Aviation Book Shop Event December 14 & 15th DISCOUNT DAY

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Free Minces pies and Spitfire Beer for those who make the Journey to Tunbridge Wells!

Civil Aviation : Lu sur 7s7 : Des portiques électroniques de contrôle d'identité à Brussels Airport

Des portiques électroniques de contrôle d'identité à Brussels Airport © BELGA Brussels Airport va installer dès l'été prochain six "e-gates", soit des portiques électroniques contrôlant l'identité des passagers, a annoncé mercredi la police fédérale. L'annonce ... lisez l'article complet » © 7sur7.be. Tous les droits réservés.

Civil Aviation : Le Soir : La gare à l’aéroport de Charleroi est une priorité du gouvernement wallon

La gare à l'aéroport de Charleroi est une priorité du gouvernement wallon

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La construction d'une gare ferroviaire reliant l'aéroport de Charleroi fait partie des priorités des régions wallonnes. Toutefois, la gare ne sera pas opérationnelle avant 2027.

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•  L'aéroport de Charleroi. Belga

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• Une gare à l'aéroport de Charleroi ne serait opérationnelle qu'après 2027

Le journal L'Echo a publié la liste des travaux considérés comme ultra-prioritaires par la Région wallonne. Parmi ceux-ci, le train vers l'aéroport de Charleroi (BSCA). Le dossier sera, ce jeudi, sur la table du gouvernement wallon, a confirmé le ministre wallon Paul Furlan à la Première.

http://www.lesoir.be/356311/article/economie/2013-11-07/gare-l-aeroport-charleroi-est-une-priorite-du-gouvernement-wallon

Scale modelling : Artevelde Challenge 2013 Deinze - Ontmoeting Piloten - herinnering

Thx Dirk,

Forwarded message - From: Dirk De Quick

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Van: Piet [mailto:modhim@hotmail.com]

Onderwerp: Fw: Artevelde Challenge 2013 Deinze - Ontmoeting Piloten - herinnering

Beste,

Misschien kijkt u niet altijd naar de website over ons vliegveld van

Sint-Denijs-Westrem die Guy Vanderlinden in stand houdt?

Zoals erop vermeld, en naar Tweejaarlijkse traditie, nodigt onze

IPMS Gent-Artevelde Modelclub de oud-piloten uit voor een

gezellig samenzijn en en een drankje tijdens haar Artevelde

Challenge in het V.T.I te Deinze op 23 NOVEMBER 2013,

Leon Declercqstraat 1 9800 Deinze omstreeks 15 uur.

Wij verwachten er U zeker! Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groeten,

Piet Dhanens                                       Jean-Pierre Strobbe

                                                                 Voorzitter

Video AIRBUS A400 M modèle réduit

Thx Marc

Les amateurs de modèles réduits vont être aux anges !....... Mais les autres, comme moi, vont quand même être scotchés ! Surtout n'oubliez pas de vous mettre en plein écran pour goûter pleinement le plaisir de ce vol ! Subject:      Airbus A400 M modèle réduit              Presque mieux que le vrai !!! On peut appeler çà du modèle réduit "géant"...  tout y est ! même les pilotes et les paras... qui sautent !!! Avec les caméras embarquées... c'est génial !!!          Bravo les artistes !!!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH0q4OYYHl8&feature=share

Vintage Wings of Canada :Me and Mr Jones

Forwarded message - From: Vintage Wings

Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators There are two ways to an aviator's heart. One is talk of flying and the other is pie–sweet, home baked pie, made with love. A 90 year-old BCATP flying instructor, still flying 70 years on, opens his heart and memory to a writer/baker from Alberta. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.vintagewings.ca/Home/tabid/40/language/en-CA/Default.aspx Dave O'Malley, Vintage Wings of Canada If you wish to be added to or removed from our lists let us know.

