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« Reply #1325 on: April 05, 2016, 02:25:47 AM »


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« Reply #1326 on: April 05, 2016, 02:35:08 AM »


Good clear picture of the engine transport pod / external weapons pod.

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« Reply #1327 on: April 05, 2016, 08:25:18 PM »


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« Reply #1328 on: April 06, 2016, 06:30:20 AM »
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Ooo, that is pretty  :)
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« Reply #1329 on: April 06, 2016, 08:31:50 AM »





The CF-18 Demonstration Jet is unveiled during a ceremony at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, on 5 April, 2016.
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« Reply #1330 on: April 07, 2016, 02:53:04 AM »
Great concept. Love the BCATP sketches on the fins ... nice touch.
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« Reply #1331 on: April 11, 2016, 06:18:39 AM »
In 2014, an intense microburst swept across the US Air Force Academy ramp in Colorado Springs, CO.

It was so powerful, it forced several of the tow planes to make unplanned takeoffs. One things's for sure: watching this will give you a healthy respect for microbursts.

Thar' She Blows Capt'n!
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« Reply #1332 on: April 11, 2016, 07:54:17 AM »
Adding in flight pictures:





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« Reply #1333 on: April 12, 2016, 02:32:18 AM »
Hmmm...imagine doing the step up from a Harvard to a Hornet :o
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« Reply #1334 on: April 14, 2016, 03:00:06 AM »



"The story behind the picture of the Convair 880 on takeoff attests to one of the most unforgettable moments of my life.

For two years prior to the airplane’s retirement, I photographed the machine from a crew member’s viewpoint.

I had gotten plenty of decent shots but still needed something unique that would leave a lasting memory—Thus, the idea of a head-on image was born.

We had four early-morning 880 departures out of our Houston base during the window of opportunity, when the sun’s angle would be just right.

With permission from our chief pilot and the FAA, another second officer, Tom LeBoutillier, and I showed up at the airport one morning to discuss our plan with all four captains who would be departing at the critical hour.

Tom would take color photographs, and I, black-and-white. Each captain promised to hold his climb out down for the picture.

Loaded with more enthusiasm than good sense, we managed to get the FAA to drive us to the end of the runway in a government car.

The guy behind the wheel was anything but friendly and seemed intent on being as uncooperative as possible. We walked the last hundred yards to the easternmost end of the east-west runway.

Feeling decidedly uncomfortable on an active runway without the attachment of an airplane, I watched the first Convair taxi into position almost two miles away.

The signature black exhaust confirmed that he was rolling. Closer and closer it came, then ... liftoff. He passed well overhead; far too high for the shot we needed. The same was true for the next three.

I knew each captain was doing his best to help in the effort, but when all my prints were developed that night, I had nothing but pictures of 880 underbellies. We’d have to try again the next day.

With several 8x10s as illustrations, we showed the next morning’s crews what didn’t work the day before. They were all eager to help.

Just before leaving operations with the same FAA guy, one of the captains, John Steiger, approached with a grin on his face. “So you need a little help, huh?” His was to be the third of four departures.

Knowing he would rise to the occasion, I replied that we did. “I’ll take care of it,” he promised. I wondered about the sly smile on his face as he walked away.

The first two takeoffs were as unproductive as those of the previous day. Then John’s airplane took the runway, blackening the air behind him as he brought the power up. There was slow movement at first, then the speed became noticeable. Liftoff. He kept the machine near the ground, but the gear remained extended.

“C’mon, c’mon, John,” I urged aloud, “get the gear up!” Closer and closer he loomed. Finally, the wheels began to retract. My initial elation changed to something more visceral when facing the approaching airliner with four exhaust plumes blowing hard against the concrete.

The airplane filled the frame as I released the shutter a final time. In horror, I threw two cameras over my head and went for the dirt, certain there was no way out of our foolish predicament.

As soon as he boomed by, I grabbed one of the cameras and cranked off a few more frames from the prone position, then glanced at the FAA guy. He had come to life and was bent over with laughter.

Several years after that memorable morning, I was flying copilot for Steiger on a Lockheed 1011. Sitting comfortably at altitude, he turned to me. “Do you remember that picture we did of the 880?”

“How could I ever forget it, John?”

“I was wondering if you’d like to re-create it with the 1011?”

“Go to hell!”

Working at my new position as chief pilot in Houston one afternoon in 1988, a mechanic friend walked in to talk about the large 880 picture hanging behind my desk.

“Do you know where that airplane is now?” he asked.

“Actually, I thought it had been scrapped.”

“It never was.” he said. “Elvis Presley bought that very ship, and it’s now on display in Graceland.”

Signed, Larry Pullen

 
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« Reply #1335 on: April 15, 2016, 03:17:57 AM »


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« Reply #1336 on: April 15, 2016, 03:21:42 AM »
Uh Oh!  Someone in that canoe is going to be filing a complaint soon...
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« Reply #1337 on: April 15, 2016, 03:23:53 AM »
In the spirit of the moment (and ignoring any political rantings), I love these shots:

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« Reply #1338 on: April 15, 2016, 04:52:55 AM »
That time a Soviet bomber crashed into the sea after buzzing a U.S. aircraft carrier

Low passages of Russian planes on U.S. Navy warships (and vice versa) are somehow frequent as the recent flybys of Russian Su-24 Fencer bombers on USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea prove.
Usually, such “shows of force” are uneventful, however, about 50 years ago, a close encounter at sea had a deadly ending.

On May 25, 1968 a Soviet Badger-F aircraft flew some very low flybys close to USN carrier USS Essex in the Norwegian sea.
After the last pass, the aircraft, piloted by Colonel Andrey Pliyev, stalled and crashed into the sea.
According to “Cold War Warriors” the footage was considered classified by the Soviets and never shown in Russia until 2008.

Low pass with a deadly ending.
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« Reply #1339 on: April 15, 2016, 08:48:58 PM »
In the spirit of the moment (and ignoring any political rantings), I love these shots:



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« Reply #1340 on: April 21, 2016, 04:14:27 AM »


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« Reply #1341 on: April 23, 2016, 01:14:49 AM »


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« Reply #1342 on: April 23, 2016, 02:52:20 AM »




A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter moves into position over the flight deck of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montreal, for deck evolutions on April 20, 2016 off the coast of Nova Scotia.

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« Reply #1343 on: April 23, 2016, 06:23:02 AM »
Couple of cool F-35C photos:


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« Reply #1344 on: April 23, 2016, 06:24:50 PM »


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The only good use I've ever seen for a "selfie-stick". :)
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« Reply #1345 on: April 24, 2016, 05:46:23 AM »
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« Reply #1346 on: April 24, 2016, 01:00:37 PM »
Woh! Scary lookin'! :o
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« Reply #1347 on: April 24, 2016, 02:58:39 PM »
We should really have an up-to-date kit of the Havoc!  :icon_punal:
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« Reply #1349 on: April 24, 2016, 09:36:40 PM »
I was going to say a Havoc kit would be nice for kitbashing and whiffery but it it already looks like a product of that effort!