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AVORD AIR BASE: First upgraded EMB 121 Xingu aircraft for the French military makes its maiden flight

Jun 28

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AIR FORCES, Armée de l'Air, AVIONICS, Brazil, EMB-121, France, Nav. | No Comments

You can read the article at this address: http://frontierindia.net/first-upgraded-emb-121-xingu-aircraft-for-the-french-military-makes-its-maiden-flight

EADS Socata last month announced the first flight of an avionics-upgraded Embraer EMB 121 Xingu of the French Military Air Transport Flight School, based in Avord.

The 1-hour, 15-minute flight validated the system improvements implemented during a 15-month intensive avionics modernization program led by EADS Socata for the French armed forces in-service Xingu fleet.

This avionics upgrade provides the twin-engine Xingu training/transport aircraft with a glass cockpit environment that meets today’s air traffic environment. Its configuration is built around two Sagem Avionics 10-inch ICDS-10 displays for primary flight information and one ICDS-10 multifunction display for engine instrumentation.

Completing the new avionics suite are the Garmin GNS 430 navigation/communications system, a Garmin SL30 communication and navigation set with 8.33 kHz spacing, and a Garmin GTX 330D Mode S transponder with antenna diversity.

The improvement package also will include mission preparation software.

EADS Socata’s flight test program with the upgraded EMB 121 will last three months, and is to involve the rework of a second Xingu from the French Navy to complete the contract’s first installment. A successful conclusion of this work will lead to the start-up of a second contract phase – scheduled through several additional installments, with the supply of avionics kits for retrofit of the French Armed Forces – remaining 39 EMB 121 Xingus.

In service since 1982 with the French Air Force and the French Navy, the EMB 121 Xingu is operated by the Military Air Transport school based in Avord to train transport and patrol aircraft crews from France and certain participating countries. They serve also as liaison aircraft within the French Navy.

“This maiden flight successfully concludes the first installment of this major avionics retrofit program,” stated Raphaël Maître, EADS Socata’s Vice President of Customer Service. “It highlights our know-how in this field, and underscores our ability to offer military customers high-quality service in accordance with program specifications and budgetary envelope.”

Special thanks to FRONTIER INDIA DEFENCE & STRATEGIC NEWS http://frontierindia.net

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Tags: AIRCRAFT, AVIONICS, Avord, EADS, EMB-121, Embraer, FRENCH AIR FORCE, Garmin, ICDS, NEWS, Procurement, Socata, Training, Transport, Xingu

A400M first ROLL-OUT

Jun 27

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A400M, AIR FORCES, AIRCRAFT, CARGO, Eur. AFs, EUROPE, NEWS, PHOTOS, Planes, RAF, Spain, UK | No Comments

Photo: © UK Crown copyright

The first Airbus A400M, the RAF’s future transport aircraft, rolled out yesterday from the EADS production facility in Seville, Spain, in front of an international audience.

(Courtesy of www.raf.mod.uk)

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Breaking the US Air Force radio news

Jun 26

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AC-130, AIRCREW, American, C-17, F-22, F-4, LISTEN, Planes, PLS 4 / SLP 4, USAF | No Comments

25th June 2008 USAF RADIO NEWS:
NEW HORIZONS: Airmen visit Peru to provide medical care to locals (Peru)
YOKOSUKA BLOOD DRIVE: PACOM blood center provides blood to Pacific AOR (Yokosuka)
INCIRLIK ASSIGNMENT: Ammenities on Incirlik Air Base (Incirlik)
INCIRLIK NANNY 911: New labor laws affecting nannies in Turkey (Incirlik)
A1C MONROE: Airman returns home to Peru in support of New Horizons (Peru)

© (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

(from Air Force Link www.af.mil)

24th June 2008 USAF RADIO NEWS:

HURLBURT DFC: DFC awarded to AC-130 aircrew (Hurlburt)
SPANGDAHLEM LEARNING TO GIVE:Â School children put together care packages for deployed troops (Spangdahlem)
LANGLEY F-4: Old F-4s in a new testing role (Langley)
MEMPHIS BELLE: Warbird visits airshow (Langley)

© (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Tags: 5th GENERATION, AC-130, AIRCRAFT, AIRCREW, Airshows, AOR, C-17, CAS, F-22, F-4, Incirlik, LISTEN, MP3, MULTIROLE, Pacific, Peru, Phantom, PHOTOS, PLS 3333, PLS 4444, Raptor, South America, Spectre, Spooky

AUDIO + SCRIPT: VOA News

Jun 24

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Afghanistan, American, Asymmetric, ISAF, LISTEN, NATO, NEWS, Pakistan, PHOTOS, PLS 3 / SLP 3, PLS 4 / SLP 4 | No Comments

Click on the VOA News logo below:

Special thanks to Voice Of America: www.voanews.com

© Photo: Dominique BELASKY

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Un blog qui intéresse les contrôleurs, les pilotes et les navigateurs

Jun 24

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Air LAW, Air TRAFFIC, AIRCREW, Anti-col., ATC, CIVILIAN, Flight SAFETY, GLOBAL, ICAO-OACI, Instrumentation, Japan, LINKS, Nav., Regulation | No Comments

Tous types d’infos sur la circulation aérienne, ce blog semble bien renseigné:
http://lfeeinfo.canalblog.com/
à lire, un article sur des japonais qui ont fait les frais de la législation en 2008 suite à un airprox en 2001.
http://lfeeinfo.canalblog.com/archives/2008/04/29/9003089.html
Et la position de l’IFATCA à lire dans un autre lien à l’intérieur de la page au lien ci-dessus.
Bravo à l’auteur du blog pour cette adresse très intéressante!

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LIVRE BLANC sur la défense et la sécurité nationale 2008

Jun 18

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Analysis, Armée de l'Air, CFSP / ESDP, Cyber, Doctrines, France, France & FAF, PLS 4 / SLP 4, Prospective | No Comments

à télécharger à cette adresse:

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/livre_blanc

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