100 Years of Belgian Military Aviation: The Movie

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Best regards,

Daniel Brackx

Civil Aviation Lu sur 7s7: La liaison Liège-Tel-Aviv délocalisée à Bruxelles

La liaison Liège-Tel-Aviv délocalisée à Bruxelles © BELGA La compagnie aérienne Jetairfly a décidé de ne plus desservir, à partir de l'été 2014, Tel-Aviv au départ de Liège Airport. La liaison, qui représentait environ 40.000 passagers pour ... lisez l'article complet » © 7sur7.be. Tous les droits réservés.

Civil Aviation Lu sur 7s7: Des retards suite à une grève sauvage à Liège Airport

Des retards suite à une grève sauvage à Liège Airport © BELGA Une partie du personnel de Liège Airport a mené un mouvement de grève mardi pour protester contre des changements d'horaire. Une action inopinée, condamnée par la direction, et qui a provoqué quelques ... lisez l'article complet » © 7sur7.be. Tous les droits réservés.

Video : Belgians trained in South Africa during WW2 (Thx Phil for sharing)

Thx Phil for sharing



BAF South Africa from Andre Richir on Vimeo.
« South Africans were very honored to welcome among them, their fellow Belgian, who braving dangers, have by their resources and courage, strengthened mutual ties of blood and friendship. They served as members of the South African Air Force and we are honored to welcome these men as fellow, who without sparing their pain, contributed to the greatness of the South African Air Force. " (Major General Theron of the SAAF)

Belgian figures of the SAFF : Gerard GREINDL, Frans BURNIAUX, Jan CEUPPENS.

Belgian Wings Website Update: 03 November 2013

Best regards,

Daniel

Video: "Lockheed Super Constellation Start-Up & Take Off at Airport Bern-Belp"

Lockheed Super Constellation Start-Up & Take Off at Airport Bern-Belp by matthiashaenni A legendary Lockheed L-1049F Super Constellation, HB-RSC, visited Airport Bern-Belp in Switzerland. Engine start-up with flames and smoke. Flame out while turning on the runway. Close-up take off and great engine sound. The "Super Connie" is still considered the most beautiful aircraft ever built. The elegant dolphin-shaped fuselage and the triple tail design are a feast for the eyes. The distinctive sound of the four powerful 18-cylinder radial engines (Wright R-3350) make the heart of any plane enthusiast beat faster. The screechy brakes might put a smile on the faces of many people. Enjoy the close-up view of the spectacular Super Constellation; a great piece of aviation history or in other words a flying legend! The Swiss watch manufacturer BREITLING is the main sponsor of this classic airliner. Video Editing Software: Final Cut Express and iMovie Camera: Sony VG10 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY matthiashaenni © ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

Space : ESTEC verwelkomd eerste Belgische 'national trainees'

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ESTEC verwelkomd eerste Belgische 'national trainees'

Binnenkort worden drie jonge Belgische ingenieurs, die elk 24 jaar oud zijn, verwelkomd in het ESTEC technologiecentrum van de Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie ESA. De drie ingenieurs zullen er beginnen aan een stage in ruimtevaartwetenschap en –technologie binnen een team van ESA. Zij zijn de eerste 'national trainees' van een nieuw opleidingsprogramma.

De drie jonge ingenieurs werden op maandag 21 oktober 2013 voorgesteld op een persconferentie in Brussel in aanwezigheid van Staatssecretaris voor Wetenschapsbeleid Philippe Courard en de Belgische ESA-astronaut Frank De Winne. De Staatssecretaris wenste de Belgische trainees Romain Gérard, Robin Nelen et Johan Vennekens een "bloeiende stage, vol technologische en wetenschappelijke ervaring en multiculturele ontmoetingen" toe. Tijdens hun voorstelling tekenden de drie ingenieurs samen met de Staatssecretaris en Frank De Winne een charter waarbij de jonge Belgen zich in de toekomst gaan engageren om wetenschappelijke en technologische studies en loopbanen in de ruimtevaartsector te promoten. De drie jongeren zijn de eerste 'national trainees' uit het Belgische National Trainee Programme. Dit programma is het gevolg van een overeenkomst tussen het Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid (Belspo) en ESA. Met dit opleidingsprogramma wil men jonge Belgische afgestudeerden – zowel ingenieurs als onderzoekers – de mogelijkheid geven een stage te lopen bij een operationele afdeling van ESA. Het programma krijgt ook de komende jaren een vervolg.

