Last Update: 05/09/2009
NEWS & UPDATES

NEW SPECIAL: NATO AIR COMBAT EXERCISES IN THE CANARIES.

A NATO Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) exercise took place in Gando Air Base ( Canary Islands ) between February 27 th and March 13 th, where USAF F-15 Eagles joined Spain Air Force Mirage F-1, F/A-18 Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon.

NEW Videos: NATO AIR COMBAT EXERCISES IN THE CANARIES.(05/09/2009).

These 7 videos are a 50 minutes programme about such exercises that was made for the UPV-RTV show "Caminos en el Aire" .

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 7:18 min size 77 Mb)

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 9:18 min size 98 Mb)

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 7:36 min size 80 Mb)

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 5:06 min size 54 Mb)

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 7:21 min size 77 Mb)

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 7:35 min size 79 Mb)

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 9:04 min size 95 Mb)

New Gallery: Aviano's F-16CG Part 3 (05/03/2009).

Some images of a group of F-16CG (F-16C Block 40) of the USAFE from Aviano Air Base (Italy). The pics were taken by Edilia Luis in different Shows.

NEW Article (in Spanish): Sukhoi Su-30MKI.(05/03/2009).

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is the most advnced fighter that the Russian Industry has put into service, however, it doesn't fly with the Russian Aire Force, but with the India Air Force (IAF). In this article we have a look at the different variants of the Su-30 family and analize in detail the capacities and performances of the Su-30MKI.The article (Spanish version) in "pdf" format can be downloaded here.


New Video: India Air Force Suhkoi Su-30MKI.(05/03/2009).

Video about the participation of a group of Su-30MKI of India Air Force in the 2007 edition of the Royal International Air Tattoo, a small display carried out by one of the fighters the first day of the airshow is also included. The Flankers were deployed to the UK to take part in a joint exercise with the RAF.

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 4:00 min size 42 Mb)

New Gallery: Aviano's F-16CG. Part 2 (05/03/2009).

A collection of images of a group of F-16CG (F-16C Block 40) of the USAFE from Aviano Air Base (Italy). The pics were taken byJosé Luis Franco, during a visit of the fighter to Zaragoza Air Base to take part in an exercise.

New Gallery: Luftwaffe Museum, Gatow Airfield, Berlin.(05/03/2009).

Robert Franic has send us some images taken during his visit to the Luftwaffe Musseum, located at Gatow Airfield, Berlin.

SPECIAL: NATO AIR COMBAT EXERCISES IN THE CANARIES.

A NATO Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) exercise took place in Gando Air Base ( Canary Islands ) between February 27 th and March 13 th, where USAF F-15 Eagles joined Spain Air Force Mirage F-1, F/A-18 Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon. This video is a preview of a 45 minutes programme we are preparing for “Caminos en el Aire” which will be available in the coming weeks.

Video: NATO AIR COMBAT EXERCISES IN THE CANARIES ("preview").(03/23/2009).

This video is a preview of a 45 minutes program about the exercises we are preparing for “Caminos en el Aire” which will be available in the coming weeks.

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 2:33 min size 27 Mb

Three new galleries have been added about the exercises (the first two are from Edilia Luis, the third one is from Vanessa Rodríguez), where can be seen F-15C from the 493 Squadron of the USAFE, EF-18A+ from Ala 46, EF-18M from Ala 12 and Eurofighter Typhoon from Ala 11. The pictures from the first two galleries where taken from the inside of the Base and the third one shows images from the air ops and where taken from the outside of the Base. I high resolution image of one of the deployed F-15C have been also included to be used as a wallpaper.

Gallery: Typhoons & Hornets.(03/23/2009).

Galery: F-15C Ealgle.(03/23/2009).

Galery: AIR OPS.(03/23/ 2009).

Wallpaper: F-15C Eagle.(03/23/2009).


Video:CRJ-200 Display, Valencia Airshow 2008.(03/23/2009).

This video shows the display carried out by a CRJ-200 from Air Nostrum during the Valencia Airshow 2008. The video inlcudes and interview with the pilots (in spanish), Commander José Gil Donat and Copilot José Vicente Gil.

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 4:30 min size 47 Mb)

Issue 15 of Aerowings Magazine.(03/23/2009).

In this issue, "thefightercommunity.com" has contributed with two articles, the second part of "US NAVY CVW EVOLUTION 1990-2009", and an article about the airport of El Hierro (in the Canaries).

Video: EF/A-18 SOLO DISPLAY TEAM ALA 12.(02/09/2009).

A rehearsal carried out by an EF/A-18 from the Ala 12 Solo Display Team in Malvarrosa Beach, Valencia, can be seen in this video. It was recorded the day before the "V Festival Aéreo Ciudad de Valencia" (Valencia Airshow). In spite of the low clouds, the pilot did a fantastic demonstration. For this particular video I recommend downloading the high resolution version.

A HIGHER QUALITY VERSION OF THIS VIDEO CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (video details: length 7:42 min size 81 Mb).

Gallery: Mig-29AS. (02/09/2009).

A selection of images of a pair of upgraded Mig-29 Fulcrum from the Slovak Air Force taken by Edilia Luis at the Farnborough International Airshow static display.


Article: Cope India 04 & 06 (Spanish).(02/09/2009).

Cope India is the name of the joint exercises carried out by the USAF and the India Air Force (IAF). In this article we review the last two editions (2004 & 2006). This article was published in Aerowings Magazine Issue 5 (www.aerowings.es). The article (in pdf format) can be downloaded in this link (it is in Spanish).

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