Global Aviation Magazine Issue 9 - July 2012

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Ti ger ,Ti ger !

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PLUS: Bi zj et s:EBACE 201 2 The1 991Hungar i an Ai rFor ce

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Pal mdal e’ sAi r par ks

CONT NATO Ti ger M eet 2012 Kevi nJ acks on t r avel st o Nor wayt o wi t nes s t he l at es t gat her i ng of NAT O T i ger As s oci at i ons quadr ons

EBACE 2012 PaulDops onheadst oS wi t z er l and t or epor t on t hi s year ’ s Eur opean Bus i nes s Avi at i on Convent i onandEx hi bi t i on-EBACE2012

Pal m dal e’ s Ai rparks Paul Dunn vi s i t s t he out door mus eum col l ect i ons‘ Bl ackbi r d Ai r par k’and t he ‘ J oe Davi es Her i t age Ai r par k’ i n Pal mdal e, Cal i f or ni a

The Hungari an Ai r Force i n 1991 L i nds ay Peacockr ecal l sa vi s i tt o Hungar y af t ert he f al loft he Ber l i n Wal l-a t r i pt hat woul d pr ovi de hi sf i r s t encount erwi t ha numberofS ovi ett ypes

TENTS

I ssue 9 Jul y 2012

El l i ot tMar s ht al kst oT onyde Br uyn aboutt he OV10B Br onco DemoT eam andpl ansmovi ngf or war d

Ci vi lAvi ati on i n North Korea

I ncr edi bl y, PaulF i l mer t r avel st o t he Democr at i c Peopl e’ sRepubl i c ofKor ea t ol ear nal l aboutf l agcar r i er‘ Ai rKor yo’

Axi s Ai r Di spl ays’ Bücker Bestm ann

Huw Hopki ns t al ks t o Wi l lGr eenwood abouthi snew pr i deand j oyand hi sf i r s t s eas ondi s pl ayi ngi t Mai n coveri mage-Huw Hopki ns

AR CT I CT I G

Kevi nJac ks onr epor t sf r om Ør l andi nNor wayast he201 2NATOTi gerMeet , T heannualNAT OT i gerMeet( NT M)r eached t hemaj or mi l es t one off i f t yyear si nex i s t ence dur i ng 2011,whi ch wasappr opr i at el ycel ebr at ed i n Cambr ai ,F r ance,f or whatwoul dbet hef i nalt i me.T hi swasduet ot hebas e and t he hos tuni t ,Es cadr onde Chas s e 01.

012,one of t he t hr ee f oundi ng ‘ T i gerS quadr ons ’back i n 1961, f aci ngi mmi nentcl os ur easF r ancer educest hes cal eof i t sMi r age2000f or ce.

I nar ol l i ngf i veye s et soutt opr ovi de f ol l owi ngTi gerMe been hos t ed by ‘ J aguar es ’atMon wi nner si n201 1 , i tw hos taTi gerMeet andr el oc at i ngf r om

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t , dubbed‘ Ar c t i cTi ger ’ onac c ountofi t shos t ’ snor t her l yl oc at i on, wr apsup.I mager yasc r edi t ed.

yearpl ant heNATO Ti gerAs s oc i at i on( NTA) i deac l earpi c t ur eofwhowi l lbehos t i ngt he eet sand, f or201 2, t heexer c i s ewast ohave t he Por t ugues e Ai rF or c e’ sEs quadr a3 01 ont e RealAi rBas e. AsS i l verTi gert r ophy i twoul dhavebeent hef i r s tt i met heywoul d ets i nc ec onver t i ngf r om Al phaJ et st oF 1 6s r om Bej aAi rBas et oMont eReal ; i ts eemeda

per f ec tc hoi c e.

However , t her ec entf i nanc i al pr es s ur esont he Por t ugues eec onomyl edt ot headopt i onofas t r i c taus t er i t y pl an-i nor dert oobt ai nanEUI MFbai l out-r es ul t i ngi na dr as t i cc uti nt he PAF ’ soper at i onalt r ai ni ng budgetand l eavi ng3 01wi t hl i t t l ec hoi c ebutt oc anc el hos t i ngt heNTM. S ot heNTAf oundt hems el veswi t houtahomef orNTM 201 2, butnotf orl ong!

Kevi n Jackson

EBACE 2

EUROPEANBUS I NES S CONVENT I ON& EXH

T he12t hannual Eur opeanBus i nes sAvi at i onConvent i on&Ex hi bi t i on( EBACE2 bes tEBACEs howsyet ,demons t r at i ngi t sval ueevenami ds tachal l engi ngEur o r epor t sf r om Geneva,S wi t z er l and.

