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Could RAFALE benefit from F-35 glitches?

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jan 29, 2012, 6:53 pm
  The British Harriers were to be replaced by the F-35C. Do you remember? You may have learnt from the recent news that the carrier variant of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Joint Strike Fighter – CV JSF (Carrier Vessel variant’s Joint Strike Fighter) – F-35C was unable to catch the wire onb...
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Jan. 23 – 1st flight anniversary of both BLERIOT XI & TU-126

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 6:53 pm
Thanks to the new Twitter technology, we can now embed some Twitter posts. A great aviation history’s tweep – @OlePrimdahl – pays tribute to both the Russian Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Tupolev Tu-126 Moss (January 23, 1962), and the famous French Blériot XI (January 23, 1909) ...
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PASSENGERS DID BELIEVE THEIR AIRCRAFT WOULD CRASH

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jan 17, 2012, 5:34 pm
  Scary flight onboard British Airways BA 0206 – It happened over the Atlantic Ocean at 35,000 feet on Friday January 13, 2012 at 03.00 AM. The passengers were given the scare of their lives by an emergency message which said that the aircraft was about to crash into the ocean, and that they have
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HOW to SURVIVE an AIRCRASH

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jan 4, 2012, 6:55 pm
  This video shows how you can survive an airplane crash.   In case you are caught up in an air disaster situation, this is what you need: an aisle seat or one close to it long-sleeved pants and top; and flat closed-toe shoes; and a smoke hood or a wet washcloth   Click on
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BREAKING NEWS – Turkish Air Force strikes in Kurdish area: 23 killed

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Dec 29, 2011, 5:29 am
Turkish Air Force kills 23 Tags: News, World, Kurdistan Workers’ Party , Turkey, Kurdish rebels, Society 29.12.2011, 12:39 Source: Voice of Russia. 23 civilians died as a result of an air raid by the Turkish Air Force in the south-east of the country on Thursday morning. Local authorities declare ...
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U.S. drone captured in Iran

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Dec 11, 2011, 5:48 pm
The USAF RQ-170 Sentinel – ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) + Ground-attack stealth drone – recently captured in Iran should remain indefinitely according to the latest news: “No one returns the symbol of aggression to the party that sought secret and vital intelligence relat...
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PEARL HARBOR ATTACK & WWII

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2011, 4:50 pm
The Pearl Harbor Attack(called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters – Operation Z in planning – and the Battle of Pearl Harbor) happened on Sunday December 7, 1941 ie 70 years ago. Here is a video of remembrance of the infamous day which dragged the Unit...
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FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT FALLOUT

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Dec 4, 2011, 1:37 pm
Firefighters, as well as military personnel might be involved in a CRO (Crisis Response Operation – WARNING as this acronym has many other meanings in the military). To whom it may concern, a short vocabulary review could be useful in case of (let’s hope you won’t deal with it) either natural ...
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SAAB GRIPEN wins tender in Switzerland

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Nov 30, 2011, 5:16 pm
11/30/2011 – The news broke today : The Swiss Air Force is to acquire 22 Sweedish SAAB GRIPEN fighter aircraft. The Swiss government had warned that they were compelled to squeeze their budget for this $3.36 billion bid as they could not afford to purchase the 33 fighter aircraft planned for the r...
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ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale – Grille de niveaux de langues (anglais OACI)

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2011, 3:51 pm
ICAO language proficiency requirements Powerpoint presentation Référentiel fixant les niveaux OACI par compétences. Cliquer sur le document “Echelle d’évaluation des compétences linguistiques” de la DGAC ci-dessous: http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Grille_OACI.pdf Attentio...
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RAFALE likely to be turned down in UAE fighter aircraft bid

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2011, 1:43 pm
According to the comments of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the French Dassault RAFALE multirole fighter aircraft might be rejected as he was paying a visit to the 12th Dubai International Airs...
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SAAB's RAPID 3D MAPPING for Military Aircraft

