... which both operate the F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon.
Belgium became a user of the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1979, with the fleet peaking at 160 jets in the 1990s. Following the end of the Cold War, and going ...
... an F-35A was circling overhead, providing SEAD and top cover for the ongoing operation.
Also a KC-767A strategic transport and tanker aircraft took off from Rivolto directly in front of the spectators. ...
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Due to its German origin there was no discussion for the new owners that their „Tante Ju“ was again going to receive a former Luftwaffe ...
... Western coast. The trip from Iruma by road is approximately 500km, and easily takes 6 hours, even if going on the motorway. The road passes the Japanese Alps and the city of Nagano, which is well known ...
... using the aircraft based at Omaka. This was partly due to troubles going on around "The Vintage Aviator" custom aircraft manufacturer, very well known for its replicas of aircraft from the WW I era, and ...
... to idle. Things we once took for granted like travelling or going for a nice day of planespotting have been cast into doubt or, quite simply, stopped altogether. Plenty of airshows have already been cancelled, ...
... Eilat. The solution for this is simple: Eilat airport is being shut down when "Blue Flag" flights are going on.
International Participation
International participants in 2019 came from the USA, Italy, ...
... going on to get out of the show with the highest number of orders. Looking for military related activities at Farnborough one had to dig deeper as current and hot topics were not obvious at first sight. ...
... / Romanian Aeroclub. And it was amazing to see all the effort that is going into an airshow that does not cover a full week-end, but only a single day.
Bucharest International Air Show BIAS - a 12 hour ...
... line up along the fence line to the active apron in as much as ten rows even though nothing was going on. So photos of the aircraft parked for the flying display were also hard to get.
airshows/17_gifu/so2,width=260,height=300,gap_h=11,gap_v=10 ...
... feature the MiG-29, which is still a crowd’s favorite in the air! But obviously their numbers are going to dwindle down.
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Sliac-based MiG-29 ...
... use that shuttle service. Whereas going uphill the crowd is being distributed throughout the morning up until around midday, one down point are the large queues that build up along the cableway once the ...
... previous rather infamous for its long traffic jams upon arrival and departure, this year was absolutely smooth. Despite enhanced security measures, organization this year was perfect and coming and going ...
... also be seen on the ground at manching in many of the hangars that were accessible. They were either undergoing maintenance, upgrades or, as for the Eurofighter, were seen in different stages in the final ...
... combat equipment was introduced within that time. But this is going to change in the near future.
onbase/15_bulgaria/212
Still operating original ‘adversary’ aircraft from a time when borders and the ...
... service at the beginning of the year, and due to ongoing engine issues resulting in severe crashes, all public appearances of the Kfir fighters have been cancelled.
airshows/15_fair/at37
airshows/15_fair/at372 ...
... cancelled its visit to the static display and the Romanian LanceR also had to cancel due to ‘operational commitments’, which were most probably related to a training exercise with US ANG F-15 units going ...
... while on the ground fierce fighting was going on that included replica British Mark IV battle tanks. While the British superiority on the ground was taking a fortress, in the air Fokker Dr.I Triplanes ...
... of Russian Air Force and Navy aircraft noticeable increased in the recent years and it is thus not rare to see F-15J Eagles armed with live AAM-3 missiles going on an intercept mission.
special/14_hokkaido/f152 ...
... for this costly journey.
airshows/14_airsho/so2
Nevertheless there was Fighter and a Trainer parade apart from the large bomber formation and the battle in the Pacific was also going on. And those ...