It resists time, passing fashions and storms to bring together, traditionally on Pentecost weekends, all lovers of the world of aviation around the planes of yesterday and today. The meeting of the Time of the propellers, aerial ballet of more than 100 aircraft with five hours of show to delight the 40,000 pairs of eyes in the rural setting of the aerodrome of Cerny La Ferté-Alais, in the south of Paris, will be held on May 27 and 28 in Essonne.
Before raising their heads to enjoy the flight demonstrations through thematic tables retracing the fabulous history of aviation, the public can begin to marvel on the ground as they approach the old "cuckoos" of the pioneers or the more recent civil and military aircraft on the ground. The opportunity to touch these aerial sentinels exposed to visitors and, why not, to get to know the enthusiasts in suits who will put the gas a few hours later in the air.
Fine connoisseurs (who will have planned everything, including a small seat and the cooler) or pure novices attracted by the great show, the spectators will then scatter in the large grassy expanses, their ears stretched out to listen to the vibrant Hollywood music and the commentaries relating the epic of the greatest aviators while in the sky, the historical paintings will follow one another.
The American Corsair (in navy blue), a must at the air show. Jean-Pierre Touzeau
Re-enactments of air battles
The friendly Jean-Baptiste Salis who organizes the meeting will once again bet on classics with re-enactments that have contributed to the reputation of the event in Europe and around the world. The inevitable Tora Tora Tora animated by eleven T6 with its pyrotechnic effects or a staging of a battle of the Vietnam War will once again be part of the game. Shivers guaranteed.
The patrol of France passing through the sky of Essonne. Jean-Pierre Touzeau
The F-16 and Rafale in the air
But the meeting of La Ferté-Alais would be nothing without the participation of the Air Force and the Patrouille de France, one of the highlights of the long afternoon of demonstrations. The famous acrobats of the air coloring the sky with the emblematic Alpha Jet will be all the more awaited as they blow out their 70 candles. It will be another question of anniversary with the half-century of existence this year of the Aerobatic Team of the Air Force, stunning virtuosos of the pilot collecting the titles of world champions before the passages of the Rafale Marine and, for the first time in the history of the meeting, the appearance of an F-16. A cherry on the cake to enjoy without moderation but with plugs for the most sensitive ears!
The poster of the 50th edition of the Temps des hélices DR