Bharat Rakshak

Un bruit de "Tonnerre Divin" - en hindi, Vajra, nom de code qu'a donné l'Indian Air Force à ses Mirage 2000 - s'est fait entendre à l'aéroport de Plaisance, ce matin. Les Vajra ont touché la piste à partir de 11 h 03, cabrés nez vers le ciel, dans l'attitude typique des avions à aile delta. Le premier avion du groupe de dix appareils de l'IAF en escale à Maurice est arrivé plus tôt, à 10 h 15 - un Illyouchine 76, qui transporte du matériel et des officiers. Les avions de l'armée de l'air indienne restent à Maurice jusqu'à jeudi avant de reprendre leur vol, vers l'Afrique du Sud. Ils seront à nouveau en escale à Maurice le 3 octobre prochain, pour leur voyage de retour en Inde.

Un bruit de "Tonnerre Divin" - en hindi, Vajra, nom de code qu'a donné l'Indian Air Force à ses Mirage 2000 - s'est fait entendre à l'aéroport de Plaisance, ce matin. Les Vajra ont touché la piste à partir de 11 h 03, cabrés nez vers le ciel, dans l'attit... .......

A noise of "Tonnerre Divin" - in Hindi, Vajra, code name qu'a given l'Indian Air Force to its Mirage 2000 - s'est makes hear with l'aéroport Pleasure, this morning. Vajra touched the track from 11 a.m. 03, pulled up noses towards the sky, in typical l'attitude of the planes with delta wing. The first plane of the group of ten apparatuses of l'IAF in stopover with Maurice arrived earlier, at 10 a.m. 15 - Illyushin 76, which transports material and officers. The planes of l'armée to l'air Indian remain in Maurice jusqu'à Thursday before taking again to their flight, worms l Afric of the South. They will be again in stopover with Maurice on next 3 October, for their return voyage in India. Pushed by its enormous M-53 engine of Snecma and carried by its delta wing which does not facilitate l'atterrissage to him, first Vajra took all the length of the track of Pleasure for s'arrêter, after a long race, completely pulled up. From 11. 03 at 11 a.m. 15, three of Mirage 2000 of l'IAF thus landed, under the glances of some curious - which were out of the perimeter of l'aéroport - and about the members of the ground personnel, the latter being held in front of the hangars. First Illyushin 76 had already attracted the glances with its mass and its very gray color, at 10 a.m. 15. It had landed while coming from the sea, whereas the Mirage carried out their final approach and their landing in the direction "terre/mer". Before Illyushin 76, a last civil aircraft - B747 to d'Air France - had taken off for its commercial flight. Chetak and Fennec of the police force Mauritian then began their ballet on the perimeter from l'aéroport. Signs heralding, for reasons of safety, of l'arrivée of the Indian military aircrafts. After the three Mirage 2000, second Illyushin 76 touched the track, at 11 a.m. 25, putting fine at the first block d'atterrissages. The group of l'IAF includes/understands ten apparatuses on the whole, including six Mirage 2000, two Illyouchine 76 and two Illyushin 78. The latter are planes of in-flight refueling: they make it possible the Mirage to remake the full one in flight, on long distances. The apparatuses of l'IAF must leave Maurice Thursday, for l Afric South where they will take part in exercises united with l'armée South-African, thus qu'au aeronautical living room Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) in the area of Pretoria

The noise of "Divine Thunder" (in Hindi, Vajra), a code name given to the Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000s, was heared at Airport Pleasure, this morning. Vajra touched the track from 11 a.m., pulled up noses towards the sky, in typical attitude of the planes with delta wing. The first plane of the group of ten apparatuses of IAF in stopover with Maurice arrived earlier, at 10 a.m. IL- 76, which transports material and officers. The planes of the Indian Air Force will remain in Mauritius till Thursday before taking again to their flight, towards South Africa. They will be again in stopover with Mauritius on next October 3rd, for their return voyage in India.

Ashutosh wrote:That picture doesn't look like a good sign. Or maybe I don't really know much about ocean flying.

MT Singha wrote:do our flankers have provision for external tanks ? hopefully a giant canoe shaped tank between the air intakes...

MT Singha wrote:Darn! anyway cant be fund this small improvement ? 1500km of
hi-alt radius is too small for my liking. that canoe tank with say
2 tons of extra fuel should permit another 400km of extra radius.

Although a lot will depend on the weather during the two public days on September 24 and 25 – Trade Days are September 21 to 23 – the organisers are expecting around 125000 people, up 25000 from the exhibition in 2002.

FOREIGN AIR FORCES Foreign air forces will also again feature in this year’s display. A highlight will be the attendance by the Indian Air Force that will be sending several Mirage 2000s supported by an IL-76 transport aircraft. This is a coup for the show organisers, as this air force’s aircraft are rarely seen outside their own country.