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Transall C-160 came back to Nuremberg to say goodbye

Granite Pireci 20 October 2021 19:02

One of the last Transall transport aircraft - with a unique special paint job - made a stopover at Nuremberg Airport as part of its farewell flight. The tactical transport aircraft Transall C-160, also known as the "Angel of the Skies" because of the many aid and rescue missions it has been on, was given a fitting farewell with a water fountain from the airport fire brigade. The twin-engine aircraft then took off on its final journey to the Otto Lilienthal Barracks air base in Roth, where it will be retired after 53 years of service. The air transport veteran, developed jointly by Germany and France in the 1960s, will be replaced by the more powerful and modern Airbus A400M, which has also already visited Nuremberg Airport.

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Military aircraft over Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport

Granite Pireci September 30, 2021 08:31

Things are likely to get louder around Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport in the near future: The German Air Force and the British Army are starting a joint air exercise. The British soldiers want to train in Paderborn/Lippstadt with the support of the Air Force. The aim is to train as "Joint Terminal Attack Controllers". This means that soldiers on the ground should be able to give aircraft pilots clear instructions to head for specific targets and, in extreme cases, to attack. The Air Force is providing two fighter planes plus the appropriate pilots for this exercise. However, those living near the airport need not be afraid. The Air Force jets are not armed. Each exercise lasts a maximum of one hour. There is no activity at weekends and at night. The exercise is scheduled to run until next Thursday. This is reported by hellwegradio.de.

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Volcanic eruption on La Palma: 5.000 people evacuated

Granite Pireci September 21, 2021 09:34

On Sunday, a volcanic eruption occurred in the Cumbre Vieja area on the Canary Island of La Palma - around 5.000 residents were evacuated as a precaution. So far, no one has been injured - because the island of volcanic origin, which last saw an eruption in 1971, was prepared. Thousands of small earthquakes over the past few days were a relatively reliable indication for volcanologists of what was to come. People were asked to prepare light luggage for their escape and were given information on where to gather in the event of an evacuation. The elderly and disabled were brought to safety shortly before the eruption. No further evacuations are currently planned. Instead, the focus is now on compensating for the material damage, since "fortunately" no one has suffered any health damage. Experts estimate the amount of lava ejected to be between 17 and 20 million cubic meters. Nevertheless, the island's airport is "open and safe", as Ángel Víctor Torres, the president of the archipelago, emphasized. During the night of Monday, members of the military emergency unit, the environmental department of the island councils of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, the fire brigade of the Gran Canaria emergency consortium and officers of the general corps of the Canary Islands police were sent to the island. The Tenerife fire brigade is already involved in the work on site together with local forces from the island of La Palma, according to an official statement. How long could the eruption last? "We don't know. There are eruptions that end after nine days and others that last for years," said volcanologist Stavros Meletlidis.

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US military commandeers civil aircraft

Amely Mizzi August 23, 2021 14:05

The United States of America is recruiting civilian aircraft from several airlines to evacuate people from Kabul. At present, however, there are no plans for these to fly to Afghanistan, but rather to simply provide onward transport, for example from Ramstein. According to an official statement, Omni Air, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are currently in operation with three aircraft each. Hawaiian Airlines is helping out with two aircraft and United Airlines with four. The legal basis is that Defense Minister Lloyd Austin has activated the first stage of the so-called Civil Reserve Air Fleet. In concrete terms, this means that the Defense Ministry can requisition civilian aircraft in the event of wars or crises. This has happened several times in the past. The aircraft are used to transport people or goods. There is a precise phased plan that stipulates how many aircraft can be requisitioned. These are then under military command, but do not fly under military rules, but continue to fly under those for civil air traffic. After the mission has been completed, the aircraft and their crews are returned. The airlines concerned receive compensation, which is also stipulated by law, for their efforts.

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Farewell tour: Transall flies over Nuremberg

Jan Gruber August 19, 2021 16:04

As part of its farewell tour, the German Air Force flew over Nuremberg Airport on Wednesday with a Transall C-160. The Transall will make way for the Airbus A400M and the new Lockheed C130-J Hercules at the end of the year. The German Army gave the 50+40 a final special paint job. The aircraft will visit various airports in Germany as part of its farewell tour. A symbolic farewell by the squadron to the era of the transport aircraft.

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Prototype of the Illyushin Il-112V crashed

Stephen Steiner August 17, 2021 13:57

There are shocking images that can be seen from Russia today (August 17, 2021). The prototype of the new Russian military transport aircraft Il-112V crashed on a test flight near Moscow. The newly developed Illyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft was scheduled to carry out a test flight today. Video footage shows that one of the engines caught fire. During the subsequent right turn, the crew apparently lost control of the aircraft and crashed into a forest. According to various media, the two test pilots and an engineer were on board. It is reported that they did not survive the crash. Just a few days ago, UAC United Aircraft Corporation informed that the new light military transport aircraft Il-112V was transferred from Voronezh to Moscow's Zhukovsky Airport on August 13, 2021 to take part in the 7th International Military-Technical Forum "ARMY-2021" (August 22-28, 2021). The aircraft was piloted by chief pilot Nikolai Kuimov, test pilot Dmitry Komarov and test engineer Nikolai Khludeev. This same crew was probably on board today. UAC was very proud to be able to take part in ARMY-21 with the Il-112V. But unfortunately, due to the accident, this will not happen. It remains to be seen to what extent the crash will affect the event. The Il-112V is intended to replace the aging fleet of Antonov An-26s. It is about 24 meters long and has a wingspan of just under 28 meters. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) is 21 tonnes. The aircraft is powered by two Klimov ТV7-117CT turboprop engines. The same engine is used on the Ilyushin Il-114 and also