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2011, 4:29 pm
RAPID 3D MAPPING is a superior awareness system able to generate three dimensional maps. It processes pictures shot by digital and thermal sensors added to live georeferenced data onboard aircraft; drones; and helicopters. It was chosen by the SDMA – Swedish Defence Materiel Administration – in ...
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BOEING 767 BELLY-LANDING in Warsaw

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2011, 11:32 am
November 1, 2011 – A commercial aircraft performed an emergency landing onto Frederic Chopin International Airport two hours ago. The LOT Polish Airlines B-767 that had taken off from Newark had then been circling over Poland’s capital for an hour as a landing gear failure had been reported. The...
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 6:48 am
Click on the lyrics hereafter to listen to the ADDAMS FAMILY song: Tweet
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Heathrow on Bank Holiday Evening

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2011, 2:00 pm
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Machine Guns – How they work

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2011, 12:01 pm
    TRANSCRIPT of this video from 00′:28″ – hereafter:   At its core, a machine gun is a gun. Its job is to shoot a bullet. A bullet is a slug of metal – usually either steel or lead. The bullet is packaged in a metal casing, and the casing is filled with gunpowder
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THANKS to our 300,000 Visitors & 800,000 Pages

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2011, 6:58 am
    PREPA PLS ANGLAIS was born on May 13, 2008. It was dedicated to aeronautical and military English. It was just a kind of a draft for training, and teaching purpose at that time. The blog moved, then turned into a website pattern. Counters aren’t liable at all. However, and even though the tr...
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CIAS 2011 – Canadian International Air Show

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2011, 2:10 pm
The Canadian International Air Show took place in Toronto last month. The CIAS line-up featured the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Snowbirds; CF-18 Hornets; US Marine tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey; USAF A-10 Thunderbolt; the American team Heavy Metal, and its L-39 Albatross & a T-33 Shooting Star; a Pitt...
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U.S. AIR FORCE RADIO NEWS – 10/7/2011

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2011, 5:15 pm
  Listen to the USAF Radio News:           Click here:       or here: >>>>> Contents:   - Fire Prevention Week – Fire Prevention Week highlights from Misawa Air Base.   - Dental Clinic – A deeper look into the daily operations of Airmen at Incirlik’s Dental Clinic.   -
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RENO AIR RACES CRASH – Pilot Tried to Avoid Bleachers

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2011, 7:32 am
74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, a movie stunt pilot was flying a P-51 Mustang called “Galloping Ghost” for the Reno Air Race yesterday September 16, 2011. On the video you can see that shortly after lifting-up to reach the middle part of a loop, the aircraft dived towards the bleachers, and crashed v...
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Humanitarian drones to alleviate poverty

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 13, 2011, 3:56 pm
Drones and robocopters could provide medical aid and food for isolated people all over the world:
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Astronaut saw 9/11 attacks from space

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 11, 2011, 1:01 pm
Special thanks to Xavier Cotton who passed the video link on.
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9/11 ATC communications revealed 10 years after

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 10, 2011, 6:05 pm
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When mice take the Mickey out of airline…

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 10, 2011, 5:31 pm
It first happened on Monday September 5, 2011. A Nepal Airlines flight was cancelled at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. Do you guess why? The flight attendants spotted a stowaway mouse onboard their B-757 bound to Bangkok! The small rodent fled from the galley’s pantry, and rushed from...
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Russian hockey team perish in plane crash

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 12:57 am
Poor quality fuel possible cause of Yak-42 crash – aviation source 02:15 08/09/2011 Poor quality of aviation fuel could be one of possible reasons for why the Yak-42 plane crashed in Central Russia on Wednesday, killing more than 40 people.>> Other news of the day
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9/11 FIREFIGHTERS more likely to develop CANCER

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2011, 1:46 pm
According to a new study, New-York City firefighters would be 19% more likely to have cancer than their colleagues who did not work at the site following the 9/11 attacks: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
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HOLDING PATTERN

