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Spanish
Army Aviation - COLMENAR VIEJO ! |
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Spanish
Army Aviation ! |
Bolkows,
Puma's Hueys, Chinooks. It's all there ! |
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One
day at Colmenar Viejo you'll never forget ! |
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Flying
BO-105, Superpuma's, Huey's, Chinooks, it's all there, on
the
base of General Guan Esteban Verastegui - We show you a photographic
impression. |
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Pilot
straps in, and the BO-105 Bolkow engine is started |
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Spanish
Army also uses the Superpuma |
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UH-1H
Huey's on the platform... |
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cosy in the hot Spanish sun ! |
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All
day there was activity, testing... |
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and training flights this day |
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Logo
on a Chinook, the mighty 'Boeing Table'in the VIP Room and a large
tapestry on the wall |
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The
Bolkow practices over the hot concrete |
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A
Chinook is testing engines, rotors and avionics after maintainance |
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Colmenar
Viejo has own maintainance halls at it's disposal... |
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as well as higlly developed simulator facilities. |
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All
activities and circumstances can be followed and influenced, in certain
trajects |
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Simulation,
manipulation... All
actions are observed and later on debriefed |
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Not
only by the pilots, but also here during a standing lunch / interview with |
General
Guan Esteban Verastegui and his staff. Thanks for your hospitality
and all co-opereation ! |
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