The Australian International Airshow 2009 is one of the world's great aviation events with world record crowds of over 1/2 million visitors.

 

For several days over Avalon in Victoria, the skies some alive with some of the greatest aerial displays on the planet. From WW2 warbirds to the latest combat jets, from the gravity-defying aerobatics of the world's most extreme pilots to the more gentle displays by historic and commercial aircraft, the show offers something for every enthusiast.

 

This DVD highlights displays by aerobatics pilots Pip Borrman in his Edge 540, as well as dazzling solo displays by Australia's front line military aircraft, the F/A-18 Hornet and the mighty F-111.It includes a feature on the RAAF's latest acquisition – the giant C-17 Globemaster transport – a rare tour of the RAF's E-3 Sentry AWACS 707, it goes flying with the men who keep the historic Super Constellation and Catalina aircraft airborne and it gets up close and personal with the star of the show – the F/A-18 Super Hornet and its test pilot Ricardo Traven, who puts on a mind-boggling display in the aircraft that will soon enter service with the RAAF.