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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #1825 on: September 15, 2017, 04:03:33 AM »
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« Reply #1826 on: September 15, 2017, 01:14:38 PM »
Beautiful Frecce Tricolori formation shot.  MB.339 is still an attractive aircraft despite its age.

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« Reply #1827 on: September 16, 2017, 02:10:35 AM »
MB.339 is still an attractive aircraft despite its age.

Agreed - I just wish someone would release a 1/48 kit or conversion of the MB-339K Veltro II:

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« Reply #1828 on: September 16, 2017, 02:18:00 AM »
You have to love their sense of humor for the registration.  Much like their first round of MB.339s had various languages word for "9" in their registration.

I'd love to see a good MB.339K in 1/48, and in 1/72.  The only 1/72 kit of it that I know of is an old resin kit.

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« Reply #1829 on: September 16, 2017, 02:43:39 AM »
The only 1/72 kit of it that I know of is an old resin kit.

This one?


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« Reply #1830 on: September 16, 2017, 03:27:46 AM »
Ah, I'd forgotten that one existed.  No, I've got a limited run number from before that kit came out.

BTW, if you find any of the Supermodel MB.339K kits for sale, I definitely wish to buy some.

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« Reply #1831 on: September 17, 2017, 04:04:03 AM »
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« Reply #1832 on: September 17, 2017, 04:15:46 AM »
Well, given one of the nicknames is supposedly Krokodil (Crocodile) it would seem to be well marked.
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« Reply #1833 on: September 17, 2017, 07:45:16 AM »
Great pic :icon_vader:
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« Reply #1834 on: September 19, 2017, 04:15:39 AM »
That Hind has a ton of character  :smiley:
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« Reply #1835 on: September 19, 2017, 09:33:46 AM »
It looks grumpy. ;D
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« Reply #1836 on: September 20, 2017, 02:10:09 AM »
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« Reply #1837 on: September 20, 2017, 02:29:33 PM »
He's either flying into a wormhole or someone's not happy about him being where he is.
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« Reply #1838 on: September 21, 2017, 01:06:19 AM »
Whilst I would like to say its a jet entering warp speed (or similar), it is actually a F/A-18 firing its cannon at night.
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« Reply #1839 on: September 22, 2017, 06:01:43 AM »
Whilst I would like to say its a jet entering warp speed (or similar), it is actually a F/A-18 firing its cannon at night.

Always remember reading about concerns of muzzle flash effect on pilots night vision when it comes to the location of the M61 in the Hornet, but never seen it!

Thanks for sharing Greg!!

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« Reply #1840 on: September 23, 2017, 07:56:46 AM »
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The lineup outside our hangars was so special this evening that we decided to take a group photo before tucking all the aircraft up in the Stephenson Hangar for the night!
9 Spitfires, 2 Mustangs, a 109 Buchon & the worlds only flying Bristol Blenheim... finding your way through the hangar amongst that many warbirds is nothing short of breathtaking!

All the aircraft here will be flying in the Imperial War Museum Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow over the weekend and it's shaping up to be a fantastic show!



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« Reply #1841 on: September 23, 2017, 08:33:01 AM »
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful . . . . . what else can I say :-* :-* :-*
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« Reply #1842 on: September 23, 2017, 09:27:39 AM »
Not lucky at all.

I live in Canada but I have to admit that sometimes Facebook where I snarfed these photos from is sometimes useful.
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« Reply #1843 on: September 24, 2017, 01:46:15 AM »


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« Reply #1844 on: September 24, 2017, 08:35:48 AM »
Awesome TBG 8) 8)
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« Reply #1845 on: September 30, 2017, 04:22:33 AM »
The arrival of the C-17 at Point Cook yesterday saw the delivery of a historical twin-steer aviation fuel tanker, an operational vehicle used by the RAAF's ADGs in Timor and a Blanik glider. These items will be part of the diverse collection held at the RAAF Museum.



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« Reply #1846 on: September 30, 2017, 07:29:41 PM »
BLADE – an acronym for Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe – utilizes the first-ever A340 jetliner produced by Airbus, with its outboard wings replaced with approximately 10-meter-long laminar wing panels.

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« Reply #1847 on: September 30, 2017, 07:30:18 PM »
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« Reply #1848 on: October 01, 2017, 03:13:05 AM »
BLADE – an acronym for Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe – utilizes the first-ever A340 jetliner produced by Airbus, with its outboard wings replaced with approximately 10-meter-long laminar wing panels.



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« Reply #1849 on: October 01, 2017, 04:07:25 AM »
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