Meer info over het Belgian National Trainnee Programme: http://www.belspo.be/belspo/space/Training_ESA_nl.stm

foto :  De drie 'national trainees' samen met Frank De Winne (links) en Philippe Courard (rechts) Foto: ESA

http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC

Aircraft preservation : Les Faucheurs de Marguerites

Les Faucheurs de Marguerites The association was and is the place to be for the preservation of old gliders in Belgium. Linked with associations active in foreign countries, the collection saved by the Fauchers members is impressive. You can also access the publications of the association at http://faucheurs.com/faucheurs/Infos/Revues/revues.htm http://faucheurs.com/

Le Soir : Civil Aviation : Vingt pays dont la Belgique exemptés de visa de transit pour 72 heures en Russie

Le Soir  Les autorités russes veulent encourager le tourisme par cette mesure.
Vingt pays dont la Belgique exemptés de visa de transit pour 72 heures en Russie

TV Show 2013 11 08, BBC2 22:00 Belgian Time Cold War, Hot Jets

Episode 1 of 2

Duration: 1 hour

Britain emerged from the Second World War in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future - a world leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became a lucrative export and a powerful piece of military hardware, but selling to the wrong buyer could alter the balance of power.  Show less
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03h8r3y

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BMI Regional stopt met verbinding Antwerpen-Manchester

De Britse luchtvaartmaatschappij BMI Regional stopt eind november met zijn vluchten tussen de steden Antwerpen en Manchester. De beslissing van de maatschappij zou onder meer te maken hebben met de start van de werken aan de ondertunneling van de landingsbaan op Antwerp Airport, waardoor BMI Regional voor de verbinding tussen Antwerpen en Manchester een ander toestel zou dienen in te zetten. De directie van Antwerp Airport zegt de situatie met BMI Regional te bestuderen en op zoek te zullen gaan naar mogelijke alternatieven. Daarbij zou ook overleg worden gepleegd met Egis, de toekomstige exploitant van de Antwerpse luchthaven. BMI Regional had de verbinding tussen Antwerpen en Manchester in oktober vorig jaar opgestart, nadat CityJet de service om organisatorische redenen had stopgezet. BMI Regional vliegt op dit ogenblik twee keer per dag tussen Antwerpen en Manchester. (MH)  Source: Express.be

BAPA Belgian Aviation Preservation Association Newsletter October 2013

*	* October 2013
	10 ! Last October 14th, the 10th aircraft joined the BAPA in Gembloux. This is a magnificent Austria Glider offered to us by Willy Marrot thanks to the help of Bob. After the arrival of the machine, she was quickly cleaned by the enthusiastic  team. This is not the only news at our workshop. Eric put on display  USAAF pilot equipment near the P-38 display. Our future visitors will have so the possibility to learn about flight gears. Laurent continue to work on his front undercarriage but now he can simulate retraction and extension of the device. This is the first time in many years of active restoration  we make an aeronautical device back in functional state. Unusually, we restored parts for static display only. This achievement was completed in just 3 months. Yves and Thierry started to work on the front fuselage. Taking advantage of their long experience, they first concentrate on the documentation. Thierry setup a professional logbook of all the operations performed on the airframe. They started to work on the airframe but any task if first carefully planned to cope with the manuals. Eric also dismantled damaged parts on the central section of the wings to secure future operations and study what need to be done for repairs. It was a long and painstaking task. Thanks to the results of the inauguration party (Thanks again Alex) . We started to buy the missing equipment for our restorations.  A dummy for Eric USAAF flight gear and others first necessity tools were purchased hunting the internet to find the best cost effective solutions. We are still looking for some missing tools, if ever you can help please find the list of what we search at http://www.bapa.be/how-to-help-us    All together we cumulated much more than 100 years  of experience. In this long time, we succeed in avoiding accidents during our restoration activities.  Safety is for us mandatory and critical. Aviation and specially the Belgian Air Force has a very long tradition of promoting safety by the use of posters.  We will use vintage safety poster at the workshop as a reminder of good practices and put a copy of these posters at http://www.bapa.be/safety   On  the archiving from, we restarted to publish the already scanned documents of the Veys collection. More than 140 documents are now available at http://www.bapa.be/our-projects/07-collection-michel-veys   Our collection of digital aircraft manuals is now of 808 items (https://sites.google.com/site/bapabe2/our-projects/archives) . Robert provided to us some extra cabinets very helpful to store the documents we collected or we received. André Dillien offered to us his Belgian registration files. The last update is available from www.bapa.be Thanks again to all those we support us. Our finance status is healthy for the end of this year but we need to increase our capabilities in 2014. Any support, financial as well in gift of tools, archive or aircraft is still welcome. See more at http://www.bapa.be/how-to-help-us Many happy landings All pictures available from our picture album
*	Visit us on www.bapa.be To join the Bastards : +32 477931671 or +32 48536686 Email : contact@bapa.be Who is the BAPA ? see http://www.bapa.be/about-our-organization Help us ? see : http://www.bapa.be/how-to-help-us We do it because we did not know it is supposed to be impossible

