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New update with some interesting infos:

http://airshowinfo.hu/hirek/en/news/ite ... rshow.html

last weekend (07.04-05) a very good Red Bull Air Race was held in Budapest. Besides the competitors I tried to uplaod some of the interesting stuff I shoot. I have tons of photos but I know it is impossible to upload that much :) So enjoy this little gallery here: http://kepfeltoltes.hu/150708/_MG_9...

My compliments!! Needless to say, my favourite is the Mi2 on static... :lol: :wink: We still have a few Mi-2 in the Police and in civilian use, but not in the Air Force sadly. :( Do they have equally nice (pink) bottom cheeks??? :wink: When you do too much aviation stuff in 2015, you answer with a ...

Bennie wrote:My compliments!!

Needless to say, my favourite is the Mi2 on static...

We still have a few Mi-2 in the Police and in civilian use, but not in the Air Force sadly.

Another HUAF Gripen accident at Kecskemét AFB. The 30 serial number Gripen had a nose gear problem, and after using all the fuel, the plane landed without gears on the airfield. Sadly the plane started to turn away to the left and the pilot decided the eject. He is safe, but had minor injuries and a...

Great! Nice to see some of the museums airplanes being placed on the static. Sadly the museum is closed at the moment. They want to move it to a different location. Sad to here that! I hope they preserve most of the collection on the new location. Here is a list: http://lhsn.hu/ideiglenesen-bezart-...

bvdboomen wrote:Great! Nice to see some of the museums airplanes being placed on the static.

Sadly the museum is closed at the moment. They want to move it to a different location.

Last weekend the gates opened to the public and with a registration you were able to get in to the base. Lot of stuff were on static display, 3 Mi-17/MI-8 did a demo. The L-29 did not came, as I heard because of engine trouble and there was no Gripen as last year. I have mixed feelings with this yea...

The Jackal Cave 2015 is a joint Hungarian-Croatian-US exercise, which had a media day yesterday. During the day, all units – HDF 34, HDF 88, USAEUR 173. IBCT, 1/10 SOG + CROSOF – attacked a fictional town, where enemy militia held a VIP hostage. During the „attack”, two Mi-17 and one HUAF Gripen sup...

Today Colleen Bell visited Szolnok AFB, where a dynamic demonstration was held. 3 Mi-17/MI-8 with the HDF 34. Special Operations Battalion and the HDF 88. Light Mixed Battalion demonstrated a building attack, with para jumping. The AN-26 was just leaving the base and was not part of the demo, so I w...

As every year on the 1th of May, the Red Bull visits Budapest for a grand airshow over the river Danube. This year with some Hungarian participation as you see in the photos. The show went well, I made some fantastic photos. After that I rushed to Tököl Airport where the Red Bull rested for a few ho...

A few days ago Colleen Bell visited Kecskemét AFB for the invitation of the Hungarian Defense Minister. The QRF was sent up for the C-12C and escorted her plane in. During the rest of the day several other Gripens did daily flights. http://kepfeltoltes.hu/150426/_MG_4366_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg htt...

nice report, Can you tell what the extensions are on both side of the helicopter, is it some sort of extra fuel? Why is the left sde protected? thank you philippe They are hardpoints for bombs, rocket pods and gunpods. The left side protection is for the paratroopers, so their equipment wont caught...

Bennie wrote:

Levente wrote:

What's that smartphone used for?

As far as I know it used by the pilots for safety reasons. He was checking if the application he uses is correct.

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