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Napisano: 07 Jul 2011 1:19
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 http://lenta.ru/news/2011/05/30/cheetah/
  
Dopuna: 18 Avg 2011 16:03
Citat:AP/EcuadorInmediato
Denel Aviation Team and FAE to jointly investigate incident on Cheetah aircraft with FAE
Pretoria, South Africa, August 17th, 2011
Denel Aviation confirms that one of the 12 Cheetah supersonic fighter aircraft sold to the Air Force of Ecuador in 2010 experienced an in-flight incident on Monday the 15th August in Taura.
For this reason, the CEO of Denel Aviation, Mike Kgobe, says an investigation team from the company has been sent to Ecuador to carry out a full investigation to ascertain the cause of the incident.
Kgobe has indicated that the Denel team will arrive on Ecuador on Thursday, 18th August 2011 and will work closely with the FAE investigators to determine the cause of the incident and assess the damage to the aircraft, which is currently in quarantine while the investigation is carried out.
The Denel test pilot, Mike Weingartz, who was seated in the rear cockpit of the aircraft, brought the aircraft safely back to the Taura Air Base in Ecuador.
The FAE Ecuadorian pilot, Major Galo Álvarez, suffered light injuries and was taken to the Naval Hospital, where he is being treated and recovering.
Dopuna: 18 Avg 2011 16:06
Citat:Aircraft cabin depressurization a Cheetah suffers during test flight of the Ecuadorian Air Force reports that on Monday, August 15 at about 13H30, during a test flight of two-seater Cheetah was a sudden decompression in the cabin, having to cancel the mission and return to a landing under emergency procedures. a result of this mishap, the plane's pilot was Mayor Galo Alvarez with minor knocks, so he was transferred to Naval Hospital for medical check, He stills under observation. It should be noted that this aircraft is one of the first three acquired to the company Denel Aviation of South Africa and are in the process of reception by the FAE . Once the investigators determined the cause of the problem, the company Denel Aviation will continue with the process of delivery of these aircraft.
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