"We are targeting 50,000 visitors."
Bandung (ANTARA News) - Bandung Air show (BAS) 2012 will be held at Husein Sastranegara Airfield located in Bandung city, West Java province, on 27 to 30 September, the commander of Husein Sastranegara Air Force Base Colonel (Pilot) Umar Sugeng Haryono said here Monday.

"Bandung Air show will again be held at Husein Sastranegara Airfield with various national aerospace activities in an effort to establish Bandung as an aerospace city," the commander said.

BAS 2012 will be conducted during four days as well as a biennial agenda to commemorate the 202nd anniversary of Bandung city on 25 September.

Several aerospace activities which will be performed among others static show, dynamic show, fly pass and aerobatic and other attractive shows.

According to Col.Umar as many as 30 airplanes will be displayed on static show as well as the Indonesian aerosports which will show attractions with airplanes and parachuting. Meanwhile the Jupiter Aerobic Team and Pegasus helicopter will also perform.

"The Jupiter Aerobatic Team and Pegasus helicopter will perform every day to entertain the visitors," he noted.

The commander added the foreign participants joining the show are Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore and others.

The BAS 2012 will be more featuring aerospace acrobatic than fighter aircraft aerobatic.

"We are targeting 50,000 visitors or more than the one in BAS 2010," Col. Umar said.

Meanwhile the director of Greenlite Kreasi Indonesia Susi Nurliah said BAS 2012 is an educative event for the people in particular for the young generation to understand the aerospace.

"Besides entertaining, BAS also educates the people," she said.

In addition to the main performance the event also provides handicrafts from small-medium scale industries and West Java culinary to enliven the big show.

Bandung has its own story on aerospace development in Indonesia where PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) located in the city has been producing world-class airplanes such as CN-235 carrier.

"Therefore through Bandung Air Show 2012 we expect to re-establish Bandung as an aerospace city," Col Umar said.(T.KR-LWA/KR-BSR/A014)

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