Monthly Archives: April 2015

China, Russia plan to sign Mi-26 upgrade deal next month

During his trip to China, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Beijing and Moscow plan on signing a final agreement on modernizing the Mi26 next month.

Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

“Yesterday, we agreed on the final details with this big project…Therefore, we hope that already in May we will dot all the i’s and sign the final document.”

Source: Alert 5

Whidbey Island citizens ask federal court to stop Growler noise

A group of Whidbey Island residents are asking the federal court to block the U.S. Navy from using Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Coupeville to train EA-18G pilots due to noise.

By U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ian C. Anderson, USN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Residents are suffering significant health impacts that include depression, anxiety, insomnia, elevated blood pressure, anger and hearing loss, according to the motion filed.

Source: Alert 5

GoPro cockpit video of CF-18 painted in Battle of Britain colors

CF-18 Demonstration pilot for 2015, Capt. Denis “Cheech” Beaulieu, shared this video of himself as he practice for the airshow season in his jet that has been painted to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

Photo:RCAF

Spring training in Comox. No vertical due to low ceilings. Enjoy the ride! – Cheech
Posted by Denis Beaulieu on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Source: Alert 5