{"id":1055,"date":"2012-03-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2012-08-13T02:13:40","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T01:13:40","slug":"fidae-2012-on-short-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/fidae-2012-on-short-final\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDAE 2012 &ldquo;on short final&rdquo;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Click to enlarge...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myaviation.net\/search\/photo_search.php?id=01334306\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/MyAviationNetPhotoID013343061.jpg?w=1140\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">AleniaAermacchi\u2019s M346 advanced jet trainer may have a slight advantage in its attempt to enter the Chilean marketplace: Before FIDAE 2008, a cooperation agreement was signed with Enaer for manufacturing and selling M-311 and M-346 trainers while a full-scale mock-up was shown on the static display. Will its manufacturer show it in flying condition in FIDAE 2012? (photo by author).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Work is on \u201cshort final approach\u201d for the <b>XVII International Air &amp; Space Fair (XVII Feria Internacional del Aire y el Espacio, or FIDAE 2012)<\/b>, which will be dedicated on Tuesday 27 March 2012 in the Northern area of \u201cComodoro Arturo Merino Ben\u00edtez\u201d International Airport, Santiago de Chile. With news and rumours now flowing at an increasing speed, we deliver this last and final update to the countdown launched in early-December 2011 (see \u201c<a title=\"text by Carlos Ay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/?p=656\" target=\"_blank\">Countdown to FIDAE 2012 begins!<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a title=\"text by Carlos Ay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/?p=843\" target=\"_blank\">T minus 3 months to FIDAE 2012!<\/a>\u201d). Relevant additions arising in coming weeks will be inserted into this report\u2019s tables below and be announced through our <a title=\"Gaceta Aeron&aacute;utica in Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Gaceta-Aeronautica\/#!\/pages\/Gaceta-Aeronautica\/116866231657967\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a title=\"Gaceta Aeron&aacute;utica in Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/gacetaeronautic\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> boards.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"table2\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"center\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-6842223591044281\";\n\/* AM - Pie de portada *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2102090342\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Contrary to our \u201cconservative\u201d December forecast, the target number of <b>exhibitors and exhibiting nations<\/b> (400) and 40, respectively) was reached by 9 February, with a further 130 exhibitors and 2 nations added through early March. Eighty per cent of the participating entities should come from the USA (105 exhibitors registered so far), Chile (82), Brazil (50), Argentina (36), France (29), Germany (27), Spain (24), Uruguay (22), Israel (17), UK (16), Russia (14) and Canada (11). The remaining 20% would originate in 29 other nations (92 exhibitors) and the European Union (6). As noted in earlier reports, <b>government and trade unions<\/b> participation will be on the rise, as evinced by close to 30 exhibitors and several national pavilions belonging to defence, technology, industry and infrastructure ministries, trade promotion agencies, commerce chambers and aeronautical trade unions from 16 participating nations. <b>Defence and security services<\/b> participation is also guaranteed: In addition to the aircraft confirmations below, the Uruguay Air Force and Naval Aviation and all Chilean defence and security services are registered exhibitors. Odd as it may seem, however, <b>China<\/b> has so far logged only two participating exhibitors\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Confirmed aircraft exhibitions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The first aircraft to be announced as destined for display in FIDAE 2012 was the <strong>Pilatus PC-12 NG<\/strong>. A FIDAE press release revealed on 30 September 2011 that the Swiss turboprop will be exhibited in two different configurations (executive transportation and ambulance\/medical evacuation).\n<li>The <strong>Chilean Air Force \u201cHalcones\u201d<\/strong> (Hawks) aerobatics team is also a confirmed participant. Even though team demonstrations were suspended following the tragic loss of lieutenant Cristian \u201cPerceval\u201d Padilla Bravo on 9 November 2011, a post in the \u201cHalcones\u201d Facebook wall said on 27 November 2011 that the team was then \u201ctraining so as to [get back into] operational [status for] FIDAE 2012\u201d. The team was noted flying again on 4 March during a FACH anniversary ceremony in downtown Santiago.\n<li>Consistent with its selection as a candidate for the FACH LIFT competition, Chilean press reported on 7 January that Korean Aerospace Industries was purportedly planning to display at least two of their <strong>T-50 Golden Eagle<\/strong> jets.