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  • 3 euros pour un PC-12 ? tu devrais réviser ton arithmétique SuperMiaou Ah ce cher bouton éditer :mrgreen:
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  • Finnish, F/A-18 IPT collaborate to achieve results

    NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The F/A-18 and EA-18G program office Finnish Integrated Product Team (IPT) visited Finland in September to participate in the roll out of the Finnish Air Force’s one-of-a kind twin-seat F/A-18 D aircraft.
    Also known as the “Frankenplane,” the modified F/A-18D HN-468 Hornet, converted from a single-seat F/A-18C aircraft, was unveiled to representatives from the Finnish government, U.S. government and industry partners responsible for building the aircraft.

    The Finnish Parliament approved funding for the modification in November 2005, with the repair/modification order being submitted to Patria Aviation 23 Dec. 2005. The roll-out of the aircraft occurred in September 2009, with a modification time of 3.5 years.

    The idea of building the modified aircraft came about after two Finnish F/A-18 aircraft collided during a flight exercise in November 2001. While one aircraft crashed and the pilot ejected safely, the other Hornet was able to land with one engine. However, that aircraft’s front fuselage was damaged beyond repair. After a long search, a compatible front fuselage from a twin-seat F/A-18 B model aircraft was found in Canada and was built with the remaining F/A-18 aircraft that was salvageable.

    “Like all the projects, this needed a vision. In this case, the vision was transferred to the great end product, the F-18 D-model aircraft from the combination of F-18 B/C/D-model design and parts,” said Petri Korhonen, former Finnish Air Force HN-468 “Frankenplane” project manager. “The dedication of the project partners was outstanding and exceeded all our expectations.”

    The primary partners of the project were the Finnish Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the Finnish government’s partner Patria, the Boeing Company and Canadian Forces.

    “The real magic came into this project via direct labor of individual people from all of the partners. These people worked hard for this vision and showed their professional skills and dedication right from the beginning of this project. These people created something special and showed that anything is possible in our F-18 community when there is a will present,” Korhonen said

    The Finnish Air Force will now use the modified aircraft for training.

    The “Frankenplane” roll out followed a visit by Finnish Air Force officials to NAVAIR. During the visit, Finnish Air Force Maj. Gen. Jarmo (Charles) Lindberg presented a plaque of appreciation embedded with a pair of Finnish pilot’s wings to NAVAIR’s Finland IPT team.

    “The Hornet is the main tool of the Finnish Air Force. We are extremely grateful for the cooperation of NAVAIR, PMA265 and the Finland IPT team,” Lindberg said.

    Finland’s air force has 63 Hornets in its fleet, including 56 single-seat “C” models and seven “D” dual-seat models.

    “It is especially gratifying for the Finland F/A-18 team that General Lindberg came here to visit us and present us with the plaque as a thank-you for all the good work the team has done,” said Bill McDonald, F/A-18 Finland program manager. General Lindberg has been a joy to work with. We look forward to working with his team for continued success in the future,”

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    Finnish, F/A-18 IPT collaborate to achieve results

    January 5, 2010 by Marcel van Leeuwen

    NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The F/A-18 and EA-18G program office Finnish Integrated Product Team (IPT) visited Finland in September to participate in the roll out of the Finnish Air Force’s one-of-a kind twin-seat F/A-18 D aircraft.

    Also known as the “Frankenplane,” the modified F/A-18D HN-468 Hornet, converted from a single-seat F/A-18C aircraft, was unveiled to representatives from the Finnish government, U.S. government and industry partners responsible for building the aircraft.

    The Finnish Parliament approved funding for the modification in November 2005, with the repair/modification order being submitted to Patria Aviation 23 Dec. 2005. The roll-out of the aircraft occurred in September 2009, with a modification time of 3.5 years.

    The idea of building the modified aircraft came about after two Finnish F/A-18 aircraft collided during a flight exercise in November 2001. While one aircraft crashed and the pilot ejected safely, the other Hornet was able to land with one engine. However, that aircraft’s front fuselage was damaged beyond repair. After a long search, a compatible front fuselage from a twin-seat F/A-18 B model aircraft was found in Canada and was built with the remaining F/A-18 aircraft that was salvageable.

    “Like all the projects, this needed a vision. In this case, the vision was transferred to the great end product, the F-18 D-model aircraft from the combination of F-18 B/C/D-model design and parts,” said Petri Korhonen, former Finnish Air Force HN-468 “Frankenplane” project manager. “The dedication of the project partners was outstanding and exceeded all our expectations.”

