... range provides a unique training environment for Swiss Air Force pilots to exercise their air-ground gunnery skills. Weather conditions for the 2017 edition of this famous spectacle were just right with ...
... armed with live Magic short-range and MICA intermediate air-air missiles, which were on what was obviously a CAP (Combat Air Patrol) training mission.
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... with military headquarters and a field kitchen. They had a strong simulated fight, but after the happenings during WW II alsoaround that area in Czechoslovakia it was strange to see re-enactors running ...
... brown. Orange highlights give reference to its use as a flight test aircraft, and the underside sported the slogan „各務原 飛行場 百周年 - or "Kakamigahara Hikou-jyo Hyaku-shunen",meaning "The 100 years anniversa ...
... but also some splendid red, yellow or orange autumn colors, do not miss the Yabakei „place of scenic beauty“ South of Nakatsu.
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... strange move Shuttleworth, Duxford and Fairford hosted their events and made a difficult choice for the enthusiast. Though aimed at different types of aircraft, this clash was a bit unfortunate. But on ...
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Sadly such an arrangement of a static display is very unfavorable for good photo opportunities, but under these conditions, there was not much to make out of it anyhow. ...
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Despite very advanced aerodynamics Bell Aircraft Cobra’s never really fought for the American Forces during World War II. Already when the P-39 Airacobra was introduced into service, their range was ...
... show saw the formation fly-by of the Gladiator, Lysander and Hind, accompanied by a strange, sputtering engine sound. As the Gladiator left the formation in a shallow dive and disappeared behind the trees, ...
... intercepted by two Eurofighters. They took off in full afterburner and turned into the ‚intruder‘ within visual range of the visitors and brought it to a simulated landing to the airfield.
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... the Österreichisches Bundesheer (ÖBH / Austrian Armed Forces) and Red Bull. Those three shared the cost of the event to keep the entry free! Presentation ranged from the Austrian Air Force and modern j ...
... strange to see such a tightened schedule in Japan. Your reporters choice fell on Hyakuri, where three Jet Squadrons flying two main jet types operate. Normally this is a safe bet for a nice flying program, ...
... ranges up to 25km.
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Of interest were also the Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, T-34 Mentor and a Bell 47, which are part of the FAC “historical flight”, ...
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In the air of course the full range of Czech Air Force hardware could be seen: airfield attack by a pair of L-159 ALCAs, supported by paratroopers deployed from a C-295M and ...
... made their way to this small spa village, which is also a gate of the Tatra Mountains range. The Polish presence for example was quite strong with two CASA 295 transport aircraft in the static display ...
Hokkaido, Japan's Northern island, is a special experience and cannot really be compared with the rest of Japan. Vast landscapes and scenic mountain ranges prevail instead of megacities and densly populate ...
... deck of the civil airport building offers a warm waiting room and the possible to get also some nice shots of civil traffic with the Hakusan mountain range in the background. Its peaks with a height o ...
... but striking with the orange tail and the 60th anniversary markings. The usual range of transport aircraft included a C-1, T-400, Gulfstream and a YS-11. Especially seeing and hearing that latter one was ...
... Though their age could not be denied in the late days of their career, the Corsairs were highly appreciated by the pilots for their great range and heavy weapons load until the very end!
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... rs and was also put out of service by the WTD61 in style!
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With orange as the base colour for everything being flight test related and black as the colour of sorr ...
