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FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT FALLOUT

Dec 4

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Accidents, Australian, Civilians, Earthquake, Firefighting, Floods, Japan, LISTEN, Mud, NRBC, Nuclear, PLS 2 / SLP 2, PRONOUNCE, Radioactive contamination, READ, Water | No Comments

Firefighters, as well as military personnel might be involved in a CRO (Crisis Response Operation – WARNING as this acronym has many other meanings in the military).

To whom it may concern, a short vocabulary review could be useful in case of (let’s hope you won’t deal with it) either natural disasters or a nuclear powerplant accident.

For instance:

“Fallout” is used in the headline above, and it means “consequences” but it also means “fallout” like in “radioactive/radiological fallout” (retombees radioactives/radiologiques)
NRBC (Nuclear, Radiological, Biological, and Chemical) or CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear)
Meltdown scenario = scenario de fusion du coeur du reacteur
Plume of smoke = Panache de fumee
Tidal wave, tsunami = Tsunami
Earthquake, quake = Tremblement de terre
Tremor = Secousse, replique
Shake, shaking = Secousse
Mud slide (prononcez [meud slaïd])/Land slide = Coulee de boue/Glissement de terrain
Flood/Flooding (prononcez [fleud] ou [fleuding]) = innondation
Fire/Arson = Incendie/Incendie criminel

…and so on. Watch, and listen carefully to the following video:

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SAAB GRIPEN wins tender in Switzerland

Dec 1

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AESA, EO/IR, F-5, Flight Helmet, France, Gripen, IRST, PLS 2 / SLP 2, R&D, Rafale, READ, Sweden, Swiss AF, Switzerland, Typhoon | No Comments

11/30/2011 – The news broke today : The Swiss Air Force is to acquire 22 Sweedish SAAB GRIPEN fighter aircraft. The Swiss government had warned that they were compelled to squeeze their budget for this $3.36 billion bid as they could not afford to purchase the 33 fighter aircraft planned for the replacement of their F-5 Tiger fleet.

In spite of its outstanding performances during the tests as well as over the battlefields in Afghanistan, and in Libya, the Dassault Rafale was not chosen. Moreover, like the EADS Eurofighter/Typhoon, it was deemed too expensive for Switzerland could not buy as many aircraft within the budget allocated.

The Gripen is a good option for Switzerland since it is the cheapest one. The version to be delivered – JAS 39E/F or Gripen Demo/NG – is believed to be an excellent one – IRST (InfraRed Search and Track); ES-05 Raven AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar & SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar); Electronic Warfare (EW) systems; Helmet Mounted Sight and Display (HMSD)…

However, this new-generation Gripen NG is a single engine fighter aircraft. It was tactically outperformed by its opponents, and last but not least, it has not yet been produced. As a matter of fact, the Swiss should be involved in the R&D works.

Tags: AESA, AIRCRAFT, Bid, Budget, Business, Dassault, Dassault Aviation, EADS, ES-05, Eurofighter, EUROPE, F-5, F5, FIGHTER aircraft, FIGHTERS, Flight helmet, FRANCE, French, Gripen, Gripen Demo, Gripen NG, HMSD, JAS 39, JAS 39E/F, JAS 39NG, Money, MULTIROLE, NAC, NEWS, PLS 2222, Procurement, R&D, Radar, RAFALE, Raven, READ, Recce 233 Savoie, RUAG, SAR, Sweden, Swedish, Swiss, Swiss AF, Switzerland, Tender, Tiger, Typhoon

RAFALE likely to be turned down in UAE fighter aircraft bid

Nov 17

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in F-15, F/A-18 / CF-18 / CF-188, France, Planes, PLS 3 / SLP 3, Rafale, READ, Typhoon, UAE, UAEAF | No Comments

RAFALE La Ferté Alais 2010 - © Xavier Cotton http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com/

According to the comments of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the French Dassault RAFALE multirole fighter aircraft might be rejected as he was paying a visit to the 12th Dubai International Airshow.

About the Rafale deal, he said that Dassault seemed unaware that all the diplomatic and political will in the world could not overcome uncompetitive and unworkable commercial terms.

Dassault was deemed to race ahead in this $10-billion sale to the United Arab Emirates. The contest has taken a dramatic turn as EADS Eurofighter/Typhoon seems to receive a decisive momentum, and the Boeing F-15 and F-18 programmes would be back on track in this competition.

The Rafale performances in Libya were thought to have outclassed the other allied fighter aircraft, and it clearly headed above the competition indeed. However, some commercial negotiations would have failed. To be continued…

Photo courtesy: © Xavier Cotton http://passiondesavions.blogspot.com/

Tags: AIRCRAFT, Airshow, Bid, Boeing, Business, Commercial, Competition, Dassault, Dassault Aviation, Dubai, Eagle, Emirates, Emirati, Emirats, Eurofighter, EUROPE, F-15, F-18, FA-18, FIGHTER aircraft, FIGHTERS, FRANCE, French, Hornet, Money, MULTIROLE, Negociation, Negotiation, PLS 3333, Prince, Purchase, RAFALE, READ, Recce 233 Savoie, Typhoon, UAE, UAEAF, USA

WWI REMEMBRANCE DAY

Nov 11

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Belgium, England, France, PLS 2 / SLP 2, Poetry, READ, Troops, Veterans, WW1 | No Comments

Flanders Fields Poem, John McCrae - Photo © Wikipedia user: Lx_121

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae (1872-1918) – Ypres battlefield 1915. Photo: Lx 121, Wikipedia courtesy

The War to End All Wars left 37,000,000 casualties – 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded. The Allies lost 5.7 million soldiers. May their souls rest in peace

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Oct 31

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, Family, PLS 1 / SLP 1, PRONOUNCE, READ, SCRIPTS | No Comments

Click on the lyrics hereafter to listen to the ADDAMS FAMILY song:

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THANKS to our 300,000 Visitors & 800,000 Pages

Oct 22

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in France, PLS 1 / SLP 1, READ | No Comments

PREPA PLS ANGLAIS was born on May 13, 2008. It was dedicated to aeronautical and military English. It was just a kind of a draft for training, and teaching purpose at that time.

The blog moved, then turned into a website pattern. Counters aren’t liable at all. However, and even though the traffic has decreased a lot due to posting less frequently, there would have been 300,000 visitors so far according to the lowest estimate along with 801,201 pages counted until today, October 22, 2011. More amazingly – as it wasn’t expected – @Recce233Savoie has apparently become one of the biggest Twitter accounts according to various charts such as:

KLOUT: The first Top +K Recipient in AIRCRAFT topic, and Top +K Recipient in AVIATION topic!

PeerIndex: Around 65

TOP 50 in France TOP 150 in France

There are up to 36,000 followers on Twitter. To my dear followers, readers, and listeners, thank you very much indeed.

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