Hi mates, I usually donīt hang around here in the aviation forum, but I want to sahere with you photos of the Chilean Air and Space Show known as Fidae 2006 (Feria Internacional del Aire y el Espacio in spanish), thatīs taking place this week in the International Airport of Santiago de Chile . Any way, want to share with you aircraft fanatics some pics taken by a chilean member of a defence forum (free use).....some of the planes spotted there are:
- US NAVY S-3 Viking (currently being offered by the USA to the South American Navies)
- Chilean Air Force F-16D Block 50/52 (brand new! )
- USAF F-15C
- French Air Force Mirage 2000
- RAF Tornado
among others....well, be prepared to enjoy
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Fidae 2006: Chilean Air Show photos
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Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 04:54 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 04:56 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 04:57 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 05:00 AM UTC
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oh....cheers and comments and questions welcome (be fair, no much of an airplane erudit :-)
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Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 05:54 AM UTC
Looks like you can get really close to stuff whiile it's moving!
That's quite the avionics hump on the two seat F-16, should be nicknamed Quasimodo. :-)
Thanks for a lot of nice pictures.
That's quite the avionics hump on the two seat F-16, should be nicknamed Quasimodo. :-)
Thanks for a lot of nice pictures.