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« Reply #925 on: March 15, 2015, 02:27:15 AM »
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« Reply #926 on: March 15, 2015, 02:32:06 AM »


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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #927 on: March 15, 2015, 05:04:17 AM »
Love the Cold War Bit Burg pic.  :-*
We should do a what-if version of that, with an RAF F-100, Dutch Clunk, US Hunter, French Canadair Sabre, Danish Super Mystere..... >:D
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #928 on: March 15, 2015, 07:27:49 AM »
This is Samantha Cristoforetti ( @astrosamantha on Twitter) who's taking a lot of these cool space pics. I suspect this is one of those jobs that isn't significantly different whether it's Friday or Monday. Yep, jealous...





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« Reply #929 on: March 16, 2015, 06:38:57 AM »
 LANGKAWI, 15 MARCH 2015 – Two aircrafts from the Jupiter Aerobatic Team of the Indonesian Air Force display team clipped wings during the aerial display rehearsals for Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015 (LIMA’15). Two of the six KT – 1B Wong Bee aircrafts were involved in the mishap, resulting in the loss of both the aircrafts.

All four pilots ejected successfully and are now under observation in Langkawi Hospital. The Search and Rescue (SAR) team headed by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was on hand within minutes of the incident and successfully located the pilots in Kedawang (approximately 11.3 KM away from the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC)).

One house and one parked car caught on fire as a result of the falling debris, Mr. Zulkifli bin Abu Mutalib, the owner was not at home at the time.

The RMAF and the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) will form a joint team to investigate the cause of the mishap.



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« Reply #930 on: March 16, 2015, 11:22:42 PM »
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« Reply #931 on: March 16, 2015, 11:30:47 PM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #932 on: March 16, 2015, 11:37:44 PM »
LANGKAWI, 15 MARCH 2015 – Two aircrafts from the Jupiter Aerobatic Team of the Indonesian Air Force display team clipped wings during the aerial display rehearsals for Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015 (LIMA’15). Two of the six KT – 1B Wong Bee aircrafts were involved in the mishap, resulting in the loss of both the aircrafts.

All four pilots ejected successfully and are now under observation in Langkawi Hospital. The Search and Rescue (SAR) team headed by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was on hand within minutes of the incident and successfully located the pilots in Kedawang (approximately 11.3 KM away from the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC)).

One house and one parked car caught on fire as a result of the falling debris, Mr. Zulkifli bin Abu Mutalib, the owner was not at home at the time.

The RMAF and the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) will form a joint team to investigate the cause of the mishap.



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« Reply #933 on: March 17, 2015, 02:00:06 AM »
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« Reply #934 on: March 17, 2015, 08:30:41 AM »
LANGKAWI, 15 MARCH 2015 – Two aircrafts from the Jupiter Aerobatic Team of the Indonesian Air Force display team clipped wings during the aerial display rehearsals for Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015 (LIMA’15). Two of the six KT – 1B Wong Bee aircrafts were involved in the mishap, resulting in the loss of both the aircrafts.

All four pilots ejected successfully and are now under observation in Langkawi Hospital. The Search and Rescue (SAR) team headed by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was on hand within minutes of the incident and successfully located the pilots in Kedawang (approximately 11.3 KM away from the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC)).

One house and one parked car caught on fire as a result of the falling debris, Mr. Zulkifli bin Abu Mutalib, the owner was not at home at the time.

The RMAF and the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) will form a joint team to investigate the cause of the mishap.



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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #935 on: March 17, 2015, 04:00:37 PM »
Those are some Top Class seats, worth every penny.
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« Reply #936 on: March 17, 2015, 05:56:14 PM »
Twin Engine Tuesday's

In 1943 a few brave men reconnected an empire. They flew Catalina flying boats non stop for 32 hours across enemy territory, breaking the Japanese air blockade of Australia. Despite their brave efforts, the crews of the Double Sunrise Flights were never recognized for what they did.

Today a few brave men hope to change that, as they resurrect a 70 year old Catalina flying boat, and fly it halfway across the world from Spain to Australia - in order to preserve the memory of the Double Sunrise Flights. Their epic journey, will inspire you to persevere and to never give up hope.

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« Reply #937 on: March 17, 2015, 06:12:55 PM »
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China's first female J-10 pilots to perform aerial demonstration abroad for the first time in Langkawi
 


J-10AY of the August 1st aerobatics team

For the first time, four Chinese female acrobatic pilots will perform abroad at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition in Malaysia next week. The four members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force acrobatic team left for Malaysia earlier Wednesday in the Chinese made J-10 fighter jets, said Air Force spokesman Shen Jinke.
 
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« Reply #938 on: March 18, 2015, 01:44:38 AM »
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« Reply #939 on: March 18, 2015, 08:42:32 AM »
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China's first female J-10 pilots to perform aerial demonstration abroad for the first time in Langkawi
 
Some one in China has watched Topgun.


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« Reply #940 on: March 18, 2015, 09:04:01 AM »


People's Liberation Army Air Force announced today.
Chinese aerial demonstration team completed final test flight of new light weight 9G rated bra.
Passed all tests.  Will become standard issue.
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« Reply #941 on: March 18, 2015, 07:01:38 PM »
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Flight crews dangle a 900-pound chainsaw from a helicopter to trim trees in Ohio

Ohio officials have a unique approach to gardening: They dangle a 900-pound chainsaw from a helicopter to trim trees.
A tree-trimming job takes about five minutes via helicopter, whereas it would take a ground crew several days to complete.

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« Reply #942 on: March 18, 2015, 09:56:55 PM »
Moody shot of the ISS from @astrosamantha:

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« Reply #943 on: March 19, 2015, 02:15:47 AM »


A whole lot of white in Canada. Australia does not look to good either.

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« Reply #944 on: March 19, 2015, 02:30:49 AM »
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« Reply #945 on: March 19, 2015, 03:10:48 AM »
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« Reply #946 on: March 19, 2015, 10:34:23 AM »
Nice!

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« Reply #947 on: March 19, 2015, 05:07:09 PM »
Solar eclipse as seen from orbit:

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« Reply #948 on: March 20, 2015, 01:52:38 AM »
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« Reply #949 on: March 20, 2015, 06:47:12 AM »
These are NOT paintings, they're photographs of Antelope Canyon in Arizona:


john ferebee photo


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