Photo story CIAF2007.

[SVK_Fox]

Hello to all from LOCKON comm. I am ill after hard weekend 8-9 but I would like to show a little from great event in Czech Republic.

So lets start.

 

Saturday morning: start from Bratislava to Brno airfield Tuřany.

I was not that lucky, but SVK_Mike with SVK_Raimir were inside E-3 AWACS.

 

When we came with SVK_Igelit and SVK_Puco there were a lot of people so we decided to look at start of the show.

 

 

The static part was full of interesting planes wrom eastern part of Europe like Mig-29 from Hungary and SLovakia and also planes like F-15E STRIKE EAGLE,

 

F-4 Phantom

 

and many more.

 

Nice surprise for us was B-1B. Most of us was surprised also with it - it looks more bigger on pictures like it is.

But it is still bigger plane like my living room so :music_whistling:

 

Planes like Galeb G-2 (aerobatic team Stars)

 

and L-39 ( BREITLING JET TEAM)

were possible to see on the sky and their show was dynamic and nice.

 

Sometimes my eyes spot another interesting objects on static part of the show.

 

Before attack on the airfield by czech air force (L-159 ALCA)

some mates expected that and they escaped to safezone :)

 

My favourite SAM Strella was also here and this small thing makes me mad when I am flying Su-25T in Lockon so it was right time to see it closer than in Lomac in Su-25;)

 

Small brother for same purpose:

[SVK_Fox]

Pilots from Poland showed us F-16BLOCK52 PLUS, this nice plane was like new, gears without any scratch and also cockpit was like baby face.

SVK_Mike and mee was lucky guys and checked it. Pilots from Poland was polite and very helpfull and their answered all questions.

 

I cant forgot the C-17 this plane looks like big but pretty cow on the sky, minimal speed of empty C-17 was amazing and I think this was one of the best experience to see it.:thumbup:

 

After end of the show we had to go to downtown

and try some good czech beers. And we tried a lot fo them .....nobody remember how many :music_whistling:

From left: thanks to SVK_Puco, SVK_Mike, Anatolij, mee, SVK_Igelit this was nice weekend.

Also we didnt forgot to talk about next RED FLAG and I must to say that planning in czech pubs with beers is more effective like on TEAMSPEAK. Trust mee:smilewink:

[Groove]

Awesome pics, i wanted to attend to this airshow but didnt find the time :(

[Poncho]

Nice pictures, Thx!

[RvETito]

So this is where you got ill Fox ;) I hope you feel much better now. I went myself to an airshow last week- 6th Bulgarian International Air Festival- great show by the Red Arrows and Patrouille de France. There was also a 1:1 scale mockup of the Eurofighter with real cockpit with most of the things working. I had the chance to sit there and man it was a nice experience... I might post some pics later on.

[SVK_Fox]

So this is where you got ill Fox ;) I hope you feel much better now. I went myself to an airshow last week- 6th Bulgarian International Air Festival- great show by the Red Arrows and Patrouille de France. There was also a 1:1 scale mockup of the Eurofighter with real cockpit with most of the things working. I had the chance to sit there and man it was a nice experience... I might post some pics later on.

 

Wow man please send it ASAP, I have never see Eurifoghter, but this year after few weeks I thing it will be on event DAY NATO in Czech republic but I cant go there, I am still ill and I wold like to be ok and be back in my office and ready for RED FLAG.

 

Some other photos:

http://www.fotogaleria.lietadla.com/view.php?id=8832

http://www.fotogaleria.lietadla.com/view.php?id=8808

http://www.fotogaleria.lietadla.com/view.php?id=8814

http://www.fotogaleria.lietadla.com/view.php?id=8812

[Groove]

Omg polish F-16 !

 

Next year, count me in !

[PaddyTB]

Great Pics.

 

Thanks

[VMFA117_Poko]

Really nice pics Fox! Aha, Poles are usually very polite :D.

[RvETito]

Ok, here come the pics. The mockup was shown with 4 AIM-120, 2 Meteor, 2 IRIS-t, 2 2000lb guided bombs and two fuel tanks. There was also a real Eurojet 2000 engine and radar model in the EADS area.

 

 

The cockpit was a complete replica of the real thing with many things working, including MFDs:

 

 

 

The stick,

 

 

and the throttle:

 

 

According to the words of the EADS representative (german) the controls were 100% reproducing the real thing and believe my surprise when I found out how close it feels to my X52. The stick has the same tension in all axes, the same deflection range. It's a bit harder though. The throttle has exactly the same tension increase at Idle and Max dry power and the same tension throughout the entire range. The only difference is that it's actually a slider, not a lever like I'm used to.

 

The HUD, one of the few things that was not working:

 

[SVK_Fox]

:thumbup:Tkank you great pics, I hope presentation of new jets will be also on some next airshow where I will be.

 

FULL RAR packages of pictures

 

http://62.168.117.7/letka/SVK_Fox/CIAF2007/SVK_Fox.rar

http://62.168.117.7/letka/SVK_Fox/CIAF2007/SVK_igelit.rar

http://62.168.117.7/letka/SVK_Mike/Ciaf%202007/SVK_Mike.rar

 

and some others

http://62.168.117.7/letka/SVK_Raimir/CIAF_2007/

[Ross-impress]

Very nice to share with us !! Thxx...

 

 

Grtz....Ross....

[Kusch]

Thanks! Cool pics :)

[G3]

thanks for sharing, awesome how you can admire the planes inside and out.

what was the first screen, was something starting up or blowing up ?:)

[SVK_Fox]

thanks for sharing, awesome how you can admire the planes inside and out.

what was the first screen, was something starting up or blowing up ?:)

 

Yep there you can see demo (attack on airfield by 2x L-159 ALCA) all rabbits were dead :)

[leafer]

Why is the Euro fighter stick mount in the center? I thought it's much better to have it on the side like the F16 or am I wrong?

[Groove]

Why is the Euro fighter stick mount in the center? I thought it's much better to have it on the side like the F16 or am I wrong?

 

As long as there are no shrapnels in your right arm, its top !

[RvETito]

Why is the Euro fighter stick mount in the center? I thought it's much better to have it on the side like the F16 or am I wrong?

 

Well unlike the F-16's sidestick it's not tensometric, it has big deflection range and the center position suits better.