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http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=370468&CategoryId=14091 Two Die in Military Plane Crash in Mexico MEXICO CITY – The two-man crew of a military plane was killed when the aircraft crashed in the Pacific Ocean off Guerrero state, the Mexican Defense Secretariat said. The air force Pilatos PC-...

http://skyliner-aviation.de/viewphoto.main?LC=&picid=6743 Photo by: Ola Carlsson / aviaction.net (Date: 05.10.2010) Airline: Fry's Electronics [N747A] Type: Boeing 747SP Airport: Sweden Stockholm, Arlanda (ARN) Comment: Nach einem Stopp in Karlsruhe Baden Baden ist diese 747SP, die auf der einen Sei...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11490167 Tajikistan helicopter crash 'kills 25 soldiers' A military helicopter has crashed in Tajikistan, killing at least 25 soldiers, military sources have said. An official statement confirmed four of the deaths and said the helicopter crashed after hi...

http://www.baha.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1241
Apparently one was already sold, the second is now also advertised for...

phkza wrote:And don't forget the Cirque du Soleil bizzer ;

There aren't that many bizjets with vertical striping...

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/05/348146/pictures-lockheed-flies-indias-first-c-130j.html PICTURES: Lockheed flies India's first C-130J By Craig Hoyle India's first US-built military transport has made its debut flight, with the Lockheed Martin C-130J having taken to the air from Marie...

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/05/348111/sweden-makes-surprise-black-hawk-request.html Announced by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the possible Foreign Military Sale would come in addition to Stockholm's ongoing acquisition of the NH Industries NH90. Its defence forces hel...

...well, in the case of UAVs "see and avoid" is a little bit more complicated than when it concerns a "manned vehicle"... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-11471469 MoD drones 'nearly hit helicopers over Salisbury Plain' The Desert Hawk drones were being flown on the eastern edge of Sal...

http://skyliner-aviation.de/viewphoto.main?LC=nav2&picid=6738 Photo by: Allan Huse (Date: 04.10.2010) Airline: British Airways [G-CPET] Type: Boeing 757-200 Airport: United Kingdom London, Heathrow (LHR) Comment: British Airways bedankt sich bei der Boeing 757 für 27 Jahre Loyalität mit einer Retro-...

Interesting thrust-reverser close-up

http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=2571&thisSection=historic No Nimrod for Newark Newark Air Museum is no longer pursuing the purchase of retired Nimrod R1 XW665. 1-Oct-2010 Newark Air Museum at Winthorpe in Nottinghamshire has notified the RAF’s Nimrod Disposal Team that it no longer wishes to pu...

Crimson wrote:Anybody know what happened to the port winglet of the PHAOD? I saw her leave without one today. I tried searching in the forums but cannot find anything.

http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=67312

Talk about "schieten in eigen doel"/"scoring an own goal"... :roll: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6904SF20101001 Dispute over article freezes France-UAE arms talks: 12:00am UTC+0200 By Emmanuel Jarry PARIS | Fri Oct 1, 2010 2:53pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) - A row over a French newspaper article i...

...as a contract to replace them with added reconnaissance capabilities to F-15Js will now be cancelled... http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20101002p2g00m0dm005000c.html TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Defense Ministry said Friday it has decided not to allow Toshiba Corp. to delay the delivery of an F-15 fi...