\n<li>Loyal to tradition, the <strong>Brazilian Air Force \u201cFuma\u00e7a\u201d<\/strong> (Smoke) aerobatics team is also set to participate in FIDAE 2012. Even though the flight press link would not respond a several e-mails asking for confirmation, their display agenda had the 27 March to 1 April week reserved for FIDAE when checked on 9 February.\n<li>Upon announcing its appointment as <strong>Piper\u2019s <\/strong>new Chilean dealer, <strong>Eagle Copters<\/strong> revealed on 6 February that it will be exhibiting the <strong>Archer LX<\/strong> single-engined four seater at the fair.\n<li>A Chilean Air Force press release said on 14 February that the service\u2019s paratrooper demonstration team, the <strong>\u201cBoinas Azules\u201d<\/strong> (Blue Berets), had completed its training programme and was ready for FIDAE 2012 (the team traditionally employs a service DHC-6 Twin Otter for its displays).\n<li>Confirming&nbsp; one of our speculations, Boeing announced on 22 February that <strong>787 Dreamliner<\/strong> prototype N787BX will be featured at FIDAE \u201cto kick off the fifth segment\u201d of the Dream Tour. Arrival is scheduled for Monday 26 March at 10am.\n<li>Also on 22 February, Spanish press revealed that the <strong>Uruguayan Air Force<\/strong> will be tasked with carrying the Uruguayan Pavilion and delegation to the show, so an unspecified number of military transport aircraft from that service is likely to show up in Pudahuel.\n<li>From sightings recorded in Pudahuel 4 through 16 March, it is hoped that <strong>FACH<\/strong> will also be showing its third and last <strong>KC-135E Stratotanker<\/strong> (recently-delivered serial number 982), a <strong>Learjet 35A<\/strong> recently repainted in the now classical overall grey colour scheme (serial 351) and an as yet unidentified UH-1H Huey in overall white United Nations livery.\n<li>In a 6 March interview with El Mercurio, FIDAE 2012 CEO Jean Pierre Desgroux Ycaza said <strong>AgustaWestland<\/strong>, <strong>Bell<\/strong> and <strong>Eurocopter<\/strong> will be showing 10 different (yet unspecified) helicopter types.\n<li>After several months of social media speculation, <strong>Airbus<\/strong> announced on 8 March it will be showing <strong>A380<\/strong> prototype F-WWEA and <strong>A400M<\/strong> military freighter prototype EC-402 \u201cGrizzly Two\u201d (static only). Aircraft will arrive on 24 at 5pm and 26 March and depart on 29 and 28 March, respectively.\n<li>In addition to the entry further above, <strong>Bell Helicopter<\/strong> revealed they \u201cwill have a <strong>Bell 429<\/strong> and <strong>Bell 407AH<\/strong> at the show\u201d in a brief 9 March press contact.\n<li>Our colleagues at Aviaci\u00f3n Total announced on 11 March that Alenia was to demonstrate or exhibit their <strong>C-27J Spartan<\/strong> cargo aircraft at the show.\n<li>Additional to their earlier announcement, <strong>Eagle Copters<\/strong> twitted on 11 March that they will also be featuring a Robinson <strong>R44 Raven II<\/strong> and a <strong>R66 Turbine<\/strong> at the show.\n<li>The preservation side started recording activity on 16 March when an unidentified <strong>FACH Mirage 5MA Elkan<\/strong> was first noted in Pudahuel\u2019s tarmac. It is hoped that Grupo 10\u2019s recently restored <strong>C-47 Skytrain<\/strong> will also be exhibited during the show (the aircraft was being treated by ENAER during FIDAE 2010).\n<li>More interestingly, though, <strong>Airbus<\/strong> could increase its exhibition roster with A340-300 prototype F-WWIA, which was noted operating out of Pudahuel 6 through 16 March while on a number of composites acoustic panel flight tests.\n<li><strong>Embraer<\/strong> announced on 20 March that their \u201centry level <strong>Phenom 100<\/strong> and [newcomer] light <strong>Phenom 300<\/strong> executive aircraft [will be] on display in the static exhibit area\u201d.\n<li>Also on 20 March, <strong>Eurocopter<\/strong> issued a juicy communiqu\u00e9 revealing they will be showing a Brazilian Air Force <strong>EC725 Cougar<\/strong> as well as the civilian <strong>EC135<\/strong>, <strong>AS365-N3 Dauphin<\/strong> and <strong>EC130-T2<\/strong> models.\n<li>Participating in the flying display, in turn, will be the <strong>AS350-B3 Ecureuil<\/strong> and the <strong>EC130-B4<\/strong> variants from the Marignane-based manufacturer.\n<li>Check the following <a title=\"Anticipating FIDAE 2012...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.388973461113908.99407.116866231657967&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook photo album<\/a> for illustrations on some of the aircraft in this table. