Istres/Le Tube (LFMI) 2013 MIL

[Bennie]

Valentine's day visitor: NAF51 from Eindhoven.

[Shurikkk75]

RA-82040 An-124 fly now from Baku to Istres.

[Bennie]

June 28th visitor: NAF40 from Eindhoven.

[Elmar]

Noted on Thursday 29th aug on hour and a half (1500-1630) stop:

Falcon 900 F-ZWWFA primer
Alpha Jet E E100/-
Mir2000N 334/-
Mir2000N 340/125-AA
Mir2000N 350/125-AJ
Mir2000N 356/125-BX
Mir2000N 359/125-AK, spec c/s
Mir2000N 364/125-BB
Mir2000N 373/125-CF
Mir2000N 374/125-BS
SA356N 6111/F-ZAGC
TBM700A 94/BZ

125-AA en 125-CF were flying with a 3 ship formation. The third one came in too far away so no id on this one.. (anyone??)
And what about the Falcon 900, a civilian one being tested? I had a radar nose...

Regards,
Elmar

[Oscar01]

Can you show me pictures of THAT?

I had a radar nose...

Regards,
Elmar

[Elmar]

Can you show me pictures of THAT?

I had a radar nose...

Regards,
Elmar

Not the best pic and straight from the camera but gives an idea....


Falcon900 by elmar_keetman, on Flickr

[Hurricane]

My first idea was a new CEV machine however after seeing the photo is looks like a normal Dassault Falcon 900 EX/LX in a bare materials, with the 'radar nose' being a test pitottube. A quick Google raid shows the a/c itself might be build in 1986 and used as testframe ever since. The addition of winglets (LX-version, ripped of the Falcon 2000 series) it a new step for the Falcon program and might be the reason for this condition

Edit: The F-WWxx series is used by French airplane manufactors on their testfleet / demonstrators (like the Airbus A380 F-WWOW/WWDD ect).

[Elmar]

Thanks for this quick explanation!

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[Jonjon]

Hello ^^

Hurricane is completely right, it's a test pitottube and this particular aircraft is operated by Dassault Aviation.