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- BELGIAN HELIDAYS -

An event has particularly drawn our attention : organised by Warrant Officier Dupont, Belgian Helidays stands for an helicopter meeting.


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It is actually the biggest helicopter meeting in Europe. Since its creation, five years ago, its notoriety has not stopped increasing.


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In 2002, the dynamic display showed various aircrafts among which EH-101 from RAF and Royal Navy, a Swiss Super-Puma, a French navy Lynx… There was also the famous German Aviation School's solo display on Bö-105.
The static display was composed of 60 aircrafts. Every existing kind of helicopter have been invited since the beginning of this adventure : for example the Apache, Mi 26 (the biggest flying helicopter in the world), the old Sikorsky 58 or Bell 47, or even the new NH-90 (not operational yet). The event has also gathered exceptional aircrafts such as a Mi 14 (an amphibian aircraft issued from the Mi 8).


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Such an organisation requires full time work of two persons during the whole year and it requires more and more time as it is developing. Their main task today is to look for new sponsors. It is actually on these latter that relies the quality of the show : number of entrants, public facilities… Civilians and other units who could be interested in participating to the meeting are contacted. From January on, the safety plan is defined between local authorities and a lot of means are settled in order to cope with any kind of situation : from the mean of access of the public, to panic situations.


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This meeting is organised by a man who has a real passion and who is willing to share this passion with a lot of people (as we are willing too). In 2003 the meeting will display a wide range of aircrafts and there will be also an attempt of world record… we will keep you informed. Belgian Helidays is without any doubt an exceptional event that should'nt be missed.


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Belgian Helidays take place every first week-end of June.

 

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