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TopGearNL
02-06-2007, 04:13 PM
http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=3448650583768959103

Nice impression!
Stoopie
02-06-2007, 04:18 PM
The music suits the vid pretty good :) What kind of planes are they flying?
TopGearNL
02-06-2007, 04:29 PM
What kind of planes are they flying?

There was a F18 in it and Mirages too.

Can't make out the smaller jet..
Stoopie
02-06-2007, 04:34 PM
^ I love the Mirage :D Isn't that one in one of the C&C series? :P
TopGearNL
02-06-2007, 04:36 PM
Don't know.. :bah:
Stoopie
02-06-2007, 04:39 PM
Woops my bad, I was thinking of the Mirage tanks ;)
harryo2b
02-06-2007, 04:39 PM
Yes, there are F-18's Hornet, Mirage's, and F-5 Tigers.
mario_lobinho
02-06-2007, 06:34 PM
Nice but... i prefer this
Su-37(NATO A.K.A.Terminator) - YouTube
pzgren
02-06-2007, 06:38 PM
there are F-18's Hornet, Mirage's, and F-5 Tigers.
correct, but the mirage's aren't flying anymore, they were all retired a few years ago. but still a wonderfull plane in my opinion!
Fleischmann
02-06-2007, 06:54 PM
What kind of planes are they flying?

There was a F18 in it and Mirages too.

Can't make out the smaller jet..


F5 Tigers. Used by both the Swiss Airforce and the top acrobatic team (red and white colour combo on the planes looks great).

As for the F18 and French Mirages, pretty fine machines for a rather small country.
TopGearNL
02-06-2007, 06:58 PM
What kind of planes are they flying?

There was a F18 in it and Mirages too.

Can't make out the smaller jet..


F5 Tigers. Used by both the Swiss Airforce and the top acrobatic team (red and white colour combo on the planes looks great).

As for the F18 and French Mirages, pretty fine machines for a rather small country.

Thanks for the info!

We only got F16s in Holland but the JSF is coming our way, we should never have bought it though LOL
Mattk
02-06-2007, 07:08 PM
Yeah, there was the Mirage 2000 and the F5, mainly.

Nice vid. Great stuff.

Australia is buying the JSF as well, and it's proving to be a bit more complicated than Defence originally thought it would be.
TopGearNL
02-06-2007, 07:08 PM
Australia is buying the JSF as well, and it's proving to be a bit more complicated than Defence originally thought it would be.

And alot more expensive :shock: :x
pzgren
02-06-2007, 07:10 PM
F5 Tigers. Used by both the Swiss Airforce and the top acrobatic team (red and white colour combo on the planes looks great).


i fully agree with you. the tigers are also used from the Patrouille Suisse, our display team.

http://www.airpower.at/news05/0705_airpower05/IMG_1424_pat-suisse.jpg
stmoritzer
02-07-2007, 04:26 AM
Great vid, now I want to see a vid of the Swiss navy..... :P

The swiss navy is called ALINGHI :mrgreen:
Mattk
02-07-2007, 06:53 AM
^Yeah, whatever happened to Alinghi?
stmoritzer
02-07-2007, 08:13 AM
^Yeah, whatever happened to Alinghi?

?,
they prepare for the next Americas Cup later this year in Valencia/Spain
we'll conquer Spain :mrgreen:
Mattk
02-07-2007, 08:16 AM
Ah, yes, just searched on Wikipedia. It's in a couple of months. Should be interesting. Maybe the Swiss Air Force will provide some air cover.
silentm
02-07-2007, 01:11 PM
wow kickass video, some of those maneuvers were just plain sick :shock:

and yeah i heard these fighters fly around in the alps when i'm snowboarding, they're pretty damn loud!