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Spanish Army Aviation - COLMENAR VIEJO ! |
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| a Dutch Aviation Support publication | ||
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| Also read our articles about M-311 / M-346 Italy ! | ||
| 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... | ... cosy in the hot Spanish sun ! | |
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| All day there was activity, testing... | ... 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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