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Noteworthy <strong>entities <\/strong>in the exhibitors register (last checked on 1 March) include Aerol\u00edneas Argentinas, Cielos Puntanos, Citidef, C\u00f3rdoba Aircraft, Alas Flying School, FAdeA, Invap, Parque Industrial Tecnol\u00f3gico Aeron\u00e1utico Mor\u00f3n and Redimec (Argentina), Gippsland (Australia), Airborne Technologies (Austria), KB Radar (Belorussia), Avibras, Embraer, Mectron, TAM and Turbomeca do Brasil (Brazil), Bombardier, CAE, L-3 Communications Wescam, Nav Canada, Searidge Technologies and Viking Air (Canada), Aerocardal, Aeroservicio, EagleCopters, Enaer, LAN Airlines and Aviasur (Chile), Airbus, EADS and Eurocopter (Europe), MBDA, Snecma and Thales (France), Diehl and Grob (Germany), Theon Sensors (Greece), Brahmos Aerospace (India), Elbit, IAI, IMI, IWI, Meprolight and Rafael (Israel), AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi and Finmeccanica (Italy), Korea Aerospace Industries (Korea), NAG (Netherlands), Kongsberg (Norway), Seman (Peru), Romaero (Romania), Irkut, Rosoboronexport, Russian Helicopters, Sukhoi, Tactical Missiles Corp. and United Aircraft Corp. (Russia), Armscor (South Africa), Expal, Indra, ITP and Navantia (Spain), Saab (Sweden), Pilatus and Ruag Aviation (Switzerland), BAE Systems and Martin Baker (UK), Antonov (Ukraine), Aeromas, Aeromont and Punta del Este Flight School (Uruguay), Aviall, Bell, Boeing, Cirrus, Daher-Socata, FlightSafety, FLIR Systems, Frasca, General Atomics, Gulfstream, Lockheed Martin, Pratt &amp; Whitney, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins and Sikorsky (USA).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/foto-763.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four years after an MQ-1 Predator was first displayed by USAF at FIDAE 2008, its manufacturer will be landing in Chile to promote the Predator XP and Eagle Eye airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems (photo by author).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among several newcomers to FIDAE 2012, <b>General Atomics<\/b> confirmed they will be promoting their Predator XP and Griffin Eye intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, which a company brief said \u201care approved and licensed by the U.S. Government [for] a broader customer base, including Latin America, the Middle East, and North African regions\u201d. Predator XP is a derivative of General Atomics flagship RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial system flown by USAF since 1995, while Griffin Eye \u201cconsists of a state-of-the-art Hawker Beechcraft King Air aircraft equipped with an Integrated Mission Sensor Payload (IMSP) sensor suite featuring a sensor package similar to that of Predator XP\u201d. Even though the company\u2019s exhibitions will be restricted to 1\/6th scale models and a modest booth, General Atomics said it was making these systems available \u201cto support national security missions and protect critical infrastructure for a wide array of countries\u201d. Also in the ISR arena, <strong>Indra <\/strong>said that it will be showing its MRI manned project (a maritime surveillance suite installed on an Italian-built Tecnam P2006T twin-turboprop) and the Mantis mini-UAV solution alongside other radar, air traffic control, command, control, communications and intelligence projects and services.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Conferences, seminars &amp; other convention and media events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>27 March 10am: \u201cAir Cargo in Chile: Strategies for cargo infrastructure development in airports\u201d.\n<li>27 March 12am: Airbus A380 press briefing &amp; visits.\n<li>27 March 12am: Joint LAN\/Boeing\/Rolls Royce briefing.\n<li>27 March 2pm: \u201cBenefits of the use of space technology for the development of countries\u201d.\n<li>27 March 2pm: Embraer Phenom 300 press conference.\n<li>27 March 2pm: Dreamliner press tours.\n<li>27 March 3pm: \u201cXIV American Air Forces Logistics Commanders Conference\u201d.\n<li>27 March 3pm: Embraer press conference #1.\n<li>27 March 4pm: Boeing market and 787 Dreamliner product overviews.\n<li>28 March 10am: Irkut conference.\n<li>28 March 10am: Embraer press conference #2.\n<li>28 March 10:30am: IATA press conference, featuring CEO Tony Tyler.\n<li>28 March 11am: Russian delegation press conference.\n<li>28 March 11am: \u201cDevelopment and space technologies: Opportunities for the region\u201d.\n<li>28 March 12pm: Chilean Air Force Boeing KC-135 Program\/Sustaining the Tanker Fleet Worldwide.\n<li>28 March 1pm: \u201cRussian helicopters superior performance under harsh conditions\u201d conference.\n<li>28 March 3pm: \u201cWings of Change\u201d press conference.\n<li>28 March 4pm: \u201cCertification of Divisi\u00f3n Turbos as an authorized Turbomeca repair station\u201d conference.\n<li>28 through 30 March: VII Summit of Latin American and Caribbean Aviation \u201cIATA Wings of Change\u201d.\n<li>28 through 30 March: III Aerospace Medical Sciences Congress.\n<li>29 March 9am: &#8220;Geo-intelligence: Information for taking decisions in the face of natural disasters\u201d.<!--EndFragment-->\n<li>29 March: Eurocopter Ecureuil customer event (featuring 100 regional guests).