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Presidencial Hercules
2008.04.18
Today (18 of April), President of the Republic, visiting Madeira, was going to visit the other populated island of the archipelago of Madeira, the Porto Santo island. He and rest of the comitive were going in a PoAF (Portuguese Air Force) Hercules, which made 2 trips for Porto Santo. The first one with the press and then return to get the President. Was running late but still managed to arrive to the airport just in time to get it starting the take off run.
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Today (18 of April), President of the Republic, visiting Madeira, was going to visit the other populated island of the archipelago of Madeira, the Porto Santo island. He and rest of the comitive were going in a PoAF (Portuguese Air Force) Hercules, which made 2 trips for Porto Santo. The first one with the press and then return to get the President. Was running late but still managed to arrive to the airport just in time to get it starting the take off run.
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Nice vortex efects in the blades.
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Nice vortex efects in the blades.
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Returning empty from the trip with the press, it made quite an interesting approach, coming in a bit high then making a bit of a dive approach...unfortunately no pics of this...was on the phone...(does that ring a bell to someone?).
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Returning empty from the trip with the press, it made quite an interesting approach, coming in a bit high then making a bit of a dive approach...unfortunately no pics of this...was on the phone...(does that ring a bell to someone?).
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After correcting the wing down it flyed a bit leveled before touchdown.
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After correcting the wing down it flyed a bit leveled before touchdown.
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Taxiing to stand Alpha 5.
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Taxiing to stand Alpha 5.
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Great sound from those engines!
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Great sound from those engines!
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Just stoped and capt. signals a thanks to the SOA Marschal
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Just stoped and capt. signals a thanks to the SOA Marschal
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Seeing the way the door opens and and his hand comes out first to arrest the door cable, reminds me of an ET getting out of its space ship...lol
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Seeing the way the door opens and and his hand comes out first to arrest the door cable, reminds me of an ET getting out of its space ship...lol
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A detail of the tip of the wing. Thanks to "Charlie Golf" from 9G's fórum (www.falcoes.net/9gs) I now know that the white piece is a Radar Warning Receiver Elisra SPS-1000
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A detail of the tip of the wing. Thanks to "Charlie Golf" from 9G's fórum (www.falcoes.net/9gs) I now know that the white piece is a Radar Warning Receiver Elisra SPS-1000
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Airport people putting the red carpet for the President.
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Airport people putting the red carpet for the President.
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Ready?
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Ready?
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Don't worry guys he shouldn't take long to arrive.....
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Don't worry guys he shouldn't take long to arrive.....
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You could allways try to have a look into the cockpit through all those windows.
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You could allways try to have a look into the cockpit through all those windows.
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The Guard of Honor training a bit, while waiting.
Look at all the medals on the guy in front of the girl (the 4th on the right line). By the way, the "girl" was commanding the group.
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The Guard of Honor training a bit, while waiting.
Look at all the medals on the guy in front of the girl (the 4th on the right line). By the way, the "girl" was commanding the group.
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Group pics, the filming camera from the media soldier was quite a "brick"
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Group pics, the filming camera from the media soldier was quite a "brick"
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By the way...YES!!! It's one of the squadron Hercules with the tail art regarding the 30 years of the Squadron. Still hadn't got any with it.
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By the way...YES!!! It's one of the squadron Hercules with the tail art regarding the 30 years of the Squadron. Still hadn't got any with it.
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Detail on the sticker of the 30 Years of Squadron 501 (Bisontes-Bisons)
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Detail on the sticker of the 30 Years of Squadron 501 (Bisontes-Bisons)
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The President looked quite impressed also with the medals of the soldier. It was the only one he stoped and talked to...KFOR stuff at Kosovo?
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The President looked quite impressed also with the medals of the soldier. It was the only one he stoped and talked to...KFOR stuff at Kosovo?
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Captain receiving the Presidencial passenger...mind your head...not the usual confort...I wonder if they mounted the VIP kit? And by the way, some ear plugs would also be nice...inside of a flying Hercules makes a hell of a noise....
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Captain receiving the Presidencial passenger...mind your head...not the usual confort...I wonder if they mounted the VIP kit? And by the way, some ear plugs would also be nice...inside of a flying Hercules makes a hell of a noise....
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Engines startup
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Engines startup
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Taxi to runway 05.
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Taxi to runway 05.
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Take off run with the vortex on the propeller blades.
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Take off run with the vortex on the propeller blades.
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Rotate...
sorry but the rest of the pics were really crappy...
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Rotate...
sorry but the rest of the pics were really crappy...
