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..-20260 3-1st AVN ex 2-158th AVN mar18
..-20346 3-1st AVN ex 2-158th AVN mar18
..-20358 3-1st AVN ex 2-158th AVN mar18
..-20375 3-1st AVN f/n mar18
..-20413 3-1st AVN ex 2-158th AVN mar18
..-20418 3-1st AVN f/n mar18
..-20420 3-1st AVN f/n mar18
..-20441 2-25th AVN f/n feb18
..-20442 2-25th AVN f/n feb18
..-20445 2-25th AVN f/n feb18
..-20451 3-1st AVN ex nb mar18
..-20456 3-1st AVN f/n mar18
..-20459 3-1st AVN f/n mar18
..-20484 2-25th AVN ex nb
feb18
15-20792 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4688 feb18
15-20796 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4699 feb18
..-20799 C/1-137th AVN f/n mar18
..-20801 1-137th AVN f/n mar18
..-20804 1-137th AVN ex nb mar18
16-20808 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4702 feb18
16-20810 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4703 feb18
16-20811 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4706 feb18
16-20814 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4714 feb18
16-20819 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4723 feb18
16-20822 3-227th AVN FY & c/n confirmed 70-4730 feb18
..-20904 1-137th AVN f/n mar18
Again a number of UH-60M Blackhawks were seen at the
BEST facility at Huntsville (AL). Present for what is believed a
modification programme were the following in October 2017.
None of the FY data here is confirmed!
09-20245, 10-20250, 10-20272, 10-20275, 10-20276, 10-20311,
10-20314, 12-20543, 14-20663, 15-20743, 15-20744 and
15-20745
AH-64D
03-05409 BEST ex 1-211th AVN PVD409 oct17
AH-64E
16-03099 1-227th AVN f/n NM099 mar18
16-03110 1-227th AVN f/n NM110 mar18
16-03115 1-227th AVN f/n NM115 mar18
17-03164 1-6th CAV ex Boeing NM164 jan18
17-03165 1-6th CAV ex Boeing NM165 jan18
17-03166 1-6th CAV ex Boeing NM166 jan18
17-03167 1-6th CAV ex Boeing NM167 jan18
17-03168 1-6th CAV ex Boeing NM168 jan18
UH-72A
11-72194 Det.1 D/1-376th AVN, ex nb mar18
13-72304 Det.1 B/1-376th AVN, ex nb (FY unconfirmed) mar18
Mi-8MT
474/74I std KDHN ex C/1-223rd AVN 93474 oct17
Mi-17
255/55G std KDHN ex C/1-223rd AVN oct17
RO-6A
15-00577 AFTD ex L3 Communications 577 mar18
United States Navy (NY)
The final test flight of the F-35 System Design and
Development (SDD) programme took place on 11 April 2018.
Since the first flight of AA-1 in 2006, the SDD programme has
operated mishap-free for more than eleven years, conducting
more than 9,200 sorties, accumulating over 17,000 flight
hours, and executing more than 65,000 test points to verify
the design, durability, software, sensors, weapons capability
and performance for all three F-35 variants. The final SDD
flight occurred at NAS Patuxent River (MD, when the US Navy
F-35C CF-2 completed a mission to collect data while carrying
external 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions
(JDAM) and AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The
programme contained flight sciences to the current Block 3F
capability that makes the Lightning II combat capable. The
F-35 Integrated Test Team conducted six at-sea detachments
and performed more than 1,500 vertical landing tests on the
F-35B. The developmental flight test team completed 183
weapon separation tests; 46 weapons delivery accuracy tests;
and 33 mission effectiveness tests, which included numerous
multi-ship missions of up to eight F-35s against advanced
threats. The programme will now move into an Operational
Test and Evaluation phase followed by the full-rate aircraft
production in the fourth quarter of 2019. Of course F-35
testing will continue in support of phased capability
improvements and modernization of the F-35, like tests with
other jet fighters continues too.
The US Navy eventually will procure 353 F-35Cs and the US
Marine Corps will procure 273 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs. The
US Navy’s first operational fleet squadron, Strike Fighter
Squadron (VFA) 147 Argonauts is currently in F-35C training
and is scheduled to become safe for flight in October
The highlight of FIDAE 2018 were for sure the participation of the Peruvians with no less than two KT-1s and also two C-27Js. The C-27J 329 of
Escuadrón de Transporte 844 was photographed during its arrival at Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez International airport on 31 March 2018
by Leonard van Teeffelen.
