Belgian Wings Website Update: 27 August 2013

Hi,

The Belgian Wings Website has been updated, click the pic to discover:

Best regards,

Daniel

Photo Album Schaffen Fly In 17 08 2013

Photo album: Schaffen Fly In 17 08 2013 Schaffen Fly In 17 08 2013 Schaffen, Belgium - Aug 17, 2013 by Yves Duwelz Pictures taken in Schaffen during the Fly in. Good friends, nice aircraft, nice place. What do you want more ? View Album Play slideshow If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=116752905761518025700&target=ALBUM&id=5915725379178144977&authkey=Gv1sRgCKf01460mcSYuwE&invite=CP-y5Y4P&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Display Team

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Subject: [New post] Feature – Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Display Team

Gareth Stringer posted: "A regular visitor to the UK's airshows since the 1980s, the Belgian Air Force (often referred to as the Belgian Air Component) F-16 demo remains a crowd favourite to this day. Gareth Stringer sat down with demo pilot Capt Renaud "Grat" Thys to talk about " New post on GAR Feature – Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Display Team by Gareth Stringer A regular visitor to the UK's airshows since the 1980s, the Belgian Air Force (often referred to as the Belgian Air Component) F-16 demo remains a crowd favourite to this day. Gareth Stringer sat down with demo pilot Capt Renaud "Grat" Thys to talk about displaying the Viper. Read more of this post Gareth Stringer | August 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm | URL: http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/RCCnJ Comment    See all comments

Video: ""High Flight" Lockheed F-104 Starfighter circa 1962 USAF 2min"

"High Flight" Lockheed F-104 Starfighter circa 1962 USAF 2min by Jeff Quitney more at http://scitech.quickfound.net/aviation_news_and_search.html "Program is a tribute to the miracle of flight, with a reading of an inspirational poem by John Magee, against background music by the Air Force band and aerial photography..." Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gillespie_Magee,_Jr. John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (9 June 1922 -- 11 December 1941) was an American aviator and poet who died as a result of a mid-air collision over Lincolnshire during World War II. He was serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force, which he joined before the United States officially entered the war. He is most famous for his poem "High Flight..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft originally developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Lockheed. One of the Century Series of aircraft, it served with the USAF from 1958 until 1969, and continued with Air National Guard units until it was phased out in 1975. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) flew a small mixed fleet of F-104 types in supersonic flight tests and spaceflight programs until they were retired in 1994. USAF F-104Cs saw service during the Vietnam War, and F-104A aircraft were deployed by Pakistan briefly during the Indo-Pakistani wars. Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan) F-104s also engaged the People's Liberation Army Air Force (China) over the disputed island of Quemoy. The ultimate production version of the basic fighter-model F-104 was the F-104S all-weather interceptor designed by Aeritalia for the Italian Air Force, and equipped with radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. An advanced F-104 with a high-mounted wing, known as the CL-1200 Lancer, did not proceed past the mock-up stage. A set of modifications produced the F-104G model, which won a NATO competition for a new fighter-bomber. Several two-seat trainer versions were also produced, the most numerous being the TF-104G. A total of 2,578 Starfighters were eventually produced, mostly by NATO members. The F-104 served with the air forces of over a dozen nations. The operational service of the Starfighter ended with its retirement by the Italian Air Force in May 2004, some 46 years after its introduction in 1958 by the USAF... Background and early development Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, the chief engineer at Lockheed's Skunk Works, visited Korea in December 1951 and spoke with fighter pilots about what sort of aircraft they wanted. At the time, the U.S. pilots were confronting the MiG-15 with North American F-86 Sabres, and many of the American pilots felt that the MiGs were superior to the larger and more complex American design. The pilots requested a small and simple aircraft with excellent performance. Armed with this new-found information, Johnson immediately started the design of such an aircraft, following his return to the United States. In March, his team was assembled; they studied several aircraft designs, ranging from small designs at 8,000 lb (3,629 kg), to fairly large ones at 50,000 lb (23,680 kg). In order to achieve the desired performance, Lockheed chose a minimalist approach: a design that would achieve high performance by wrapping the lightest, most aerodynamically efficient airframe possible around a single powerful engine. The engine chosen was the new General Electric J79, an engine of dramatically improved performance compared to contemporary designs. The small L-246 design powered by a single J79 remained essentially identical to the L-083 Starfighter as eventually delivered. The design was presented to the Air Force in November 1952, and they were interested enough to create a General Operating Requirement for a lightweight fighter to replace the North American F-100. Three companies replied to the requirement: the Republic AP-55, an improved version of its prototype XF-91 Thunderceptor; the North American NA-212, which would eventually evolve into the F-107; and the Northrop N-102 Fang, another J79-powered design. Although all were interesting, Lockheed had an insurmountable lead, and was granted a development contract in March 1953 for two prototypes, these were given the designation "XF-104"... ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

