Singapore Airshow 2010 Gallery

Just came back from Changi Beach with some photos of the flight display this year.

Unlike last time, this afternoon the weather was excellent with blue skies and puffy white clouds.

One of the star attractions, the F-111, flew during trade days, but it seems to be grounded due to technical problems so there were only four jet aircraft in the air today.

Also, there were no aerobatic teams participating this year, so the display was pretty short.

F-16



















Pulling Gs while descending. Note the plume of condensation over the wings.



















Barrel roll, trailing a cockscrew-shaped stream of smoke.













Making a near pass.

A-10













From a distance, the A-10 doesn't look menacing at all. It resembles a UAV...













Also, despite the fact that it is a fearsome tank-killer, its quiet engines and relatively slower speed compared to the other jets makes it appear rather sedate.



















Pulling a tight turn and showing the business end of the machine - the 30mm Avenger cannon, visible as a dark bump on the aircraft's nose.

T-50



















In contrast to the A-10, the nifty Korean built T-50 jet trainer is both loud and speedy.













I think the Singapore Air Force is deciding between the Korean T-50 and the Italian M-346 for its new generation of advanced trainers.













Here it comes again for one more pass, just as the portside smoke generator runs out of smoke.

M-346













Fast and agile, the M-346 is also a superb trainer. It's not as fast as the T-50, but it uses two engines, a redundancy which is a good safety feature in a trainer aircraft.













Trailing streams of condensation from its wingtips as it pulls a tight turn to complete the performance.

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