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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