RSAF Open House 2016 – Defending Our Skies Over the weekend of 21-22 May, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open House returned to Paya Lebar Airbase with a bang after a 5-year absence. With more than 220,000 visitors over the weekend, it surpassed the organising committee’s target of 120,000. Covering an area of […]
Editor: In a week’s time, the long awaited RSAF Open House 2016 on 21-22 May is finally here! In this final series, we bring you back to the more recent RSAF open houses since the turn of millennium, 2001 to 2011. Text by Gary Ng (@clipper.sg) Images by: Gary Ng (@clipper.sg), David Chua (@Robotech3142), Eric Chang (@eclh14) A New Millennium At […]
Editor: As we look forward to the upcoming highly anticipated RSAF Open House on 21-22 May 2016, let our member, Gary, bring us back in time once again to see how SAF and The RSAF open houses and displays were like in the 80s-90s. Text and Image by Gary Ng, Instagram @clipper.sg The 80-90s The 80s saw a major leap […]
Editor: As we look forward to the upcoming highly anticipated RSAF Open House on 21-22 May 2016, let our member, Gary, bring us back in time to see how SAF and RSAF open houses and displays were like in the 60s and 70s. Note: the grid-like effect on some images was due to the texture of physical photo paper. Text and Images by […]
The Republic of Singapore Airforce (RSAF) There are many countries involved in the bi-annual event, but no other country consistently makes appearances than Singapore itself. Being the host country, assets from the RSAF make a definite appearance every 2 years at the Singapore airshow. RSAF Black Knights in Singapore Airshow 2014 This year, the RSAF’s […]
The Airbus A350-900 XWB (F-WWCY) Extra wide body – if that does not intrigue you for a bit, you may not be a frequent flier who grimaces at the lack of personal space and claustrophobia on board aircraft especially when you fly coach like the good majority of us. Making its second appearances at the Singapore […]
Republic Of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) 53rd Air Demonstration Group Black Eagles Returning for an encore performance at the Singapore Airshow 2016, the Black Eagles (블랙이글스) once again demonstrated their exciting and dynamic aerobatic sequences which won them the King Hussein Memorial Sword for the Best Overall Flying Demonstration at RIAT 2012. Equipped with the […]
USAF C-17 Globemaster III The C-17 which has appeared at Singapore Airshow 2014 aerial display appeared at Singapore Airshow 2016 once again. The aircraft performing the display comes from the USAF 154th Wing, 204th Airlift Squadron stationed at Joint Base Pearl Habour-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii. The C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft which […]
