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| Dutch Aviation Support 2009 publications: - Part II | ||
| A new article for the independent leading aviation magazines: | ||
 
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PLEASE JOIN OUR PHOTOGRAPHIC IMPRESSION PART II |
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| for the extended article in English about this very capable airforce: please scroll down | ||
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PRESOV HELICOPTER BASE part II |
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| We were abled to fly the MI-17 Hip, and the MI-24 Hind ! | ||
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| View from the Hip, which is equipped with a large extra fuel tank | ||
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| It's a very nice view to see this helicopter fly as well over the yellow colza fields | ||
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| It's an older concept machine indeed, but still very reliable and usefull ! | ||
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| Part of our team joined a routine patrol flight over villages and fields in the Hip... | ||
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| ... and the other part flew the Hind, accompanied by a second Hind | ||
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| The Hip has landed at Presov runway, and is taken care of for checks and refuelling | ||
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| After it has been parked, the crew was so nice to pose for the camera. Thanks guys ! | ||
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SLIAC FIGHTER / TRAINER BASE |
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| We must admit that the flying Mig-29 Fulcrums were provided by Slovak Airforce... | ||
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| ... as you can see Slovakia is worth visiting also for the environments, beautiful country ! | ||
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| Fulcum and Albatros brother to brother. Thanks Rudolf for this fine picture ! | ||
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| Sliac has it's own simulators, they're static ones but so many kinds of situations can be established | ||
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| Different types of planes can be chosen, a wide varity of circumstances or even failures generated | ||
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| The radome shows the environment where you fly in true flightangles (Mig-29) | ||
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| .... some other details of the simulator screens | ||
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| Left the Albatros L-39 simulator. Right the special SAR helicopter at Sliac | ||
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| Cockpit and interior of it. Read our article about it. | ||
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| Paradehorse in fighterworld: The Fulcrum in the new color sceme | ||
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| Left the new sceme, right the old one. | ||
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| Fulcrums on patrol, interception, all situations are practiced | ||
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| After landing the break-chute is used... | ||
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| ... and thrown off. The machine will be prepared immediately for a new possible scramble | ||
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| The chute is collected, folded and removed from the taxiway. Right a cockpit view of Mig-29 | ||
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| An impression of the L-39 trainer in 'Biele Albatrossy' colors | ||
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| They don't fly as demo team anymore. | ||
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| Kees Otten inteviews. The sigh says about: 'Pass here and get shot !' | ||
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| L-39's in both color scemes on the flightline at Sliac | ||
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| A last view at Slovakia and the plane in it's national colors. Thanks to all !! | ||
 
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| Thank you Tomas Ciampor for your outstanding help and patience, also all your collegues ! | ||
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