    The primary partners of the project were the Finnish Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the Finnish government’s partner Patria, the Boeing Company and Canadian Forces.

    “The real magic came into this project via direct labor of individual people from all of the partners. These people worked hard for this vision and showed their professional skills and dedication right from the beginning of this project. These people created something special and showed that anything is possible in our F-18 community when there is a will present,” Korhonen said

    The Finnish Air Force will now use the modified aircraft for training.

    The “Frankenplane” roll out followed a visit by Finnish Air Force officials to NAVAIR. During the visit, Finnish Air Force Maj. Gen. Jarmo (Charles) Lindberg presented a plaque of appreciation embedded with a pair of Finnish pilot’s wings to NAVAIR’s Finland IPT team.

    “The Hornet is the main tool of the Finnish Air Force. We are extremely grateful for the cooperation of NAVAIR, PMA265 and the Finland IPT team,” Lindberg said.

    Finland’s air force has 63 Hornets in its fleet, including 56 single-seat “C” models and seven “D” dual-seat models.

    “It is especially gratifying for the Finland F/A-18 team that General Lindberg came here to visit us and present us with the plaque as a thank-you for all the good work the team has done,” said Bill McDonald, F/A-18 Finland program manager. General Lindberg has been a joy to work with. We look forward to working with his team for continued success in the future,”

    As a result of letters of offer and acceptance worth almost $600 million for a mid-life upgrade, the Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18s will be upgraded similar to the Navy’s latest C and D model aircraft.

    “Looking back on where we started to where we are now, we had a very good Hornet. But it’s going to be a lot better,” Lindberg said.

    Source: NAVAIR
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  • Patria to upgrade Finnish Hawks

    Patria has received an order from the Finnish Air Force to upgrade its fleet of 18 Hawk Mk66 trainers.


    January 15: EADS subsidiary company Patria Aviation Oy has received a €40 million order from the Finnish Air Force to upgrade its fleet of 18 Hawk Mk66 trainers.

    The 18 aircraft are former Swiss Air Force, procured in a deal finalised in June 2007 and are similar to the Mk51, of which the Finnish Air Force has 49 examples. The planned upgrade will include a revised cockpit and avionics to bring the jets to a standard common with that of the upgraded Mk51A fleet, currently comprising five aircraft, and will last until 2013.
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  • Pilou a écrit

    Finnish, F/A-18 IPT collaborate to achieve results

    NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The F/A-18 and EA-18G program office Finnish Integrated Product Team (IPT) visited Finland in September to participate in the roll out of the Finnish Air Force’s one-of-a kind twin-seat F/A-18 D aircraft.
    Also known as the “Frankenplane,” the modified F/A-18D HN-468 Hornet, converted from a single-seat F/A-18C aircraft, was unveiled to representatives from the Finnish government, U.S. government and industry partners responsible for building the aircraft.

    The Finnish Parliament approved funding for the modification in November 2005, with the repair/modification order being submitted to Patria Aviation 23 Dec. 2005. The roll-out of the aircraft occurred in September 2009, with a modification time of 3.5 years.

    (…)

    Mauvaise nouvelle : il y a une heure (à 12h50, 11h50 heure locale) le "Frankenplane s'est écrasé !! Un coup dur pour la FiAF et pour Patria Aviation dont c'était une fierté…
    Les 2 pilotes ont pu s'éjecter et l'avioon s'est abatu dans une zone inhabitée.

    Je vous en dis plus dès que j'ai des infos.

    EDIT:
    j'ai trouvé un lien… http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/01/fighter_jet_crashes_in_forest_1384722.html
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  • Quelques infos suplémentaires…
    The crew of a Finnish air force Boeing F-18D escaped without life-threatening injuries when their recently restored aircraft crashed during a training flight on 21 January.

    The Finnish air force says the pilots ejected from an altitude of around 14,800ft (4,500m), with the aircraft having then crashed in a field in a sparsely populated area near the town of Juupajoki, around 175km (95nm) north of Helsinki.

    Both pilots were recovered by rescue helicopter (Copterline Eurocopter EC135 OH-HCO pictured above) and flown to hospital to receive medical treatment.

    Service sources later told local media that the aircraft was believed to have lost control after going into a tail slide following a high-speed dive.

    The loss was the second mishap to have involved aircraft HN-468 inside a decade. The two-seat trainer had been badly damaged in a mid-air collision with a Finnish F-18C in November 2001, and had been returned to flight only last month (below) after a major rebuild programme performed by Patria.

