1988 Chievres – SHAPE

At Chievres open house, all the visitors were led through the hull of a C-5 Galaxy when entering the static show.
An early F-16B of the Norwegian airforce. The radio antenna under the air intake and a dragchute housing in the tail.
The Phantom has build stairs which extende from the fuselage. As the Phantom is a naval design origibally, this eliminates the need form platforms on a ship.
Although looking clean, this Tornado both has air-air as air-ground weapons on the pylons.
This pointy nose Alpha Jet has several safety guards attached, with red steamers.
LTV-Vought TA-7P Corsair II, 15546 Portugese Air Force Former US Navy Bu153196 and Portugese AF 5546.
he F-111E was a simplified, interim variant ordered after the F-111D was delayed. The F-111E used the Triple Plow II intakes, but retained the F-111A’s TF30-P-3 engines and Mark I avionics. The weapon stores management system was improved and other small changes made. The E-model was first ordered in 1968 and delivered from 1969-71. It achieved initial operational capability in 1969.[98] The variant’s first flight occurred on 20 August 1969. 94 F-111Es were built. Some F-111Es were based in the UK until 1991. The avionics were upgraded on some E-models as part of an Avionics Modernization Program. The variant served in 1990-91 during the Gulf War. Some F-111Es received improved TF30-P-109 engines in the early 1990s. All F-111Es were retired to AMARC by 1995.
In 1988, the low vizz hype did not appear and markings were colourfull as this British Tornado shows.
The Jaguar is an orthodox single-seat, swept-wing, twin-engine monoplane design, with tall tricycle type retractable landing gear. In its original configuration, it had a maximum take-off weight in the 15 tonne class; and could manage a combat radius on internal fuel alone of 850 km (530 mi), giving the Jaguar a greater operational range than competitor aircraft such as the Mikoyan MiG-27. The aircraft had hardpoints fitted for an external weapons load of up to 10,000 lb (4,500 kg), typical weapons fitted included the MATRA LR.F2 rocket pod, BAP 100-mm bombs, MATRA AS37 anti-radar missiles, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, and Rockeye cluster bombs.
F-4Gs were deployed to three active wings. One was stationed at George AFB, Victorville, California. as part of the Rapid Deployment Force; one wing was assigned to USAFE (US Air Forces Europe) at Spangdahlem AB, Germany; and the other to PACAF (Pacific Air Forces) at Clark AFB, Philippines. F-4Gs from George AFB and Spangdahlem AB saw combat during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, successfully protecting strike packages from enemy air defenses. During this conflict the F-4G saw heavy use, with only a single loss: an aircraft from Spangdahlem AB crashed in Saudi Arabia while returning from a mission. After an investigation into the loss of the aircraft which occurred during several aborted landing attempts in a sandstorm, it was determined that a fuel cell was punctured by anti-aircraft fire. The pilot and EWO safely ejected after the engines seized when the aircraft ran out of fuel attempting to land at a forward airstrip.
The A-10 was designed around the GAU-8 Avenger, a 30 mm rotary cannon that is the airplane’s primary armament and the heaviest such automatic cannon mounted on an aircraft. The A-10’s airframe was designed for survivability, with measures such as 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of armor for protection of the cockpit and aircraft systems that enables the aircraft to continue flying after taking significant damage. The A-10A single-seat variant was the only version built, though one A-10A was converted to the A-10B twin-seat version. In 2005, a program was begun to upgrade A-10A aircraft to the A-10C configuration.
Tis Turkish Starfigher used to be a German naval example. The texts on the fuselage are still in the original language as the Turks usually only applied thier roundel and serial.
Also this Phantom is a hand-me-down. On the tail painted over serial and under the Turkish roundel is a green plague where the USAF roudel used to be.
A nearly clean F-15 from 36th TFW Bitburg AB. c/n 0936/C328. (36th FW, 53rd FS) flown by Capt Jay T. Denney, shot down two IrAF MiG-23s Jan 27, 1991, Desert Storm.
This is the re-engined KC-135R. These are “E”s with new turbofan engines.
A Spangdahlem F-16C with a F-4G, forming a hunter killer pair. The F-4G Wild Weasel hunts for SAM sites, while the F-16 Kills them.
This airframe was supplied to the THK in 1984, so four years earlier. 67-0216, 1967 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, C/N: 2837
An EF-111A from Upper Heyford. This is a very capable jamming aircraft with a bunch of transmitters on top of the tailfin and i the bombbay.
153196 (c/n A-105) to MASDC as 6A0102 May 5, 1978. Converted to TA-7P and sent to Portuguese AF as FAP 15546
Single-seat all-weather tactical strike, ground-attack fighter version for the Royal Air Force, 165 built. Equipped with NAVigation And Weapon Aiming Sub-System (NAVWASS) for attacking without use of radar. Ferranti “laser ranger and marked target seeker” added to nose during production. Engines replaced by Adour Mk 104 from 1978

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