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Air^ conducted^ three^ Meetings^ Aérien^ Forcea  2017  there were only two.^ The^ first^ was^ held^ at^ the^ Base^ Aérienne^ year,^106 in the second one^ at^ theMérignacBaseandAérienne^113 Saint‐Dizier.^ Bordeaux^ ‐^ Fondation des Oeuvres (^) The de^ l'air^ (FOSA)^ organized^ a^ spotters^ day^ on^ Sociales^ Friday 31st,  2017  for about  250  aviation^ enthusiasts^ at^ Saint‐Dizier.^ MayPosi‐ tions to the runway/taxiway provided close^ opportunities^ to^ take^ pho‐^ excellenttos of the aircraft flying in or rehearsing^ for^ the^ airshow^ on^ the^ weekend.^ The^ aviationa mix of rain and scattered^ clouds^ with^ sun.^ Usually,^ an^ was (^) weatherphotographer sun instead of^ rain.^ prefersthe^ high^ percentage^ of^ hu‐However,^ midity provided a lot of possibilities^ to^ get^ an^ impression^ of^ the^ aerodynamics^ vapour^ fighters. Ambient humidity condenses^ tojet when^ the^ air^ tempera‐ (^) ofture reduces below the dew point as^ a^ result^ of^ reduced^ air^ pressure.^ Thus,^ air‐^
separations^ and^ vorticesflowcould^ be^ seen^ perfectly.
for^ every^ military^ airaircraftshow,^ historic^ and^ current^ As
were^ at^ the^ show. Several^ foreign^ countries^ sent^
andfor^ the^ static^ aircraft^ dynamic^ displays.^ For^ Example
theGR4^ RAF^ sent^ a^ Tornado^ and^ a^ Hawk,^ the^ Span‐
AF^ brought^ an^ EF2000,ishthe^ RDA^ F^ participated^ with
twohad^ F‐16,^ the^ Swiss^ AF^ two^ F/A‐^18 and^ a^ Super^
helicopter.^ Even^ the^ AustrianPumaAF^ flew^ in^ with^ two
venerable^ Saab^ 105OE.^ A highlight^ was^ the^ newly^
display^ team^ "CouteauformedDelta"^ with^ two^ Mirage
2000D.the^ This^ team^ is^ successor^ to^ the^ "Ramex^
atteam^ and^ is^ based^ Delta"^ BA^133 Nancy‐Ochey.^ Also,
fairl^ y^ new^ in^ the^ air show^ business^ is^ the^ "Sparflex"^
privatelyThis^ is^ a^ team.^ owned,^ French^ aerobatic^ team
performing^ their^ displays^ with two^ L‐^39 Albatros.^
noisy^ part^ of^ the^ day^ was^ the^ solo^ displays^ of^ aThe
faleEF2000,^ a^ French^ RaSpanish^ and^ Mirage^ 2000s,^ a
SwissF‐^16 and^ a^ Danish^ F/A‐18.^ Significantly^ less^ noisy
but^ just^ as^ remarkable were^ the^ performances^ of^
historic^ aircraft.^ Some^ ofofthese^ were^ a^ German^ Klemm
35D^ built^ in^ 1940,^ a North^ American^ T‐^6 Texan^
‐1942,^ a^1943 Convair^ BTfrom^43 and^ the^ Morane^ Saulnier
MS^ ‐^317 manufactured^ in 1947.^ Also^ on^ show^
biplanetwo^ replicas^ of^ were^ fighter^ aircraft^ flown^ during
World^ War^ I,^ a^ hundred years^ ago:^ a^ Sopwith^ Pup^
and^ a^ Nieuport^28 C.1.^
Morane^ Saulnier^ MS‐^317