Air Forces

During the afternoon of February 2, 2018, whilst returning from an operational flight a  Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya  (FAU - Uruguayan Air Force) single engine...

With the imminent retirement of the type from Uruguayan Air Force service (scheduled for March 17, 2017) Airpressman publishes a description of the Pucará...

Armada 063 (ex Heer 87+00) flies for the camera in Punta del Este. (Copyright Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/airpressman.com) Copyright: Ernesto Blanco Calcagno         airpressman@gmail.com  ...

FIREFIGHTING IN URUGUAY (Main Feature Image: Copyright Cortéz) By Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/Airpressman.com The naval Westland Wessex HC MK II was hovering over the Atlantic Ocean at 25...

By Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/Copyright Airpressman.com (Images courtesy of pilotoviejo.com) Image courtesy of Pilotoviejo. It was a glorious autumn morning, with clear, deep blue skies and a warming...

Flying alongside a test pilot, a young technician carries out a Functional Check Flight on Cessna A-37B “Dragonfly” . All rights reserved – Copyright Ernesto...

Beechcraft B200T Armada 871 flies over Punta del Este with Isla de Lobos (Seawolves Island) in the background, the beginning of Uruguay’s Atlantic waters. (Copyright...

Ernesto Blanco Calcagno flies this Italian built trainer, Alenia/Aermacchi SF-260EU, much loved as a military trainer © Copyright Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/www.airpressman.com “Do you want to do...