Elephant walk
Als Elephant walk (deutsch Elefantenspaziergang) wird die Aufstellung von zahlreichen Luftfahrzeugen bezeichnet, welche dann anschließend in rascher Folge abheben. Der Elephant walk dient der Demonstration der Stärke beziehungsweise der vollen Kriegskampffähigkeit neuer Einsatzmuster.[1]
Zahlreiche General Dynamics F-16 demonstrieren 2012 einen Elephant walk auf der Kunsan Air Base
24 Lockheed C-130 2014 auf der Dyess Air Force Base
9 Luftfahrzeuge der US Coast Guard 2016 auf dem Manassas Regional Airport
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- ↑ Ein „Elephant Walk“, der seinen Namen verdient, abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2020
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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the 388th FW at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the 55th EFS from the 20th FW at Shaw AFB, S.C.; and the 38th Fighter Group of the Republic of Korea Air Force demonstrate an “Elephant Walk” as they taxi down a runway during an exercise at Kunsan AB on March 2, 2012. The exercise showcased Kunsan AB aircrews' capability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the 388th FW at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the 55th EFS from the 20th FW at Shaw AFB, S.C.; and the 38th Fighter Group of the Republic of Korea Air Force demonstrate an “Elephant Walk” as they taxi down a runway during an exercise at Kunsan AB on March 2, 2012. The exercise showcased Kunsan AB aircrews' capability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
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Nine U.S. Coast Guard aircraft sit on a runway at Manassas Regional Airport, June 17, 2016, before flying over the nation’s capital. The flyover of the capital was part of the Coast Guard’s centennial of aviation celebration. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Connie Terrell.
Nine U.S. Coast Guard aircraft sit on a runway at Manassas Regional Airport, June 17, 2016, before flying over the nation’s capital. The flyover of the capital was part of the Coast Guard’s centennial of aviation celebration. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Connie Terrell.
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Eleven C-130H Hercules’ and 13 C-130J Super Hercules’ prepare to take off Dec. 6, 2014, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B. The C-130H models are from various Air National Guard units and the C-130J models are from the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. In addition to the C-130s, the JFEX included approximately 20 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and various other aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero)
Eleven C-130H Hercules’ and 13 C-130J Super Hercules’ prepare to take off Dec. 6, 2014, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B. The C-130H models are from various Air National Guard units and the C-130J models are from the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. In addition to the C-130s, the JFEX included approximately 20 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and various other aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero)