Remarks: Being readied-up for the Static Display,
SB023 is seen here armed with the Short Range Vympel R-73
(AA-11 Archer) Air-to-Air missile on both the outermost
hardpoints, next to it is its Long Range sibling R-77 RVV-AE (AA-12
Adder) or 'Amraamski' as most call it, triplet of OFAB-250-270
High-Explosive Fragmentation Dumb Bombs, Amraamski/Adders
again on # 4 & 5. On the Opening Day of the airshow in the Static
Display area, its Centreline hardpoint also sported The World's
Fastest Cruise Missile in Operation - The BrahMos! [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: Dassault Test Pilot Dominique Sébastien goes through the numbers on his HUD while slowing down on rwy 09 as the last Customer Demo Flight of the day brings Shiv Aroor (in the backseat) back to Terra Firma just as the sun was completing its descent below the horizon. 6:11pm local time [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: Dominique Sébastien turns the stick putting Rafale in a roll giving back-seater Shiv Aroor a birds-eye view of the Yelahanka township below. [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: Propelled by the same engine that powered the Legendary Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Group Captain George Thomas eases Tejas skywards with his General Electric F404 on Full Reheat while the Sanders Smokewinders help to accentuate the beautiful spiral plume of turbulance in its wake. Tejas was THE outright most difficult a/c to shoot during the show due to its speed. Hope they paint it in special/brighter colours for the next year's show to help cameras establish Auto Focus quicker :-) [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: Chief Test Pilot of the National Flight Test Centre (NFTC) Group Captain George Thomas goes airborne enroute Tejas' brisk 8 minute flight display. [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: This Beeeautiful soft pink evening hue & the cool air is about as rare to Mumbai as Snow, only on some chosen few coldest of 'winter' (if you can call it that, in Mumbai's hot & humid context) evenings is there such hint of romance in the sky. Bangalore cools down pretty quickly as light fades. I Love this City's Weather! [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: HAL Test Pilot Wg Cdr Unnikrishnan Pillai at the controls with Group Capt Hari Nair in the Gunners seat show-off their beautiful machine to a most appreciative crowd. [Aero India 2011] 1200x
