Africa’s largest aerospace, defence, and security exhibition is moving to what many have called the world’s most beautiful city. Africa Aerospace & Defence – AAD 2008– will be held in Cape Town from 17-21 September.

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The 2008 Africa Aerospace and Defence Air Show is set to attract around 15 000 visitors for the first three days (Trade & Static displays with 400 exhibitors from 25 countries) and 50 000 per day on the 20th and 21st (Static & Dynamic air shows).

The opening time for this fun-filled 2008 Airshow in Cape Town is 6am and you can find entrance gates on Koeberg Road and at Ratanga Junction.

The cost for the Africa Aerospace Airshow at Ysterplaat is R50 for adults and R40 for pensioners and children under 12. These Cape Town Airshow ticket prices are a great bargain if you consider the cost of operating all the advanced aircraft that are involved!

The 2008 Ysterplaat Airshow programme is difficult to structure precisely due to the nature of an air show, but you can expect to be wowed all day long by spectacular airborne trickery from some of the world’s greatest airplanes.

The full list of aircraft participating in the 2008 Africa Aerospace & Defence Airshow in Cape Town is as follows:

Airquarius B737-200, ATE Mi-24 Superhind, BE20, Beechcraft Baron, Bell 407, Citation CJ2+, Citation Mustang, Citation Sovereign, Denel Aviation Cheetah, Falcon 7X, Glasair Sportsman, Global XRS, Grand Caravan, Hawker XP900, King Air 200.

The Learjet 45, PA46 Matrix, Premier 1A Robinson 44, SAAF Agusta A109, SAAF BK117, SAAF C208 Caravan, SAAF C47TP, SAAF Gripen, SAAF Hawk, SAAF Museum C47, SAAF Museum Mirage IIICZ, SAAF Museum Mirage F1AZ.

The SAAF Rooivalk, SAAF Silver Falcons SAPS Air Wing, Skylane 182, TECNAM, Thunder City Buccaneer, Thunder City Hawker Hunter, Thunder City Lightning, USAF C130E and USAF LC130 – a truly magnificent list of awesome aircraft!

All of the major suppliers of civil and military aerospace, defence, and security equipment to the South African government will be represented in Cape Town by top ranking executives.

Make sure you purchase your 2008 Cape Town Ysterplaat Airshow tickets in advance for Saturday and Sunday. They are available at a discounted rate at Cape Town Tourism and NSRI offices.

This will assist with traffic management and provides the advantage of drive-through access to the venue.

Molo Says: “The 2008 Africa Aerospace & Defence Ysterplaat Cape Town Airshow event promises plenty of high-flying thrills that you definitely can’t experience every day! Be there.

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