KAUNAS AVIATION FESTIVAL 2024
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Paskelbta: 2024-07-23 (Tuesday)
July 27
Venue: S.Darius and S.Girėnas airfield
2.00 PM Official Opening Ceremony
The laying of flowers.
Kaunas Wind Orchestra “Ąžuolynas” concert
2.30 PM Convoy of Classic Car Club “Klasika”
Show of the powered paragliding club “MadPilots” and “SkySpa”;
Air Baltic academy demonstration flight (Latvia)
Marijampolė Aeroclub skydiving show;
Demonstration flight performed by two AN-2 aircrafts;
Formation flight by two FOX sailplanes (pilots Donatas Paužuolis and Paulius Raupys);
3.40 PM Concert by Gabija Lokytė and the band (air taxi)
4.20 PM Aviation programme
Show of the historic Bellanca aircraft and the ANBO aerobatic team (pilots: Rolandas Paksas, Robertas Noreika, Algimantas Žentelis);
Marijampolė Aeroclub parachute jump from the aircraft wings
Extra300 aircraft show (pilot Žilvinas Lidžius);
The SKYCATS show on the wings of CATWALK aircraft (Sweden);
MTO sport helicopter show (pilot Laurynas Griauzdė);
Crazy Air Stunts (pilot Andrius Šiozhinys) landing on a moving minibus; 15-20 min
Donatas Paužuolis solo show with 40% Extra 300 model aircraft;
Mini LAK show (pilot Vytautas Mačiulis);
R-44 Robinson helicopter and CH-77 Ranabot ultralight helicopter show (pilots Viktor Drazdov and Arminas Petrauskas);
Formation flight by two FOX sailplanes (pilots Donatas Paužuolis and Paulius Raupys);
6.00 PM Air Master Cup Series competition
Participating pilots: Igor Lobanov (Lithuania), Petr Kopfstein (Czech Republic), Melanie Astles (France), Fanny Viallard (France), Aarron Deliu (Australia), Cyrial Talon (Luxembourg)
Flight of the newly designed IGL-1 (pilot Žilvinas Lidžius)
7.00 PM Air Master Cup Series competition awards
Striker jet model aircraft show (pilot Donatas Paužuolis)
Crazy Air Stunts (pilot Andrius Šiožinys) and motorcycle show
The Artic Eagles (Finland)
The SKYCATS show on the wings of CATWALK aircraft (Sweden);
ANBO airobatic team show (pilots: Rolandas Paksas, Robertas Noreika, Algimantas Žentelis);
8.00 PM Concert
Exhibitions:
– Classic car club KLASIKA exhibition
– Vilnius Tech Antanas Gustaitis Aviation Institute
– AirBaltic academy
– BAA Training Pilot Runway Project
– Lithuanian Air Force AS365 Dauphin and Mi-8T helicopters;
– IGL-1;
– Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri,
– Extra300 and Extra300 SC,
– Diamond D40,
– Socata TB 10;
– Flight Design CTLS;
– Bristell NG5,
– Bristell RG,
– Grumman AA-5,
– Grumman Tiger,
– Cessna 150,
– Cessna 172,
– Dynamo,
– YAK 50,
– YAK 52
– R-44 Robinson helicopter and many more.
Entertainment and education:
Kids Go Tech Academy exhibition and interactive activities;
Kaunas Municipal Vincas Kudirka Public Library educational activities;
Kaunas Cultural Centre workshops – badge making and airplane folding;
Camp “Laimės kiemas” – face painting and tattoos, trampolines, and interactive learning about firefighting equipment and career.
Other:
Air taxis will be available during the festival!
*The programme is subject to changes depending on weather conditions and/or other circumstances.
Festival organisers: Kaunas City Municipality and Kaunas Cultural Centre
Festival partner: S.Darius and S.Girėnas airfield
Sponsors:
Volfas Engelman Non-Alcoholic
Driveo Car Rental
Advertising studio PICOline
POLS ice-cream
Media sponsors:
Kauno diena
European Hit Radio
Radio station Kelyje
Radio station GoldFM