Went to the Singapore RSAF Open House 2008 with Kah Meng.....actually was not going to go cause cannot find buttie to go wif moi. But last minute find Meng to go. lol
Managed to see many many aeroplane and helicoppies! Then got to see them flying around up close. Very loud but shiok. haha. Last time i come was when i was a kid, came wif my parents. Now all the aeroplane so different liao. This time the weather wasnt so great, halfway through it started to rain so we just left as we dont want to squeeze together with the crowd at the shelters.
Went to watch the morning slot 10.30am of the air display, maybe should have gone for the afternoon 5.30pm slot instead. Morning show i was taking pictures facing the sun, so hard to take! =O
Arrive at 9.30am already so many people!

Had to pass security checks.

Finally got in! :D

Bright sun with dark clouds looming over us =(

-----Air Display----
Repeating lines, this was under the grandstand for the air display

Grand Stand people! Sun was damn hot even though there were rain clouds, see everyone with their brollies.

First up are parachuters!

Landing liao....rook fun mans!



The parachute team acknowledging the crowd.

Here comes our favourite! Scramble alert!

Boarding the 2 F-16s

F-5S with its reloading rig beside preparing for flight.

Setting off! Here it went very close to us...the sound ah...POWER!
F-16

F-5S

While the planes took off and prepared to do the aerobatics, we were introduced to some anti-air equipment.
Singapore's own modified M113A2 Ultra IFV with anti-aircraft configuration

SAM (Surface-to-Air) installation

And here comes the planes! See what i mean about shooting against the sun?! the planes appear dark! craps. lol better than nothing right.

F-16 climbing and turning


Close up of an F-16 in flight. Can nearly see the pilot here. lol!

F-16 performing a high-g maneuver see the white thing behind its wings!

F16 and F5 flying together

Then the jets decided to shoot the ground. lol

Then the Apache came! The AH-64 Apache is an all-weather day-night military attack helicopter. Buy from US of A one.


Apache showing off its agility, this heli can really turn!

Apache also need to release stress ok. hahaha

Then the Chinook arrived! Under the watchful eye of the Apache

RSAF Boeing CH-47 Chinook unloading the buggy car (seriously i dont know what is its name), The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Confirm got see before one la this one. haha

In the distance a RSAF AS332M Super Puma multi-purpose helicopter arrived. Can just call it Super Puma!

Guards unit(i think? judging from their red berets) being unloaded from the SuperPuma

Commando units (think so also, not confirm) in the buggy car. lols

Guards unit in prone position

Extracting the civilian

Then the buggy car drive off liao

The planes landed shortly after signalling the ending of the airshow. =(

F-5S need a little yellow chute for brakes. haha

C-130 Hercules landing

Bye bye pretty jets!

--------Static Displays-------
After that we moved on to the Static displays to see all the equipment and planes static or not moving. lol

Oerlikon 35mm twin cannon, anti aircraft gun. Look at the size of the bullets at the bottom left of the pic!

Me holding a bazooka. hahhaha. Heavy hokay!

Big bad bulldozer thing.

Mistral infrared surface to air homing missle. Sit in this one like playing game.

SLWH Pegasus artillery unit

Big ass planes. RSAF KC-135 Stratotanker (this thing do air-refueling one), and C-130 Hercules (which we saw at the display!)


Whao, lady rsaf technician handling some long and thick things. =X
Hellfire missle

Hydra rocket

Grumman E2-C Hawkeye, airborne early warning aircraft. Wont miss this, only plane with a huge plate on its back. hahahhaa

Woooo...RSAF F-16 Multi-role jet fighter aircraft

Seksy wooooo

Imagine kenna poked by this

RSAF Northrop F5-S Tiger II, Singapore's first supersonic jet fighter. Old plane.

Bringer of destruction. Sidewinder missle

We then headed over to the UAV tent. All there is remote control one. Like play game. Expensive game. lol
Searcher UAV, this one is radar and scouting one i think

Chukar III aerial target drone, They are recoverable, remote controlled, subsonic aerial targets, capable of speeds up to Mach 0.86 and altitudes from 10 to 12,000 m. For pilot training.

RSAF Black Knights! Hehehe.

The Black Knights is the official aerobatics team of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) featuring six F-16C Fighting Falcons. Confirm you guys and gals see before one. haha

RSAF Black Knights F-16C aka The plane that perform at NDP this year.


Asshole of a Black Knight. I wish i had an ass liddat.

Some old aircraft

Another sidewinder

Missle dont anyhow kick okay. Duh?!? lol

RSAF also need to remember this things

Bell UH-18 aka Black Hawk Down helicopter. haha
the indian guy saying "Oi faster take picture! Its going to rain!"

Indeed it is!!

Some candids of people at the airshow. haha

Oi Muthu this your new handphone ah?! Kool sia!

Remember to remove your cap before flight ok.

What a cutie! Taking picture of her father with his camera. The camera looks big in her tiny hands. haha

And so after that we left, took the free shuttle bus to Eunos mrt. Had my lunch at my father's place at paya lebar. Claypot rice! hahahahha

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