Mémorial Ochamps.

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Pour votre information. Bien amicalement, Phil  Gleen Gardiner est décédé au Canada en décembre 2012. Juste avant sa mort, il a émis le souhait, à sa fille Ann, de reposer auprès des membres de son équipage, dans le cimetière de Neufchâteau. Une dernière volonté qu'elle a tenu à exaucer. Elle a donc pris contact avec la commune de Neufchâteau qui a organisé une cérémonie commémorative. lire la suite  http://www.lwha.be/pages/nos-sorties/ceremonies-neufchateau-et-ochamps.html http://www.lwha.be/pages/hommages/l-histoire-de-glenn-powell-gardiner-p-o-rcaf-sq-35.html

LUC DUJARDIN - AVIATION & PHOTOGRAPHIE Nouvelles images en ligne - UNE STÈLE POUR LE HALIFAX W1050

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Bonjour,

Ce petit message pour vous signaler une nouvelle galerie en ligne sur mon site.
Vous y accèderez directement en cliquant sur l'image ci-dessous :





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Petits conseils d'utilisation :
Mode plein écran = F11:  Le site est plus agréable à visionner en mode plein écran. Pour y accéder, il suffit de taper sur la touche F11. C'est un raccourci de Windows qui fait disparaître les barres de titre et de menus pour n'afficher que le contenu de la fenêtre active. Les menus masqués restent néanmoins accessibles,  vous les retrouverez en déplaçant  la souris vers le bord supérieur de l'écran. Pour quitter ce mode plein écran, il suffit de taper à nouveau sur la touche F11 et le tour est joué.

Diaporama et clavier : Le diaporama est aussi commandable au clavier. La flèche gauche ou droite vous permet d'accéder à l'image précédente ou suivante. La barre d'espacement permet de le mettre en pause et une seconde pression sur la barre d'espacement relance le défilement automatique.

Dans les airs, un avion électrique belge !

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Dans les airs, un avion électrique belge !

Jean-Luc Soullier et sa société Luxfer, conçoivent des drones. Mais ce pilote chevronné est aussi détenteur d'une dizaine de records du monde (FAI) établis avec son avion électrique, la Luciole MC30-E.
La machine fait 11m d'envergure et 7 m de long, pour un poids de 113 kg batteries comprises ! il atteint une vitesse de 189,87 km/h, et monte à 2 366 m d'altitude, mais il pourrait se hisser jusqu'à 3 500 m ! Il se recharge en 2h15 sur une prise domestique. Il décole sur une distance de 62 m. Une batterie de 33 kg offre une autonomie de 55 minutes de vol à 125 km/h. Mais cet avion a bien évolué depuis ces premiers essais en 2011.
Il vient de réaliser un tour des Etats-Unis et son avion, actuellement sous douane, sera présenté sous les Arcades du Cinquantenaire au E-BRUSSELS !

http://www.brussels-electric.eu/news.php?l=fr&id=101

Sudinfo PONT-A-CELLES: Des restes d'un avion allemand abattu !

PONT-A-CELLES: Des restes d'un avion allemand abattu !

Nicolas Clinaz peut être fier...

En 1944, un combat aérien a vu l'affrontement de deux avions :  l'un britannique, l'autre allemand.  Les restes de ce dernier, pris en chasse par un pilote de chasse anglais, viennent d'être exhumés sur le site de Launoy à Pont-à-Celles.

lire la suite http://charleroi.blogs.sudinfo.be/archive/2013/08/24/des-restes-d-un-avion-allemand-abattu-77422.html

Video : Epave d'avion militaire, aubaine pour les passionnés

Thx Nico
Thx Jacques

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