EDA - ITALIAN BLADE EXERCISE VITERBO |
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.... another magazine: ARANYSAS Hungary published as well ! |
Hungary will be the proud 'Blade exercise' host in 2017 ! |
One of both entrances of Viterbo Army Aviation. |
I7- Other exercise items: Forward Medevac & FARP |
Germany trained with a new born item: Forward Air Medevac flights in the action scene itself. |
There was no experience yet, so a very well subject to train in such an exercise. |
Also trained in IB-15: Forward Air Refuelling |
The 'Hot refill' is done with turning rotorblades as near as possible to the action scenery.... |
.... and to save time and be ready for action soon as possible. |
The Hot-refill can also be done with other types of helicopters. |
8- And now: The Hunt for extremely dangerous terrorists !! |
We show you the story in images, with sometimes small comments |
The coming action brings a substantial increase in activity on the platform |
The Austrians prepare to transport troops.... |
.... an Italian Merlin is already airborne direction 'Location X'... |
... Austrian crew works on the checklist... |
The Austrian Col. Mittermair provided us with this photo of a new digital cockpit. Excellent opportunity to test it in this exercise |
.... then the machines of Col. Mittelmair also depart to the LZ's (landing zones) |
....Czech Hinds leave for fire support in case needed... |
Once the MI-24 Hind was ever 'discovered'by 'The West' it was judges as a weird heilcopter.... |
.... the opposite was reality !! This machine can be a 'laethal killer'! |
Fully loaded with 'ready willing & able' special force's the Slovenian Cougar hits the sky ! |
German NH-90 |
Italian Chinook dropped the 'terrorist-hunters' |
The Italian Merlin is looking for a suitable landingsplace to drop the troopers (credits this picture Irene Pantaleoni) |
The Hind approaches the action-zone... |
....what a view to see this air-air ! |
Zero hour !! Italian Chinook in a hit-and-run landing in clouds of straw to drop the special forces... |
.... the Austrian Bell's land to drop... |
... the Chinook immediately departs after the drop... |
.... on another location a group with special assignment just debarked... |
...they immediately take their positions... |
Possible flights at Viterbo are on 'stand-by'... |
..... but these guys are first line, the Chinook hurries to the LZ, and we get the chance to picture it all in front. |
Every single soul is busy with his own thoughts... |
The Chinook lands, the hatch opens... |
...all helicopters land almost the same few seconds (Austrian Bundesheer here above) (Credits this picture Austrian AF / Gorup) |
....our Chinook dropped us and his 'load of troopers' as well and hurries back into the sky... |
We know a 'brown-out' (sand) where pilots loose sight, a 'white-out' (snow) but this must ne a 'straw-out' ?? |
The troops hurry all to their assigned location to fullfill their jobs... |
The Hueys stay around to be able to collect the men as soon as neccesary or 'job done') (Credits this picture Austrian AF / Gorup) |
The German NH-90 already approaches the 'Hot-refill'zone.... |
...another Chinook in take off just seconds after the last trooper left the helicopter... |
.... while the men spread all over the place. |
The Chinookflies to a safer area in the neigbourhood, the loadmaster keeps an eye around |
A UH-1 shearing the trees..... |
..... and the soldiers are dropped by 'roping', they let themselves slide down along a thick rope. |
The Slovenian Cougar is 'parked' in the neighbourhood to collect the men as well after the raid.... |
....while all participating countries follow what happens 'live' in their own 'offices'. |
( The complete written article is to be found at page 7 ) |
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