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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

23rd Aug 2015, 09:33

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Posted By El Bunto

Perhaps my terminology was a bit obscure. The...

Perhaps my terminology was a bit obscure. The French flight cal unit used Falcon 20s until the mid-1970s when fuel-costs forced downgrading to Nord 262s.

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

21st Aug 2015, 21:21

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Posted By El Bunto

Found this pic of N428NA at Heathrow dated 1971 ...

Found this pic of N428NA at Heathrow dated 1971

Douglas C-118A, N428NA, NASA (http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1037884/no_pictures.php)

I wonder if that's one of the Froggy Falcon 20 calibrators...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

21st Aug 2015, 06:57

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Posted By El Bunto

Some interesting historical info here: ...

Some interesting historical info here:

International Committee for Airspace Standards and Calibration
History of Flight Inspection in Various Countries

History of Flight Inspection in Various...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

20th Aug 2015, 13:27

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Posted By El Bunto

Many years ago ( 1989? perhaps ) at Mildenhall I...

Many years ago ( 1989? perhaps ) at Mildenhall I saw a USAF JetStar used for calibration, it looked awesome in wrap-around Euro1 camouflage. Looked more aggressive than most of the fast-jets!
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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

20th Aug 2015, 07:10

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Posted By El Bunto

Cobham have the contract for NATS and the Irish...

Cobham have the contract for NATS and the Irish Aviation Authority:

http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/traffic/cobham-aviation-services/

UK airports pursue their own contracts, many...

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