Belpmoostage (Airshow)

[TobyV]

Some photos from the airshow at Bern-Belp Airport (Switzerland) yesterday:


Where else would you expect to find a Routemaster?






Fokker 100 HB-JVH. I will fly on this or one like it on Sunday into BHX.


FFA C-3605


FFA C-3605


BAe 146-200 Skywork on lease from WDL Aviation




PBY Catalina, all the way from Blighty


This Mirage 3DS is on the Swiss civil register!


Bücker Jungmeister. There were a number with different engines. The cowling looks very DH Gipsy-ish on this one


Mirage high speed pass


This pilot bounced his Jungmeister quite badly trying to land in a gusty wind and had to go around, landing after the Mirage


Swiss Air Force PC-7 team






Kamov KA-32A


Lots of pretty girls in Switzerland but this one happens to be British! I was never very interested in the Wingwalking in previous airshows but all of a sudden, I'm much more interested


Australian painted, french registered Hawker Sea Fury


...and a french registered Spitfire XIX




The turbulence caused the smokes trails to form into smoke rings after some seconds


From the centre to the right, the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains, south of the airport






Hunters taxi out












Bücker Jungmeister








Watching the PC-7s and waiting for her turn...

And just for fun, 1 minute of video, just fooling around with the video camera mode (sorry chaps, no wing walkers, only boring Hawker Hunters and Mirage ):

http://www.shockcone.co.uk/forums/belpmoostage.wmv

[Garry Russell]

Thanks for that Toby

Seems like a great day out

That FFA C-3605 is a strange contraption .

A Routemaster ..where were the other two??

[TobyV]

Feel sure I've seen the C-3605 at Shoreham before. Its a home-grown Swiss contraption. They've had about three different manufacturers in their time.

[Garry Russell]

Must be a Swiss thing...the Turbo Porter has that same elongated look, a bit like a cartoon charatcature

Makes a change from the nomal fare

That Kamov...I was only this evening watchin a programme about building the Honk Kong cable car by a Swiss team and they had an indentical Heli-Suisse machine for the heavier loads..might even have been that one.

Not too many of those around , I guess because they are so specialst the few that are arround are in remote locations doing jobs like the one I was watching earlier.

[airboatr]

Excellent photography Toby. A keen eye you've got catching that bird on a wing I must say.

I'm guessing you've gotten yourself a new camera? What is it you're shooting that video with mate.

[TobyV]

Everything (stills and video) was shot using a Canon EOS 7D SLR. The 7D has the ability to lock up the mirror and display a live image on the LCD screen like a compact camera. Personally I don't much see the use in that, but it does also mean it can take HD video, which is much more useful!

[dodger]

Hi,

Absolutely top hole Toby, some great pictures.


Thanks for posting them.

Cheers,

Roger.

[Hot_Charlie]

The Jungmeister with the in line engine? That'll be because it's a Jungmann (in fairness, it does say on the side! - a CASA built example in this case); the Jungmeister being the single seat development.

Must be a Swiss thing...the Turbo Porter has that same elongated look, a bit like a cartoon charatcature

I assume this thing and the Turbo Porter both share the same long nose style as originally they both had relatively weighty piston powerplants up front. To avoid faffing about with the rear end, they seem to have taken to putting the lighter turbo props on the end of 12 foot scaffolding poles up the front! The original design dates back to 1939:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swiss ... 3603-1.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%2BW_C-36

[Garry Russell]

Could be Charlie

They often extend the fuse ahead of the wing so this would be a cheaper option expecially with a design like that were the fuse can'r really be extended it would have to be a complete redesign

[WhisperJet]

Great pics, thanks Toby & say hello to my home country!

Is it just an optical illusion or is that SkyWork 146 lacking ground contact with the main wheels but already having its nose wheel on the ground...?

Best,

nick