Archive for category CARGO

HURRICANE Irene to reach NEW-YORK

Aug 26

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, Floods, LISTEN, PLS 3 / SLP 3, Storm, USA, USAF, WC-130, Weather, Weather, Wind | No Comments

A pilot risking his life onboard a 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Weatherbird weather reconnaissance aircraft, observed the hurricane in the eye of the storm and reported winds at around 100mph today:

New-York braces for what could be the most destructive hurricane since 1938 maybe 1821. South and North Carolina are beginning to feel the effects of Irene. As showed in the videos hereafter, Irene might cause widespread damage particularly by flooding well beyond the coastal cities such as Virginia Beach; Norfolk; Atlantic City, as well as Kill Devil Hills, the site of the Wright Brothers National Memorial close to Kitty Hawk:

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Airbus unfortunate glitches at Paris Air Show 2011

Jun 20

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A380, A400M, France, Misc., PLS 1 / SLP 1, READ, Wings | No Comments

The Airbus flagship A380 had a winglet clipped off by a building while taxiing or parking:

Moreover, the brand new Airbus A400M military cargo aircraft got an engine failure. The A380 would have flown back to Toulouse so that it can be fixed, and take part to the Paris Air Show again. As far as the A400M is concerned, it is likely to remain grounded unless the engineering team find a solution to repair the gearbox.

Special thanks to Xavier Cotton (http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com/) who passed the video link on.

Tags: A380, A400M, Airbus, Glitch, NEWS, Paris Airshow, PAS11, PLS 1111, Winglet, Wings, Wingtip

Makeshift Libyan airfield awaits Nato approval for rebel C-130

May 27

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in C-130, Civilians, HOT SPOTS, Libya, Libyan AF, Libyan no-fly zone, LISTEN, NATO, PLS 2 / SLP 2 | No Comments

According to a Libyan rebel – a former Libyan Air Force transport pilot – in the video below, this road cut off at the Tunisian border, has been converted into a two-mile airstrip (3,500 meters) to receive rebel aircraft such as C-130 or Antonov cargo aircraft which could be resupplied with weapons and ammunition.

However, the rebels would not use this freshly painted runway if NATO or the USA did not give them permission to land on this brand new airstrip:

Tags: AFRICA, AIRCRAFT, Airfield, Airstrip, Antonov, Arms, Border, C-130, C130, CARGO, Civilians, HOT SPOTS, Interview, Journalist, Libya, Libyan, Libyan AF, LISTEN, Logistics, Makeshift, Markings, NEWS, Odissey Dawn, OTAN - NATO, Paint, Pilot, PLS 2222, Rebels, Road, Runway, Touch down, Transport, Tunisia, USA, Video, Weaponry

Michelle Obama’s plane delayed at Andrews AFB for avoiding USAF cargo wake turbulence – Videos:

Apr 21

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Air LAW, Air traffic, American, ATC, B-737, B2, C-17, Controllers, FAA, LISTEN, Passengers, PLS 3 / SLP 3, USA, USAF | No Comments

Tags: Abort, AFB, Air France, Air LAW, Air Traffic Control, American, Andrews, Approach, B-737, Boeing-737, Bombardier, C-17, Callsign, Circling, Comair, Controllers, CRJ700, Distance, Executive 1F, Executive One, FAA, Flight SAFETY, Foxtrott, Go around, Ground, Heavy, ICAO LEVELS - Niveaux OACI, JFK, Landing, LISTEN, New-York, NEWS, NTSB, Obama, Peter Goelz, PLS 3333, President, Ray Lahood, Regulations, Super heavy, Traffic control, Turbulence, U.S., USA, USAF, Video, Wake, Washington D.C., Wife

Comparison – North vs South Korea

Nov 29

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A2, ARMS, ARMY, BOMBERS, CARGO, FIGHTERS, HELICOPTERS, Korea, N., Korea, S., KPAF, NAVY, PLS 1 / SLP 1, READ, RECCE, ROKAF, TRAINERS, Troops | No Comments

Tags: AGB, AIR FORCES, AIRCRAFT, Amphibious assault, APC, Armed, Artillery, Artillery Guidance Bureau, ASIA, Balance, Boats, BOMBERS, Compared, Corvette, Destroyer, DPRK, FIGHTER aircraft, Figures, Forces, Frigate, HELICOPTERS, IFV, IISS, Infographic, Korea, Korean, KPA, KPAF, Light tanks, Main battle tank, MBTs, Minesweepers, Missiles, NAVY, NEWS, NKPA, North Korea, Paramilitary, Patrol ships, PLS 1111, Pyongyang, READ, Reconnaissance, Reserve, ROK Armed Forces, ROKAF, Sea of Japan, Seoul, SHIPS, South Korea, Strength, Submarine, Tanks, Trainer, Transport, Troops, Vessel, Warship, Weaponry, Worker-Peasant Red Guard, WPRG, Yellow sea

Breaking news – Crash after take-off in Karachi

Nov 28

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Accidents, American, B2, Clouds, Firefighting, ICAO levels, Il-76 / Il-476, LISTEN, Pakistan, Passengers, PLS 3 / SLP 3, READ, Wind | No Comments

The plane burst in flames shortly after a takeoff from the Karachi International Airport heading for Khartoum, Sudan

Russian-made cargo plane crashes in Pakistan, 8 crew dead

02:47 28/11/2010 A Russian-made Il-76 cargo plane crashed early Sunday in a Karachi residential neighborhood, killing all eight crewmembers and destroying several buildings under construction.>>

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