Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (KASET) is a part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative of the Royal Thai Government, Thailand, focusing on the agriculture mission and rainmaking in the program called “Royal Rainmaking Project” which is under The King Bhumibol supervising. As a part time hobby, pilots from Royal Rainmaking Project set up the very unique aerobatic team called “Green Hawk”. 😉
Green Hawk is a part time aerobatic team like RSAF Black Knight. Pilot and crews spends time in this aerobatic team when they have no mission. The number of aircraft in this team will vary, from 4 to 9, depends on how many aircraft deployed in the KASET’s base nearby. Green Hawk normally uses C208B Caravan as a main aircraft to perform. And they will appear in the event that organize at the airport which KASET has a detachment unit.
Crews that normally drop chemical powder in the rainmaking mission will also drop those chemical powder to create smoke. There are no special modification on the aircraft. Smoke is create from the rainmaking chemical that mixed with color power to produce white, red, and yellow smoke. :diablo:
As I do a little research, I found no aerobatic team in this world using transport aircraft like Caravan as a main aircraft. So we can says that Green Hawk is the only aerobatic team in the world that using this kind of aircraft in their peroformance. (Please correct me if I am wrong)
On 31 May 2008, in SAREX 2008 at Hua Hin Airport (VTPH), Green Hawk perform with 4 aircrafts. So please enjoy with the Green Hawk. 😀
By: Analayo - 17th June 2008 at 02:17
I think quite a few people in other countries might dispute the first part of that statement 😉
A quick bit of googling reveals that cloud seeding was probably first achieved in the USA in 1946/7.cheers baz
Yep. But those technology has never transfered to Thailand. Thailand is not the first country who invented this technology but I talk about the rainmaking technology that we invented by our own. Just like you say Ford invent Car and the Japanese say they invent Toyota. 😀
Maybe my broken English. Sorry to make you confuse. Thank for correction. 🙂
By: bazv - 16th June 2008 at 06:48
(Rainmaking process was invented and today supervise by the king of Thailand. :cool:)
I think quite a few people in other countries might dispute the first part of that statement 😉
A quick bit of googling reveals that cloud seeding was probably first achieved in the USA in 1946/7.
cheers baz
By: Analayo - 15th June 2008 at 17:44
Just wondering what is this Rainmaking Missions never heard of it before :confused:
James
Rainmaking mission is to make the rain, my friend. 😀 When there are no rain for a long time the farmer will send the request for the rain to the Royal Rainmaking Project. And they will inspect the weather, if the weather is suitable to make the rain they wil send those Caravan in the air and they will drop some chemical like Calcium Chloride, Calcium Oxide, Dry Ice etc. to group the cloud together and make it rain. :diablo:
Those Caravan are belong to the Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (KASET) which reports directly to the ministry of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative and Bureau of The Royal House Hold. (Rainmaking process was invented and today supervise by the king of Thailand. :cool:)
I’m just amazed that all their displays aren’t rained off 😉
Moggy
Oh please, I do not want to get wet. 😀 😀 😀
Thank you all. :rolleyes:
By: Moggy C - 15th June 2008 at 12:53
I’m just amazed that all their displays aren’t rained off 😉
Moggy
By: Manston Airport - 14th June 2008 at 23:24
Nice shots there thansk for posting 😎 good to see a different type of aircraft in a display team . Just wondering what is this Rainmaking Missions never heard of it before :confused:
James
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:15
Additional Photo.
All photo were took by Skyman, 001 JZ Team, and Takko.
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:14
The chemical used for rainmaking are harmful to the aircraft structure so the crew needs to clean all aircraft right after they landed by spraying water.
The crew after the flight. Thank all polit, crew, and KASET officer who let us experience this unique show. 😀
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:13
Photo #2.
Photo #3.
Photo #4. 🙂
They make a landing 4 aircrafts in the row.
Taxi to the parking slot.
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:09
Photo #2
Photo #3
And Photo #4. The sky on that they was very beautiful so the colored smoke was just great to look at.
The smoke, the rainmaking chemical, was actually released by hand by crews who normally release rainmaking chemical in the rainmaking mission. They release those chemical under 3G force.
After that they managed to land.
4 Photos consecutively. Photo #1.
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:08
2 of them make a 3G turn to left and right.
Cockpit view.
They create the heart in which another 2 Caravan will fly in the middle to create the arrow. Just like the ‘Flaming Heart’ of RSAF Black Knight but Green Hawk do it horizontally because Caravan can not do the fancy loop like the jetfighter. :p
Regroup again.
Another formation. Just see 4 photos in the row.
Photo #1.
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:07
Another photo of smokey Caravan.
Above the ocean in Hua Hin. 😎
Regrouping.
Just watch the indicator, you will know how many angle they are flying. :diablo:
Approching the show site again.
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:06
Window View. 😀
Forming the formation.
And make a turn to enter the show site.
To be hornest. I forget what maneuver pattern they flew. The pilot said to me before flight that they will fly 4 patterns but I lost my note that I wrote down.
Air-to-air shot during the display.
By: Analayo - 14th June 2008 at 18:06
This is the chemical for rainmaking process.
Normally these chemical are white so you needs to add some color to produce red and yellow smoke.
Crews load them into the cabin just like when they making the rain.
My friends had managed to get on board with the Green Hawk. I stay on the ground took the photo of the whole formation.
All of Caravans are taking off, 2 at a time.
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