Olympic Air
From the Eurofighter Typhoon to the Goodyear Blimp, see what's flying at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- By Roger Mola
- AirSpaceMag.com, July 24, 2012
Geoffrey Lee, Planefocus Limited
The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (here, with four Eurofighter Typhoons, entertaining Londoners for the RAF's 90th birthday), will perform a nine-ship flypast in "Big Battle" formation to mark the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games. In 2009, four years before the Summer Games, it was erroneously reported that the Red Arrows had been banned from the Opening Ceremonies for being "too British," and for possibly offending other nations with their "military background." Even though ceremony organizers and the Red Arrows both refuted the story, a protest movement was launched, and half a million people signed a petition begging that the team be "reinstated." On July 27, the Red Arrows will fly over Olympic sites in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and London.
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Comments (1)
That Eurofighter is a beautiful plane. I always thought the Mirage III with the canards was the prettiest fighter but the Typhoon comes close. I also think the MIG 29 beats the F-15 on looks anyway. I also like the MIG 21. Being an American does not make me biased concerning what looks good. I think the Vulcan was probably the coolest bomber ever built.
Posted by GaryChurch on August 8,2012 | 11:32 PM