The third and final part of my Airpower 2022 photos is dedicated to teams and formations that didn't fit in part 2: The official show opening featured a team of nine Austrian army Alouette helicopters, each trailing a flag of one of Austria's nine states. https://i.imgur.com/ceXhYM2.jpg https://i.im...

Part 2 of my coverage of Airpower 2022 is about individual performers and demos: The first jet performance of the day was this Hungarian Saab Gripen. https://i.imgur.com/8j6QOfe.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TKWWucF.jpg Here's some images of the Austrian air force Typhoon interceptor role demo, with a C-1...

Hello all, On September 3, I was at the 2022 edition of the Airpower show in Zeltweg, Austria. Airpower is the largest airshow in Europe, so there wasa lot to take in and I'll be spreading it accross three posts. This first part will be statics and images of aircraft taxiing that I did not manage to...

Thanks for all the kind comments, I'm glad you're appreciating.

Today, I was out at the IDET defense and security exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic and got a chance to get up close to the latest "Tiger" scheme on a Czech air force Mi-24/35 helicopter. The squadron that operates the helicopter is a descendant of 311 Squadron, one of the Czechoslovak squadrons in...

To follow up on the static displays at NATO Days 2021, here's some of the flying action: The Belgian air force A109 solo demo was an early performer on the day and they got things kicked off in fine style: https://i.imgur.com/Ps1CLPe.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VLvi7bS.jpg A Czech air force Mi-24 came i...

Hello all, The weekend of September 18 and 19 saw the annual NATO Days event at Ostrava, Czech Republic take place. The 2020 edition was not open to the public due to COVID cooncerns, so it was good to be able to go again. Here's a selection of what was in the static park. I'll make a separate post ...

Hello all, This past weekend saw me in Ostrava for the 2018 edition of the annual NATO Days show. The weather was quite changeable and photography was a challenge. That said, here's a taste of what was on hand: Starting with the "home team": The Czech air force Airbus A319 and a pair of Saab Gripens...

Those are some great pics of one of my favorite eastern mud movers. Thanks for sharing.

thorny1a wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:55 pm

Any ideas what is fitted to the centreline pylon of 3304?

That's a KKR-1 reece pod.

Thanks so much for your kind comments on both posts. I'm very happy you enjoyed them.

Lucky man to have such an understanding girlfriend. Obviously a keeper. Pick of the bunch has to be the Stratotanker for me as never got to see one in the metal. I agree, she's a keeper. :-) The KC-97 at Madrid is a rarity even by KC-97 standards. Spain only used three of the type and the one in th...

Thanks for posting these. I need to go around the whole museum again. Why were two hangars closed -do you know? I'm glad you like them. This museum had been on my "to visit" list for a long time and I'm glad I finally made it there. I'm not sure why hangars 6 and 7 were closed, perhaps they didn't ...

Here are some images of the indoor exhibitions at Cuatro Vientos. There are seven hangars housing the indoor exhibitions, though only five and a half were open on the day I visited. They are organised mostly by topic: Hangar one features early aviation subject matter, only part of it was open and du...

Last week I tagged along with my girlfriend on one of her business trips; the trip send her to Madrid. While she had the meeting rooms, I had the city to myself for a few days and I put the Spanish air force museum in the Cuatro Vientos suburb of the city at the top of my itinerary. Here in part one...

Hello all, This weekend was the annual NATO Days public show at Ostrava, in the north east of the Czech Republic. The show is a broad ranging exhibition of military and civilian security forces of both air and land nature. The weather this year was wet and overcast, so a lot of the flying acts were ...

Some great shots there!

We have Couteau Delta lined up for the NATO Day show in the Czech Republic in September, I'm looking very forward to seeing them. If they're as good as RAMEX Delta, it will be a great display indeed.

Hello all, Yesterday, I went out to the central part of the Czech Republic to attend the biannual open day of Čáslav air base. The weather was slightly better than forecast, but still far less than optimal. I have to say this event has changed a lot since I first attended it in 2011. Year on year it...

Thanks for the replies.

If you're at all into Facebook, the museum hasa page there with more pictures of the move and the dismantlement of the aircraft at Prague:

https://www.facebook.com/zachranteLMK/

That looks like a great museum that keeps their exhibits in a good state. One more to add to my "Must visit" list.

Thanks much for sharing