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From the confirmed aircraft table further above, it is now clear that <b>Boeing<\/b> will not be delivering any Dreamliners to <strong>LAN Airlines<\/strong> during the fair. Not only has the Chilean carrier cut 2012 deliveries down from five to two and scheduled them to start in September, but the aircraft themselves are very early build items which are presently undergoing change incorporation and re-work at Boeing\u2019s Everett plant. The first Dreamliner operator in the region, LAN will nonetheless use FIDAE 2012 to reveal plans and routes for its 787 fleet and will also show an interactive stand where the public will be able to interact with the type\u2019s innovative cabin incorporating time contextual lighting, 40% larger windows, 30% more carry-on luggage space, improved atmosphere and noise control, harmonious design, etc. Another fairly solid prospect is the Chilean Navy\u2019s <b>EADS\/CASA C295MPA\/ASW<\/b>, which was identified in our initial preview and local sources now report as a confirmed attendant.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Click to enlarge...\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.airliners.net\/photo\/Chile---Navy\/CASA-C-295MPA-ASW-Persuader\/1783862\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/1783862.jpg?w=1140\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following delivery of one C295MPA and two C295MPA\/ASW, EADS\/CASA and the Chilean Navy are expected to display the type locally in Chile for the first time in FIDAE 2012 (photo: A. Mu\u00f1iz Zarag\u00fceta).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newcomer <strong>AgSur<\/strong>, a regional dealer for <strong>Air Tractor<\/strong> aircraft and <strong>Crosslands<\/strong> crop-spraying accessories, will be promoting Air Tractor\u2019s top-of-the-line AT-802 and AT-1002 turboprops for a variety of civil and military applications. In addition to the Dreamliner, <strong>Boeing<\/strong> will again \u201chave the F\/A-18 Super Hornet simulator\u201d at their booth and \u201cwill be hosting a briefing on the KC-135\u201d tanker. Also in the flight simulator business, <strong>Entrol<\/strong> (one of 18 firms in the Spanish pavilion) will be looking to \u201ccontact complementary businesses in the aviation and defence market [to cooperate] in future South American projects\u201d. And <strong>Tekplus Aerospace<\/strong>, another Spanish delegate, will promote their ISR\/UAV solution, Centauro.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Imagen-6472.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boeing Defense, Space &amp; Security will again be showing the F-18 Super Hornet simulator at their booth, just like they did in 2010 (photo by author).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israel, a relevant, long-standing FIDAE participant in the weapons systems arena is expected to stand out again in FIDAE 2012. This year, <strong>Rafael<\/strong> will be showing a wide range of airborne missile and weapon, air defence and ISR solutions, including Python 5, Derby and Spike missiles, Reccelite, Litening and Toplite pods and Spyder air defence systems. And <strong>IAI\/Israel Aircraft Industries<\/strong> also promises to advertise a number of air defence, early warning and control, ISR, smart weapons, unmanned aerial&nbsp; and radar solutions, including Barak-8 (air defence), CAEW (early warning), Harop and Spice (smart munitions), Heron and Panther (UAVs), etc. In addition to an as yet undetermined number of aircraft, the <strong>Chilean Navy<\/strong> promises to present an automated ship borne helicopter capture project jointly developed with the University of Concepci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Imagen-6686%2B.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israel\u2019s Rafael Weapons Authority will be presenting a large array of military systems, including (from top to bottom) Spice 1000 precision guided weapons kits as well as Python 5 and Derby air-to-air missiles (photos by author).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>German technology firm <strong>Aerodata<\/strong> is likely to publicize several of its on-going or most recent integration projects, including search and rescue Dornier 328s, King Air 350i and Let 410 flight inspection systems and an ambitious fleet + information technology + communications integration initiative for German Airline, Air Berlin. Most interesting, though, the company is expected to provide additional background on AeroMission, the maritime surveillance mission equipment package to be installed on a King Air 350ER that, according to a company bulletin, will be delivered to <strong>Argentina\u2019s Coast Guard<\/strong> \u201cin the second half of 2013\u201d. <strong>Smiths Detection<\/strong> dealer <strong>Aerotech<\/strong> will reveal an advanced \u201cairport security terminal\u201d integrating state-of-the-art BodyScan 16HRDV X-Ray body scanners, drugs and explosives detectors, VHF\/AM communications suites, high-definition TV cameras and robots. Spain\u2019s <strong>Indra<\/strong> and <strong>Chile\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority<\/strong> are also expected to celebrate a recently-allocated contract for installation of an S-mode secondary air traffic control radar in the Concepci\u00f3n area (Southern Chile), with delivery planned for the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/np_avion_2.jpg?w=1140\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Although only in scale model, Indra\u2019s first piloted maritime surveillance project will be presented during the fair. The system is currently undergoing flight testing on board Tecnam T2006P prototype EC-MRI (photo: Indra).