... interesting, making for some long-lasting impressions from a diversified country!
Where? Dhaka, Bangladesh When? 12/2013
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Organizing the trip was complex, and expectations were ...
... plenty of photo opportunities.
Where? Lagerlechfeld, Germany When? 01/2011
The main focus of this day were the two special coloured jets currently based at Lagerlechfeld:
Tornado ECR 46+29, ...
... iconic Soviet design is a clear child of the Cold War. For years the airshows in Slovakia have been a safe bet to see them flying, especially when the airshow was hosted their homebase Sliac in central ...
Special markings on combat jets are an important part to honour the history and heritage of Fighter Squadrons. Despite its relatively small size, the Belgium Air Component, or formerly Belgian Air Force, ...
... of course also demanding for the pilots. This does not only apply to the airshow presentations, of which the sequence and maneuvers have been especially adapted for this unique location. Steep rock formation ...
White and blue stands for the Bavarian way of life, and those colors have also been chosen for the Luftwaffe’s 74th Tactical Air Wing anniversary jet, the „Bavarian Tiger“. These special markings on a ...
... G550 AEW platform were presented. Opposite of the aircraft, several helicopters were parked as well. It was especially impressive to see the huge AW101 parked opposite the tiny MD500.
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During World War II, the Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina flying boat became famous for its long-endurance missions over the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean against enemy ships and submarines. Only very few aircraft ...
... camera-equipped ‚recce nose‘, and from the early 1990s on also those special RF-4EJs, which were originally fighters, but were converted to the Recce role. As they retained their radar nose, recconnaissance ...
... But it featured a high chance to catch jet fighter action at Hyakuri and Komatsu, see interesting transport and special mission aircraft at Iruma, and to have a look at the rather seldomly visited trainer ...
... with special marked jets. How great it was to hear jet noise thunder over Omaka!
Omaka Amusement
The rest of the program can be called easy going, casual and with a good dose of New Zealand humor. ...
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Especially at that early time off the days it was great to see the afterburners being lit when the jets accelerated down the runway and vapor trails were forming at their wings when the pilot pulled ...
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The Fly Out Special Scheme Tour
For the Fly Out of the Bell UH-1D Huey, the pilots of Niederstetten created a striking “Goodbye Huey” special scheme. The colorful scheme depicts a Huey flying into ...
... flying experience in aerobatic aircraft such as the Czech-build Zlins was vital in mastering the I-16. And still compared to the joy of flying, the take-off and especially the landing is a different story ...
... of the “Kommando Spezialkräfte” (KSK or Special Forces Command) get out of the helicopter cabin, the only visible sign of this action in the middle of night is the green glim of the soldiers night vision ...
... about the show spectators expected more from the flying, especially with the RAF centenary in mind.
The last and final (public) Farnborough International Airshow
Farnborough 2020 will be the first ...
... assembled on the tarmac. They stood side-by-side with the line-up of the Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France as well as the Rafales of the Armée de l’Air / French Air Force’s Rafale Solo Display. Especially ...
... daily flying is concluded by glider aerobatics, this year the Blanix Team especially stood out by the additional fireworks that were active on the wingtips of their sailplanes.
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... just included for the sake of giving an overview of the large number of participants in the flying display, but are restricted to very few shots due to unfavorable weather conditions. This counts especially ...
... as just very few hours after landing I was able to catch the first Mirages. This included also the twin eater wearing the special scheme celebrating 20 years of Mirages on Taiwan and a pair of Mirage 2000 ...
