There are still two days to go until the start of “Airpower 2024”but there is already a lot going on around the Hinterstoisser airbase in Zeltweg: numerous aircraft and squadrons arrived in Zeltweg this morning and at lunchtime and the whole day was spent practicing for the two-day mega air show.
In the skies over Zeltweg today were, among others, Eurofighters of the Austrian Armed Forces and the Italian Air Force, the Swiss Patrouille Suisse, a Czech C-295, the Croatian Krila Oluje squadron and other helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft of the Austrian Air Force, such as the AB212 and C-130 Hercules. https://militaeraktuell.at/airpower-f-35-pilotin-melanie-mach-kluesner/ Also seen in flight were a CH-53, an EC-665 Tiger, an H-145M and an NH90 of the German Air Force (-> current news about the German Armed Forces), a C-295 and an F/A-18C of the Finnish Air Force, several aircraft of the Flying Bulls (P-38, F4U, P-51D, Alpha Jet, T-28, B-25), a JAS-39C of the Czech Air Force and an F-16 of the Greek Air Force.
The highlight of the morning was probably the arrival of a Brazilian C-390M from Embraer. army decided to purchase four aircraft of this type. For the rest of the afternoon and evening, an M-346 from Leonardo (-> The Austrian Armed Forces are considering an offer for the M-346FA from Leonardo), a JAS-39C from the Hungarian Air Force and – the absolute highlight today – the arrival of an American F-35A. Pilot Melanie “Mach” Kluesner (-> Interview with Militär Aktuell) will fly a solo display with the aircraft on both “Airpower” days. fly a solo display.
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