| So,
did you miss out on the event everyone is
still talking about.... The thunder birds
were out in the skies of Bangalore in the
first week of February and half the town
was there to witness it. On the last day
of the Aero India Show 2001, a crowd of
more than a 1,00,000 thronged the Yelahanka
Airforce base. Despite the hot sun and unbelievable
traffic jams, people came in droves to watch
the spectacular air display conducted both
in the morning and evening. And was it worth
it? Ask those whose heartbeat stopped a
while when the flying machines ripped through
the blue skies. |
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The grand display of Surya Kirans, the Indian
Airforce daredevils who performed various
stunts and aerobatics |
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The Indian pride showed
its class among the international competitors-
Advanced Light Helicopter or the ALH produced
in the city's HAL unit |
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The
Surya Kiran is a Jet trainer painted in
flaming orange war paint. |
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| Deep
blue MIG-29 is a naval version, which has
the ability to slow down to dead speed in
mid air and short landing and take off capabilities.
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The
cat on the prowl- Jaguar from France, which
is now being produced at HAL |
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| This
multi purpose Dornier is serving the Indian
navy |
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Tornado
has a variable geometry wing for higher
capability during take off and landing |
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| 'Akash
Ganga', the Indian Skydiving team, enthralled
the audience with some amazing tricks, which
included unusual relative work configuration
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The
most wanted of all…Sukhoi-30MK1 from Russia,
unleashed its prowess and the crowd went
berserk when it performed
its cobra manoeuvres! |
2:01:32 AM 
