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2012-11-10

New Datafile on Belgian Wings: the Breguet XIX A2B2

Hi,

A new datafile has been added to the Belgian Wings website this time dealing with the Breguet XIX A2B2 in Belgian service. Click the pic to discover.

 

Best regards,

Daniel

2012-11-09

Le Soir EADS : perspectives de croissance de 10%


Le Soir

Le géant européen de l'aéronautique EADS a confirmé ses perspectives de croissance de plus de 10 % pour 2012 malgré une stagnation de ses bénéfices au troisième trimestre.

EADS : perspectives de croissance de 10%

Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus

Aerobuzz : Les Girls 2013 de Ryanair tombent l’uniforme

Les Girls 2013 de Ryanair tombent l’uniforme

Goodies

publié le mercredi 7 novembre 2012
par Philippe Chetail

Attachez-vos ceintures… ! La compagnie low cost Irlandaise Ryanair vient de dévoiler l’édition 2013 de son désormais célèbre calendrier annuel, illustré par 12 de ses hôtesses « triées sur le volet » qui ont accepté de poser en « petite tenue »… Chaud devant !

See more http://www.aerobuzz.fr/spip.php?article3023

Belgian Wings Research Centre - Request for identification

Crash near Montplainchamps in 1943

jeudi 8 novembre 2012, 20:18:20
Hi,
could you help the Cercle d'Histoire of Neufchâteau ?
Crashed near Grapfontaine-Montplainchamps (Neufchâteau) in 1943.
Any information about that plane ?
ThW


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Piece d'avion ???

jeudi 8 novembre 2012, 19:48:15

Bonjour à tous,
Cet objet provient très vraisemblablement d'un crash d'avion en 43 ou 44.
Objet récupéré à une profondeur de 30 cm en charruant.  L'intérieur est en laiton. Le cylindre central, très pesant, en plomb dans lequel rentre ce piston . Présence autrefois d'un couvercle de protection . Trou ( 8 mm) au pied du cylindre de plomb.
Any idea ?
Cordialement
ThW


2012-11-06

Un pilote belge devient instructeur F-16 aux Etats-Unis


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Thx Nadine




Bulletin n°10 des " Ailes Historiques du Rhin "


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Forwarded message From: Eric JANSSONNE



Haguenau le 01/11/2012, Alsace

Bonjour,

Veuillez trouver en fichier joint le bulletin n°10 de notre
association les " Ailes Historiques du Rhin " qui présente
une partie de notre action de préservation du patrimoine
aéronautique alsacien et européens.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=1qq4ft89Frq7ZroXAWa_9UGixA4eSmbVDEQBUaDAyK7HG9qZZqLNliVkYlQ8S

Cordialement,

ÉRIC JANSSONNE,
Président " Les Ailes Historiques du Rhin "
54 route de Bischwiller,
67500 HAGUENAU / FRANCE
Tél.: 03.69.02.08.34 ou 06.07.06.84.05
E mails : aileshistoriquesdurhin@gmail.com
Site Web : http://www.aileshistoriquesdurhin.fr 

SBAP site update on 04-11-2012

Forwarded message From: Serge VAN HEERTUM 



Dear aviation enthusiast,
On SBAP this week:
Events :

Beauvechain: Red Devils go for 2013
The last Red Devils demonstartion and a friendship drink
at Beauvechain air base proposed by Serge Van Heertum & Laurent Cuvelier


Chièvres: Red Devils forever !day
A convivial Red Devils meet with old pilots of the team
and the 2012 team organized by the Chièvres air base museum
proposed by Serge Van Heertum & Luc Dujardin.


Comming soon :

Sainte Maxime Master flight
Museums
and soon back to the archivalia pages
Thanks for your support, enjoy your flight and always safe landing...
Don't forget to share our links with all your interested friends...
www.sbap.be


The SBAP team

The French Davis Montans (Thank Louis)

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Forwarded message From: Louis Nève <louis@neve.be>
 Châteaudun air base (Base Aérienne 279) the home of Entrepôt de l'Armée de l'air 601 (EAA 601 - French Air Force Warehouse). Formed in 1951 EAA 601 is the largest aircraft storage centre in Europe. It is essentially a Gallic version of AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group), but unlike Davis Monthan AFB in the dry Arizona desert heat, the Armée de l'air (AdA) has to store its reserve fleet of aircraft inside climate controlled hangars awaiting a time when they are either returned to service or otherwise disposed of from the inventory. 









