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Jan. 23 – 1st flight anniversary of both BLERIOT XI & TU-126

Jan 24

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Armée de l'Air, Aviation, Bleriot XI, France, Pilots, PLS 2 / SLP 2, READ, RUSSIA, Russian AF, Tu-126, WW1 | No Comments

Thanks to the new Twitter technology, we can now embed some Twitter posts. A great aviation history’s tweep – @OlePrimdahl – pays tribute to both the Russian Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Tupolev Tu-126 Moss (January 23, 1962), and the famous French Blériot XI (January 23, 1909) flown by Louis Blériot to cross the Channel for the first time ie 6 months later:

#Onthisday in #aviation #history: First flight of the Tupolev Tu-126 “Moss” AEW & C aircraft in 1962. bit.ly/xw7toq

— Ole Primdahl (@OlePrimdahl) January 23, 2012

#Onthisday in #aviation #history: First flight of the Blériot XI light monoplane aircraft in 1909. bit.ly/xWjfA0

— Ole Primdahl (@OlePrimdahl) January 23, 2012

Tags: 1909, 1962, AEW&C, AIRCRAFT, Aviation, Bleriot XI, Channel, Flight, FRANCE, FRENCH AIR FORCE, HISTORY, Louis Blériot, Maiden, Ole Primdahl, Pilots, PLS 2222, READ, RUSSIA, Russian AF, Tu-114, Tu-126, Tupolev, Twitter

OUTSTANDING RAFALE SOLO DISPLAY !

Nov 6

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Aerobatics, Armée de l'Air, France, Pilots, PLS 0 / SLP 0, Rafale, Switzerland | No Comments

Dassault Rafale “Michaël Brocard” Solo Display Sion Airshow 2011 from Yannick Barthe on Vimeo.

The clip version (3min) of the Dassault Rafale Solo Display filmed at the Breitling Sion Airshow the 15th and 16th September 2011. Many thanks to Cne Michaël Brocard for the onboard footage recorded during his flights. It’s a wonderful solo display performance and with the onboard camera views, this new director’s cut video gives a whole new dimension.

Special thanks to Yannick Barthe who kindly granted us to post this exceptionnal video

Filmed and edited by Yannick Barthe, www.yannickbarthe.ch Sound by Yannick Barthe, Music Music by Marc C. Nichols Productions and Dov Waterman (licenses purchased for web publishing). Copyright 2011 Yannick Barthe yannickbarthe.ch and Michaël Brocard © Ministère de la Défense 2011 www.defense.gouv.fr/air.

All Yannick Barthe’s videos filmed at the Sion Airshow are available on this channel : vimeo.com/channels/sionairshow

Tags: Aerobatics, AIRCRAFT, Airshow, Armée de l'air, Breitling, Display, FRANCE, FRENCH AIR FORCE, Michael Brocard, Pilot, PLS 0000, RAFALE, Sion, Solo, Stunt flying, Swiss, Switzerland, Video, Yannick Barthe

BASTILLE DAY

Jul 14

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Aerobatics, AIRSHOWS, Alpha Jet, Armée de l'Air, France, Planes, PLS 0 / SLP 0 | No Comments

PATROUILLE de FRANCE - Reims June 28, 2009 - Photo: © Xavier Cotton, http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com/

This wonderful picture to celebrate the French national day. The picture was shot by Xavier Cotton, the Passion pour l’aviation‘s webmaster.

Tags: Aerobatics, Airshows, Armée de l'air, Bastille, Celebrate, Celebration, FRANCE, French, FRENCH AIR FORCE, National, NEWS, Paris, Patrouille de France, PHOTOS, PLS 0000, Reims

RAFALE omnipresent at Paris Air Show 2011

Jun 22

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AESA, Armée de l'Air, Aviation, F-5, F/A-18 / CF-18 / CF-188, France, Gripen, IAF, India, Industry, LISTEN, Misc., Money, PLS 2 / SLP 2, R&D, Radars, Rafale, READ, Sensors, Sweden, Swiss AF, Switzerland, Typhoon, UK, USA | No Comments

RAFALE Le Bourget 2009 - Xavier Cotton http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com/

No other fighter aircraft will be as omnipresent at the Paris Air Show as the Rafale as it has been shorlisted for India’s MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) tender along with the Eurofighter. The IAF (Indian Air Force) is to order 126 multirole fighter aircraft for a deal of up to $10 billion. The French Dassault Rafale is still in competition with the Swedish SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, and the American F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in Brazil.

The Rafale also remains with the Gripen, and the Eurofighter in the Swiss NAC competition in order to replace the Swiss Air Force F-5s. The French Air Force has already demonstrated through the Rafale its combat readiness in Afghanistan, and over Libya. Its brand new reconnaissance pod Reco NG is now flying, and it managed to strike moving targets with its laser-guided AASM – Air-to-Ground Modular Weapon – beyond all expectations.

Its new Thales RBE2-AA AESA radar is still being developed. It has already been tested, and should be fully operational next year.
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ToT (Transfer of Technology) has been pledged for the Rafale if the Indian government were to make its procurement decision.

Special thanks to Xavier Cotton, an aviation geek who provided the top left picture. Please visit his website http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com/ full of fantastic posts about aircraft of all time as well as from everywhere.
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Nations backing the no-fly zone & suppressing Gaddafi’s air defenses

Mar 20

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Aeronautica Militare, American, Armée de l'Air, C1, Canada, CH-46 / CH 113, CV-22, E-3, EdA, F-16, France, Harrier, Harrier AV-8B, HH-60, HOT SPOTS, Italy, J3 Operations, Jordan, Libya, Libyan AF, Libyan no-fly zone, LISTEN, M-346, Mirage 2000, Misc., MQ-1, NATO, Pilots, PLS 4 / SLP 4, Qatar, Qatari AF, R91 Charles de Gaulle, RAF, Rafale, RCAF, S-125/SA-3, S-200/SA-5, S-75/SA-2/V-750, Satellites, Saudi Arabia, SCALP, Spain, Tomahawk, Tornado, UAE, UAEAF, UK, USA, USAF, V-22 | No Comments

According to the BBC, RAF Tornado warplanes would have launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles (equivalent to French MBDA SCALP) on Libya to destroy Gaddafi’s military assets. The Storm Shadows punch holes in runways, radar facilities, and bunkers thanks to their BROACH warheads. (BROACH means Bomb Royal Ordnance Augmented CHarge)

The French aircraft – Mirage 2000, and Rafale – seem to have carried out missions over Libya before SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) and flew under the threat of Gadhafi’s GBADs (Ground Based Air Defenses). The UAE and the Qatari air forces could be committed to Operation Odyssey Dawn. Here is the situation according to CNN:

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Libya no-fly zone enforcement

Mar 19

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Aeronautica Militare, Armée de l'Air, B2, BAC, Belgium, British, Civilians, CVs, Denmark, EdA, Forbin, France, Frigates, HMS Cumberland, HMS Westminster, HOT SPOTS, Libya, Libyan AF, LISTEN, MQ-1, Norway, PLS 3 / SLP 3, R91 Charles de Gaulle, RAF, S-Cyprus, Spain, Tornado, Typhoon, UK, UN, USA, USAF | No Comments

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