Aero India 2019: 2 Rafale jets land in Bengaluru; Airbus, Dakota, other heritage planes to rule the sky

Two Rafale fighter planes of the French Air Force on Wednesday landed in Bengaluru for one of the world’s top aerospace exhibitions – Aero India 2019.

The five-day airspace show will kick start on February 20 and will commence on February 24. (Image: Aero India Website)

Aero India 2019: Two Rafale fighter planes of the French Air Force on Wednesday landed in Bengaluru for one of the world’s top aerospace exhibitions – Aero India 2019. As per reports, top Indian Air Force (IAF) officers including IAF Deputy Chief Air Marshal Vivek Chaudhari will fly the plane during Aero India show. Makers of these world-class fighter jets Dassault Aviation would also display the business jet, Falcon 2000s and other French aircrafts such as Airbus A33-900, Airbus C295 and Airbus H135 along with H145 helicopters. The five-day airspace show will kick start on February 20 and will commence on February 24. The centrepiece of the flying displays will be the A330neo - the latest addition to the leading Airbus widebody family featuring advanced materials, new optimized wings, composite shark lets and highly efficient engines that together deliver 25 per cent reduced fuel burn and carbon dioxide emissions, news agency PTI quoted an Airbus official statement. The company further stated that medium transport aircraft C295, Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft A330 MRTT, versatile air lifter A400M, geostationary communications satellite SES-12 and Hybrid SAR Earth observation radar satellite will be on display during the show. Watch two Rafale fighter planes landing in Bengaluru:

#WATCH Two Rafale fighter planes (total 3) of the French Air Force land in Bengaluru for the Aero India show. Top IAF officers including IAF Deputy Chief Air Marshal VIvek Chaudhari to fly the plane during Aero India show. pic.twitter.com/i4e42pQKVI

— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2019

The company will also showcase commercial aircraft scale models including A330-900, the member of Airbus' A330neo new generation wide body, the A321neo and ATR 72-600. As per reports, Airbus will also demonstrate a wide range of service offerings, including through its fully owned subsidiaries Satair and Navblue, with particular focus and demonstrations of Skywise-based digital services. The aircraft exhibition will also feature on static display the Euro-fighter Typhoon with advanced electronic systems, augmented reality technology and the Make-in-India Hawk132 – of which 123 are in service with the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. Organised every two years, more than 60,000 business visitors and 1, 00,000 general visitors attended during the Aero India 2017 exhibition.