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2011, 2:28 pm
A holding pattern is nothing more than a big oval formed in a race-track shape that is designed to keep an aircraft in a specified space for a specified amount of time. A holding pattern can be published on either airway charts or terminal charts or can be unpublished, and specified by the air traff...
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ICAO Air Traffic Radiotelephony – Transmitting Numbers

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2011, 1:08 pm
Here is an audio/video file with transcript about how the numbers must be pronounced according to the ICAO (International Civilian Aviation Organization) standard. This is how aircrew members, and air traffic controllers should transmit the numbers. CAUTION – There is not any exception for FL 100,...
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Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2011

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 28, 2011, 1:29 pm
Here is a very interesting publication issued by the U.S. Department of Defense for public release. This report must be worth reading for SLP/PLS 4444 training as the PRC’s stakes and strategy are well explained as well as the prospective, and involvements. (click on the book below): Tweet
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HURRICANE Irene to reach NEW-YORK

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2011, 5:30 pm
A pilot risking his life onboard a 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Weatherbird weather reconnaissance aircraft, observed the hurricane in the eye of the storm and reported winds at around 100mph today: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com New-York braces for what could be the most...
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FIGHTERJETS compared: Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA vs F-22 RAPTOR

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2011, 5:11 am
First of all, here is a video on the first T-50′s public display (Moscow – MAKS 2011, August 17, 2011): The Lockheed Martin/BIDS F-22 Raptor, and the brand new Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA are the current leading-edge 5th generation fighter aircraft. Lots of people would like to assess the capabilities of...
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Gadhafi's power from 1969 till 2011

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2011, 3:27 am
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MACH-20 AEROSPACECRAFT

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 14, 2011, 6:29 pm
New-York to Los Angeles in 12 minutes… It would have been a record-breaker, had it worked: Military Launches, Loses Hypersonic Plane The DARPA and USAF FALCON project might give anybody the thrill of speed as this “aerospacecraft” has been designed to reach Mach 20 i.e. around 20,000 km/h; 5.6...
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Rio-Paris Flight 447 Crash – INTERESTING Point of View particularly on Highly AUTOMATED AIRCRAFT

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 13, 2011, 4:16 pm
Watch and listen carefully to Mr. Learmount’s point of view which has been deemed to be of considerable interest as far as the 2009 AF 447 crash is concerned. Please notice that there are interesting acronyms such as GIGO (Garbage in – Garbage out), and LOC – if it is well known as “Loss of
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Experienced Russian Air Force Pilot to be Tried

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2011, 12:58 pm
Russian pilot faces trial over damage to Su-27 fighter jet 19:21 09/08/2011 An experienced Russian military pilot will be tried in Russia’s Far East on charges of negligence that led to 2.4 million rubles ($81,000) in damages to an Su-27SM fighter jet, investigators said on Tuesday.>> Other news o...
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38 Killed in Taliban Helicopter Attack

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 7, 2011, 4:10 pm
An American CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while in a CSAR mission on Sturday 6 August 2011. Yesterday’s death toll has increased to reach 38 KIAs – 31 American soldiers. Most of them belonged to the NAVY SEAL who were on-board to help the troops on the battlefield during a heavy firefig...
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Rio-Paris AF 447 crash – Incomplete investigation report

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2011, 5:36 pm
Regarding the 2009 Air France Rio-Paris crash, and according to the BEA investigation, it seemed to show a lack of training. But it now seems to be more complicated- it turns up that the elements of the report on the investigation were actually incomplete. This scoop – according to this France24 v...
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BOEING 787 Dreamliner maiden flight to JAPAN

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Aug 2, 2011, 3:14 pm
It was the first time a Boeing B-787 Dreamliner had taken off for Japan. The Japanese ANA – All Nippon Airways – has ordered 40 Boeing B-787-8; and 15 B-787-9. This video was shot a month ago as the wide-body jet airliner departed from Seattle on July 3, 2011:
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Rio-Paris Flight 447 Crash Analysis

