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Dijon-Darois Airshow : Like a good Bourgogne wine !
Text: Serge Van Heertum - Pictures : Serge Van Heertum, Eddy Devroey & Kurt Vanden Noortgate - SBAP
Darois 2010, the centennial airshow. Indeed, in 1910 the first aviation
manifestation was held in Dijon (military field
la
Madrière). It was in fact a
contest won by a 16 year old boy named Marcel Hanriot His price was – for that
era in the Belle époque- the astronomical amount of 18,500 French
Francs. The boy
managed to fly 21 minutes and 25 seconds and reached an altitude of 290 meters
(around 950 feet). Afterwards it was the city of Beaune itself who organized an
“airshow” the same year. In 1911, the city of Semur held its first airshow...with
two participating planes (both of them crashed), but still it was a success.
In 1923 the “Aeroclub de la Côte d’Or” was created by military pilots and
civilians at Longvic. Dijon-Lonvic airbase developed further and the activity of
military aircraft boomed, so it was decided to create an airfield especially
dedicated to sport aviation in Darois in 1957. The “Aeroclub de la Côte d’Or”
had its own homebase since that year. Over the years, Darois grew and the
airfield is now occupied by aviation companies and various associations.
Five years ago all these companies and associations have
been grouped together under the label InnovAero.
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| Darois Airshow 2010 | Darois Airfield is located North West of Dijon city (Google earth) |
The 2010 edition of the airshow was undoubtedly a success and the airplanes presented came primarily from Darois or from the region (Beaune-Challange, Dijon-Longvic). This was the opportunity to see some beautiful machines, sport aviation aircraft and warbirds as well. Presented in solo display or in team, it was a treat for the public and especially for photographers. It is like a good Bourgogne wine to be savoured and leaves a pleasant aftertaste ... If by any chance you're in Bourgogne, near Dijon at their next meeting, go check it out and discover this aeronautical fair! It is an excellent and friendly place. In other words : An airshow as we like them.
The SBAP team would like to thank the President of the “Aeroclub de la Côte d’Or”, Mister Jean Wiacek for the invitation and all members of this club for the warm welcome on this day. We would also like to thank the press and photographer management team, Virginie, Alexandre "Switch", Adrien and Phill for their help and guidance during this day allowing us to make a very good photoshoot.
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| A part of infrastrutures and catering facilities for the visitors (Eddy Devroey) | The "Centre Dijonnais de Vol à Voile" (Eddy Devroey) |
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| The public area (Kurt Vanden Noortgate) | Aviation is always a facinating world (Kurt Vanden Noortgate) |
The Airshow 2010, Darois was certainly the place to be !
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| Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub floatplane (Serge Van Heertum) | Moravan Zlin 526 (Serge Van Heertum) |
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"Côte d'Or" A formation of 6 Robin DR400 from Darois aeroclub |
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| Ready to open the airshow (Serge Van Heertum) | "switch" on and take off... (Serge Van Heertum) |
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| (Serge Van Heertum) | (Eddy Devroey) |
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North American
T-6 Harvard Presented by Pierre André Martel A wonderfull warbird in Canadian colours |
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| (Serge Van Heertum) | (Eddy Devroey) |
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Stampe &
Vertongen SV4A Presented by Bernard Charbonnel Always a must for aerobatic flight since 1946 |
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Jetstream 41 From Eastern Airways Since a short time this company ensure flights from Dijon-Bourgogne airport to Bordeaux and Toulouse |
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C-101A Pegase
gliders From "Centre Dijonnais de Vol à Voile" Showing a winch take off and aerobatic capabilities |
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| (Eddy Devroey) | (Eddy Devroey) |
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Avion Mudry
CAP-232 From Dijon Voltige presented by Benedicte Blanchard Showing the aerobatic possibilities offered by this school |
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Avion Mudry
CAP 10B Presented by Patrick Jaffra Aerobatic presentation, this aircraft is based at Darois |
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Magni 16
autogyro Presented by Gilles Finet Amazing possibilities for this two seater flying machine ! |
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Pilatus PC-7 Presented by Pascal Aubert Aerobatic demonstration of this reliable turboprop aircraft |
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| (Eddy Devroey) | Serious crosswind gust at landing (Serge Van Heertum) |
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Max Holste
MH-1521-M Broussard Presented by Mathieu Bligny Built in 1958 and still elegant in flight |
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Boeing A75/N1
Stearman Presented by Jean-Pierre Touron & Bruno Ducreux An remakable pesentation to underline the duty of memory for all the American pilots felt in Europe during the second world war |
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Extra 330SC From "Equipe de Voltige de l'Armée de l'Air" (EVAA) Presented by François Rallet and Renaud Ecalle (World Champion 2009) Great art between heaven and earth ! |
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| (Serge Van Heertum) | The pilot office (Serge Van Heertum) |
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François "Ralloch" Rallet repeating the sequences before the demonstration (Serge Van Heertum) |
Concentration (Serge Van Heertum) |
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A
last whirl in front of the public (Kurt Vanden Noortgate) |
Need
fuel before the second presentation of the day... (Serge Van Heertum) |
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Robinson R22
Beta Presentation of the helicopter used at Darois for pilot instruction |
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Sequoia F.8L
Falco Presented by Philippe Duclos A presentation of this "Sky Ferrari" homebuilt aircraft wich required 12 years and 10.000 hours of labor... |
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North American
T-28A Trojan (Fennec as French name) Presented by Cedric Ruet A massive ground attack and training plane |
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Tetras ULM Presented by Jean-Pierre Touron Owned by the "Côte d'Or" aeroclub, a reliable ultra light aircraft |
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Pitts S-2B Presented by Bruno Ducreux Presentation of aerobatic performances of a well known aircraft |
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"CAP TENS"
team Presented by Marianne Shaw as leader and her husband Adam Shaw as wingman 2 Mudry CAP 10 in a wonderfull and elegant ballet ! |
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Breitling Jet
Team Aero L-39C Albatros Presented by : N°1 : Jacques Bothelin, N°2 : François Ponsot, N°3 : Bernard Charbonnel, N°4 : Christophe Deketelaere N°5 : Patrick Marchand, N°6 : Philippe Laloix, N°7 : Frederic Schwebel The only one civil team equiped with jet aircraft is always a must in an airshow, self with a degradation of the meteo during their dynamic presentation... |
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Hawker Sea
Fury FB.11 Presented by the Flying Legend team of Darois One of the most powerfull aircraft equiped with piston engine in the sky of Darois |
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Gloss
blue colours of the 724 Squadron of the Royal Australian Navy (Serge Van Heertum) |
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Supermarine
Spitfire PR Mk XIX Presented by Christophe Jacquard The sound of the prestigeous Rolls Royce Griffon to close this wonderfull airshow at Darois ! |
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| In the colours of 152 Squadron RAF Singapore (Serge Van Heertum) | (Serge Van Heertum) |
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Christophe Jacquard, the boss of Flying Legend (Eddy Devroey) |
End
of airshow, the public could get close of those two warbirds (Eddy Devroey) |