LIMA '23 - Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition

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LIMA '23 - Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition

Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:30 pm

LIMA '23 - Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition
May 23rd - 27th
MIEC, Langkawi International Airport
Langkawi, Malaysia
https://www.limamalaysia.com.my/

Featured Performers
- Indonesian AF Jupiter Aerobatic Team [KT-1 Woongbi (x 6)]
- PLAAF August 1st [Chengdu J-10CY (x 6)]
- RMAF F/A-18D Hornet Demo
- RMAF Tactical Display Team [Various Aircraft]
- ROKAF Black Eagles [T-50 Golden Eagle (x 8)]
- Russian AF Russian Knights [Sukhoi Su-35S ‘Flanker-M’ (x 6)]
- Russian AF Su-35S ‘Flanker-M’ Demo
- UAE Al Fursan [MB-339 (x 7)]
- Mark Jeffries [Extra 300L]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:23 am

Slated to make an appearance at this year’s airshow are the Black Eagles display team from South Korea.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230329002800325
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Post by Adam » Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:15 am

First batch of official confirmations:
Black Eagles
Russian Knights
August 1st
Jupiter Aerobatic Team
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Post by Adam » Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:07 pm

New addition to the line up:
Al Fursan (x7 MB-339) - their Asia tour is back on!

Some other updates:

August 1st will be bringing the Chengdu J-10CY. LIMA 2023 will be their first public airshow using this J-10 variant, which has been developed especially for aerobatic team duties.

The Russian Knights will be bringing six Su-35S jets and one Su-35SM, according to the TUDM. Assuming they actually make it, this will be the first international appearance of the Su-35 as part of the Russian Knights. It hasn't been confirmed exactly what combination the aircraft will fly in, but the plan is for a 6-ship display, which is relatively rare for the Russian Knights and almost certainly a first for southeast Asia, where they normally fly as a 4-ship.

The TUDM have been spotted working up a Su-30MKM solo display.

Rumoured static display highlights include a Canadian Aurora and Thai F-5s, but often with statics at LIMA, nobody really knows what's coming until after it's arrived.

Finally, a few corrections from the participation list at the top of this thread.
- Mark Jeffries [Extra 330SC]
Mark tells me this is extremely unlikely. In any respect, it'd be a locally-based Extra 300L as usual, not his 330SC.
- RMAF Tactical Display Team [Su-30MKM 'Flanker-H' (x 2) and F/A-18D Hornet (x 2)]
Possibly some confusion here - the full RMAF Tactical Display Team is, first and foremost, the team that stage the Opening Gambit on the Tuesday morning, usually with 20-30 jets, trainers, helicopters and heavy transports. They'll definitely be returning in some form on the opening day of LIMA 2023, exact aircraft types TBC. However, to make up for the smaller-than-expected flying line up in 2019, they also worked up a reduced five-ship display that year which they could perform on the main public days, using just the fast jets - which is I think what this quoted section refers to. They may work up something similar for 2023, but the flying display is looking busy enough that they probably shouldn't need to, and certainly nothing's been announced to suggest that they will.
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Post by Adam » Fri May 05, 2023 9:26 pm

With the possible exception of some one-off flypasts, these three final items complete the main flying display line up at LIMA 2023:
TUDM F/A-18D Hornet solo
TUDM helicopter tactical display - type(s) not specified
Gamebird GB1 - pilot/operator not specified

The Extra 300 does not appear on the current participation list.
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Post by Adam » Thu May 11, 2023 7:19 am

Some of the static display highlights have been officially announced:
USAF KC-135R Stratotanker
USAF C-130J Hercules
USAF C-37 Gulfstream V
USN P-8A Poseidon
USN MH-60R
RCAF CP-140M Aurora
RTAF F-5TH Super Tigris
VKS Il-76
ROKAF P.180 Avanti
RSAF CH-47F Chinook
RSAF AH-64D Apache
Airbus A220-300
Dassault Falcon 7X
Embraer E195-E2
HAL Light Utility Helicopter

Additionally, the RMAF Tactical Display Team has begun practicing for LIMA. Their early practices have involved:
3x Su-30MKM
3x F/A-18D Hornet
5x Hawk 208
9x PC-7 Mk.II
1x A400M
3x C-130H Hercules
3x EC275 Caracal
2x AW139
2x MD530G
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Post by DeanW » Thu May 11, 2023 9:49 am

Great to have the Thai F-5s on the list!

