Submitted by Bert Keryluk
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Submitted by Bert Keryluk
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The A380 was one of the stars. The Airbus family demo flights were impressive and the
A340-600 pilots impressed me most with some impossible manoeuvres that you don't see everyday...
There were several display areas
The B-1B is a very loud aircraft - to put it mildly.
The friendly B-1B crew was all grins. Maybe they were already
in party-mode because their aircraft was only on static display for three
days...
Maybe not the right candidate for a beauty contest
but I like it. The "Aquaglide 2" sure looks Russian...
The oldies: A Dornier Do 24 ATT
The beautifully restored Messerschmitt Me 109 G6
.with the original engine
The (replica) Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1A was a highlight
The display pilot did a lot of explaining and on the left
side some "old eagles" are probably
discussing the benefits of the current engines compared to the unreliable
old ones...
Sweet sounds! Having started their engines a
Douglas Skyraider and a Chance Vought Corsair enter the taxiway to begin their
aerial demonstration
..closely followed by a rare Spitfire Mark 19.
A Mustang P-51 was also there but it did not fly. On its way to Berlin it lost
its bubble canopy which crashed into a tennis court (nobody was hurt). The pilot
did not abort the flight and also did not declare an emergency. Instead he
decided to press on because his windshield was still intact. This seems to have
caused some concern with some German paper shufflers..
The fast movers: Northrop F-5E
The Patrouille Suisse put on a magnificent display of precision flying.
And yes, the pilots had Breitlings on their wrists
There was a small scandal two years ago.
When they left the air show and headed back for Switzerland they buzzed
the Swiss embassy in the middle of Berlin as a farewell greeting.
They were accused of violating minimum altitude rules, which they denied.
Berlin air traffic control tried to prove the violation but the recorded data
was somehow "lost". I hope they do it again..
The Eurofighter is now active with the Luftwaffe.
In former years when it was still a flight test prototype it was displayed
several times but in a kind of mild manner.
Now it is different. It is a very agile and highly maneuverable aircraft and
those two pilots did a great show with a mock dog fight. Impressive!
The Mig 29M MOV is an incredible machine.
I don't know if the pilot bent the airframe during his high G manoeuvres but it
was a magnificent display!
Some stunts really looked out of this world and the laws of physics did not seem
to apply.
If there ever is one performing in your vicinity - go see it!
back on topic: Here is one for the Sinners
This French beauty has another French beauty applied on its nose.
