Athens Flying Week to offer thrills this weekend at Air Base near Athens

The Athens Flying Week 2016 will be held on September 17-18 at the airbase of Tanagra for two amazing days to offer a unique air show, and a series of individual events.

The best pilots of military and civil aviation will offer to the spectators a show of maneuvers and acrobatics.

According to the organizers, this will be the biggest aviation event of southeast Europe for 2016, with confirmed participations from 13 countries among them Spain, Sweden, Italy, Germany and Netherlands.

Tom De Moortel, pilot of the Belgian Air Force, will present a solo show with an F-16, while a Soko G-2 Galeb from Serbia will fly in the colours of the former Yugoslav Air Force.

From our neighbouring Italy, the world champion Luca Bertossio returns with a unique acrobatic maneuvers programme with his glider.

From Sweden, Johan Gustafsson, is also expected to impress the audience. From Spain, Patrulla Aguila will participate with a total of seven aircraft Casa C-101 Aviojet presenting a spectacular performance of absolute synchronization.

From Italy, the group of "WeFlyTeam", confirms the power of the will, since the two pilots are stranded in a wheelchair. 

The Polish Air Force participates with an F-16 and a Sukhoi-22UM3K. 

Acrobatic aircraft 

The Netherlands will participate with an acrobatic aircraft Sukhoi 26MX and the German Air Force is represented by a Tornado ECR and Britain with a Chinook HC2 helicopter.

The 'birdman' Yves Rossy from Switzerland will offer a spectacular performance since his is the first man in the aviation history that flew with a jet engine attached on a wing on his back.

Romania comes with a brand new Boeing 737-700 and Danielle Hughes from Switzerland will dare to unfasten her belt and climb on the wings of a two-seater biplane Boeing Stearman.

The spectators will have also the opportunity to admire the flights of an F-4E AUP Phantom II, a Mirage 2005 and a Super Puma helicopter of the Greek Airforce along with the acrobatic team Daedalus with the single engine T-6A. 

The Greek Navy will participate with a S70B Aegean Hawk helicopter.

Finally, Dimitris Ververelis will perform breathtaking shows with a helicopter EC 120B.

A series of aero show events, aeromodelling exhibitions and aeroclub pavilions including the Hellenic Aerospace Industry will be held in Tanagra airforce base during the weekend.

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