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Completing\/correcting our earlier previews, <strong>visitor access<\/strong> will be restricted to paying professionals between Tuesday 27 and Friday 30, while the general public will be able to do so on the 31 March-1 April week end. Gates will open for the paying visitor at 10am (except on Tuesday 27, when they will do so at 12pm) and close at 5pm. <strong>Tickets<\/strong> will sell for $ 13,000 in local currency (US $ 27 at present exchange rates) for professional days and for $ 5,000 (US $ 10) for adults or $ 3,000 (US $ 6) for children and seniors during the weekend (no multi-day passes will be available). For those interested in advanced or remote purchase of tickets, Ticketpro was appointed to sell them via Internet with a 10% service surcharge, although El Mercurio Readers Club members will enjoy a 20% discount. Addressing overcrowding and traffic jams concerns, CEO J. P. Desgroux said on 6 March that <strong>parking facilities<\/strong> were re-sized to accommodate up to 60,000 visiting people per day on peak weekend days. Those preparations notwithstanding, visible in the airport\u2019s web site on 17 March was a news release recommending airline passengers to anticipate their arrival into the terminal so as to prevent \u201ca delayed check-in\u201d (Spanish version only)\u2026<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Sources: <a title=\"Aeron&aacute;utica, aeropuertos, industria, aviones, aviaci&oacute;n comercial y general\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aerotendencias.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aerotendencias<\/a>, <a title=\"A leading aircraft manufacturer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airbus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Airbus (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Pasi&oacute;n por la aviaci&oacute;n\" href=\"Direcci&oacute;n web:\" target=\"_blank\">Aviaci\u00f3n Total<\/a>, <a title=\"Aviation, Defense and Space News, Jobs, Conferences by Aviation Week\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aviation Week<\/a>, <a title=\"The Boeing Company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boeing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boeing (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Eagle Copters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglecopters.cl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eagle Copters South America (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Ej&eacute;rcitos, armamento, tecnolog&iacute;a en la web\" href=\"http:\/\/www.defensa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EDEFA\/Defensa<\/a>, <a title=\"El peri&oacute;dico l&iacute;der de noticias en Chile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elmercurio.cl\" target=\"_blank\">El Mercurio<\/a>, <a title=\"For the journey\" href=\"http:\/\/www.embraer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Embraer (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Empresa Nacional de Aeron&aacute;utica de Chile S.A.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enaer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enaer (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Esquadrilha da Fuma&ccedil;a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esquadrilhadafumaca.com.br\" target=\"_blank\">Esquadrilha da Fuma\u00e7a (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Helicopters: civil helicopter and military helicopter (Eurocopter, an EADS company)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eurocopter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eurocopter (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Feria Internacional del Aire y el Espacio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fidae.cl\" target=\"_blank\">FIDAE (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Fuerza A&eacute;rea de Chile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fach.cl\" target=\"_blank\">FACH (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ga-asi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">General Atomics Aeronautical (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Desde Mendoza con las novedades que suceden en Argentina y el mundo.....\" href=\"http:\/\/todalaaviacion.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gustavo Lepez (blog)<\/a>, <a title=\"Indra\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indracompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indra (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Piper Aircraft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.piper.com\" target=\"_blank\">Piper Aircraft (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"En vivo desde SCL\" href=\"http:\/\/envivodesdescl.