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Eurofighter Typhoon de la Fuerza Aérea Española realizando un vuelo invertido durante la exhibición del 40 aniversario del TLP en la base aérea de Los Llanos
In the photo, Air Squadron 32 crew, dept. Kalaja.
Airplane on the back is Hurricane HC-456.
Heikki Väinö Elias Kalaja (1910-1941) in the picture with a stick in his hand.
Kalaja was later killed in action on September 16, 1941 in the direction of Rukajärvi at the controls of another Hurricane (HC-458).
According to the POW information received, Kalaja had crashed into trees and plunged into the forest while attacking the enemy's column. So Kalaja disappeared in the direction of Lake Rukajärvi: he was on a night flight and did not return. Officially declared dead by the Ministry of Defense on 24 February 1947, date of death 16 September 1941.
SA photo # 44402, photographer: Johnsson
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet on the static display at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow.
An Royal Canadian Air Force CF18 Hornet flying during the RCAF's CF18 demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow.
Hornet J-5011 of fighter squadron 11, "Tigers" of the Swiss Air Force.
This model in scale 1:32 is based on the excellent Canadian CF-18 by Ryan Harris, whose building instructions I bought to create my Swiss version of a Hornet.
Like the Canadian CF-18s, the Swiss F/A-18s feature a search light on the left side of the fuselage in front of the cockpit. All the working features of Ryan's model can be found on my Hornet as well:
- Opening canopy
- Movable flaps, ailerons and elevators
- Deployable airbrake
- Lowering arrestor hook
- Stowable landing gear with working doors
After I built an initial version following the building instructions, I made quite some changes to Ryan's design to incorporate some more features and better represent the Swiss version of the F/A-18C. Changes I made include:
- All grey color scheme
- Complete redesign of the wings to incorporate folding wing tips
- Section in front of the cockpit features IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) antennae and a deployable refuelling probe
- Radar warning antennas behind the cockpit
- More detailed engine nozzles
- Extended starter rails and different armament
- Smaller details all around
My model represents the plane of the squadron leader of "Fliegerstaffel 11" or fighter squadron 11 with the immatriculation J-5011. The latter one is shortened to 011 on the forward fuselage.
Squadron 11 call themselves "Tigers" and so it is quite obvious that they regularly participate in the NATO Tiger Meet. The livery on the model shows the design of the 2011 edition of the Tiger Meet. The decals are from a supplier of waterslide decals for plastic models and are perfect to scale in 1:32.
The Hornet is shown in a typical configuration for air police service. The armament consists of a 20 mm M61A1 gatling gun, 2 AIM-9X Sidewinders on the wing tips and 2 AIM-120B AMRAAMs on the fuselage hardpoints. Furthermore a centerline fuel tank is carried which shows the standby frequency of 121.50 MHz.
The display base represents a section of taxi way, leading to runway 28 of the Meiringen air base, which is homebase to squadron 11.
The famous Blue Angels of the US Navy displaying their precision and timing skills during the air show at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland last May 15, 2010.
One of the first series of pictures I took this year after my eye operation last January 2010.
A second RCAF CF-18 Hornet performing the CF-18 Demo in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It cool seeing the demo at night, the Hornet's afterburners could be fully seen. It was a loud demo too, the pilot didn't hold back.
P-47 'Nellie B' peforms a high speed pass during an air display at Old Warden for the Shuttleworth Collection's 2024 Military Airshow.
A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force on the static display at the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow.
Wikipedia:
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October.
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet on the static display at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow.
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon from 29th Squadron (RAF Coningsby) and flown by Flight Lt Jim Peterson at the Shuttleworth Air Show 2018 (6th May 2018).
The Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker' during an amazing solo display at the Belgian Air Force Days 2018.
The picture shows the landing gear doors are opened. And of course with Full Afterburners !!!!
This large and impressive SU-27 of the Ukrainian Air Force is a beautiful and feared beast.
Maximum Speed:
At High Altitude: Mach 2,35 (2500 km/h / 1,550+ mph)
At Low Altitude: 1400 km/h (870 mph)
Rate of Climb: 300 m/s (59,000 ft/min)
Maximum Service Ceiling: 19000 m (62,523 ft)
G-Limit: 9
The Air Show was visited by 72,000 spectators.
Location: Kleine Brogel Air Base.
Country: Belgium.
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The Shuttleworth Collection's Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B (Z7015) displaying in perfect weather during the Heritage Air Show on 2nd September 2018 :) This is the last airworthy example of a Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B in the world.