Kaivopuisto Air Show

The Kaivopuisto, or Helsinki Air Show 2017 was an air show organized by the Finnish Aviation Museum on June 9, 2017, in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki, Finland.[1] The show contained 17 performances.[2] It was organized as part of the 100th anniversary of the Finnish independence.[3][2] The event attracted 130,000 on-site spectators, becoming the largest public event in Finland's history to date.[4]

Programme

The programme of the show was as follows:[3]

Helsinki Air Show 2017
Start Aircraft/Group Pilot Organization
1. 16:00 Paragliding presentation
2. 16:20 Arctic Eagles
3. 16:50 H215 Super Puma and Dornier 228 Finnish Border Guard
4. 17:10 NHIndustries NH90
5. 17:20 VL Viima
6. 17:40 Arctic Eagles
7. 18:00 Douglas DC-3 OH-LCH Airveteran
8. 18:10 ATR 72 Nordic Regional Airlines
9. 18:20 Airbus A350 Finnair
10. 18:40 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
11. 18:55 A Hawk T1A, Red Arrows Squadron Leader David Montenegro et al. Royal Air Force
12. 19:25 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 Flight Lieutenant Ryan Lawton Royal Air Force
13. 19:40 Fouga Magister
14. 20:00 Saab 35 Draken
15. 20:10 Saab JAS 39 Gripen
16. 20:30 F/A-18 Hornet Tapio Yli-Nisula Ilmavoimat
17. 20:40 BAE Systems Hawk, Midnight Hawks Ilmavoimat
  • RAF Red Arrows at Kaivari 2017 Air Show
  • Red Arrows performing at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
  • Red Arrows performing at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
  • Red Arrows performing a heart at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
  • A pair of Fouga C.M.170 Magisters at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
  • Two Super Hornets at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.
  • Finnish Air Force FA-18C Hornet performing at the Helsinki 2017 Air Show.

References

  1. ^ "Kaivopuisto Airshow". Suomen ilmailumuseo. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  2. ^ a b "Kaivopuiston lentonäytös tavoitti lähes puoli miljoonaa ihmistä" [‘Kaivopuisto air show reached nearly half a million people’] (in Finnish). Finnish Aviation Museum. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Silvander, Lauri (8 June 2017). "Valtava ilmailunäytös Kaivopuistossa päättyi Midnight Hawksin lyyriseen" [‘A huge air show in Kaivopuisto ended with the lyrical flight of the Midnight Hawks’]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ Illikainen, Pia (2017-06-13). "The Finnish Aviation Museum organized the biggest public event in Finland's history". Suomen ilmailumuseo. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
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