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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:54 pm

A Russian Federation - Aerospace Forces (RF VKS) Su-27 disappeared from the radar while flying over the Black Sea on 25 March 2020. The aircraft flew near the coast off Belbek, some fifty kilometres from Théodosie (Feodosia), at the south eastern point of the Crimea.

The Flanker was performing a routine training flight when it disappeared around 08.10 hrs (local time). The Russian Ministry of Defense sais the (Emergency Locator Beacon (ELT) is activated - possibly automatically, after an ejection. The pilot (and jet), it says, should be found soon.

A Search and Rescue mission started right away, with an An-26 and Mi-8 being dispatched from the Southern Military District emergency services. The search for the pilot is complicated by the bad weather conditions.

The Su-27 is possibly assigned to the 27th Composite Aviation Division, 38th Fighter Aviation Regiment (38 IAP) at Sevastopol'/Bel'bek' (Crimae). This unit operates Su-27/27UB, Su-27P/UP, Su-27SM and Su-30M2s. The 38 IAP is active over the Black Sea very frequently.

A second option is that the aircraft came from Krymsk air base (just north east of the Crimea), which is home to the 1st Guards Stalingrad Svirkskaya Composite Air Division, 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (3 GvIAP). This unit has Su-27/27P, Su-27SM3, Su-27UB and Su-30M2.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:56 pm

Yesterday two European airports announced they will close down as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak:

London City Airport closed yesterday. It announced this closure will last until the end of April, for both passenger and private flights. The airport will monitor the situation closely and review and adapt if and when needed.

Paris Aéroport - Orly (ORY) will close for all passenger flights as of Saturday 28 March, until further notice. Orly will stay be open for government, repatriation and medical flights, as well as diversions. The airport will mainly be used to park grounded planes.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:49 pm

VistaJet receives Bombardier Global 7500 9H-VIS

On 25 March 2020, this brand new aircraft departed Montréal–Trudeau International Airport via Munich Airport to its final destination of Malta-Luqa International Airport.

With it being a new type within @VistaJet’s Global-fleet the crews have to do socalled touch-and-goes, where you fly a circuit around the airport, land and take-off again, without stopping. This is a requirement before a pilot can actually put the type rating on his/her license.

This training took place on 26 March and 9H-VIS (msn 70024) was seen making touch and goes on Malta's runway 31.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:51 pm

The end for the Oscar in Japan

On 26 March 2020, a ceremony was held at Kasumigaura (Japan) marking the end of all OH-6D (affectionately called 'Oscar') operations within the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).

During the last couple of days, the majority of operational OH-6Ds was flown to Kasumigaura, where they will most likely be stored inside the Kanto Depot. No less than 18 OH-6Ds were assembled on the apron with a placard commemorating 51 years of JGSDF OH-6 operations.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) manufactured 117 OH-6Js and 193 OH-6Ds for the JGSDF. These were operated by almost all units within the army. Besides the obvious role of observation helicopter, they were also used in the training role. In the latter role, they were replaced by the TH-480. However the JGSDF is in serious need of a replacement for the observation role. This was only partly covered by the Kawasaki OH-1 Ninja, now slowly re-entering service after being grounded following a crash.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:52 pm

First new built Dutch CH-47F flies

Scramble is informed that the first new built Boeing CH-47F Chinook for the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) made its first Factory Flight Test from Boeing Philadelphia last week (16-20 March 2020).

The helicopter, serial D-472 plus one more unidentified, are painted in the same light olive drab colour scheme as the US Army CH-47Fs.
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