Space Ruimteweer


Forwarded message From: Dirk De Quick



Van morgen tot vrijdag verwelkomt het Paleis van Academiën in Brussel de specialisten van het ruimteweer. Ze maken er een stand van zaken op van de technologische en wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen op het vlak van de relatie zon-Aarde, zo heeft het Europese Ruimtevaartbureau ESA meegedeeld.

De relatie met onze ster laat zijn invloed zowel in de ruimte als op onze planeet gelden. Sinds 2004 is de jaarlijkse "European Space Weather Week" (ESWW) een heuse Belgische traditie geworden, die dit jaar aan zijn negende editie toe is. De conferentie brengt zowat 300 onderzoekers, gebruikers en andere geïnteresseerden in het ruimteweer in contact met alle mogelijke aspecten ervan: van puur onderzoek tot praktische toepassingen.

België en Europa hechten zeer veel belang aan het ruimteweer, omdat onze snel evoluerende hoogtechnologische maatschappij steeds kwetsbaarder wordt voor de effecten ervan, zegt ESA. België is dan ook een van de belangrijkste deelnemers aan het ruimteweerprogramma van het Europese Ruimtevaartbureau.

Internationale impuls
De conferentie stelt het luik ruimteweer van het programma "Space Situational Awareness (SSA)" centraal. ESA wil aan SSA een sterke internationale impuls geven door er een permanente operationele dienstverlening van te maken met inzet van alle mogelijke middelen op de aarde en in de ruimte.

De bedoeling is de verschijnselen in de ruimte in de gaten te houden die een risico vormen voor de goede werking van satellieten en infrastructuur op onze planeet. Het ruimteweer is er daar een van.

Het Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid neemt voor 4,5 miljoen euro deel aan SSA.
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/961/Wetenschap/article/detail/1528310/2012/11/04/Deskundigen-buigen-zich-in-Brussel-over-het-ruimteweer.dhtml


Airpower site

 A very interesting site discovered by Dirk

 Forwarded message From: Dirk De Quick 



Space : Nieuw General Manager bij Antwerpspace

Forwarded message From: Dirk De Quick



De Belg Raymond Pieck is aangeduid als nieuwe General Manager van het Belgische ruimtevaartbedrijf Antwerp Space N.V. Als General Manager zal Raymond Pieck verslag uitbrengen aan de raad van bestuur en de dagelijkse leiding op zich nemen. Pieck is al meer dan twintig jaar werkzaam in de wereld van de satellietcommunicatie en heeft ervaring op vlak van systeemontwikkeling, product management director en CEO, .
Hij was één van de oprichters van Newtec America (Amerikaanse afdeling van Newtec) en daarnaast heeft Raymond Pieck ook uitgebreid ervaring in het leiden van projecten voor het Europese ruimtevaartagentschap ESA en de Europese Unie. Antwerp Space NV ging vroeger door het leven onder de naam Alenia Space Antwerp maar werd in 2010 een onderdeel van het Duitse bedrijf OHB. Het bedrijf, dat gevestigd is in Hoboken, heeft zich gespecialiseerd in grondstations voor de ontvangst van satellietdata, satelliettestsystemen, satellietcontroledata netwerken, breedband satellietnetwerken en het bedrijf bouwt zelf RF-apparatuur en geavanceerde modems voor grondstations van satellieten. Het Duitse moederbedrijf OHB sloot in januari 2010 een contract af ter waarde van 566 miljoen euro voor de bouw van de eerste veertien Galileo navigatiesatellieten.

http://www.antwerpspace.be/



SV-4B Nieuwsbrief 2012/6

Another delivery of the excellent newsletter of Dirk













SV-4B  Stampe—Vertongen
Geschiedenis van het Belgische opleidingsvliegtuig SV-4B
The History of the Belgian post war biplane trainer SV-4B  


SV-4B   Nieuwsbrief         2012/6




SV-4B V16 met Hucks starter

Visit the SV-4B site : www.sv4b.be

SV-4B V16 met Hucks starter en in flight in Canada




Klik op de afbeelding  (Dave Hadfield en Eric Dumigan)

Laatste update : 2012/11/05




SV-4B V60


Voor alle vragen of bemerkingen, of als je deze nieuwsbrief wenst te ontvangen, of niet langer wenst te ontvangen, contacteer : sv-4b@telenet.be
For all questions and remarks, or if you wish to receive, or no longer wish to receive this newsletter, contact : sv-4b@telenet.be




©  www.sv4b.be   2012
Deze Nieuwsbrief verschijnt 6 keer per jaar
- Oude z&w foto van SV-4B V18 in 1951 (Coll. W. Bruyninckx)
- EVS foto van SV-4B V38 (Coll. D. De Leyn)
- z&w foto van SV-4B V45 (Coll D. De Leyn)
- z&w Refuel foto van SV-4B V52 (Coll. W. Bruyninckx)




