26 January Republic Day 2015 Celebration Thread

[rock127]

Happy Republic Day!!!


Please post pics and info of the parade etc.

 

[Compersion]

saw some of the army helicopters flying overhead today in the capital. good stuff

 

[rock127]

60 Planes in the Air: The Juggling Feat of Republic Day

NEW DELHI: Over nine minutes on Monday next, 30 aircraft of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force will roar over Rajpath during the Republic Day parade, watched by US president Barack Obama, President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many others.

Unseen, 30 more aircraft will be in the air as back up. All 60 - a medley of helicopters, surveillance aircraft and supersonic fighters - will be managed in a tight juggling act by a small make-shift Control Tower that has been set up at Vayu Bhawan - the Indian Air Force Headquarters - at Moti Lal Nehru Marg that flanks Rajpath.

Not only will the aircraft fly at different speeds and height in a limited airspace, each type will take off from a separate base spread over Delhi and neighbouring Rajasthan and Punjab. "All the 60 odd aircraft depending on their sequence will take off and be holding over at various heights in Jhahhar in Haryana, Jaipur in Rajasthan and Charki Dadri near Bhiwani in Haryana," a senior IAF officer said.

While only 30 aircraft will take part in the fly-past, each will have a back-up in air. "In case one of the planes develops a snag the replacement will swing in immediately," another officer told NDTV. The Navy's US-made Long Range Maritime Surveillance Aircraft P-8Is - which will be on display for the first time - have been moved to Chandigarh from their base in Arkonam in Tamil Nadu.

The supersonic Naval fighter MiG-29Ks, also on display for the first time, have been moved from their permanent base in Goa to Ambala. These will follow the P-8I in a "victor" formation.The fighters of the IAF will largely take off from their bases in Rajasthan and Punjab. Five Jaguar fighters will take off from the Nal airbase in Bikaner. The Su-30 MKIs will take off from Jodhpur.The fly past will be led by the Army's aviation contingent. They will be flying the indigenously built Druv helicopters. They will be followed by the Russian built Mi-35 attack helicopters. The helicopters will lift off from Delhi.

The US made C-130 J transport planes that will follow them, will come from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

 

[The Messiah]

Tanks already parked in India gate, quite close to the road.

 

[arnabmit]

Rehearsal:

 

[Illusive]

The Smog could spoil the air show.

 

[arnabmit]

Rehearsal:

 

[arnabmit]

 

[cobra commando]

Artists from the state of Telangana react to the camera as they wait for their turn to perform on January 22, 2015.

Spoiler

 

[rock127]

Artists from the state of Telangana react to the camera as they wait for their turn to perform on January 22, 2015.

Spoiler

Where is the Unlike button?

 

[arnabmit]

Sure telengana? Too much yellow and not enough pink or green!

Artists from the state of Telangana react to the camera as they wait for their turn to perform on January 22, 2015.

Spoiler

 

[blueblood]

Sure telengana? Too much yellow and not enough pink or green!

That would be next year.

 

[cobra commando]

Where is the Unlike button?

Why ? you didn't like your own photu :

Spoiler

 

[cobra commando]

Sure telengana? Too much yellow and not enough pink or green!

Arre, arnob da: plis to check the caption on teh original Sauce no!

 

[arnabmit]

Arre, arnob da: plis to check the caption on teh original Sauce no!

Aare Cobraz! Whai anshering rhetoric quoschen shiriasli?

 

[arnabmit]

The Smog could spoil the air show.

Don't think so. This was today:

 

[Illusive]

@arnabamit Nice, but what time of the day was this taken. The morning fog is heavier and clears up by aftenoon, if these pics were taken in morning then all the more better.

 

[ladder]

PM Modi want's to create defence exports promotion department, but, in the RD parade which is watched by many foreigners, desi products like Arjun Tank is excluded. Instead they parade half a century old T-72. They have got the basics wrong.

 

[arnabmit]

@arnabamit Nice, but what time of the day was this taken. The morning fog is heavier and clears up by aftenoon, if these pics were taken in morning then all the more better.

Approx 11AM I guess. Not sure.

 

[cobra commando]

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