MAY 2022
HANGARIADA
Art, Music & Flight Festival | Date: May 27-29th | Location: Iasi; Iasi County | Facebook: Hangariada | Website: www.hangariada.ro
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18 April 2022
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It seems that the old MiG-21 has reached the end of the road. Today, 15.04.2022, the Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that all flight activities involving...15 April 2022 -
Lavochkin La-9 The story of this plane begins in 1946 and ends quite quickly in 1948. During this period 1559 Lavochkin La-9 aircraft were built. Among NATO fo...4 April 2022
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The 2019 edition of the Szeged Aviation Days & Air Parade took place on September 13, 14 and 15, 2019. We were present at the event only on the 14th, which ...12 February 2021
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The first and only meeting, so far, that I had with the Italian aerobatic Pioneer Team took place at Szeged Aviation Days & Air Parade 2016. They participat...8 June 2020
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The MiG-21 Lancer is at the moment the main jet fighter of the Romanian Air Force. In the years to come it will be replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting...3 June 2020
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In November 1936, the Romanian Aeronautical Industry - IAR proposed to the Ministry of Air and Navy the project of a completely metallic, low-wing, monoplane fi...1 June 2020
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Short history The Soviet Union offered Yak-23 to Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Romania. After 1950, Romania remained the only country that was ...27 May 2020
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July, 2000. The Antonov An-30 is guided by the ground personnel towards the Timisoara International Airport parking area. It is still wearing the old green and ...22 May 2020
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SPAD XIII - short history The SPAD S.XIII aircraft was developed by the French manufacturer SPAD - Societe Pour L'Aviation et ses Derives, in 1917. It was equi...15 May 2020
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For the coming airshows I bought the Nikon 200-500 mm f/5.6E ED VR telephoto zoom lens in November 2019. I was very curious to try it during the 2020 air show s...13 May 2020
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On June 26th, 2016, we arrived at Tuzla, Constanta County, at the „Alexandru Podgoreanu” Airport. A busy week would follow in which the organizers and the volun...8 May 2020
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Ilysuhin Il-28 – short history Ilyushin Il-28 was built in the Soviet Union in the immediate aftermath of World War II. 6316 IIyushin Il-28 aircraft were manuf...1 May 2020
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I had the opportunity to "meet" the Aerobatic Yakers for the first time in 2012, on the occasion of the Lake Surduc Aeronautic Show. They were the main reason I...29 April 2020
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In July 2016, a friend who is a pilot needed a few more hours of flight in order to get his license for the Scheibe Falke SF-25 motor-glider, which he had recen...27 April 2020
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Yak-23 Short History ... The Tbilisi aircraft factory began producing the Yak-23 jet fighter in 1949. It entered service of the Soviet Air Force starting with ...24 April 2020
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Context ... Germany's Panavia Tornado ECR fleet is slowly but surely nearing the end of its operational life. Commissioned to service in 1974, these aircraft a...22 April 2020
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Comercial Low-cost airline Wizz Air, which operates 700 routes in 45 countries, declared that it would take steps to limit the losses caused by retaining the f...20 April 2020
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After speding a lifetime as an employee at the French company Dassault, it was time for a man to retire after his 64th birthday. As a moment like this must be c...17 April 2020
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Which scale models manufacturer to choose … For some time I have started to build 1:48 scale models Yakovlev Design Bureau planes that have flown or are still ...15 April 2020
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After some time and a little effort the electronic edition of the Aviation Dictionary has been published, with a few improvements compared to the first edition ...13 April 2020
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First photos ... The first time I took a picture of a plane was in 1999 at the Open Gates Day – 93rd Aviation Regiment/ Timisoara - Giarmata; and as a photo ca...10 April 2020
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Szeged Aviation Days and Air Parade We found out about the first edition of the Szeged Air Show in 2016 by pure chance - long live Facebook and Zuckerberg! The...7 August 2019
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C45F Expeditor – the plane The C-45F Expeditor was the military version of the Beechcraft Model 18 passenger aircraft. Like any plane manufacturer from the 3...12 July 2019
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The Air Show Aeroshow Blue Eagles 2016 – that was the only text on the banner announcing the organization of an air show at the Cioca-Timisoara Airfield on May...8 July 2019
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Photographs tell stories, the stories of the people that took them, of the ones that look at us from long forgotten times and long forgotten places. Today I wan...17 June 2019
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As the passion for flight has no borders and the aviation enthusiasts have a common language, even if they do not speak the same native tongue, and because June...13 May 2019
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Short history of an airshow that could be more. Nearly five years ago, the first edition of Timisoara Air Show took place at Traian Vuia Timisoara Internatio...6 May 2019
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In November 1960 the French and British governments announced the launch of a common project for building a jet airliner: a supersonic one, reaching a Mach 2 sp...22 April 2019
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The kit Yak-11, 1:48 scale model, was released on the market by Bilek . A perfect timing, given that for some time I have been trying to reproduce, in 1:48 sc...8 April 2019
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A new photo and a new mystery story from the forgotten past. All we know, when looking at the photography, is that we are dealing with a Fokker B.II. It belongs...16 March 2019
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The Air Show On September 2012, Serbian Air Force celebrated 100 years of military aviation in Serbia. A huge airshow was organised with this occasion - Aeromi...2 February 2019
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The Me-109 kit If you are passionate about Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6, 1:32 scale aviation models, world war II and looking for a Messerschmitt BF-109G-6 in 1:32...15 October 2018
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I sit near the old Antonov An-2 and gaze at the heaven pinned on the firm and welcoming earth like a thief on a cross in the ancient Roman Empire: You are sick...24 May 2017
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Short history The MiG-3 was the first MiG in Romanian colors. It was 1942. The end of the war was far and the defeat of the Axis forces even further. Nobody wa...13 May 2017
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Photo-etched Yahu Models IAR-81 in 1:32 scale. The first IAR-81 1:32 scale model came from Azur-Frrom and Special Hobby. Soon after Yahu Models came out on the...8 May 2017
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The kit The helicopter SA330J Puma was developed starting with the 1960’s by Aerospatiale - France and it was a real success. It has been imported in numerous ...15 September 2016
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This morning no flying, just work ... I went to the airfield, as planned, we had to paint the runway markings in white, so that it could be visible from the air...8 August 2016
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Yak-9D - 1:48 Build Report Just finished the Ark Models Yak-9D in 1:48 scale. It is a pretty good model, with minor assembly problems. The only exception is t...29 May 2016
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Short history Romania’s Aeronautical Industry answer for the need of a modern low-wing fighter was IAR-81. When it entered service it was a very modern plane t...17 April 2016
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MiG-3 - The kit There are a lot of things to be said about the MiG-3, but there is enough information about this aircraft in various publications, as well as o...17 January 2016
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On February 11th, 1944, a Junkers Ju-87 Stuka crashed down in a swamp near Kroscienko Wyzne, situated in the southern part of Poland. 71 years later, on Novembe...1 December 2015
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On Saturday, august the 15th 2015, I had the chance to witness a different type of aerial competition with ultralight motorized paraglidings. I had this chance ...16 August 2015
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The 9th edition of the European Advanced Aerobatic Championship took place in Deva, Romania. The European Advanced Aerobatic Championship started on July 22nd a...3 August 2015
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F-16 is the plane Romania wants to buy. This news about the purchases of F-16 for the Romanian Air Force is not surprising. Apparently the officials of the Mini...22 March 2015