    Nicknamed the "Frankenhornet", it had returned to flight status on 3 December 2009, following the completion of a roughly 100,000h programme to bring it back to operational use.

    Patria repaired the aircraft using structures sourced from a damaged F-18C, with major activities having included fitting a new starboard wing, engine intake and control surfaces, and making repairs to the aircraft's centre fuselage longeron.

    The air force has appointed a committee to investigate the cause of the accident, and says its work "will take months to complete".
    Source : http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/article.aspx?liArticleID=337518&PrinterFriendly=true
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  • Vraiment pas de bol pour eux :/

    Est-ce que cela pourrait être dû aux modifs faites ?
    Et tous ces points d'exclamation, vous avez remarqué ? Cinq ! C'est la marque d'un aliéné qui porte son slip sur la tête. L'opéra fait cet effet à certains.Terry Pratchett
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  • Difficile à dire… Pour le moment on sait à peu près ce qui s'est passé (plus de précisions quand les pilote seront briefés). Mais pour déterminer si c'est dû aux modifs ou si c'est la faute à pas-de-bol, ça va pas être évident !
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  • http://www.opex360.com/2010/04/16/des-f18-finlandais-endommages-par-les-poussieres-volcaniques/

    Comme vous pouvez le lire, des Hornet ont eu quelques soucis avec l´éruption volcanique en Islande.
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  • Ouais, encore des mariolles qui se sont crus à l'abri de tout. :roll:
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  • Le premier des six Pilatus PC-12NG commandés vient d'être livré
    Ah que je destroye tout ! Ou pas. :pSur AMN : Ciders, commandeur suprême, 10872 messages, inscrit le 02 septembre 2006, à 22 h 18
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  • http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/117096/finland-to-upgrade-f_18-fighters-in-1-bn-euro-program.html

    Préparation d´un programme d´upgrade des Hornet finlandais. Une enveloppe d´un milliard d´euros serait allouée. En gros, il est dit que les Hornet en sont à mi-vie, et avec l´upgrade, un nouvel appareil de combat ne serait pas nécessaire avant 2025. Cependant, les Finlandais regardent les chasseurs présents sur le marché. Ils lorgnent notamment sur le JSF (tss, non mais j´vous jure!).
    Cependant:
    Finland is also looking at the F-35, although the super-modern jet is also super expensive.
    :bonnet: Ouaip, et ce n´est pas prêt de s´arranger.
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  • Pilou en avait déjà parlé

    Les Hawk finlandais proposés à la Pologne sont d'anciens appareils finlandais, qui vont être retirés du service. 41 (sur 67) exemplaires seront vendus d'ici à quatre ans. Seuls les BAe Hawk Mk 51A (Mk 51 modernisés) seront conservés.

    De plus, la Finlande va aussi retirer du service ses Valmet M.290TP.

    Source : Air & Cosmos, numéro 2240
    Ah que je destroye tout ! Ou pas. :pSur AMN : Ciders, commandeur suprême, 10872 messages, inscrit le 02 septembre 2006, à 22 h 18
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  • ciders a écrit

    Les Hawk finlandais proposés à la Pologne sont d'anciens appareils finlandais

    Ils sont Finlandais ces Hawk ? Es tu sur Ciders ? :D
    «Il y a des moments où il est bon d'écouter sa peur et d'autres où il est plus sage de faire comme si elle n'existait pas.»George S. PattonLa page de ma "boite" : RiumMon blog : Certaines idées
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  • Oui, la plus grande partie de ces appareils ayant été fabriqués en Finlande, sous licence. :)
    Ah que je destroye tout ! Ou pas. :pSur AMN : Ciders, commandeur suprême, 10872 messages, inscrit le 02 septembre 2006, à 22 h 18
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  • glwpatton a écrit

    ciders a écrit

    Les Hawk finlandais proposés à la Pologne sont d'anciens appareils finlandais

    Ils sont Finlandais ces Hawk ? Es tu sur Ciders ? :D

    C' était de l' humour Ciders, j' ai l' impression que t' as pas compris! :p
    (du genre le cheval blanc est blanc!)

    Au moins, j' aurais appris qu' il y a une chaine de montage de Hawk là-bas.
    Mieux vaut poser une question et avoir l' air idiot 5 minutes que de se taire et de le rester.Le meilleur bretteur au monde ne craint point son dauphin, il craint le pire bretteur au monde, parce ce qu' il est incapable de deviner ce que cet imbécile va faire.
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