By: Shorty01 - 28th October 2003 at 16:37
Nice pics, one question though. In the third pic why is the pilot wearing a red nose ? (was it red nose day ?)
By: A330Crazy - 28th October 2003 at 00:26
A few more nice pics there Roger. 🙂
Excuse my ignorance but, What plane is the super rare example?
Cheers
By: Arabella-Cox - 27th October 2003 at 22:07
Cheers Kostas.
By: the_phixer - 27th October 2003 at 21:06
The older ones will start to go starting next year. Will be a slow phase out. Next in line should be the upgraded ones ’round the end of the decade (could be earlier than that, depends on many things really) and the last to go will be the recce birds, I think.
Sorry for the OT guys… I’ll just bugger off now…
Kostas
By: Arabella-Cox - 27th October 2003 at 19:57
Kostas, just out of curiosity, how much longer are the Hellenic AF going to be operating them?
(Sorry for hijacking the thread…)
By: the_phixer - 27th October 2003 at 18:55
Thanks Der. It can be really rewarding sometimes 🙂
OK time for me to go and hide back in the shadows before the resident props & pistons guys see me 😀
Kostas
By: Der - 27th October 2003 at 18:04
Kostas, youre a lucky man getting to phix Phantoms for a living.
Those modern pointy jets just dont have the same magic about them.
By: the_phixer - 27th October 2003 at 17:35
“The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plane” 😉
Great shots Roger!
Kostas
By: Ant.H - 27th October 2003 at 00:33
Beautiful pictures Roger,ty very much for sharing them.:cool: The camouflage paintjob on the Super Saetta is the business!
Welcome back. 🙂
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 23:37
Another super rare example, one of only two still in existance.
Nice thing of Spanish airshows is that all flying is done very low, often less than 40 meters, and sometimes (in December at Sabadell) even lower. So photographis opertunities are sometimes awesome. W Roger
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 23:35
BW Roger
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 23:34
From the side, they almost look the same. BW Roger
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 23:33
The difference between a Saeta and a Super Saeta is difficult to notice but, the Super Saeta has two air intakes, and the Saeta just one. BW Roger
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 23:14
@ Michael. So you are also here now:D If things are well I am already “back” with yahoo, but there might be a problem. Maybe you can check. As soon as possible I shall post some air to airs of the jets.
@ Damien & David
The silver one is a Saeta, and the camouflaged one is a Super Saeta. The Super Saeta, the only flying one in Europe, is based at Gerona.
I’ll have a go to post some more pics, as only half the ones I posted have emerged here. Don’t know what’s wrong.
BW Roger
By: A330Crazy - 26th October 2003 at 22:26
Hey Roger, welcome back. Nice shots there. 🙂
By: David Burke - 26th October 2003 at 21:50
Damien – It’s a Hispano HA-200 Saeta which was developed in the mid fifties and served as an advanced trainer. They also built a single seat version for ground attack. The power plants are a pair of Turbomeca Marbore turbojets.
By: Mike1087 - 26th October 2003 at 20:09
Welcome back Roger, great photos. Don’t forget your favourite Yahoo Group…….. 😉
Michael
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 19:47
Last one for today, shot at Sabadell, Barcelona (the others were taken in Madrid). BW Roger
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 19:44
BW Roger
By: EHVB - 26th October 2003 at 19:28
BW Roger
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