Remarks: The Aero India 2013 Show-Opener Demo was performed by three Indian Army Dhruvs simulating a Jeep (Gypsy) & Commando drop in a Combat Zone. You can see all the the other 2 Dhruv's in the background carrying the Commandos.
Remarks: Chief Test Pilot of India’s National Flight Test Centre (NFTC), Indian Navy's Veteran Test Pilot Commodore Jaideep Avinash Maolankar is seen here taking KH2014 out for a 30 minute test flight & systems-check [Aero India 2013]
Remarks: These 18 Business Class Flat-Bed seats are made by Contour Aerospace UK. 23 Inches wide, they go fully Lie- Flat to make a cozy 74 inch/6'1" bed. The Armrest can also be raised to double-up as a Privacy Divider. The IFE is Thales' State- of-the-art TopSeries i8000 - 15.4" seat back LCD Displays with AVOD, USB Connectivity, Noise-Cancelling audio jacks and passenger control units with a tethered keyboard + Power Outlet Pins. As you can see, each seat has an Ottoman with storage capacity. The Leather Headrest is electronically operated & turns into a pillow in the Flat-Bed configuration while the backrest provides Lumbar support.
Remarks: These 18 Business Class Flat-Bed seats are
made by Contour Aerospace UK. 23 Inches wide, they go fully Lie-
Flat to make a cozy 74 inch/6'1" bed. The Armrest can also be
raised to double-up as a Privacy Divider. The IFE is Thales' State-
of-the-art TopSeries i8000 - 15.4" seat back LCD Displays with
AVOD, USB Connectivity, Noise-Cancelling audio jacks and
passenger control units with a tethered keyboard + Power Outlet
Pins. As you can see, each seat has an Ottoman with storage capacity. The Leather Headrest is electronically operated & turns into a pillow in the Flat-Bed configuration while the backrest provides Lumbar support.
Remarks: Jet Airways has suddenly woken-up to Ancillary Revenue from all corners and this is their third a/c to generate that extra Ad Income. Special Livery features Van Heusen's upcoming new range of fashionable formals called X-Lifestyle. I am a big fan of Van Heusen's V.Dot range and own a few myself.
Remarks: Even for an OFFICIAL EVENT in front of the World's Media, the very lenient uplolders of the law show their mercy by heckling Mediamen & News Crew. Imagine the spotters plight outside the airport perimeters walls. Need i say more?
Remarks:All the Special things that distinguish it as the DREAM)LINER: The Distinct Nose, Biggest Windows of any Civil Passenger Transport Aircraft, Four-Panel Windshield, Raked Wingtips and Noise-Reducing Serrated Edges Engine Nacelles.
Airplane very aptly named "Africa First"
Remarks: Big Angry 9W 121 Heavy inbound from London Heathrow with a fair bit of Condensation build-up on her wings & checkout the size of those Vortices! I was lucky to have the storm clouds for background as otherwise their visual impact would'nt have been this dramtic.
Remarks: LM Test Pilot Jim Hedges retracts the gear just a brief second after blasting-off runway 09 as "Oscars 2". Him & the HD Camcorder toting gentleman in the backseat are tailing F16IN tail # 3010 Piloted by Cdr Paul 'Bear' Randell with Bollywood Actor Shahid Kapoor in the backseat to get some Air-to-Air footage & give Shahid some Flight Experience for his upcoming Movie 'Mausam' where he plays an IAF Mirage 2000 Pilot [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: Bollywood Actor Shahid Kapoor adjusts his Oxygen-Mask while Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Cdr Paul 'Bear' Randell rotates off runway 09 as "Oscars 1". That security chap in the background, right beside the runway line seems totally Oblivious to the proceedings, If only we could've switched places ;-) [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Jim Hedges and a LM Videographer with a Pro HD Camcorder in the back taxi out to the end of runway 09 tailing Cdr Randell & Bollywood Actor Shahid Kapoor's Lead F16IN 3010 as the first of 3 pairs of 3 Suryakirans each land after one of their LAST displays. On the top left is an IAF Mi-8 tail # Z 2363 which also did daily flypasts & aerial display Su30MKI's tail # SB 131 & 141 are parked on the top right at the IAF remote bay. [Aero India 2011]
Remarks: Bollywood Heartthrob - Shahid Kapoor (occupying the backseat) gives a Thumbs-Up to the 50+ Press Contingent & LM Ground Crew covering his Celebrity Joyride flight as Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Cdr Paul 'Bear' Randell begins taxi for his brief 45 minutes of fun. Shahid's latest movie 'Mausam' features him as an IAF Mirage 2000 Pilot [Aero India 2011]
