AxAlpF-18

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Axalp
AIR SHOW IN THE SWISS ALPS
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The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18
Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable
strike fighter jet, designed to attack both
ground and aerial targets
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The Swiss Air Forces Axalp Air Power
Demonstration held annually, is not just an air
show it is an experience at 7614 feet (2321m) .
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The Ebenfluh firing range is found at the top of
Axalphorn Mountain in Switzerlands Bernese
Oberland region.
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The Ebenfluh Firing Range is at 7614 feet (2321m)
and requires quite a climb to get there.
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Axalp offers some extraordinary opportunities for
truly stunning photography
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Some aircraft in the Swiss Air Force have the
inside of the engine exhaust ports painted
yellow making it appear that the after-burners
are on.
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A so-called dirty pass flying low and slow with
landing gear down
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The extra heavy landing gear of the F/A-18 Hornet
allows for aircraft carrier landings
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Inverted !
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Flying down the range corridor with guns armed!
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Guns Blazing!
If the audio timing is right youll hear the gun
sound
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The beauty of watching the Axalp airshow is that
it takes place at the Ebenfluh firing range which
allows you to see and hear live firing. Mounted
in the nose of each F/A-18, is General Electric's
20 mm M61A1 Vulcan six-barrel rotary cannon.
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Two of the four targets (1 and 4) are situated
only about 250 meters below the spectators.
Seeing and hearing those attack flights of each
individual fighter hitting their targets close-up
is an awesome experience.
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Aircraft fly through the gap between the control
tower and the Tshingle, firing 20mm rounds at a
pair of targets.During this time the path between
the two locations is closed for safety reasons.
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In the nose of the F/A-18 Hornet is an M61
Vulcan 20 mm cannon,a six-barreled, air-cooled,
electrically fired Gatling-style gun with an
extremely high rate of fire.
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M61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon is capable of shooting
6000rds/min
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For those who make the assent, they are rewarded
with some of the best aviation photography
available, second only to the back seat of
another jet.
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Yes ,there are trees down there.. and a lake !
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Conditions were perfect to see many subsonic
condensation clouds forming around the aircraft
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Subsonic condensation cloud formation
demonstrating the Prandtl-Glauert Singularity
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