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Third RAAF F-35 Makes First Flight

05 Desember 2017 A35-003 takes off from Fort Worth. (photo : AustralianAviationCarl Richards) The Royal Australian Air Force’s third F-35A Lightning II, A35-003, has completed its first flight. Photographer Carl Richards captured these images of A35-003 taking off on its first flight, from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, on December 1. The aircraft is due to be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in early 2018 to be used for pilot and maintainer training, before being permanently relocated to Australia in 2020. A35-003, known to its manufacturer Lockheed Martin as AU-3, had its RAAF markings, including its 3 Squadron tail flashes, applied in early November, the final phase of the aircraft’s production process. 3 Squadron is due to become the first RAAF F-35 operational unit. ( AustralianAviation )
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Festival Untuk Penulis #1 : Jaipur Literature Festival


Kata siapa dunia menulis itu dunia yang sepi? Bukan hanya pemusik saja yang memiliki "festival". Jaipur Literature Festival adalah bukti bahwa dunia tulis menulis itu juga bisa sangat ramai dan riuh seperti sebuah konser musik.

Festival yang kerap menghadirkan penulis terkenal di dunia ini lahir di tahun 2006, dan tentunya di India. Asalnya dari ide seorang penulis karismatik asal Inggris, Will Dalrymple, pengarang buku Koh-I-Noor.

Saat dimulai tahun 2006, "show" atau "pameran" yang banyak mengundang penulis terkenal untuk menjadi narasumber, ini hanya sedikit didatangi 100 pengunjung saja. Lucunya, dari 100 orang yang datang termasuk beberapa turis yang tersasar.

Sekarang salah satu festival penulis tahunan ini didatangi lebih dri 30 ribu orang dalam 3-4 hari penyelenggaraan dan kemudian dikenal sebagai festival penulis yang paling besar dan heboh di dunia.

Salah satu even yang patut dicatat adalah ketika APJ Abdul Kalam, mantan Presiden India menjadi pembicara dalam salah satu sesi, 5000 orang berkumpul di depan Diggi Palace yang menjadi tempat penyelenggaraan festival.

Nama terkenal yang kerap hadir sebagai pembicara adalah Salman Rushdie, pengarang buku Satanic Verses yang kontroversial yang dianggap melecehkan Nabi Muhammad SAW.

Jadi kata siapa penulis dan menulis itu selalu identik dengan sepi dan sunyi.
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