Andere nieuwe items :

SV-4B V60 als OO-SVC




       Klik op de afbeelding  (Danny De Leyn)

SV-4B lined up in Canada 


Voor alle vragen of bemerkingen, of als je deze nieuwsbrief wenst te ontvangen, of niet langer wenst te ontvangen, contacteer : sv-4b@telenet.be
For all questions and remarks, or if you wish to receive, or no longer wish to receive this newsletter, contact : sv-4b@telenet.be




©  www.sv4b.be   2012
Deze Nieuwsbrief verschijnt 6 keer per jaar
SV-4B   V20, V16 en V38 lined up in Canada 

 


 Klik op de afbeelding (Clark Seaborn)

2012-11-04

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News: Collector model Herpa 1/500 DHC8-Q400 (Brussels Ai...

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News: Collector model Herpa 1/500 DHC8-Q400 (Brussels Ai...: http://www.herpa.de/collect/%28S%28ouqvx32gfw3i2o55jh4cxi45%29%29/detail.aspx?ProductID=523301&lang=en-GB&express=1&thumb=1

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News: Collector Models Wooster 1/100 BAe146 (SN Brussels...

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News: Collector Models Wooster 1/100 BAe146 (SN Brussels...: Wooster 1/100 BAe146 (Brussels Airlines) http://www.herpa.de/collect/%28S%28ouqvx32gfw3i2o55jh4cxi45%29%29/detail.aspx?ProductID=60929...

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News: Collector Model : Herpa 1/500 Cargolux Boeing B747...

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News: Collector Model : Herpa 1/500 Cargolux Boeing B747...: http://www.herpa.de/collect/%28S%28ouqvx32gfw3i2o55jh4cxi45%29%29/detail.aspx?ProductID=554879&lang=en-GB&express=1&thumb=1

Video: "the.spitfire.britains.flying.past BBC"


©2012 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

The day a Belgian Thunderflash landed in East Germany

 An episode related in the excellent book of Daniel about the Thunderflash

 In May 1958, a Belgian Air Force RF-84F was intercepted over the GDR and forced to land at the Soviet airfield at Damgarten. Daniel Brackx had the opportunity to question its pilot during the summer of 2011. Here is the text of that interview that sheds light on this unusual Cold War event.
http://www.16va.be/paulus_eng.html

Flight Simulation : IL2 SK LFXVI RBAF 160 Belgian Wing MN E Léon Prévot TD124 Belgium Oct 1946-V0A

You know what to ask as Christmas gift

http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Spitfire/LFXVI-RBAF-160-Belgian-Wing-MN-E-TD124/pages/IL2-SK-LFXVI-RBAF-160-Belgian-Wing-MN-E-Lion-Privot-TD124-Belgium-Oct-1946-V0A.html

Belgian Spitfire profiles

Some known and unknown profiles of Belgian Spitfire

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/52/66/0


Belgians in RAF and SAAF 1940 1945 News: Flight Simulation Fly a 350 Squadron Spitfire

Belgians in RAF and SAAF 1940 1945 News: Flight Simulation Fly a 350 Squadron Spitfire: This site offer 37 skins of 350 Squadron Spitfires (Dieppe raid) for Il2 http://www.asisbiz.com/Spitfire.html http://www.asisbiz.c...

Belgians in RAF and SAAF 1940 1945 News: 609 Bio of some pilots

Belgians in RAF and SAAF 1940 1945 News: 609 Bio of some pilots:   http://www.609wrsquadron.co.uk/Archives/Biographies/PDF_Files/Aces%20High.pdf

2012-11-03

Commandant Michael Artiges brings experience to Luke Air Force Base

11/2/2012 - LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Many people know about Luke Air Force Base's foreign units the 425th Fighter Squadron, and the 21st FS, but there are other foreign officers here as part of an international exchange program.

The Military Personnel Exchange Program has given one pilot with the Belgian air force the opportunity to come here to learn, as well as help teach new B-course students.
Belgian Commandant Michael Artiges, 308th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, was selected from five candidates for two exchange positions, one in Portugal and one in the U.S.
This is not his first time in the U.S. as a pilot. In 1996, Artiges spent nine months as a B-Course student in Tucson learning to fly with the Arizona National Guard.

"My experience in Tucson was to help the Belgian air force better understand how training in the U.S. was compared to ours," he said. "There are more flying days and other differences we used to better our program. Unfortunately, after about five classes they canceled the program."

This time is different for Artiges since he brought his family.