The Avanti is odd as the ROKAF don't operate the type, so I think it was just a poorly composed tweet from the event. Although that does make me wonder what will be on static from the ROKAF?!
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Post by Adam » Thu May 11, 2023 11:16 am

DeanW wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 9:49 am Great to have the Thai F-5s on the list!

The Avanti is odd as the ROKAF don't operate the type, so I think it was just a poorly composed tweet from the event. Although that does make me wonder what will be on static from the ROKAF?!
Good catch! It's littered with other errors too, from listing the Il-76 twice to inventing a non-standard ROKAF abbreviation and continued uncertainty over the aircraft the Russian Knights will fly (latest post says Su-30SM, previous ones say Su-35S).

I'm sure the Koreans will dispatch the usual fleet of C-130 support aircraft for the Black Eagles, so maybe one of those will appear on static.
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The helicopter tactical display seen throughout the week will be a join collaboration between the TUDM and TDM (Malaysian Air Force and Army). It will comprise the EC-725AP, AW-139, A-109LUH, MD-530G and special forces troops.
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Post by Adam » Thu May 11, 2023 12:54 pm

Tentative flying schedule for the coming days. Astoundingly, the RMAF Su-30 solo has been deleted from the list! The Russian Knights' Su-35 solo replaces it.

Practices and validations
19th May, 09:45-10:00 - Opening Gambit practice (RMAF Tactical Display Team)
20th May, 09:45-10:00 - Opening Gambit practice (RMAF Tactical Display Team)
20th May, 12:00-14:30 - Air display practice (Black Eagles, Al Fursan, Black Eagles, August 1st, F-18, Su-35, helicopter tactical display)
21st May, 09:45-10:00 - Opening Gambit practice (RMAF Tactical Display Team)
21st May, 12:00-14:30 - Air display practice (Russian Knights, Al Fursan, Black Eagles, August 1st, helicopter tactical display)
22nd May, 12:30-14:30 - Air display practice (Team Jupiter, Russian Knights, Gamebird, F-18, helicopter tactical display)

Trade days
23rd May, 09:45-10:00 - Opening Gambit (RMAF Tactical Display Team)
23rd May, 12:00-14:30 - Air display (Russian Knights, Black Eagles, Al Fursan, Team Jupiter, August 1st, Gamebird, F-18, Su-35)
23rd May, 17:00-18:00 - Friendship Flight (Black Eagles with RMAF Tactical Display Team Hawks, F-18s and Su-30s)
24th May, 12:30-14:30 - Air display (Al Fursan, Team Jupiter, Black Eagles, Gamebird, F-18)
25th May, 12:30-14:30 - Air display (Russian Knights, Black Eagles, August 1st, F-18, Gamebird, helicopter tactical display, Su-35)

Public days
26th May, 10:00-12:00 - Air display (Black Eagles, Russian Knights, Al Fursan, Gamebird, F-18, helicopter tactical display)
26th May, 14:30-16:30 - Air display (Black Eagles, Team Jupiter, August 1st, Su-35, helicopter tactical display, F-18)
27th May, 10:00-12:00 - Air display (Russian Knights, Black Eagles, August 1st, F-18, helicopter tactical display)
27th May, 14:30-16:30 - Air display (Al Fursan, Black Eagles, Team Jupiter, Gamebird, Su-35, helicopter tactical display, F-18)
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Post by DeanW » Fri May 12, 2023 11:23 am

Thanks Adam, very useful info! Shame about the Su-30 solo as I was hoping we'd get one operating out of Langkawi.
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