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« Reply #3450 on: February 20, 2020, 08:10:38 AM »
RAF 617 SQN at Red Flag





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« Reply #3451 on: February 20, 2020, 11:48:03 PM »
militarium @Militarium
Abrams and Leopard in Norway.

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« Reply #3452 on: February 22, 2020, 12:05:50 AM »
Omar @izqomar

Today’s history lesson: One way they made sure the ship was lined up during assembly....had a technician lay down beneath it with binoculars signaling to the crane operators as they lowered it. Photo posted by said technician, one of the coolest I had the pleasure of working with

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #3453 on: February 22, 2020, 02:02:32 AM »
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« Reply #3454 on: February 22, 2020, 05:18:58 AM »
Looks like Greg is now the newly crowed the King of F-35 photos.
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« Reply #3455 on: February 22, 2020, 05:19:13 AM »
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« Reply #3456 on: February 22, 2020, 05:21:02 AM »


A Block IV-modified CP-140 Aurora flew for the first time from Halifax to Greenwood, NS as part of an initial flight test assessment under the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE). Block IV modifications include beyond-line-of-sight satellite communication, Link 16 Tactical Data Link, and a self-defence system.
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« Reply #3457 on: February 22, 2020, 05:25:32 AM »
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« Reply #3458 on: February 22, 2020, 07:08:28 AM »
Looks like Greg is now the newly crowed the King of F-35 photos.

 ;D
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« Reply #3459 on: February 22, 2020, 11:25:28 AM »
Bringing you latest stash addition Carl?

Years ago we had one arrive a day before the Rolling Stones. We figured it was bringing Keith Richards' whisky supply.
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« Reply #3460 on: February 22, 2020, 11:25:28 PM »
Looks like Greg is now the newly crowed the King of F-35 photos.

 ;D

Just needs to be so the whole photo appears without having to scroll up or down and across just to see it. I've got a 32" monitor and all I see is the exhaust pipe ----

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« Reply #3461 on: February 23, 2020, 01:53:22 AM »
Smaller version:

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« Reply #3462 on: February 23, 2020, 03:14:10 AM »
Kawasaki P-1

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« Reply #3463 on: February 23, 2020, 03:18:41 AM »

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« Reply #3464 on: February 23, 2020, 03:56:56 AM »
You can see more of Laith's work here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/146210956@N05/albums

The F-35 comes from his Avalon 2019 set.
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« Reply #3465 on: February 23, 2020, 06:51:05 AM »
I wonder when a P-1 or for that matter a C-1 or C-2 will be released in 1/72   ;) ;)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #3466 on: February 23, 2020, 08:36:42 PM »


Supersonic transport M wing design at the rear with delta wing test model in the foreground circa Fairey Delta 2 era.



The W-wing Harrier model, on display at the FAST Museum, was adapted by DERA Farnborough in the early 1990s (in collaboration with BAe) to test the suitability of an M or W wing for use on a STOVL aircraft.


Note Gloster Javelin wooden wind tunnel model top right.

Farnborough FAST Museum Feb 2020
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« Reply #3467 on: February 26, 2020, 10:48:24 AM »
Awesome photos. Thanks for sharing SBD.
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« Reply #3468 on: February 26, 2020, 10:49:25 AM »
NASA History Office @NASAhistory

Taken Feb . 2010, Space Shuttle Endeavour, silhouetted by sunrise, was photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member aboard the @Space_Station. The range of colors reveal the different layers of Earth's atmosphere.

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« Reply #3469 on: February 26, 2020, 08:18:36 PM »


Third Italian F-35B Goes To The Italian Air Force. And the Italian Navy Is Not Happy At All: https://theaviationist.com/2020/02/26/third-italian-f-35b-goes-to-the-italian-air-force-and-the-italian-navy-is-not-happy-at-all/
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« Reply #3470 on: February 27, 2020, 03:57:41 AM »
Here is why the An-124 was in Toronto earlier this month:

Update Air Canada Airbus A321 C-GJWO damaged in a ground collision in Toronto on Dec 26, is still undergoing repairs. Yesterday an Antonov An124 cargo plane brought in a new tail from Airbus (Hamburg). The Boeing 777-300 involved  returned to service a few days later. The A321 is also flying again.


The 777 wing had just hit and spun the A320 abut 30 degrees. The full (OMG, I just lost my job) video is here: https://twitter.com/TomPodolec/status/1211803214401720327






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« Reply #3471 on: February 27, 2020, 06:52:00 AM »
Nice outdoor photo of the restored Fisher P-75A Eagle at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

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« Reply #3472 on: February 27, 2020, 07:14:45 AM »
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« Reply #3473 on: February 27, 2020, 07:33:50 PM »
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