Super Etendard, Rafale M and E-2 Hawkeye French Air Force Marine Ferté-Alais 2009

Another extract with the Super Etendard, the Rafale M and the Hawkeye of the French Air Force Marine during the Ferté-Alais Airshow 2009 (Cerny, France). The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard is a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed for service with the French Navy. The aircraft entered service in June 1978 and is expected to be retired from French service by 2010. The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engined delta-wing highly agile multi-role 4.5th-generation jet fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Introduced in 2000, the Rafale is being produced both for land-based use with the French Air Force and for carrier-based operations with the French Navy. It has also been marketed for export to several countries. The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, aircraft carrier-based tactical Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft. The twin turboprop aircraft was designed and developed in the 1950s by Grumman for the United States Navy as a replacement for the E-1 Tracer. The United States Navy aircraft has been progressively updated with the latest variant, the E-2D, first flying in 2007. Small numbers are also operated by other countries, the largest foreign operator being Japan. The aircraft was nicknamed "Super Fudd" because it replaced "Willy Fudd" (the E-1 Tracer). In the present day, it is most commonly nicknamed the "Hummer" due to the distinctive sound of its twin turboprop engines. La Ferté-Alais is a small town and commune of 3,000 in the Essonne département, France. It is 52 km (32 mi) south of Paris. Its airfield (in Cerny really), hosts a world-famous air show for vintage World War I and WWII aircraft and a museum of such aircraft. It even has the aircraft (still airworthy) that Louis Blériot used to cross the English Channel in 1909. Shot with a Sony HVR-Z1. Graded with QL. Filmed and edited by Yannick Barthe, www.aeromedia-concept.ch

Channel: Vimeo Video Length: 2m 52s Date Found: Fri, Mar 18 2011 1:25 AM Category: Travel Date Produced: Sat, Dec 26 2009 6:04 AM View Count: 2