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First 787-8 for Air Europa
Air Europa has finally taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, becoming the first 787 to be registered at Spain (EC-MIG). It will be deployed on flights to Tenerife North until April 1st. SP-LRF, the Boeing 787-8 currently used by Air Europa for flights to Miami will be returned to LOT Polish Airlines later this month.
Taking delivery of their first 787-8. Photo by @aireuropa on Twitter.
The LOT Boeing 787-8 operated by Air Europa on Madrid-Miami flights
EC-MIG touched down at Madrid Barajas airport at 10:20 LT after performing a low pass over runway 32L, and was greeted by the airport fire sevices upon arrival to its parking position.
EC-MIG performing a low speed pass over runway 32L at Madrid
Water salute upon arrival. Nice touch!
This is one of the four 787-8 Air Europa is scheduled to recieve during 2016, the next one being EC-MIH.
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TFDi Design 717 for FSX/P3D - Review
TFDi Design 717
On the night of December 22nd, the TFDi Design 717 was released to the public for a price of 59,99 dollars. Many people were excited for the release, but did it hold up to their expectations? Let's find out.
The "Angry Puppy"
The Boeing 717 (or MD-95 as it was originally marketed), is a single aisle, twin engine regional jet designed by McDonnell Douglas.
The first order for the MD-95 was placed by Valujet in 1995, but after the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merge in 1997, the MD-95 became the 717. The first airframe was delivered in 1999.
A total of 156 717's were built, most of which went to AirTran Airways, and subsequently to Delta.
The 717 is still in service with Volotea, Qantas Link, Hawaiian Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
TFDi introduced something new in the FSX/P3D community using their Addon Manager: after purchasing the 717, you'll have to download their Addon Manager, log in with your credentials and then downloa…
Razbam M-2000C for DCS World - Review
RAZBAM Simulations M-2000C
RazbamSimulations, most known for their FSX/Prepar3D projects, released the Mirage 2000C early access for DCS World in late December, 2015.
It's currently only available on the DCS website for 59,99 $, although it will appear at Steam as soon as the module comes out of beta (which will hopefully be soon).
About the Mirage 2000C
The Mirage 2000C is French fourth-generation multirole fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 70's based on the Mirage lll for the French Air Force, but eventually it was exported to other eight nations. Over 600 units were produced between 1978 and 2007.
Its engine is an Snecma M53-P2 afterburning turbofan which produces a whooping 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf) of thrust while on afterburner.
It can reach Mach 2.2 while flying high, and can fly for 963 miles with some drop tanks.
In a combat enviroment, the Mirage can carry Matra Magic ll and Super 530D missiles for air to air combat. It also has a limited CAS …
Aviodev C-101 for DCS World - Review
Aviodev CASA C-101
Aviodev, a Spanish company, released the CASA C-101 in January, 2015.
Following the recurring theme in DCS modules, it was released in early access. The promised features were a C-101EB and C-101CC with AFM (advanced flight model).
As of today, the C-101 is only available at the DCS Store, but will also be on Steam when the C-101CC and AFM is ready.
The real aircraft
The C-101EB is an advanced trainer designed by CASA based on a request made by the Spanish Air Force to have an aircraft capable of replacing the HA-200 Saeta.
The Aviojet did its first flight on June of 1977, and it entered service three years later. Over 80 units were built for the SpAF, of which 8 went to the Patrulla Aguila (SpAF aerobatic team).
C-101's have Garrett TFE731 engines, which provide 15,8 kN of thrust.
It's a very maneuvarable aircraft, able to fly inverted for over half a minute and land at low speeds. It includes "simple" avionics systems, only the necessary ones to train…
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