Location: SXF / Berlin Schonefeld Airport, ILA

Date: 9 and 10 May, 2004

My first visit to the German trade show. In previous it had attracted a large contingent from the Russian manufacturers, but this year it was very sparse on that front. If helicopters are your thing then Eurocopter had several military types not show that would not normally be seen on our side of the Channel. The Tiger in particular put on a stunning display with rolls and loops which would shame an Apache.


  • Italian Air Force MB339CD MM55078/RS-29.

  • A-10A Thunderbolt 81-0945/SP.

  • US Navy UC-12M 163836.

  • Luftwaffe Eurofighter 9837.

  • 2904 is one of the former East German MiG-29s taken on by the Luftwaffe after reunification.

  • EC-505 Tiger 9825 of the Heersflieger (German Army).

  • 8255 is a Heer EC-135TI.

  • F-WWCA Airbus A340-600 demonstrator.

  • An124 UR-82009 arriving on the Monday morning.

  • F-WWAI A318 company demonstrator.

  • F-WWCA

  • F-WWCA

  • F-WWCA

  • F-WWCA

  • LTU A320 D-ALTG departing.

  • Eurocopter EC-655 Tiger UHT 9812 gave a very agile demonstration.

  • 9812

  • 9812

  • 9812

  • F-WWCA

  • NH Industries NH90 F-ZWTI.

  • F-ZWTI

  • Philippine-based Dornier Do24ATT RP-C2403 of South East Asian Airlines.

  • Modern-day Dornier amphibian - Cd2 Seastar D-ICKS.

  • German Navy Tornado IDS 4530.