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ricardo J. del Piano (blog)<\/a>, <a title=\"Sociedad Espa&ntilde;ola de Medicina Aeroespacial\" href=\"http:\/\/www.semae.es\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEMA<\/a>, <a title=\"SCL Aeropuerto de Santiago de Chile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aeropuertosantiago.cl\/\" target=\"_blank\">SCL (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Quality aircraft since 1948\" href=\"http:\/\/tecnam.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tecnam (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"Tu entrada a un mundo de entretenimiento\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketpro.cl\" target=\"_blank\">Ticketpro (official)<\/a>, <a title=\"e-Travel Blackboard: Travel News Your Way\" href=\"http:\/\/www.etravelblackboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Blackboard<\/a>, <a title=\"Over 100 years of journalistic excellence\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espanol.upi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPI<\/a> and <a title=\"All things 787\" href=\"http:\/\/nyc787.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Uresh Sheth (blog)<\/a>. DAD \u2013 Baires Aviation Photography and Luis Quintana also contributed to this report, which was last and finally updated on <strong>21 March 2012<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>The wait is now nearly over!<\/b> With little over two weeks to go before the show opens on 27 March, the outlook for <b>FIDAE 2012<\/b> is taking final shape, although much of its contents will remain under wraps until later in the month. In the third of three instalments on the forthcoming edition of this traditional Chilean air, space, defence &#038; security fair, we disclose our last news round-up summarizing information gathered in the last two months. Then, we\u2019ll start packing-up before heading out to Pudahuel for our initial on-the-spot reports!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[6,7],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air-shows","tag-aeromilitaria-chile","tag-fidae"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/1783862.jpg?fit=658%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1JKRl-h1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":843,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/fidae12-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":1055,"position":0},"title":"T minus 3 months to FIDAE 2012!","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Wednesday 4 January 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Further to our initial report published in early-December 2011, we continue to update our preview to the 17th edition of the International Air & Space Fair (Feria Internacional del Aire y el Espacio, or FIDAE 2012), which opens up on Wednesday 27 March 2012 in the military sector of Pudahuel\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Air shows &amp; aviation events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Air shows &amp; aviation events","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/category\/air-shows\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Imagen-_839.jpg?fit=650%2C354&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Imagen-_839.jpg?fit=650%2C354&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Imagen-_839.jpg?fit=650%2C354&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":656,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/fidae12-countdown-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":1055,"position":1},"title":"Countdown to FIDAE 2012 begins!","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Friday 2 December 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"With four months to go to before the show opens, we though it wise to start constructing a preview of what attendees, visitors and the general public will witness in Pudahuel next year. The 17th edition of the International Air & Space Fair (Feria Internacional del Aire y el Espacio,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Air shows &amp; aviation events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Air shows &amp; aviation events","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/category\/air-shows\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Imagen-6079.jpg?fit=650%2C434&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Imagen-6079.jpg?fit=650%2C434&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Imagen-6079.jpg?fit=650%2C434&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3512,"url":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/fidae-2014-3-months-and-counting\/","url_meta":{"origin":1055,"position":2},"title":"FIDAE 2014 preparing for launch: One month and counting down!","author":"Carlos Ay","date":"Wednesday 26 February 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Roughly a month before the opening ceremony,\u00a0Gaceta Aeron\u00e1utica updates its evolving \"sneak peek\" of what proffesional and amateur visitors and the general public may encounter late in March, when\u00a0FIDAE 2014\u00a0will officially\u00a0open up at Santiago de Chile's international airport. 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