Jurgis Kairys og SU-26 Freestyle Aerobatics

Jurgis Kairys kommer til Sola Airshow fra Lithauen i sin Sukhoi SU-26. Kairys er flere ganger verdensmester i Freestyle Aerobatics og er kanskje mest kjent for sin spektakulære "stuntflyging" som inkluderer snorkutt, flyging under hinder og "kobra-manøvre" i lav høyde. I Norge setter regelverket begrensninger på denne typen flyging, så på Sola Airshow vil Kairys fly et freestyle aerobatics program som ikke inneholder noen av disse elementene. Spektakulært blir det uansett.

Kairys sin SU-26 er utstyrt med en 9-sylinders stjernemotor som yter opp mot 400 hestekrefter og kan oppnå en toppfart på 450 km/h (vne). Flyet er godkjent for akselerasjoner på +12G / -10G. Les mer på www.jkairys.com.

The Aerostars Display Team

We are very happy to be able to wish the Aerostars welcome to Sola in June. The Aerostars fly an impressively precise formation display with their Soviet aera Yak-50 and Yak-52 trainers. They have flown in Norway on several occasions, but never at Sola. The closest we came was a fly-by as they were returning home to the UK after flying the Bergen Airshow in 2005. We look forward to seeing them in June.

Return of the F-86A Sabre

The F-86 Sabre was a usual sight in Norwegian skies during the 50's and 60's. Although the Sabre was never stationed at Sola during it's tenure with the RNoAF it was a frequent visitor here. 2012 marks the year of the return of the F-86 to Norway - the only airworthy F-86A in the world. This aircraft has it's home base at Duxford in the UK.

PBY-5A Catalina "Miss Pick Up"

The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an aircraft with a long and historic operational service life in the RNoAF from 1942 -1961. Once again we welcome the appearance of Catalina G-PBYA making her journey from her homebase at Duxford to Norway in June. First stop is Rygge where she will appear at the defence forces arrangement at Horten 1 June, then Kjeller 3 June before arriving at Sola 9-10 June. Afterwards setting course for Bodø where she will fly at the Bodø Airshow 16-17 June. This "Cat" with the name "Miss Pick Up" has newly painted, authentic "nose art", and is correct for the wartime period. Read more about Miss Pick Up at the Catalina Society.

Return of the Skycats

Scandinavian Airshow's "Catwalk" with his wing-walking "Skycats" were one of the largest crowd pleasers during Sola Airshow 2007. We are proud to welcome the cats back to our show in 2012. The skycats will entertain us with good old "barnstorming", doing gymnastics on the wings and on top of the aircraft while the aircraft itself is flying an aerobatic routine. When they are not flying, the skycats will entertain our younger spectators.

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World class glider aerobatics

Sola Airshow welcomes world class glider pilot Johan Gustafsson of Sweden to Stavanger in June. Gustafsson who became World Champion in in 2010 flies a stunning aerobatics routine in his Pilatus B4 glider, coordinated to music and smoke. Come fly with Johan (YouTube) and check his web site www.j-gustafsson.com.

Invitation to Sola Airshow 2012

Avinor in partnership with Sola Flyklubb, Sola Flystasjon Flyklubb and Stavanger Fallskjermklubb would like to invite you to an air show at Stavanger Lufthavn Sola, the weekend of 9-10 june 2012. Watch this website for more information.