We know the AirShow program - see what happens in Radom

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Polish MiG-29, FA-50 and F-16 aircraft, French Rafale, Spanish Eurofighters... In addition to the air parade and stunts of the British Red Arrows, the Royal Jordanian Falcons or the Orlik team, there will be news. It's a night drone show and full of pyrotechnic effects imitation of an air strike on ground targets. Radom will turn into an aviation capital for 2 days!

Air Show '2024

On the last weekend of August in the sky above Radom you will again be able to admire majestic formations and spectacular evolutions performed by pilots from around the world. The audience will see more than 70 aircraft in flight – from historical aircraft, helicopters and training machines to state-of-the-art fighter planes and transport aircraft.

During the shows, aerobatic teams and solo pilots will show their craftsmanship, demonstrating aviation precision, dynamics and perfect control of machines in utmost conditions.

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Aviation emotions from dawn to dusk

The event will start on Saturday, August 30, at 9.30 a.m. with the Tercel windmill show, piloted by Andrzej Wychoniec, who is acclaimed in the air environment. Then 3 aircraft already withdrawn from service will ascend into the air TS-11 SparkOn which pilots from the civilian White-Red Wings Foundation will present their skills. After a short break into the air, the British Tiger period aircraft will ascend, which was designed in 1931. Jacek Mainka, pilot and reconstructor of antique machines, will sit behind his rudders. By 11 a.m., the first part of the show will be completed by passenger aircraft pilot Robert Kowalik. The Radomian on the Extra 300L aircraft will execute a series of sky-high evolutions.

The next part of the event will open a flagship landing, during which jumpers will present the flags of all States participating in this year's Air Show. The show will start with a jump from 2 transport aircraft M-28 Bryza.

Then there will be an air parade attended by helicopters and aircraft trained by pilots from this year's celebration Centennial Eagle School In Dęblin. In the air we will see helicopters: Robinson R44, Guimbal Cabri G2, SW4, Mi-2 and aircraft: Diamond DA40, Diamond DA42 and school-training jets M-346 Whitey. There will besides be acrobatics performed by Radom’s squad “Orlik” on turboprop aircraft PZL130 Orlik.

The main part of Saturday shows will start at 12:10 and last until 19.25. To begin, we will see a spectacular flight of 3 EF-2000 Eurofighter fighters from the countries participating in the Eurofighter programme: Spain, Italy and Germany. Then a powerful C-27J Spartan transport aircraft will appear over Radom, representing the Italian Air Force. Just after that, the Spanish Eurofighter will present itself on the solo flight, which will prove to the audience the maneuverability and awesome performance of this modern machine. The next item will be dynamic stunts performed by the Czech military pilot, who will show the possibilities Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter.

In the next part of the shows we will see Polish helicopters and structures manufactured in Poland and operated by the Armed Forces of Poland, among others: In-3 Falcon, Mi-17, Mi-24, AW149, AW101 and S-70 Black Hawk.

There will besides be no shortage of shows by Polish soloists. The aerobatic pilot Łukasz Czepiela of the Redbull squad will appear on the Zivko Edge 540 aircraft accompanied by historical machines, including: the T-29 Trojan training aircraft and the legendary B-25 Mitchell bomber.

But this is not the end of Saturday's attractions. The audience will besides have the chance to see an individual performance Italian fighter Eurofighter TyphoonThe pilots regularly participate in the NATO Air Police missions. Then, over Radom’s sky, he will present himself helicopter W-3 Falcon – a device of Polish design, this time in colours of Czech air force. Immediately after that we will see the maneuvers of the T-346 Master school-training aircraft, which serves for advanced pilot training in Italy and another NATO countries.

The air will besides feature 1 of the key components of NATO's southeastern flank air defence – the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter in the colors of the Greek air force. The next point will be the show of the multi-purpose chopper AW149, which serves as operational support in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.

According to the organizers, emotions will scope out to the zenith during the performance of the Royal Jordanian Falcons aerobatic team, which will execute a show on Extra 330 LX aircraft. Flight precision and squad coordination of pilots make their performances 1 of the most spectacular at global air shows. In the sky there will besides be another combat machines – Greek F-4 Phantom II and H145M chopper utilized by Hungarian armed forces.

Red Arrows

No uncertainty the biggest attraction of this year's Air Show will be the performance of the elite Red Arrows squad from the UK, presenting spectacular formations and stunts in BAE Hawk jet aircraft. Their shows will mark the 85th anniversary of the conflict of England.

Then military jets will appear in the sky in Polish colours: 2 MiGi-29 and 2 light jets. FA-50 school and combat aircraft, which late entered service in the Air Force of Poland.

At the end of this part of the airfield demonstrations 3 machines will fly: the German A-400M Atlas transport aircraft, the Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter and the modern French Rafale fighter, representing the highest level of NATO aviation technology.

A peculiar show block is scheduled for tonight. Between 19:25 and 21:30, viewers will be able to watch flights in the light of pyrotechnics, spectacular presentations Su-22 aircraft, Iskra, Grumman G-164A, BO105 helicopters. The event will culminate in a spectacular flight of 700 drones creating a light spectacle in the sky.

On Sunday, August 31, the event will start at 9 a.m., and Jacek Mainka will be the first to be presented in the air behind the rudders of the historical Tiger Moth aircraft. At 9.45 p.m., the air parade will take place, which will be attended only by helicopters and aircraft utilized for training military pilots in Dęblin and Radom.
Then we will see SB Lim-2 jets and training L-139 from the Fubar Foundation, followed by a spectacular flagship landing performed by jumpers.

A real treat was prepared for the final. The culmination of the shows will be spectacular, full of pyrotechnic effects imitation of the attack on ground targets. This dynamic show will be attended by 2 Su-22 aircraft, 2 MiG-29 and 2 FA-50s.

History Lesson

In addition to dynamic air shows, participants will be waiting for the Historical and Educational Zone, which was organized in part of Sadków Airport. This place prepared by the Air Force Museum in Dęblin and its partners will turn into an "interactive cognition field" for lovers of military history.

You will see replicas of historical aircraft specified as RWD-8, RWD-10 and Lublin R-XIII. besides exhibitions devoted to military aviation, military vehicles and demonstrations of reconstruction groups from all over the country. There's a bomb track waiting for the brave.

In the zone, their exhibitions will be presented, among others, by the Polish Aviation Museum, Naval Museum and the past and Culture Foundation. Visitors will have the chance to participate in educational games, modeling workshops, as well as to watch replicas of weapons, uniforms and historical military vehicles.

The authoritative closing ceremony of the Air Show 2025 in Radom will begin on Sunday at 6.20 p.m.

Roma Boyanovich
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