FIDAE 2018 - Latin Exotica!

[PeterR]

Finally found time to sort through all my images from a trip to Chile back in April, visiting the FIDAE 2018 airshow. Here's a small selection of what we saw, many more photos are available on my Flickr Photostream including the civil traffic seen at Sanitago Airport.

PT-ZNF / Força Aérea Brasileira / Embraer KC-390 by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

747 / Chilean Air Force / General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

N171AC / Erickson Incorporated / Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

807 / Chilean Air Force / Northrop F-5E Tiger III by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

324 / Chilean Air Force / Cessna L-19A Bird Dog by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

52 / Chilean Navy / SA365F Dauphin II by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

3207 / Mexican Air Force / CASA C-295W by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

982 / Chilean Air Force / Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

454 / Chilean Air Force / Embraer A-29B Super Tucano by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

86-0037 / United States Air Force / McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

PT-ZNF / Brazilian Air Force / Embraer KC-390 by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

FAP445 / Peruvian Air Force / KT-1P Torito by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

FAP329 / Peruvian Air Force / C-27J Spartan by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

T23-02 / Spanish Air Force / Airbus A400M by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

H-55 / Chilean Air Force / Bell 412EP by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

FAB5966 / Brazilian Air Force / Embraer A-29 Super Tucano by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

323 / Chilean Navy / Vulcanair P-68 Observer by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

995 / Chilean Air Force / C-130H Hercules by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

80 / Chilean Navy / Aerospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

H288 / Chilean Army / Eurocopter AS532AL Cougar by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

591 / Uruguayan Air Force / Lockheed C-130B Hercules by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

PT-ZNF / Força Aérea Brasileira / Embraer KC-390 by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

H195 / Chilean Army / McDonnell Douglas MD-530FF by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

FAP352 / Fuerza Aérea del Perú / Boeing 737-282(Adv) by Peter Reoch, on Flickr

[Tommy]

Splendid, pal. Every one of them.

Dat Dauphin, tho...

[Wrexham Mackem]

Brilliant brilliant brilliant.. the location, the rarities, the photography

Looks like a trip to remember, you lucky fella.

[Tobyone1985]

Stunning photos of some real gems.

[Georgeconna]

Wow 737-200. Fab!

[boff180]

Lovely set mate, very jealous that you caught the Fumaca...... one day... one day....

[bigcrow]

Fantastic set Pete. Great to see the Bird Dog, is that still operational?

[MiG_Eater]

Lovely pictures of some real rarities. My only criticism is the super-tight cropping, but that's really a case of taste.

That F-5 is a beauty.

[SPLAT]

love the Smokes with the KC
Are the Hunters still in storage there?

[PeterR]

Thanks for the comments so far chaps. It was certinely an action packed trip and this is only a faction of the cool stuff we saw..!

Great to see the Bird Dog, is that still operational?

Yes! They're mainly used as glider tugs.

Are the Hunters still in storage there?

Don't think so, we didn't see any there! Only Hunters we saw were at the FACH Museum in central Santiago. But once you notice the problem with the jet you won't be able to un-see it...!

[Mawgan4]

Superb set of photos, thanks for posting

Alisdair

[tuska2]

Brilliant Pics, Aircraft & Location!

[whitecat]

Great variety and colors. Splendid.

[SPLAT]

Wow 737-200. Fab!

FAP ????

[capercaillie]

Superb stuff, love little gems like the Observer and Bird Dog, everyone a winner

The Peruvian roundels on the Spartan and Pig though although I do like the fact they've named the trainer after a snack!

[cg_341]

Interesting nosewheel position on that Hunter...