EBACE i st he annualmeet i ng pl ace f ort he Eur opeanbus i nes savi at i oncommuni t y.EBACE i sj oi nt l y hos t ed by t he Eur opean Bus i nes s Avi at i on As s oci at i on ( EBAA) , t he l eadi ng as s oci at i onf orbus i nes savi at i oni nEur ope,and t he Nat i onal Bus i nes s Avi at i on As s oci at i on ( NBAA) ,t he l eadi ng voi ce f or t he bus i nes s avi at i oni ndus t r yi nt heUni t edS t at es .Or gani s er s not edt hatast het hi r dandf i nal dayoft hes how concl uded,12, 638at t endeeshadpar t i ci pat ed, r epr es ent i ng99count r i es–bot hnumber sonpar wi t hl as tyear ’ ss how.Addi t i onal l y,491ex hi bi t or s wer e on hand,occupyi ng a r ecor dbr eaki ng

2, 280boot hs pacesacr os sHal l s5,6and7oft he Geneva Pal ex po convent i on cent r e.

F ur t her mor e,t hes how f eat ur ed 60ai r cr af twi t h a10per centi ncr eas ei nr amps pace,maki ngi t t hel ar ges t evers t at i cdi s pl ay.

Ces s nal aunchedanew addi t i ont ot heCi t at i on r angewi t ht hef l ags hi p Ci t at i onL ongi t ude.T he L ongi t ude i s pl aced i n t he s uper mi ds i z e bus i nes sj ets ect or .T he ei ghtpas s enger ,$25.

9 mi l l i onai r cr af twi l ls i tatt he t op ofCes s na’ s16 ai r cr af tpr oductl i ne.I ti st he f i r s tai r cr af tt o be power edbyS necma’ snew S i l ver cr es tt ur bof an

201 2

SAVI AT I ON XHI BI T I ON

Launched atEBACE,t he Cessna Longi t ude ( above)appear ed i n cabi n mockup f or m al ong wi t hi t sst abl emat et heCi t at i on Lat i t ude( bel ow)

E2012)concl udedasoneoft he r opeaneconomy.Paul Dops on

Mai n / opposi t e -Over vi ew oft heBombar di erai r cr af ti nt he st at i cdi spl ay

engi ne and wi l lboas ta 4000nm r ange.T hi s l aunch comes t wo year s af t er t he Ci t at i on Col umbus pr ogr amme was cancel l ed. T he Col umbuswoul d have been Ces s na’ sf l ags hi p ai r cr af twi t h a cabi n cr os ss ect i on near l yt he s ame asa Chal l enger300 ort he Gul f s t r eam G280and i t sl onges tr ange bus i nes sj et .I twas cancel l ed af t ert he wor l d economywenti nt o decl i ne and Ces s na r educed i t sR&D budget meani ng t he r umour ed $750 mi l l i on devel opmentcos t scoul d notbe j us t i f i ed.T he L ongi t ude has been devel oped f r om t he mi ds i z e Ci t at i on L at i t ude whi ch was

announcedl at ei n2011.Bot hwi l l havet hes ame f us el age cr os ss ect i on,whi ch wi l lhel p wi t h devel opmentcos t s ,wi t ht he L ongi t ude bei ng ni nef eetl onger .T heL ongi t udewi l lhaveanew 30degr ees weptwi ngal l owi ngi tt of l yatMach 0.

82.Overa 4000nm t r i p,t hi ss houl d al l ow t he L ongi t udet oar r i ve4045mi nut esear l i ert hana Chal l enger605.S cot tEr nes t ,CEO ofCes s na, s ai d“T heai r cr af ti sl ongonr ange,hi ghonval ue and l ow onpr i ce;i t ’ smor et han$5mi l l i onl es s t han compet i ng ai r cr af t . ”T he L ongi t ude i s s chedul edf oraf i r s tf l i ghti n2016wi t hdel i ver i es f ol l owi ngi n2017.

Pal mdal e’ s

T heC al i f orni anc i t yofPal mdal eandt hes urroundi ngare ai sworl df amousast h oft heare ai sc e l e brat e di nt woAi rparkst hats i ts i debys i de .PaulDunnvi s i t e df hear eabey ondt heSanGabr i el Mount ai nst o t henor t hofL osAngel esi ss y nony mouswi t h ai r c r af tt es tanddev el opmentandmanyof t he c ompani es and or gani s at i ons i nv ol v ed i n pr oduc i ng t he mos tadv anc ed t ec hnol ogy ai r c r af t hav ef ac i l i t i esi nt hear ea.

Muc hoft hewor ki sc ent r edont het ownofPal mdal e.

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pus ht heboundar i esofaer onaut i c alk nowl edge.

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