RAF Tucano T1 Display Team

The Tucano is a Brazilian design built under license by Shorts of Belfast. The aircraft won a fly-off with the Pilatus PC-9 which was being supported by BAe at the time. Infact, the PC-9 was designed specifically for the role. The Tucano is the RAF's basic training aircraft with the intention of taking pilots from the piston engined DEFTS Firefly and Grob Tutor T1 to the Hawk T1. The cockpit of the Tucano therefore closely resembles a jet and is designed so the turboprop trainer handles more closely to a jet. The Tucano is a successful and well liked aircraft in the RAF.

This year's display will be from 72(R) Squadron, part of No 1 Flying Training School based at RAF Linton on Ouse in south Yorkshire which currently operate 74 examples of the Tucano.

The 2008 display pilot will be Flt Lt Stew Campbell. Stew will be supported this year by Flt Lt Andy Griffiths as Team manager and Flt Lt Ned Holland as the teams PR manager.

Official Website: http://www.tucanodisplay.co.uk

 

2008 RAF Tucano T1 Display Calendar

( displays subject to weather, servicability and operational requirements)

 
May
4th Abingdon
18th Duxford
25th-26th Southend
June
1st RAF Cosford
7th-8th Biggin Hill
14th-15th Margate
14th RAF Halton
15th Kemble
21st RAF Brize Norton
21st-22nd Blackpool
22nd-23rd Shropshire and West Midlands Show
July
5th-6th RAF Waddington
11th-13th RIAT, RAF Fairford
17th RAF Cranwell
20th Sanicole (Belgium)
23rd Weston Super Mare
24th-25th Lowestoft
24th RAF Marham
25th RAF Cottesmore
26th East Fortune
26th-27th Sunderland
August
14th-17th Eastbourne
14th Dawlish
20th Llanbedr
21st-22nd Clacton on Sea
24th Dunsfold
28th-31st Bournemouth
30th-31st Shoreham
September
6th-7th Portrush
6th-7th Southport
11th Jersey
11th Guernsey
13th RAF Leuchars
27th-28th Malta
October
5th Duxford

 

>>Click Here to Return to UK Military Display Teams

>>Click Here to Return to Homepage

AVIATION TOP 100 - www.avitop.com Avitop.com

copyright © Flightline UK