An extensive adventure in 18 days: Exploring the land of the rising sun in search for their exotic aircraft. This trip had it all: freezing temperatures, hot sunny days, thunderstorms, and even a very ...
... than 2024. Even though Slovak’s Ministry of Defence cited “the technical service life of the 11 MiG-29 aircraft currently in service with the Slovak Armed Forces ends between 2029 and 2035”, a surprise ...
... along with weapon system upgrades, mid-life update (MLU) programs, and aircraft losses, this number shrunk to currently approximately 50 aircraft, all of them representing the currently most modern Block ...
... Pilatus PC-6 Porter, and there is hardly a better aircraft to fly in a mountain environment. The most memorable part has been turning in for landing on the glacier and passing walls of ice and snow quite ...
... flying in an open cockpit can be shared. And the bright yellow markings, which were originally the paint scheme of US Navy training aircraft, are still a favorite nowadays.
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... a formation flight of the Patrouille Tranchant’s Fouga Magisters, four aerobatic aircraft and a Beechcraft Bonanza.
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Warbird Action ...
... Hawker Hunter MK.68, also known as the “Tiger-Hunter”, registered HB-RVV, a final escort. On the weekend after the Axalp event, the aircraft made its final landing and became part of the exhibition at ...
... static display was not far. It was well-arranged and consisted solely of Italian military aircraft and helicopters. Aircraft such as the MQ-9 Reaper, F-2000 (Eurofighter), Tornado, AMX or the Gulfstream ...
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 ...
... to co-locate Squadrons flying the same type of aircraft at dedicated airfields, therefore clearly reducing overhead for common operations and expecially maintenance. Hyakuri had been the designated base ...
The Junkers Ju-52 is an aviation legend, and "F-AZJU" is a true piece of jewelry for the French Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis. The aircraft is based at the Amicale’s homebase La Ferté-Alais in the South of ...
... 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 ...
... on ground this 75th anniversary of D-Day also brought some highlights for the aviation enthusiast, in particular the Douglas DC-3 Dakota and its military variants such as the C-47. Hundreds of those aircraft ...
... when the RNZAF disbanded its last A-4 Skyhawks. The secret star of the show, which focuses on propeller-driven aircraft, was however once again the FlugWerk FW190. It celebrated a new maiden flight after ...
... most memorable day of the deployment. On this day a mixed formation of two Luftwaffe Eurofighters and two IAF F-16s led by an IAF G550 aircraft performed a fly-by of the Dachau concentration camp and Fürstenfeldbruck ...
The Polikarpov I-16 Rata is a rare bird. Only a dozen of originally more than 8500 produced aircraft exist, including seven that have been re-build for Sir Tim Wallis' Alpine Fighter Collection in the ...
... aerobatics with the Raytheon T-6A Efroni. These aircraft are based at Hatzerim and serve as the first flying training platform for future Israeli Air Force pilots.
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... 2015. One and a half years later, on 26 June 2017, the delivery of the total fleet of 15 aircraft of this military version of the originally civil Airbus Helicopters H145 was complete. This smooth and ...
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Network Operations of 5th Generation Fighters
During the exercise information was shared in the Link16 network with the other aircraft from the NATO nations. The F-35s of the Italian Air Force were ...
... the daily aerial display to show off the capabilities of their aircraft and helicopters. Once all the business were done, a airshow was organized for the entertainment of 'Joe Public' on the concluding ...
