Claude Barthels flying in a Piper 28

Aviation & Flyouts

Stories and reports from various flyouts

Flyout Provence & Visit of Eurocopter and Guimbal

When?July 2009 Group Photo at Guimbal
Where?France (South), Avignion, Aix-en-Provence, Hyères
DescriptionIn July 2009, the Eurocopter Group invited the Féderation Aéronautique Luxembourgeoise to visit their facilities in Margnane near Marseille. Eurocopter, a division of EADS (European Aeronautics, Defense and Space Company) is one of the leading helicopter manufactures, founded in 1992 from the merger of the German Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG and the helicopter divisions of French Aérospatiale.
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Flight to Rostock/Laage & Visit of the Jagdgeschwader 73 "Steinhoff"

When?August 2007 Takeoff of two Eurofighters
Where?Germany (North), Rostock
DescriptionIn 2006, together with our friends from the Förderverein für Allgemeine Luftfahrt Zweibrücken/Homburg, we flew to Toulouse and visited EADS and Airbus. This time the journey went to Rostock/Laage to visit the Jagdgeschwader 73 "Steinhoff", where, since February 2004, pilots are introduced to the EF 2000 Eurofighter.
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Flight to Toulouse & Visit of EADS and Airbus

When?June 2006 Construction facilities of Airbus
Where?France (South), Toulouse
DescriptionOne day, Laurent, a friend of mine, came up with the idea to participate at the fly-out to Toulouse and the visit of EADS (European Aeronatics, Defense and Space Company) and Airbus.
I had already read about it, but I knew I could not go, because June would be a quite stressful month at school, with a lot of examinations coming one after the other. Therefore it was nearly impossible for me to join them, even though I knew it was a unique opportunity to see the construction of the Airbus A380!
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