Video playlist: "Luchtcomponent"

28 videos Luchtcomponent PLAYLIST  by belgiandefence ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

Video playlist: "Composante Air"

12 videos Composante Air PLAYLIST  by belgiandefence ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

Photo Report "Hahnweide Oldtimer Treffen" 6-8 September 2013 by Jef Pets

Please have a look at the photo report by Jef Pets on the "Hahnweide Oldtimer Treffen" on 6-8 September 2013.
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 Best regards,

Daniel Brackx

Belgian Wings Website Update: 28 October 2013

Regards,

Daniel Brackx

Video: "live demonstration of Belgian medevac helicopter Agusta A-109 visit Peter de Crem Gao Mali"

live demonstration of Belgian medevac helicopter Agusta A-109 visit Peter de Crem Gao Mali by armyreco Tuesday, February 26, 2013, French troops from operation Serval based in Gao has received the visit of Defence Minister of Belgium, Mister Peter De Crem (Read more http://www.armyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6661 ). He was accompanied by the Belgian Chief of Army Staff and a military delegation. Mister Peter Crem has visited the Belgian helicopter crews involved in the French operation Serval in Mali. Belgium has supplied two Agusta 109 helicopters which have been modified for MEDEVAC operations. Army Recognition Global Defence News Online military magazine for defence and security industry Worldwide Defense & Security News Marketing and advertising for Defense & Security Industry and Exhibition Land Forces equipment, weapons and vehicles http://www.armyrecognition.com ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

Le Soir : Number one on the army’s list of concerns, Belgium has no choice but to replace its F-16 fighters

Posted on 26 October 2013 by elanlanguages

General Caelenberge deems that it's no longer possible to update the current fighters.
The budgetary and industrial impact of this upgrade alone will extend beyond the defense sector.

Even if Belgium replaced only half of its present F-16 fleet of 64 fighters at €75 million each, the expense would reach the €2.4 billion mark, almost the entire army budget. What if over the period of one year, all the police officers, firefighter and magistrate salaries, all the Interior and Justice departments expenses were absorbed by a single military purchase such as around thirty F-35 Lightning II fighters?

Read more at http://blog.lesoir.be/lesoirinenglish/2013/10/26/number-one-on-the-armys-list-of-concerns-belgium-has-no-choice-but-to-replace-its-f-16-fighters/

November Dispersals 2nd Tactical Air Force Medium Bombers Association Newsletter

Dispersal  11/2013 (2 Mb)

http://www.bamf.be/Dispersals/

André Dillien OO registration lists updated

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 index00.doc which contains the description of the files. 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) Update October, 27,, 2013 On September 1st, 2013, André offered his lists to the Belgian Aviation Preservation Association (BAPA) http://www.bapa.be

http://www.bapa.be/andre_dillien_lists