Aeroindia 2009 – Static Display
I went to Aeroindia on Feb 14th, Saturday at the Yelahanka Air Force Base. The Airstrip is visible from my house and I was able to see the fighters practice about a week before for the airshow. Nevertheless it was good to go to the IAF airbase to see the planes up-close.
The first planes on display were the vintage training planes such as the De Havilland Tigermoth 82 and Harvard MK IV. These planes seems to have a British legacy as they were used by the RAF of Britain to train pilots as well as by the nascent IAF. Here are the pictures of the planes.
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| de Havilland Tigermoth 82 |
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| Harvard MK IV |
There were about 10-15 modern aircraft on display including Mirage-2000 (in pictures below), MIG-21 Bison, Jaguars and Sukhoi-30.
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| Underwing Armaments for MIG-27M-Bison |
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| Indian Air Force Mi-35 Hind – Not as intimidating as the Apaches |
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| Dhruv Helicopters Built for Equador |
There were also students from PESIT who had this high performance engine vehicle on display and were continually driving between the barricades between the people and the static display. I could not catch what was special about this vehicle as the airshow was about to start. If you know something about this. Leave a comment, I will add it to the post.
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| High Performance Vehicle from PESIT |
supercool … nice picasa stream.
jus kidding.
did u get a chance 2 try 1
There is a Harvard on display right in front of the main building @ Sainik School, Bijapur. No wonder it inspired many of us
. Aviation has come a long way since Harvard, but its legacy continues..
The helicopters that you have labelled “Cobras” are Dhruv’s built for Ecuador. This is what a cobra looks like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AH-1_Cobra
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The under-wing armament is not attached to a Mig-21, but a Mig-27M
@Jason Fixed the post. Thanks for pointing out.
@Puneeth I like the sputtering sound that a Harvard makes when it starts it’s engines.
@ Biju Fixed the post