"It's a challenge being back," he said. "When you're alone, it's easy to fix the small things that come up, but now with the family here, it's a different ballgame. It was challenging for my family at the beginning, but now that school is fixed and the children are in classes, my wife has been able to return to school to better her English."

Living in the U.S. was a goal for Artiges and his wife, but the process to get here took him a few tries.

"This was not my first time applying to the program," he said. "I tried before with no luck. My wife and I were hoping to get into the program, specifically the position in the U.S., and finally we got it."

Now as part of the Emerald Knights he is going through familiarization training.

"I am almost done with my initial training," he said. "The training is to familiarize me with the aircraft I will be flying here. After that, I will start my instructor pilot training and soon after begin training incoming pilots."


Source: Luke Air Force Base

Best regards,
Daniel

2012-11-02

Book : New book of Jean-Louis Roba : LES AS DE LA CHASSE DE JOUR ALLEMANDE 1939 - 1945

Inline image 1LES AS DE LA CHASSE DE JOUR ALLEMANDE 1939 - 1945

Parution du 1/10/2012 Auteur : Jean Louis ROBA

  • Format : 24.5X31.8
  • Nombre de pages : 192
  • Nombre d'images : 347
  • Langue : Français


I am nor an expert in the Luftwaffe history nor so much interested in German aviation but I enjoyed reading this book. A lot of pictures and the text written for non specialists. This is the perfect gift for a young airminded boy or for yourself.

see more on http://www.avions-bateaux.com/produit/e+t+a+i+/1939

Aircraft manual : How to fly a Piper Cub

What ever aircraft you are interested, you will allways go back to the eternal Cub.

http://www.firstlandings.com/docs/fly_a_cub.pdf

http://www.asa-be.com/index.htm : Start of BMI's Manchester-Antwerp schedule


Today, BMI Regional started its Manchester – Antwerpen service.





See more on  http://www.asa-be.com/index.htm


http://www.asa-be.com/index.htm : Netjets to discharge Belgian pilots?


Shared ownership bizjet-operator Netjets will discharge 128 pilots. According
to some unconfirmed sources French as well as Belgian pilots will be first
targeted. The reason for his choice are the higher taxes the company has
to pay for these nationalities compared to pilots living in other European countries !

See more on http://www.asa-be.com/index.htmS


Space : Space shuttle Enterprise exposed, suffers damage from 'superstorm' Sandy

Forwarded message From: Dirk De Quick <dirk.de.quick@telenet.be>



Space shuttle Enterprise exposed, suffers damage from 'superstorm' Sandy
Space shuttle Enterprise, NASA's original prototype orbiter, is sitting exposed and appears to have been partially damaged by Hurricane Sandy after the severe storm passed over New York City on Monday night (Oct. 29).

On
display on board the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, a converted aircraft carrier, since July, Enterprise had been protected from the elements inside a pressurized pavilion. Based on photos posted online, the inflatable structure appears to have first deflated and then torn by the winds of the now post-tropical storm cyclone.

Photos show the 180-foot-long (55 meters) by 60-foot-high (18 meters) pavilion's fabric exterior now lies draped over Enterprise, though much of the shuttle's nose section and part of its payload bay is uncovered. The orbiter's vertical stabilizer, or tail, is protruding out the top, where it looks like part of the spacecraft may have been torn away.


Thx Dirk

Civil Aviation : Air Journal : Trois nouvelles routes pour Jetairfly

Trois nouvelles routes pour Jetairfly

La compagnie aérienne low cost Jetairfly annonce trois nouvelles routes pour l'été 2013, Charleroi – Malaga, Bruxelles – Athènes et Ostende – Djerba, son programme estival devant proposer au total 150 lignes vers 100 destinations en comptant les opérations marocaines de l'ex Jet4you.




See full article at http://www.air-journal.fr/2012-11-01-trois-nouvelles-routes-pour-jetairfly-559114.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AirJournal+%28Air+Journal+-+Tout+sur+le+transport+a%C3%A9rien%29


2012-11-01

André Dillien OO registration lists are updated

http://www.bamfbamrs.be/Dillien/

André Dillien OO registration lists
Here are the lists of André. You will find lists about aircraft registers for Belgium,
Luxembourg and Congo as well Belgian pilots brevets.
Please use the file Totalpages.doc which contains the description of the files.
Some file are in Lotus format (lwp), you can find a lwp reader at

If you want to communicate to André some corrections, please contact him at
     André DILLIEN Rue des Cyclamens, 6 1170 Bruxelles 02/673.36.32 (Tel & Fax)
Last updated 01/11/2012