AIRPOWER 2016..... 120ish photos!

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AIRPOWER 2016..... 120ish photos!

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AIRPOWER16.... Austria‘s airshow took place at Hinterstoisser Air Base in Zeltweg (Styria) on September 2 and 3.
My main aim was the Helicopters from the home Country but in the end I was amazed by the whole event.
The 5 spotting package was something else with 14 different spots to choose from :rock:

Polish Migs arriving on Wednesday Morning
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SAR Alouettes on stand by
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Cyber Tiger arriving for static
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Slovak MI 17 Hip departing Sunday Morning
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One of several times to see the home team Saab 105s
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Czech Mi24 display
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Poland Mig29 display practice on Wednesday
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Spanish F18 display practice on Wednesday
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Home team Typhoon
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Poland Team Orlik
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Norway Falcon 20 arriving for static
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Culdrose Merlin in the static, the Guys that flew it down enjoyed there Week away :grin:
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Frecce solo in the tight turn
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Opening sequence for the show!
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Arriving for static
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Leaving for home
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Friday show
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Czech MI24 practice on Thursday
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Dutch Chinook in the static, taken Sunday Morning
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German Nh90 leaving Sunday Afternoon from the taxi way, thanks chaps
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French Rafale Friday show
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The highlight for some
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Polish support Wednesday
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Austrian Pc6 one of 5 to arrive in formation taxies onto the grass after arriving
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Saab departing to photograph some arriving aircraft
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one of two Austrian Typhoons taxi out to take off to simulate a practice intercept with a Austrian c130
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Nato Awacs arriving for static
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Spanish support Sunday Afternoon
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Swiss Pc7 display
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SAR standy from Aigen Im Enstall
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Czech Gripen arrives
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Slovak departing for home
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Airpower Helicopter Demo
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Spotters place 12 under the display line
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Draken back at Zeltweg
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Air Power demo
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Belgian F16 before it broke
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Tight fit!
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Arriving for the show
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Taxi in after early Morning display
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Frecce
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Austrian Air Power demo
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Viggen!
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Swiss Tiger Hunter arriving for mini taiger meet
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Czech Gripen taxis back
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Airpower Demo
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Frecce
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Swiss Tiger F5 supporting the Austrian Inventory flypast
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C27 dispay
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Team Orlik
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Austrian C130 for static
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Last thing on Saturday SAR Blackhawk landing
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Odd looking nice visitor
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HIP departs
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in the static
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Luftwaffe arrive
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Swiss Support
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German Tornado arriving
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Austrian Airpower demo
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SAR Standby
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Belgian support
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At rest
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Burner!
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Spanish arriving
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Austrian PC7 special
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Taxi in
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Spanish depart from home
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C27 display
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Swiss F5
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Airpower Demo
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Static
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Still Burning!
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Take off
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Rafale take off
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Far side
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Tiger Hornet arriving
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Rafale arriving
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Burner?
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Neuberg Ground crew welcome there Typhoon
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Hungarian AN26 support leaving
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Phoon V Balloon
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More Airpower demo
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Flying Lawnmowers
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Swiss PC7
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Returning after the Austrian inventory flypast on Friday
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New special paint
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Hungarian Gripen
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:oops:
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Arriving for static
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:clap: The Helicopter photos really are wonderful, The shows organisation seem to have gone out of their way to ensure that the lighting does seem to be behind you at all times! :smile:

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Czech support
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Good support from the Army
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Head on!
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Airpower Demo
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MI24
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Germans leaving
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MI24
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Draken launch
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Old Helicopter, old and Friendly crew :yahoo:
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Through the Mist!
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Low Level
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Another of the special
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S70 departs after dropping troops
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Touch Down!
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Up close!
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PC6 Water drop
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Too finish, the Austrian Parachutist bringing the flag home
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Relax!
Nice to meet some old and new faces in Zeltweg :rock:
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Fantastic set Rich with some nice creativity and top notch quality. :clap:
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Phenomenal! An amazing tour de force :rock:

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Looks like a great show to go to, was looking into this recently for the next one! Thanks for posting.
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What a fantastic set of shots! :clap: well done :up:

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wow!
thanks for your superb shots!
was there on Friday, what a fantastic show!

next time maybe I qualify myself as well for the Spotter package.... seems worth it!

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Missed this before, but an absolutely impeccable thread, Rich. Well done, mate. Hope you enjoyed yourself out there - I absolutely regret not going to this show!

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A great set :clap: :clap: from what looks to have been a really good show.

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Thoroughly enjoyed these. Thanks for posting :clap:

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Wow!
Clearly a major rival to RIAT! :clap:

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Superb in every department - participants, venue and photography. Looked a great show this year. :clap: :clap:
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And I thought Malmen was good! Great stuff, as said an epic show that got so many things absolutely right... :clap:
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