Recent strong sales results within the aviation industry together with an excellent flight programme provided some 200,000 visitors to the annual international air and space exhibition held in Berlin between
10th-16th May an airshow to remember with organisers, indicating that last years stagnation, as far fetched as this may seem, within the civil aviation market has finally come to an end. The space industry in particular received a special
boost with the signing of a 3 Million Euro contract for the supply of 30 Ariane-5 booster rockets with the Airbus, Jena Optronik with the French companies while Indraéro Siren secured a substantial quantity of orders. As previously
mentioned, the flight program was truly first class with one of the numerous highlights including the appearance of the Dornier Do-24 ATT which proved to be a hit with the many enthusiasts in attendance. Even though the weather did not
always prove to be very well behaved, in particular Saturday (15th May) which was not at all well suited for an aviation event because of heavy rain and temperatures well below 10° C.
Naturally, CHECKSIX was on site for you - and even
though there was not enough time to report on all of the static displays and exhibitions, we can nevertheless give you a good overview of the excellent flight program provided.
In the range of civil aviation naturally the aircraft of the airbus consortium dominated. Nearly all current models including the powerful A300-600ST Beluga were present. In the area of the business and passenger aircraft many planes were issued, but except for a few expectations (Extra 500, TBF-700 as well as Diamond Twin Star) only few were displayed in the flight. Good sales and the fulfilment of the objectives of most ...... go to the report
ILA 2004 - Civilian Market
Berlin Schoenefeld
This years ILA offered a wide range of exhibits from all areas of aviation incorporating a variety of traditional airplanes and a broad range of replica aircraft, which wasn’t even noticed by many of the spectators in attendance. The flight program was so compact that most participants were displayed in pairs. Of special note was the appearance of a reproduction of the Messerschmitt M17 - the first aircraft constructed by Willy ...... go to the report
ILA 2004 - Traditionsflugzeuge
Berlin Schoenefeld
ILA 2004 - Patrouille Suisse
Berlin Schoenefeld
It is a good sign that Berlin’s ILA has reached international standards, considering the fact that they have to uphold the ridiculous regulations concerning airshows in Germany; it is still possible ...... go to the report
ILA 2004 - Military Aircraft
Berlin Schoenefeld
Spectator’s (aviation enthusiasts in particular) opinions of the military displays were quite divided. While some were pleased to see an F-4F Phantom of the Luftwaffe return once again, others ...... go to the report
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