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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #3850 on: June 24, 2020, 10:01:03 PM »




That pic is kinda revealing, looks like they didn't bother to blend the tanks in with the sponson.

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« Reply #3851 on: June 25, 2020, 02:33:04 AM »
It doesn't fly fast enough for blending the two together to be worth it; besides this way maximizes fuel capacity there.  There are also other, far less noticeable, things done to increase fuel capacity in the portion that Bell buidls.

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« Reply #3852 on: June 25, 2020, 04:03:49 AM »
Interesting Evan ----

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« Reply #3853 on: June 25, 2020, 05:13:56 AM »
USAF CV-22Bs







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« Reply #3854 on: June 25, 2020, 11:27:11 PM »
Mark Kwiatkowski @markkwiatkowski

The RAF Voyager to be used by the UK Prime Minister and the royal family in VIP fit and painted with the colours of the Union flag. Seen here arriving at its home base at RAF Brize Norton after having being repainted at Cambridge airport a cost of £900,000.






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« Reply #3855 on: June 26, 2020, 06:04:48 AM »
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Tactical Air just finished a two-week Close Air Support detachment to NAS Fallon, flying our (ex-RCAF) CF-5Ds more than 50 hours delivering light inert BDU-33s in support of Naval Special Warfare JTAC training for NAWDC.  This Det complimented two previous Dets for USMC JTAC training.

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« Reply #3856 on: June 26, 2020, 06:42:31 AM »
Tactical Air Support @TacticalAirUS
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Tactical Air just finished a two-week Close Air Support detachment to NAS Fallon, flying our (ex-RCAF) CF-5Ds more than 50 hours delivering light inert BDU-33s in support of Naval Special Warfare JTAC training for NAWDC.  This Det complimented two previous Dets for USMC JTAC training.



We didn’t have toys like that when I was a kid!
JTAC hadn’t been invented yet and we had to beg for CAS assets to train with.
Oh well, at least there is a better program now.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #3857 on: June 26, 2020, 07:04:59 AM »
Skyshark!



SOURCE with two more pics
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« Reply #3858 on: June 26, 2020, 08:39:11 PM »
Nice.  Good looking aircraft IMHO.
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« Reply #3859 on: June 26, 2020, 08:39:23 PM »
Busy day on the QE.

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« Reply #3860 on: June 27, 2020, 12:00:54 AM »
Knowing what state our armed services are in, they'll be waiting along time for a QTR.I
 Perhaps no ones told them, it's self service now.
Making fewer people, do more, will come home to roost.
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« Reply #3861 on: June 27, 2020, 01:19:41 AM »
And now back to real work ...







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« Reply #3862 on: June 27, 2020, 03:26:05 AM »
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« Reply #3863 on: June 28, 2020, 03:12:49 AM »
James | SpeedBirdUK @speedbird_uk

VH-OEJ ‘Wunala’ the last @Qantas 747-400 at Sydney, soon to be flown to Mojave for retirement in a few weeks time 🤧 All 12 of Qantas’ A380s will also head to Mojave for long term storage. Sadly a photo like this will never be able to be recreated again



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« Reply #3864 on: June 28, 2020, 03:20:48 AM »
There is a chance the A380s might still be converted to freighters.
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« Reply #3865 on: June 30, 2020, 04:57:26 AM »
Thierry Legault @ThierryLegault
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Two solar transits of the ISS on June 24 and 25, showing the SpaceX Crew Dragon and, for the first time, the Canadarm2 robotic arm
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« Reply #3866 on: July 01, 2020, 02:04:58 AM »
I didn't even know they were orbiting the sun... ;)
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« Reply #3867 on: July 01, 2020, 02:05:23 AM »
Shiney!!



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« Reply #3868 on: July 01, 2020, 03:23:57 AM »
More shiny goodness:

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« Reply #3869 on: July 01, 2020, 03:31:42 AM »
I didn't even know they were orbiting the sun... ;)

No so much as an orbit but rather going in front of this flat disk then doing a 180 degree turn, going behind and coming back out on the right side.
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« Reply #3870 on: July 01, 2020, 04:10:00 AM »
Jack Beyer @thejackbeyer

This is the infamous N757A “Catfish”, the first Boeing 757 ever built, later extensively modified for use by Lockheed Martin as an F-22 sensor and avionics testbed. It’s been on my “to catch” list forever, so it felt really great to shoot it landing at PMD yesterday.





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« Reply #3871 on: July 01, 2020, 05:42:29 AM »
Not sure what's happening there Carl, but the top two photos are just all plain grey  ???

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« Reply #3872 on: July 01, 2020, 06:33:52 AM »
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« Reply #3873 on: July 01, 2020, 06:36:57 AM »
Not sure what's happening there Carl, but the top two photos are just all plain grey  ???

Okay. How about now?
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« Reply #3874 on: July 01, 2020, 09:11:38 AM »
I see one very weird looking 757! :icon_surprised:
"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."