Sunday 4th September 2016 Notodden airport (ENNO) hosted a spectacular airshow I was lucky to attend. I flew to the event with Danish Dakota Friends which is an organization owning and flying a beautiful Dakota DC-3 aircraft from1944.
The parachute jumpers made an impressive opening of the show. Their parachutes were made of fabric with huge Norwegian national flags on which made it picturesque on a clear blue sky.
Beautiful jumps
The drop was done from the Norwegian Dakota DC-3 that has its home in Torp (ENTO). This aircraft was loved by the public and received many applauds during the day:
Norwegian Dakota DC-3
Russian warbirds of Norway participated with a stunning performance. Here is one of them on the ground:
Aero L-29
This type of aircraft was designed and built as a military jet trainer in Czechoslovakia in 1959. It has a VC speed of 655 km/h and VNO of 820 km/h. Around 3500 aircraft were built during 1963 – 1974. It remains to be a very popular aircraft among civil operators.
No airshow is without Antonov. The one below also presented excellent performance.
AN-2 on apron
The AN-2 type has been used for agricultural work, as a light utility aircraft, for parachute drops, and many other tasks suitable for short unimproved fields and low flying. AN-2 has a Guinness record of second longest production run in history.
A very nice glider aerobatics were accompanied by a beautiful music. This pilot was waving with the wings to the public in low altitude on landing which was greatly appreciated by spectators:
Glider receives well-deserved applauds
The helicopter pictured below with the team and friends did breath-taking aerobatics at the show. Unfortunately I was to far away to have good pictures of its stunning tricks.
Enjoying the sun
We were of course lucky with the weather, but the airshow organizers did a great job to make it a success. Interesting information along the show, suitable music, very good sound, merchandise, food & drink, you name it – all worked fine and contributed to this wonderful day.
Danish Dakota DC-3
Vintage cars were on display. Below is a photo of Chevrolet Master Deluxe from 1936 – 3 window sport coupe. The 3rd window is the open air seat behind I guess. I was told it is a mother-in-law seat! It had a charming fur blanket on – to make a trip for the beloved mother-in-law through the Norwegian mountains warmer – a good example of caring Norwegian attitude.
Beautiful Chevrolet from 1936
I loved every single flight presented on this airshow, but what really made an impression was extreme aerobatics done by Jacob Holländer from Sweden. When I saw his outstanding start I forgot everything about the rest of the world:
SE-XZS in the air
Jacob flew a custom made biplane Model 12S Thor. For those unfamiliar with the Norse mythology: Thor was the God of storm- and thunder weather, and was associated with the strength and protection of mankind. Jacob did amazing aerobatics in this aircraft!
Jacob Holländer in Thor on apron after their paramount performance
The Telemark Airshow has already announced its plans for the airshow next year, and I look very much forward to attend.