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With Romanian International Airshow (ROIAS) on July 29 and 30, 2006 the Romanian Air Force
celebrated the 100th anniversary of aviation pioneer Traian Vuia's first motor
flight. The week before a press tour to the
air bases of Cāmpia Turzii, Bacău, Boboc, Caracal, Craiova und Feteşti took place. On all these airfields MiG-21s are based
or stored.
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Maintenance of LanceR A.
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During the visit three LanceR A (seen here) as well as each one LanceR B and C took of for Feteşti and Constanța
respectively to take part in ROIAS.
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Two LanceR C armed with Magic 2 missiles in QRA in Cāmpia Turzii.
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Retired MiG-21s of different versions are used as instructional airframes for training of technicians with the Scoala
Militara de Maistri si Subofiteri a Fortelor Aeriene 'Traian Vuia' at Boboc, among them a MiG-21PFM (Romanian
designation RFMM), ...
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.. one MiG-21M ...
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... and a cutaway of a MiG-21F-13.
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Close to the staff building in Bacău a MiG-21F-13 in LanceR A colours is preserved.
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Technical service also in Bacău: using an external hydraulic supply the landing gear of the aircraft is deployed and
retracted.
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Due to the lack of appropriate shelters in Bacău even the operational aircraft are in open storage.
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All non-operational Romanian MiG-21 are stored in Caracal and Craiova. Among them are aircraft of PFM (front), M
(behind) ...
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... and one F-13 destined as a gate guard.
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While some of the aircraft in Caracal are still in pretty good condition, ...
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... of those in Craiova remain only empty fuselages lacking radar and engine.
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The aircraft taking part in the opening parade of Constanța Airshow took of from Feteşti.
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Weaponry of both LanceR A and LanceR C was presented to the photographers.
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Line up for training flight ...
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... and take-off.
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After return for training in Constanța the nine-ship formation made a fly-pass over Feteşti.
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 | Romanian International Airshow Constanța 2006 |
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In static display one LanceR A and one C were shown. Both were hastily oversprayed to make them suitable for the show.
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The rather unimpressive display of a LanceR A was followed by ...
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... of a fly-pass of one five-ship and one four-ship formation ...
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... and a formidable presentation of a LanceR C including the most spectacular slow pass of a MiG-21 that the
author has seen so far.
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For the second approach the formation comprised all nine aircraft.
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