Saturday 12 December 2015

Japan autumn round up 2015 - 4. Gifu

4. Gifu

Situated in the eastern outskirts of the city, the Gifu base houses the Air Development and Test Facility for the JASDF.   Its role could be considered the Japanese equivalent of the RAE at Farnborough, UK.  The inventory here includes examples of F-4EJ, F-15J, F-2A/B, T-4, C-1FTB, XC-2. The annual airshow was held in Oct this year. Nearby on the south eastern side of the field is the splendid Kamigahara Aerospace and Science Museum, displaying a number of Japanese experimental prototypes.

a black trimmed F-4EJ performs some passes
a black trimmed F-4EJ performs some passes


an XC-2 in JASDF trim climbs out

a pair of F-2's make a sharp angle

F-2 in a tight turn

C-1 offering some angles

mass fly-by of some of the participants

US-1 9078, one of the exhibits at the museum

Report by GAFLIKS.

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