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PC-7 Team
The flight demonstrations of the PC-7 team are often referred to as the ballet of the skies. The aerobatic team impresses with rapid, precise formation changes and spectacular flight figures. The distance between the propeller planes is often only a few meters. Together they demonstrate the fine art of formation flying, with safety always being the top priority.
In addition to their commitment to the PC-7 team, the nine professional military pilots of the Swiss Air Force fly the F/A-18 Hornet every day. As flying ambassadors, the PC-7 pilots represent the Swiss Air Force at home and abroad with their red and white Pilatus NCPC-7 training aircraft.
In order to achieve this kind of top flight performance, unconditional trust between the pilots is vital. The name PC-7 Team therefore primarily stands for "teamwork". Photographer Urs Mattle can confirm this. He accompanied the PC-7 Team with his camera on the ground and in the air, both at home and abroad, during the 2012 demonstration season. During the creation of this unique documentary, he was integrated into the PC-7 Team as a permanent member. Katsuhiko Tokunaga, the world-famous aviation photographer, shows some of his most spectacular photos of the PC-7 Team from earlier years.
"PC-7 Team - Backstage" gives readers a fascinating look behind the scenes of a highly professional aerobatic team: from the briefing to the friendly get-together after a successful mission. Fasten your seat belts, you are cleared for take off!
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Author:
Urs Mattle, Katsuhiko Tokunaga
Details:
104 pages, 24 x 30 x 1.5 cm / 9 x 11.8 x 0.59 in, hardback
From 1938 onwards, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) began developing a special aircraft for use in mountain regions. In the autumn of 1941, construction of the Swiss SB-2 mountain aircraft began at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG in Stans.
The Pelican was designed as a slow aircraft. For use in narrow Alpine valleys, short take-off and landing distances and very good climb performance were required. The maiden flight of the SB-2 Pelican with the registration HB-AEP took place on May 30 1944. After intensive testing, the only aircraft of this type ever produced was handed over to Alpar AG in Bern. It was subsequently used primarily for sightseeing and taxi flights, and further tests were carried out.
The Pelican met its unexpected and sudden end on June 13 1948, during a flight day near Kirchberg in the canton of Bern. When the aircraft rolled over a field track too quickly after landing, the nose gear fork broke and the aircraft rolled over. Due to the severe damage, it was decided after a long time that repairs were no longer an option.
This book shows the various designs, development, construction and testing of the Pelican and its predecessor, the SB-1, in all its details for the first time and also sheds light on the difficult environment that the dedicated engineers were confronted with.
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Author:
Kuno Gross
Details:
252 pages, 27 x 19 x 1.5 cm / 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.59 in, paperback
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