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Kauhava Airfield
Kauhava Airfield (; fi, Kauhavan lentokenttä) is an airfield located in Kauhava, Finland, north of Kauhava town centre. The airfield used to be a military airport until the end of 2014, owned and operated by Finavia. Training Air Wing of the Finnish Air Force was based at the airport. In May 2014, Finavia announced that it would sell the airport properties to Kasvuyrittäjät Oy. See also *List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries References External links * AIP Finland – Kauhava Airport* * {{authority control Airports in Finland Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ... Finnish Air Force bases Buildings and structures in South Ostrobothnia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAe Hawk
The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first flown at Dunsfold, Surrey, in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems. It has been used in a training capacity and as a low-cost combat aircraft. Operators of the Hawk include the Royal Air Force (notably the Red Arrows display team) and several foreign military operators. The Hawk is still in production in the UK and under licence in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), with over 900 Hawks sold to 18 operators around the world. Development Origins In 1964, the Royal Air Force specified a requirement (Air Staff Target, AST, 362) for a new fast jet trainer to replace the Folland Gnat. The SEPECAT Jaguar was originally intended for this role, but it was soon realised that it would be too complex an aircraft for fast jet training and only a small number of two-seat versions were purchas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
