Fighter jets and helicopters fly loudly in the sky of Hanoi

This morning, at Hoa Lac airport, 10 helicopters Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-171 and Mi-172, and Casa transport aircraft of the Vietnam Air Force took off and flew into the center of Hanoi...

Clip of aircraft practicing this morning:

This is the second practice session of the Air Force through Ba Dinh Square to best prepare for the 80th National Day celebration taking place next month.

In addition to Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-171, Mi-172 helicopters and Casa transport aircraft, there were also SU-30MK2 fighters participating in today's training.

Today is the weekend, at Ba Dinh Square, many people and foreign tourists have been waiting early to welcome the pilots' performance.

Photo: The Bang

10 helicopters fly in a 1-3-3-3 formation at an altitude of 150m or more when passing over the grandstand area. The pilots maintain a strict formation, keeping a distance of 100m, with a horizontal - vertical distance of 50x50m.

The Su-30MK2 is the most modern fighter aircraft of the Vietnamese army, put into service in December 2006.

Flying a formation of 5 Su-30MK2s in arrow formation is the main flight exercise practiced by pilots.

The aircraft has 12 fixed points under the wings to mount weapons, equipped with diverse firepower from air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, rockets, guided bombs, conventional bombs...

Helicopters raising the flag. Photo: Duc Anh

Photo: Duc Anh

Photo: The Son

Watch the clip of the helicopter raising the flag in the sky of the capital:

Photo: The Bang

Photo: The Bang

Photo: The Bang

Photo: Quyet Thang

Photo: Quyet Thang

Photo: Quyet Thang

Photo: Tran Minh Quan

Photo: Bao Quy

Photo: Bao Quy

Transport planes and helicopters fly over Thang Long Imperial Citadel. Photo: Thach Thao

Photo: Thach Thao

Photo: Thach Thao

Photo: Nguyen Hue

Photo: Nguyen Hue

SU-30MK2 fighter jet flies over Ba Dinh Square, this is the first time the fighter jet dubbed "king cobra" has flown over the square. Photo: Nguyen Hue

Photo: Pham Hai

Photo: The Son

Photo: The Son

Photo: Pham Hai

A squadron of 6 Yak-130s flew into Hanoi . Photo: Quyet Thang

Photo: Thach Thao

Photo: Thach Thao

Photo: Quyet Thang

Photo: Phung Huy Anh

Photo: Phung Huy Anh

Photo: Le Trung

The Vietnam Air Force mobilized helicopters Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-171 and Mi-172... to perform. Photo: Duc Anh

The weather in Hanoi is about 27 degrees Celsius, cloudy and cool. A helicopter flies around Ba Dinh Square. Photo: Hoang Ha

Photo: Hoang Ha

Photo: Hoang Ha

Photo: Hoang Ha

Photo: Phung Huy Anh

Photo: Manh Hung

People pose for photos as planes and fighter jets fly by. Photo: Manh Hung

After admiring the array of planes, fighter jets and the bustling crowd, David (from Shanghai, China) said he felt happy and somewhat surprised to travel on Vietnam’s National Day. He shared: “I feel that Vietnamese people love their country very much.”

Photo: Thach Thao

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/truc-thang-may-bay-van-tai-ram-ro-bay-tu-sang-som-tren-bau-troi-ha-noi-2435446.html