Patrulla Águila

The Spanish Air Force jet display team returns to Barcelona to cellebrate its 25th anniversary. The 7 CASA C-101 Aviojets will close the airshow with their spectacular nature and precision.
This year, Patrulla Águila's leader is from Barcelona, Comandante José María "Pep" Alonso.

Arrival: 01/10 Displays: 3/10 Base: Barcelona

Patrulla Aspa

Along with Patrulla Águila, Aspa is one of the favourites among Barcelona's airshow visitors. The display team turns 5 years old and add novelties to their routine, such as a smoke system which makes them even more impressive.
They are probably the best helicopter display team in the world.
Arrival: 30/09 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

F-18 Ala 12

The Ala 12 Display Pilot from the Base Aérea de Torrejón will leave us dumbfounded while he makes his McDonell-Douglas F-18 Hornet dance in the sky.

Get ready for a performance which will take the jet to its limits.

Arrival: 01/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Barcelona

Canadair CL-215T Grupo 43

The Grupo 43, off Torrejón, is the first to get to the bushfires whenever they are required.

The "botijo" will perform water drops and sea landings in front of the audience.


Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 3/10 Base: Barcelona

Puma SAR Escuadrón 801

The Puma helicopter from Search & Rescue Escuadrón 801 in Palma de Mallorca will perform a sea rescue simulation.
These helicopters and their crew are in charge of looking after the ships sailing through the Mediterranean.


Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 3/10 Base: Barcelona

Patrouille de France

Lead for the first time by a female pilot, Commander Virginie Guyot, the french display team, one of the favourite foreign performers most endeared by Barcelona's airshow audience, returns to our city with a new routine for 2010.


Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2/10 Base: Barcelona

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet

The Alpha Jet, on top of being the Patrouille de France airplane, is a very capable trainer, as will be shown by its display pilot.

This nimble aircraft can perform as spectacularly as the bigger jets.

Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2/10 Base: Barcelona

François Le Vot Aerobatics

"Paquito", as he is affectionately known in the spanish aerobatic community, is as good a pilot as he is fun and showmanly. He will hipnotize us again with his impossible maneouvers with his Extra 330SC.
François Le Vot is the current unlimited aerobatics bronze medalist and a member of the French Airforce Aerobatics Team .
Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

F-16 Solo Display Team

It's not the plane, it's the pilot... Commander Michel "Mitch" Beulen from the Belgian Air Component is one of the most impressive display pilots in Europe, and he will show us what he is capable of with his F-16.

Don't miss just what the "Fighting Falcon" can do.

Arrival: 30/09 Displays: 3/10 Base: Barcelona

F-16 Demo Team

The amazing orange display team returns to Barcelona to indulge us with a routine designed to show off the capabilities of the jet.

It's an honour to be able to compare the routines of the two best F-16 display pilots in the world.

Arrival: 30/09 Displays: 2/10 Base: Barcelona

North American T-6B

The T-6 Harvard/Texan was one of the most built trainers during WW2 in the USA.

Easy to fly in its time, it was perfect to make the transition to the bigger, more powerful warbirds.


Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 3/10 Base: Sabadell

Antonov 2R

When an airplane is built non-stop from 1949 to 1991, you know it's special. The Antonov 2 is a multirole airplane, with tasks such as cargo and passenger transport, crop dusting, firefighting, parachute drops, etc.
It has a special ability to operate from very short runways.
Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2/10 Base: Sabadell

Zlin Z-326 Trener Master

Best aerobatic trainer from the 60s, the Trener Master revolutioned aerobatic championships winning most competitions of that era.

Czech built, it's extremely agreeable to fly
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Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 3/10 Base: Sabadell

Zlin Z-526 Akrobat

The Akrobat is the single-seat version of Trener Master, with very similar flight characteristics.

It mounts a 6-cylinder, 160 hp inverted Walther engine.



Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 3/10 Base: Sabadell

MBB Flamingo

The Flamingo is an utility plane designed for pilot training, and was built by MBB, heir to the famous Messerschmitt company.

It's semi-aerobatic, and only two flying units remain in Europe.

Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 3/10 Base: Sabadell

Bücker Jungmann

The Bücker Jungmann have been everywhere in aviation as trainers and aerobatic airplanes ever since the 30s. Made of wood, fabric, and metal, and practically undestructables in flight, they take us to another era.

Two airplanes of this kind will perform at the airshow.

Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2/10 Base: Sabadell

Hispano Aviación Super Saeta

The Saeta was the first jet made in Spain. Designed by Willy Messerschmitt, this twin-engined jet served in he Spanish Air Force as a combat aircraft and trainer.
We'll see two units in flight: one belonging to the Fundació PAC and the other belonging to Victor Lleó, from the Club Acrobático Mediterráneo.

Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

North American P-51D Mustang

Considered by many the best WW2 airplane, the fact is it was the most loved in the USA. So much that the Ford Mustang sports car takes its name from this airplane.

We will see, and most of all, hear, this WW2 jewel.

Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Yakovlev 11

This late WW2 russian trainer was nicknamed "the russian T-6" due to its similar flight behaviour.

It perfectly represents all radial engine russian warbirds of that era.


Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

AT-6B M0 "Mitsubitshi Zero"

Unfortunately, there are no flying Mitsubitshi Zeros left, but some T-6 have been modified to resemble the japanese airplane.

They are the ones we see in Hollywood movies posing as Zeros, and one of these will come to Barcelona.

Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Aero Club Barcelona-Sabadell

The Aero Club Barcelona-Sabadell, largest club in Spain and third largest in Europe, participates in the Festa al Cel with 6 of its most modern aircraft: two Cessna 182T and four Cessna 172R, all of them with high-tech avionics (Glass Cockpit).


Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Top Fly

Top Fly is the only professional flying school which teaches future chinese airline pilots to fly.

We'll see 6 of their Tecnam Sierra trainers in the airshow.


Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Bombers de la Generalitat

Nicknamed "Zapatones" by their pilots, the Air Tractor is the first to get to the large bushfires in Catalonia, since it can land and scoop water from lakes.

It will perform alongside a B3 Waterbomber helicopter.


Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2/10 Base: Sabadell

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

The first seaplane that comes to mind if we think about classic WW2 models is the Catalina. It's a giant aircraft capable of sea landing in very difficult weather conditions, and which saved hundreds of crew members who had ditched on the sea during WW2.


Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Proyecto Alas

Álvaro Bultó, Santi Corella, and Toni López will show how you can also jump from low altitude with a wingsuit.

BASE jumping off a helicopter, they will open the parachute very close to the ground. Don't miss it!


Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Airbus 320 Spanair

After a sensational display last year by Commander Emilio Ranz, Spanair returns to show us just what can be done with an airliner close to the ground and with absolute safety.



Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 3/10 Base: Barcelona

Airbus 320 Vueling

The new generation airline will participate with one of their most flashy aircraft to award us with a "Vueling moment".

Come see a large airliner from up close.


Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 3/10 Base: Barcelona

Pioneer Team

Winners of the EAC award for best european performers of 2009, the Pioneer Team visits Barcelona for the first time ready to dazzle with their smoke and fireworks routine.

The four Pioneer 300 aircraft will draw lines and colours on the Barcelona sky.

Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Twister Duo

This couple of very nimble and agile aircraft have become favourites among the british audiences these last years, performing in many airshows.

This is their first visit to Spain and to Festa al Cel, so let's give them a warm welcome!

Arrival: 1/10 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell

Sea Rescue AW139 Helicopter

The Agusta Westland 139 Helicopter will perform a sea rescue demonstration in which a sailor has fallen overboard and has to be located and rescued in a very short period of time.

Located in Reus, the Sea Rescue helicopters are always on call for any emergency in the Mediterranean.
Arrival: LOCAL Displays: 2/10 Base: Reus

Swift Glider Team

For the first time in Spain, we'll see how an unpowered glider can be as spectacular as a powered airplane performing aerobatics.

The team is composed by a tow plane, a MDM-1 Fox glider, and one of the Silence from Twister Duo. Very curious!
Arrival : 30/9 Displays: 2-3/10 Base: Sabadell