Bharat Rakshak

Just to reiterate, fantastic stuff on the info front prasad and rakall. Great job done on collecting and an even greater one on sharing it. Many thanks.

Thx merlin..

I noticed that AI09 only got us 978 pics - there were over 2500 pics from AI07, so thats almost a 3-fold drop...

....but man!! Kedar-saar's photos are simplee kicka**.... perhaps BR should start an aviation photography thread to train budding jingos in the art of taking good photos of aircrafts and stalls. That would definitely raise the standards a lot... with essays by Kedar, Phil, Shiv, Rahul and Co.

P.S... rakall, shiv-saar and others... could you also try and put up a consolidated list of links to ur informative posts if possible. I think it should take about 30 minutes or so to do.

P.P.S... I had promised a lot of posts, so if i've indeed forgotten to give any info, or if I've given a snippet, and anyone wants to know more, plz plz plz do let me know and I'll try and add it ASAP... I remember that I haven't added info from the talk with lastec (I think).

P.P.P.S... perhaps we should move the posts that we posted with info on other threads to this one, so that when the AI thread is archived, the info shouldn't be lost.

Thats a great idea.....

Thanks a ton for all the efforts, Prasad-saar (and Rakall-saar also)

This is the funniest I have seen

These appear to be Aero India 2007 pictures posted in 2009

shiv, there is a question for you in IAF history thread. thanks.

Hi Rakall

Was there an OFB stall and were you able to find out anything about Kalantak rifle?

Hey I repeat

How do I upload a pic on our forum discussions ?

Some pictures taken by a Luftwaffe personel

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hocician/



the forum does not allow direct uploading of images

you may upload it on imageshack and then post the url using the img tag

otoh you can register for an account on BR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/mai ... pg.html%3F

and upload your pics there

Have still to go through some stall shots - but here are some people shots -

PACAF Viper Demo Pilot meets Abhinav Bindra (Kapil remember him )


LMCO Test Pilot Billie Flynn after a CDF with TACDE pilot


USAF Exchange pilot with IAF, Capt Hoelzel - he will be instructing students to fly the Kiran Mk1A at Hakimpet shortly -


Lt Dan "Blue" Hannum with WgCdr (Retd) Rakesh Sharma after a CDF in the Super-Hornet -


Katsuhiko Tokunaga - the legendary aviation photographer, with WgCdr Sajan, after the Sukhoi Demo


Air Marshal (Retd) Harish Masand, with MiG-35 test pilot Mikhail Belyaev


The CAS


Last but not the least, it sounds like deja vu - Kapil being whisked by the SF guys in the Gypsy - but no, wait - its not like that -

This was found on the support trailer of the Lockheed F-16s (IIRC) - which was supposed to take the PACAF F-16s to Avalon airshow in Australia.

Good encouragement for the Demo pilots and crew

IMHO - it was the transport pilots who were having the last laugh, since those guys were literally building vast amounts of flying time - and the machines were taking a beating, since I have caught a serial number come in the morning, and then back again in the evening. Here is to the transports - who contribute indirectly to such events - and are mostly un-glorified -

K2742 in the morning


K2742 at evening


Il76MD comes in to land at evening


Cargo unloaded, takes off again, with a cloud of dust

Behind the scenes of the Tejas Demo - This series is devoted to the pilots, maintainers and support staff, whose collective efforts, result in eye-candy for us folks.

Go over the maneuvers in your head -


Pilot and maintainer walk around, making sure everything is a "go"


Sign the papers off, that everything is green -


Time check - Showtime


Everyone settled in for the ride -


Engine Start -


Make sure the aircraft is settled in -


Taxi to the runway -


Off weeeeeee gooooo!!

Amazing photography....

Wanted to highlight the PACAF Viper Demo Team's Ground show - maybe not many folks are aware of it - hence posting it here -

Showtime -


Salute -


Thank the crew -


Systems check while the ground crew standby -



Aircraft brakes, and control check -


Salute before taxiing -


Salute after the show -


This marks the end, where everyone relaxes and goes about securing the aircraft.

