Farewell Jambock!
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Argentine Air Force to get two Bell 412EPs
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LAN´s Dreamliners resume flights
Following authorization by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Boeing, LAN Airlines conducted the first test flight of its 787 Dreamliner after implementing the modifications required to the battery system of the aircraft.
My first Dreamliner… “Batteries not included”
Roughly two months after LAN’s Dreamliner inaugural commercial service, one of our correspondents had a chance to fly Boeing’s futuristic airliner proposal as a regular, fare-paying passenger in the Buenos Aires-Santiago route. Check and see how it felt to fly a Boeing 787 before their auxiliary power unit batteries would reheat and release smoke getting the worldwide Dreamliner fleet grounded for more than ninety days…
Chilean military aviation centennial
Commemorating the creation of the El Bosque-based Military Aeronautics School and their first military flight in early 1913, Chile’s Air Force celebrated 100 years of military aviation in the first week of March 2013. Summarizing a century of aviation progress in words and facts, the centennial was marked by a formal ceremony held at El Bosque, an open day held at Pudahuel and a host of other social and cultural events elsewhere. The main activities were covered by Gaceta Aeronáutica correspondents on-site and a complete debriefing is presented inside.
Argentine registrations (illustrated): LV-AYA to LV-AYZ
In a new shipment of this revisited section in Gaceta Aeronáutica, today we introduce a completely refurbished catalog of Argentine civil aircraft registered in the LV-AYA through LV-AYZ range. Much like the batch published in late September 2012 (LV-AXA/AXZ), this block spans three decades of Argentina aviation history, from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s, and contains several historically relevant aircraft.
The 2004 Argentine Exercises Index
In one more Argentine military aviation exercises index, we disclose an updated version of our original Aeromilitaria Argentina index for year 2004. This more complete alternative reviews nearly 50 exercises, simulations and drills totalling at least 240 days of activity on the field. Another “international” year, 2004 was packed full of combined exercises, including exceptional events such as two different UNITAS phases, a Gringo Gaucho carrier qualification tour onboard USS Ronald Reagan and a (now) rare Argentine-British maritime search and rescue cooperation exercise.
The 2005 Argentine Exercises Index
The second Argentine military aviation exercises index in the “Gaceta Aeronáutica Age” is actually an updated version of our original Aeromilitaria Argentina index for 2005. This more complete variant reviews more than 35 exercises, simulations and drills totalling more than 220 days of activity on the field. An apparently “international” year, 2005 is full of combined exercises where Argentine armed forces tested their combat fitness with foreign forces in “trade-mark” exercises such as Plata, Panamax, Fraterno, UNITAS and Viekaren; as well as the one-off Ceibo 2005. Homeland training was also fairly active, with services deploying throughout the nation for both internal and joint manoeuvres.
The 2010 Argentine Exercises Index
The first Argentine military aviation exercises index in the “Gaceta Aeronáutica Age” comes packed with over 70 exercises, simulations and drills totalling at least 329 days of activity on the field. In spite of ever present budgetary limitations and a couple of congressional mishaps, Argentine armed and paramilitary forces managed to complete an interesting menu of exercises throughout 2010, including named classics such as Valkyria III and Ícaro III (Air Force specific), Rio III and Tanque (Argentine/Uruguayan) as well as Gringo Gaucho/Southern Seas, UNITAS LI, Fraterno XXVIII, Panamax and Atlasur VIII (naval air cooperation manoeuvres, in a variety of flavours).
An introduction to the Argentine Military Exercises Catalogue
Migrating and updating yet another Aeromilitaria Argentina legacy component, we’re glad to introduce the renewed Argentine Military Exercises Catalogue to our readers and visitors. Starting with this brief introduction and start-up page, the Catalogue will provide yearly indexes synthesising all exercises, simulation and training sessions unearthed by our research. We hope this new Gaceta Aeronáutica section will become a valued reference for all those interested in gaining a structured and profound knowledge of Argentine military air training doctrine and practice throughout the years.