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Berlin: Schönefeld's Nazi past is being dealt with

Amely Mizzi August 17, 2021 07:35

Berlin's Schönefeld and Tempelhof airports have a very dark chapter in their respective histories. While this is widely known and in some cases obvious at the former inner-city airport, only a few people remember Henschel's armaments production in Schönefeld. Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH is based on the former site of the Henschel aircraft factory. Founded in 1934, the subsidiary of the Kassel-based company Henschel & Sohn developed into one of the most important German armaments factories for fighter aircraft and glide bombs during the Nazi era. Aircraft, weapons and weapon systems were developed, tested and built in Schönefeld, bringing death and destruction throughout Europe. This part of the history of the Schönefeld airport site is little known to date. The airport company has therefore commissioned a team of historians to conduct scientific research into the site's Nazi past and would like to communicate the results to a broader public. On Monday (16.08 August) she presented the book "In the service of the National Socialist war - The first airfield in Schönefeld" by the authors Prof. Dr. Harald Bodenschatz, TU Berlin, and Christoph Bernhardt, Stefanie Brünenberg and Dr. Andreas Butter from the Leibniz Institute for Spatial Research (IRS) Erkner. At the same time, an exhibition under the same title was opened in the Schönefeld administration building of the airport company. The publication presents for the first time the construction of the Henschel aircraft factory including the airfield, the military research and production there, and the importance of the Schönefeld location in the armaments landscape of Berlin and its surrounding area. In addition to an architectural-historical assessment of the buildings, an important focus is on military research and production conditions.

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2 lectures on aviation history in the district museum 13

Granite Pireci July 27, 2021 07:29

The "Society of Friends of the Technical Museum Vienna" is organizing two lecture evenings in the ballroom of the Hietzing District Museum (13th, Am Platz 2). Otto Brandtner will be giving a lecture there on Tuesday, August 3rd, from 18.00 p.m. entitled "The beginning of (military) aviation in Austria - Part 1". The transport expert will talk about things like the beginnings with balloons and the use of aircraft called "Etrich-Taube" and "Lohner-Pfeilflieger". On Tuesday, August 10th, Otto Brandtner will be speaking in the museum from 18.00 p.m. on the topic of "Austria's aviation troops in the First World War". In part 2 of his lecture, the expert will look at the eventful history of the "kuk aviation troops". The audience will be informed about the previous use of various types of aircraft. Brandtner recalls the training of pilots and observers at the time and deals with the air forces of the "kuk Kriegsmarine", known as "Seeflieger". For both lectures, listeners pay an "entrance donation" of 5 euros and comply with Corona regulations. Registration is also required: The "Society of Friends of the Technical Museum Vienna" is now happy to accept binding reservations on 0664/20 23 778 (secretariat: Irene Zirbs). You can also express your interest in this event by email: [email protected].

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After floods: Luxembourg is running out of fuel

Jan Gruber July 16, 2021 14:45

This week's floods have had a significant impact on Luxembourg Airport, which is slowly but surely running out of fuel. The airport is supplied with fuel via a NATO pipeline, and this is precisely the pipeline that has been damaged. It is not yet known exactly where the damage occurred, but it is suspected that a valve in Echternacherbrück was damaged. The kerosene pipeline is 5.000 kilometers long and is particularly important for NATO, as it supplies several military facilities. Luxembourg Airport confirmed that its kerosene supply will only last for today, Friday. All airlines and private pilots have been urgently warned that kerosene will continue to be extremely scarce in the coming days and that refueling in Luxembourg may not be possible. Pilots are advised to fill up with enough fuel for the return flight or to have the oil companies truck the kerosene to the airport. According to reports, the fuel companies are trying to bring in the fuel needed for the planes by truck, but the same quantities are not available as usual via the pipeline. Luxembourg is a very popular place for airlines to fill up their tanks. It remains to be seen whether the effects of the flooding will be felt at other airports. Zurich, Frankfurt am Main, Brussels and Amsterdam are also connected to this pipeline. The repairs that have to be carried out on the German side are said to take a few days.

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Airbus delivers A400M number 100

Amely Mizzi 26 May 2021 09:08

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has now delivered 100 units of the military turboprop model A400M. The aircraft with the MSN111 went to the Spanish Air Force. On May 24, the aircraft completed its ferry flight from Seville to Zaragoza, where the Spanish A400M fleet is stationed, according to the manufacturer. In the same week, the global A400M fleet reached the 100.000 flight hour mark in worldwide missions in all eight customer nations. Recently, the A400M program successfully completed an important flight test certification campaign for aerial refueling of helicopters in cooperation with the French procurement authority DGA. This means that the A400M's certification objectives have largely been completed, including the first refueling of two helicopters simultaneously. The A400M can also already drop up to 116 paratroopers simultaneously, day and night, either from the side doors with automatic parachute opening or by simultaneous free-fall jumps from the ramp. Recently, tests were carried out in Spain with the British Air Force parachute test team, increasing the altitude for automatic parachute opening to 7.600 metres and for free-fall to 11.582 metres. Further tests have also been completed to increase the A400M's drop capacity, including multiple parachute drop platforms (23 tonnes). France and Spain took part in these flights. Another option for dropping cargo on difficult runways without aids has also been certified: load dropping of up to 19 tonnes (in one pass) or 25 tonnes (in two passes) on pallets on paved or unpaved runways. With the certification flights of the automatic low-level flight capability under instrument flight conditions (Instrumental Meteorological Conditions –

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