
Misty Blues Skydiving, USA
Since the early 1980’s The Misty Blues All Woman Skydiving Team has been thrilling audiences at air around the world. These exceptionally talented and brave ladies delight in displaying their parachuting talents that make them some of the most skilled skydivers in the world.
Belgian Broncos, Belgium
The Bronco Demo Team of the Royal Bavarian Airforce flies a solo display using the Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, the iconic turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. Developed in the 1960s for counter insurgency combat, the Bronco flaunts its extreme agility inside a tight aerobatic box with short take-off and landing skills.
Bravo 3 Repsol Team, Spain
Led by reigning European Champion, Castor Fantoba, this Spanish duo is the only active Sukhoi-flying formation team in the world and winners of over 30 international medals. Look for a stirring display of classic aerobatics with close formation figures and freestyle maneuvers.
Artur Keilak, Poland
Poland’s National Aerobatic Champion and a three-time finalist at the World Aerobatic Championships, this extreme daredevil is a leading star of Unlimited Aerobatics, the cutting edge of competition aerobatics. Keilak will push himself and his XC41 to the absolute limit to thrill the crowds.
Championship Village
Along with daredevil pilots, gravity-defying wingwalkers, parachutists and a new-to-the-region aircraft line-up, the Al Ain Air Championship will feature the show’s biggest on-ground family entertainment extravaganza yet.
The massive 60,000 square metre Championship Village will offer a wide range of aircraft displays, interactive stands, runway demos and parades, a dedicated family area and a new line-up of food trucks, providing all day family fun for the tens of thousands of visitors.
In addition, an all-new Main Stage performance area is being added to the heart of the Village, providing crowds with exciting musical entertainment each evening after the flying competition has finished for the day.
Click here for the Programme Guide
Event timing: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
The full Championship programme line-up will be announced at a later stage and when Champion ticket sales are launched.
The 2015 edition of the Al Ain Air Championship is jointly organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and the UAE Air Force and is supported by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC).
DEC 17 - DEC 19, 2015AL AIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABU DHABI
Adrenaline-fuelled excitement reaches new heights at the all-new Al Ain Air Championship 2015. Join the action in Al Ain for three days of high-speed thrills, breathtaking aerial shows and sensational entertainment and family fun.
Along with aerial shows from the world’s top aces guaranteed to captivate flying fanatics, the Al Ain Air Championship will feature the show’s biggest on-ground family entertainment extravaganza yet.
Our massive 60,000 square metre Village offers a wide range of aircraft displays, interactive stands, runway demos and parades, a dedicated family area and a diverse line-up of food trucks, providing all-day family fun for visitors.
The eleventh edition of the event features a new championship competition format taking the popular new heights featuring a select field of invited flying aces from around the world. Including a mix of elite military teams and civilian daredevils, the teams will square off against each other in a three-day series of head-to-head competition heats. Competitors will be scored in four different style categories by a group of aviation experts and celebrity judges. Interactive digital voting by spectators will also count towards competitor point totals, allowing the fans to have a direct say in which team walks off with the new Championship trophy.
The overall winner will be crowned Grand Champion during a spectacular closing ceremony to be staged in front of show crowds on Saturday 19th December.
Meet the Teams
Al Fursan, UAE
Al Fursan is the aerobatics demonstration team of the UAE Air Force. The team has a total of seven aircrafts, all of which are used for performances. These jet aircrafts are decked out in dramatic national colours and are sure to put on a special show for the home crowds.
UAE Air Force F16 & Mirage, UAE
Two of the most awesome military jets in the skies, the F16 Fighting Falcon and the Dassalt Mirage 2000 will blow the crowds away with their sheer power and sonic presence. Fans will tell them apart by the F16’s famous “Viper Snake” appearance and frameless bubble canopy.
Saudi Hawks, KSA
The Saudi Hawks are a BAE Hawk-equipped Royal Saudi Air Force aerobatic team. Six smoke-capable bae hawk mk.65a and three mk 65s are assigned to the team with striking green and white demonstration colours. The team draws comparison with RAF Red Arrows due to the similar aircraft.
Bahrain Air Force F16, Bahrain
The Royal Bahraini Air Force will delight fans of power flying as they do a special flyby at the Championship, making a special sortie all the way from their headquarters at the Sheik Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
Richard Goodwin, UK
Flying is in Richard Goodwin’s family DNA. His father Ken flew fast jets in the RAF and was famous for his Hunter and Lightning aerobatic displays. Richard followed his footsteps and joined the RAF to fly the Tornado GR 1 with the IX Squadron. This included 21 missions during Operation Desert Storm. Richard now flies an iconic Pitts S2S.
Breitling Wingwalkers, UK UK-based AeroSuperBatics are one of the best known and loved civilian air display acts in Europe and the world’s only aerobatic formation wingwalking team. The team’s shows consist of female athletes, attached to a post above the wings. They perform a breathtaking sequence of acrobatic manoeuvres and handstands at a speed of up to 150 mph and ‘G’ forces of up to 4G!
Glider FX Aerobatics, UK The GilderFX team fly the most aerobatic gliders ever built, including the 2-seat MDM1-Fox. The MDM-1 Fox gliders are capable of ‘unlimited’ aerobatics, and dramatic maneuvers. Watch out for rolls, loops, tailslides, flick rolls and dynamic tumbles.
Misty Blues Skydiving, USA
Since the early 1980’s The Misty Blues All Woman Skydiving Team has been thrilling audiences at air around the world. These exceptionally talented and brave ladies delight in displaying their parachuting talents that make them some of the most skilled skydivers in the world.
Belgian Broncos, Belgium
The Bronco Demo Team of the Royal Bavarian Airforce flies a solo display using the Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, the iconic turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. Developed in the 1960s for counter insurgency combat, the Bronco flaunts its extreme agility inside a tight aerobatic box with short take-off and landing skills.
Bravo 3 Repsol Team, Spain
Led by reigning European Champion, Castor Fantoba, this Spanish duo is the only active Sukhoi-flying formation team in the world and winners of over 30 international medals. Look for a stirring display of classic aerobatics with close formation figures and freestyle maneuvers.
Artur Keilak, Poland
Poland’s National Aerobatic Champion and a three-time finalist at the World Aerobatic Championships, this extreme daredevil is a leading star of Unlimited Aerobatics, the cutting edge of competition aerobatics. Keilak will push himself and his XC41 to the absolute limit to thrill the crowds.
Championship Village
Along with daredevil pilots, gravity-defying wingwalkers, parachutists and a new-to-the-region aircraft line-up, the Al Ain Air Championship will feature the show’s biggest on-ground family entertainment extravaganza yet.
The massive 60,000 square metre Championship Village will offer a wide range of aircraft displays, interactive stands, runway demos and parades, a dedicated family area and a new line-up of food trucks, providing all day family fun for the tens of thousands of visitors.
In addition, an all-new Main Stage performance area is being added to the heart of the Village, providing crowds with exciting musical entertainment each evening after the flying competition has finished for the day.
Click here for the Programme Guide
Event timing: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
The full Championship programme line-up will be announced at a later stage and when Champion ticket sales are launched.
The 2015 edition of the Al Ain Air Championship is jointly organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and the UAE Air Force and is supported by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC).
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