Mission NKF - Saab Gripen NG

Last but not least - Saab sends in two aicraft for the evaluation. With production already prepared for brasil and sweden, the Gripen NG has some important moduifications.

Evaluation NKF - Mission Lightning II - Media- and Spotterday

Rare are the aircrafts I've never seen live before - the F35 Lightning II is one of them. Futuristic design out of a Science Fiction movie and bigger than expected.
Media and Spotters from whole europe where visiting Payerne during the evaluation - a lot of them coming from countries already commanded this aircraft.

Evaluation NKF - Mission Rafale - Media- and Spotterday

Another successful event perfectly organised by armasuisse and Dassault Aviation - with a lot of information again and many interested visitors, Media and Spotter side. And of course a lot of people from France interested to see there new aircraft from near.

Crossing Switzerland in the Vampire - historic video of swiss television

'Karussel' was the name of the saturday evening show, long before youtube and netflix. With the heavy camera equipment in the nose, the Vampire flew three routes through switzerland - accompagnied by the Patrouille Suisse (still on Hunter) above the Gotthard and other aircrafts like Mirage and F-5 Tiger II elsewhere.

Enjoy ;)

Evaluation NKF - Mission Rafale

Third candidate comes from just the country beside - la France ! With quite a lot of common training between our Air Forces and good relations, France is expected as a favourite. Now they have to show the capabilities of there new generation of fighter aircraft.

Evaluation NKF - Mission Super Hornet - Arrival, Media- and Spotterday and Departure

With the arrival of two Super Hornets and an KDC-10 as support aircraft, the second candidate began it's evaluation in Payerne Avril 29, 2019. Unfortunally the two Fighters lost there squadron insignas for the trip to Switzerland.

This time also normally civil spotters where informed about the guests - there interest was mainly the KDC-10 ofcourse.

The Nightflight mission was also very hot - never ending afterburner 😍

Very good point made - sending a female pilot is quite normal in the USN, in Switzerland on military jets very seldom.

Evaluation NKF - Mission Super Hornet

The second candidate will arrive this week and includes an Omega Company Tanker as support. The test flights will start next monday april 29th and end on Mai 3rd. Eight missions are scheduled, with a total of 17 takeoffs and landings (PAY/MEI).

As support aircraft an KDC-10 Tanker aircraft is expected (N974VV, Mc Donnell Douglas DC-10-40) - due Air'04 Airshow an KC707 of the Omega company was here. 

OMEGA Air Refueling: http://www.omegaairrefueling.com

All photos taken by myself, archive.

Evaluation NKF - Mission Eurofighter - Media- and Spotterday

The first visit on base due evaluation NKF is made and ended with a lot of informations and pictures. Highly secured (military police everywhere), highly visited (around 600 people only in the spotters zone) and highly appreciated event of Armasuisse, our Air Force and Airbus company - good job !

Some impressions from my side ;)

Evaluation NKF - Mission Eurofighter Typhoon

As first of the candidates for the new fighter aircraft in Switzerland, two RAF Typhoons landed in Payerne today. For the following days eight missions are scheduled, with a total of 17 takeoffs and landings (PAY/MEI). Flight days are in between11th 'till 17th of April, with a nightflight mission next monday.

Present aircrafts:
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
Registration: ZK356 (cn BS117)

and

Eurofighter Typhoon T3
Registration: ZK303 / AX (cn 207/BT017/ISPA5)

Spotter-/Mediaday of april 12th - no Eurofighter flights in the morning. Takeoff in the afternoon 1515, landing 1615h local time. Beware of the Hornet Display training at 1330h.


(photos out of my archive)

Patrouille Suisse training weeks

Today our national display team performed two trainings in my area - above the idillic little airfield of Bellechasse. Some pictures of a friend, Adrian Flühmann:

tomorrow no display training due weather: