Westwind
Westwind or West Wind may refer to:
In transportation:
In media:
Other:
See also
Honduran presidential plane
A former Honduran presidential plane is an Israel Aircraft Industries Westwind business jet, seating 7 to 10 passengers, or be reconfigured as a cargo jet. A Bell 412SP is also used as the Honduran presidential helicopter.
History
Since its first purchase of an IAI 1123 Westwind in 1976, the HAF Westwinds have transported the most senior government officials, both civilian and military, to many countries. The airplanes have had 3 color schemes in its history (all white in the 70s, White and Blue in the 80s, and Silver and Blue Metallic currently). The first Westwind was a 1123 model, which was later replaced by an IAI 1124 Westwind. Honduras and Panama (which has a Gulfstream IIB are the only Central American countries with presidential jet aircraft.
In the mid-70's, the Honduras government bought a package of aircraft from Israel, the first lot of 12 Dassault Super Mystères, and 2 IAI Aravas plus an IAI 1123, which had operating limitations flying out of Toncontin International Airport (TGU), on the nation's capital, Tegucigalpa, to foreign destinations such as Washington, DC, due to lack of fuel capacity. The later IAI 1124 model, acquired in the 1980s, had enhanced performance due to more powerful and fuel efficient engines.
Westwind (band)
Westwind is a musical project from the French post-industrial scene, created by Kris G (pseudonym of Christophe Gales). It mixes influences from musics such as Martial industrial, Post-industrial, Dark ambient, Neofolk and Neoclassical music.
Westwind started in 1999 by releasing self-produced and handmade CDR on its own label Black Sun Rising, which was dissolved in 2002 to leave the place to the new label Steelwork Maschine in 2003, that he creates with Serge Usson of the bands Neon Rain and Storm Of Capricorn.
