For the MiG-21 enthusiast there is no more rewarding place in Europe (and probably far beyond) than Câmpia Turzii, where (almost) every year on a July weekend an open day takes place as part of the Romanian Aviation Day celebrations, at which one can experience MiG-21s taking off, circling and landing non-stop for an hour. This year, too, this was the case:
Towing for flight preparation. The DAC tractor is a Romanian speciality.
Another local peculiarity is "refuelling in line" instead of the flightline usual elsewhere.
A total of eight aircraft took part in the display. The single-seat MiG-21 LanceR C taxied out in pairs, but then took off individually.
The LanceR B two-seaters showed solo aerobatics – here one aircraft lighting the afterburner and ...
... lifting off as well as ...
... a second one at the last-chance check point.
Six IAR 330s – both the transport version and the SOCAT combat helicopter – demonstrated the insertion of special forces and their support from the air ...
... approaching singly as well as ...
... in formation, ...
... just like the MiG-21s ...
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After landing ...
... using the – again typically Romanian – round brake chutes ...
