Photo The Zephyr returns to its base

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After a nostalgic aerial display, the Fouga Zéphyr F-AZPF begins its return flight to Orléans Bricy, its home base. The still cloud-laden sky over Chartres offers a striking contrast with the jet's elegance, its gray and blue fuselage gliding almost silently through the swirling clouds.

The distinctive whistle of its two Turbomeca Marboré II engines accompanies every second of its flight, punctuating the end of a performance that is both spectacular and historic. With each bank, the Zéphyr recalls the era when the first jet aircraft trained pilots for the French Navy, combining precision and agility in a masterful aerial ballet.

As it gradually disappears towards the horizon, we appreciate the importance of this jet in the history of aviation: a training aircraft that has become a symbol of a generation of pilots, capable of elegantly linking the glorious past of naval aviation with the contemporary passion for air shows.

Technical details

Camera Canon
Model Canon EOS 700D
Focal length F/5.6
Opening speed 1/4000 sec.
ISO sensitivity ISO-200
Focal length 300 mm
Dimensions 5184 pixels × 3456 pixels
Image resolution 72 ppp × 72 ppp

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