Dutch Air Force Public Days

2006 Leeuwarden Dutch Air Force public days

June 16th and 17th 2006  we attended the Dutch Air Force open day at Leeuwarden AFB. Leeuwarden houses two F-16 squadrons, 322 and 323 sq. and the SAR flight equipped with Agusta-Bell AB412 helicopters. This […]

Air Races

2006 Barcelona Redbull Air Race

On May 6th 2006 we visited the RedBull air race in Barcelona / Spain. This report covers the trip including my ride on the jumpseat of a Transavia/KLM 737 to Barcelona Around one million people […]

Civilian fact sheets

Velox Revolution 1

Velox Revolution utilizing the latest in high tech composites. The Velox, a mid-size all composite aerobatic aircraft utilizing carbon fiber and Kevlar, produces the highest power to weight ratio of any existing aerobatic mono-plane. Velox […]

Zivko Edge 540 Chambliss
Civilian fact sheets

Zivko Edge 540

Zivko Aeronautics is a woman owned and operated company that has been involved in aircraft and aviation since it’s founding in 1987. The staff at ZAI are professional, with over 70 years of combined experience […]

Military fact sheets

British Aerospace Hawk

The British Aerospace Hawk started life as the Hawker-Siddeley P1182 which won the competition for a new advanced trainer for the RAF in 1971. The prototype flew in 1974. The British Aerospace Hawk is a […]