Some different angles of the C-17 Demo -

Notice the steep climb out angle at takeoff -


Leaving all the dust behind -


This must be ~30 Degrees bank here - nice tight turn - almost flies like a fighter -

I think BR must put all the info / data / pics / video etc of AE 2009 put on DVD and SOLD to the members. The contributors could be give some royalty too.

K

Kersi,

Its a pain selling stuff to jingos but good idea to include pics etc

we'll ideate



Mao Sir looks so cool with his patches.Very unique for a Navy TP to be doing this kind of work

Tokunaga san looks as if he is briefing Sajan Sir --And now,turn like this!

Different noses of the heavy aircraft on the ramp -

An12, KC-135, C-130, MRTT, and the DC-10


F-16 Cannon


Two angles of the Su on static -



UAE F-16


14th FS Insignia

Image: Gajraj vs. An-124-100

More images here.

nice pic of kapil in the garuds jeep. deja vu indeed.

Kedar those are some remarkable pictures. Thanks a ton. You have an uncanny ability to compose pics well and actually get what needs to be seen in the frame.

Thanks much for the encouraging words, Shiv, and others. I try....hard

Your pics are out of the world. Can you put all the pics on a CD/DVD and distribute / sell them to those who are intersted ? Like me !!

Kersi

Wow...the monstrous Gajraj is looking like a Lilliput in front of the MOAT(Mother of all transports).

Out of the world pics Kedar-saar... just wanted to know.. How does one get an all access pass to AI to see everything?? I kept on cribbing about how they put the best birds near the chalets, where we mortals could not venture.



Is that Kersi and Joey in the Back????

One of the more amusing things I saw at Aero India was that in the middle of all those serious looking, tough and businesslike SF men - Kapil suddenly appeared wearing an SF hat. He was the only guy in the entire area walking around casually in civvies and an SF hat.


But seriously this photo is centered around Kaps - and only he is in focus - with the others in a blur of motion. Amazing. Also amazing is the fact that the jeep appears to be doing a sharp turn - with Kapil grinning like he is sitting in his living room watching a movie.

That's my new Shaadi dot com pic

And I was having a very laidback show this time..so....the lazing around.

Go Kaps !

Kedar, your skills are out of this world! Truly amazing!

BTW what is the name of the Tejas test pilot in the pics?



Now Kapil...how did you manage to grab an SF hat?! Come on, out with it!

Doctor Shaib, it is Captain Jaideep Maolankar

Thanks sum.

Has the Garud's face been intentionally blurred or is it just the photography?

Btw, how did the BR jirga manage to hitch a ride in the Garud jeep?

simble - it was the option between having to listen to Kaps for 1 hr and giving him a 5 minute ride


That is indeed a great pic -

Thank you very much for your compliments and encouraging words here, folks. I appreciate them very much.

The Tejas pilot is Chief Test Pilot Capt Maolankar.

Kaps photo - had been the subject of discussion among my "other" photographer friends too. It involves a bit of shallow DoF, physics, and Kaps sitting still (than the others) in the gypsy. Since the point where Kaps is sitting is the pivot point for the turn, Kaps rate of movement is very minimal (since he is inside the arc), compared to others, who are on the outside of the arc of the turn, and again not braced enough for the turn.

So sometimes a lot of factors come into play, to get a weird looking but interesting shot.

Thanx!! and enjoy!!

All the best to Kaps, who is trying to get a wife, based on this photo - which adds educational value to the photo - if "they" can read between the resolution, that is

small bit of OT verbage,
i'd rather have a desi made maruti gypsy than an imported humvee for our military
start small, improve, learn, maintain, train, develop, etc

same goes for fighter planes, missiles, space launchers,

made in india first and foremost
that should be the motto for all our equipment

Some brochures coming up.... free downloads - noo limit.. in pdf format

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HAL ARDC brochures on LCA & IJT 1.3MB http://ifile.it/7p5mif8

Well said kobe san;i recall a rocking ride in a fauji gypsy in a aprticular sector
the punishment which we give these dollies is frightening!!

Wow,there was so much physics going on behind that!!

So it finally proves that I am calm and poised Surya,I heard that!!



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