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jul 31, 2011, 5:09 pm
Special thanks to Thierry Hermas who teaches English radiotelephony at the French Air Force Academy (EOAA Salon de Provence). Indeed, he has analyzed, and compiled some extracts of the Air France Flight 447 reports issued by the BEA (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’avi...
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AMAZING WING-SUIT FLYING VIDEO

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2011, 3:00 pm
Jeb Corliss wing-suit demo from Jeb Corliss on Vimeo. My favorite wing-suit flights up to this point Special thanks to Penelope Beveridge, a famous professional photographer who shared this video. Some artistic masterpieces of hers are displayed here >>>>>, and here is her blog >>>>> which gathers h...
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PASSENGER STUNG by SCORPION … on a PLANE!

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jul 28, 2011, 4:43 pm
Yes, you have well read. This unbelievable story happened on a commercial aircraft, on a red-eye flight (a flight taking off late at night and landing early the next morning) from Seattle to Anchorage a month ago. Video report:
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JUMBO JET EMERGENCY LANDING

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2011, 5:00 pm
The incident happened at Dallas Airport on Sunday 24 July 2011. An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 apparently had an engine fire just after takeoff, and was forced to make a U-turn and dump fuel before performing an emergency landing. You can hear the pilot’s voice in the video hereafter as well ...
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SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS FINAL LIFTOFF

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jul 9, 2011, 5:37 am

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TOP 10 THRILLING AIRPORTS!

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 1:33 pm
July 6, 2011 – The legendary Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport could have been inserted into this list but it closed down on July 6th, 1998 i.e. exactly 13 years ago, and this top ten gathers airfields still in service only. Gibraltar airport could have been part of it as a route (yes, you...
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Passenger travelling "free" with other boarding passes!

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jun 30, 2011, 4:37 pm
According to CNN, and the FBI, a man flew without being actually checked-in as he “slipped” onto the plane. The technique may have worked already since the stowaway got ten invalid boarding passes in his bag. Moreover, none of these passes mentioned his own identity!
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RAFALE omnipresent at Paris Air Show 2011

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jun 22, 2011, 3:59 pm
No other fighter aircraft will be as omnipresent at the Paris Air Show as the Rafale as it has been shorlisted for India’s MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) tender along with the Eurofighter. The IAF (Indian Air Force) is to order 126 multirole fighter aircraft for a deal of up to $10 bill...
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Pointing lasers at aircraft will cost offenders big time

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jun 21, 2011, 5:02 pm
Pointing lasers at aircraft can cost pilots their lives. The FAA has decided to increase the penalty. This prank is to cost the offenders a hefty fine – up to $11,000. Some pen-shaped laser pointers have been reported around a thousand times in the USA in 2011, and 2,836 incidents were reported la...
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Airbus unfortunate glitches at Paris Air Show 2011

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jun 20, 2011, 5:42 pm
The Airbus flagship A380 had a winglet clipped off by a building while taxiing or parking: Moreover, the brand new Airbus A400M military cargo aircraft got an engine failure. The A380 would have flown back to Toulouse so that it can be fixed, and take part to the Paris Air Show again. As far as
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FLYING from Paris to New-York in 1.5 hours at Mach 4 !

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jun 19, 2011, 2:01 pm
This is the brand new project being designed by EADS, and supported by Japan as well as the French DGAC (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile – FAA or CAA equivalent). The European consortium has just unveiled its ZEHST project as the Paris Air Show 2011 is opening. ZEHST stands for Zero Em...
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South-Korea – Airliner almost shot down by the military!

Recce 233 S. posted an article on - Jun 18, 2011, 9:47 am
NEWS ALERT – The South-Korean Marines would have fired 99 rounds from Gyodong island at an Asiana airliner flying over the border area. Happily, the soldiers did not manage to shoot down the plane, a South-Korean Airbus A321 on which 119 passengers had departed from Chengdu Airport in China. Thank...
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