Farnborough 2012: Parade of Flying Legends
Farnborough International Airshow 2012 is not only interesting for the new aircraft, equipment, weapon systems, orders being announced and so on. Among the planes taking part to the daily air…
Farnborough 2012: AgustaWestland HH-139A’s new combat configuration
One of the firsts of Farnborough International Airshow 2012 was exhibited at the Finmeccanica pavilion, where a brand new Italian Air Force HH-139A (the military designation of the AW139 helicopter)…
Farnborough 2012: Special colored C-130H of the Colombian Air Force landing on runway 24
Taken by The Aviationist's Giovanni Maduli in the evening of Jul. 9, the following pictures show the C-130 of the Colombian Air Force, coming from RAF Fairford (where it took…
Farnborough 2012 photo: F/A-18F Super Hornet take off
Here's a cool picture of the Boeing F/A-18F of the U.S. Navy VFA-122 departing for the daily air display at Farnborough International Airshow. The multirole plane performed its display with…
Farnborough 2012 photo: These helicopters are so close they appear to almost touch
The following image was taken during the Finmeccanica group company's Agusta Westland helicopters display at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 on Jul. 9. The AW139, AW169 and AW189 are close, but…
Farnborough 2012: Drone taking part to the Air Show breaks into three parts after landing
This year's Farnborough International Airshow air display features also a UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) demo: a Tekever AR4 Light Ray drone. The mini-UAS is hand-launched by a team, then silently…