Aviation Picture Thread

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Not a picture. Well, I guess if you count all the high frame-rate super slow-mo shots.

Still sore the YF-23 didn't win the bid. Always liked the Black Widow more.

 

[guspech750]

It never gets old reading and watching videos on the Lockheed A-12 and SR-71. Especially pilot videos. Those are the best. Listening to the pilots talk about flying such an aircraft. They are extremely intelligent and highly disciplined.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I think we found the Real Life Maverick.
That poor guy in the fishing boat.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Nothing says "You're Fucked" more than an A-10 Warthog lining up on your tank set to Kickstart My Heart.

God damn that's a big gun.

 

[guspech750]

Here is a nice little article on an airplane most probably never knew existed.

Convair 990. The fastest subsonic airliner. Not many were built. There are some cool videos about the 990 on YouTube. Pretty interesting to watch. Or just read the article.

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[SHARKBITEATTACK]

Speaking of the A-10

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Speaking of the A-10
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Cue the Jaw's theme.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I know this isn't an "aircraft" per-se, but it is an aircraft carrier. And since we don't have a dedicated section for military stuff, I'm gonna put this here...

The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the lead ship of the class, just clocked a nearly year long deployment, logging nearly 100,000 miles in the process.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/uss-nimitz-completes-99-000-212628344.html

 

[SHARKBITEATTACK]

TU22M3 bombers are practicing take off and landings for possible action inside Ukraine

 

[VenomousDSG]

Christ those planes are ancient... surprised they still fly.

 

[Jon01]

Christ those planes are ancient... surprised they still fly.

Putin has been dumping piles of cash into modernizing their bomber fleet.
I believe that the Backfires were the last of the TU22's built so their upgrade isn't a huge surprise if it keeps them operational.
The B52's that we have been digging out of boneyards are only a few years older than these.

 

[guspech750]

TU22M3 bombers are practicing take off and landings for possible action inside Ukraine

That was so great video.

 

[ThirdgenTa]

I went to an air show a few weeks ago. Has anyone seen the f35 fly since they hired a female pilot? Holy afterburner the whole time! She puts on an amazing show.

They also decided the Chicago air and water show will be Blue Angels only

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Just now at DuPage Airport

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Who is the Navy gonna blow up now? or is Tom cruise visiting Chicago.

 

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He’s a long way from his carrier!

 

[SHARKBITEATTACK]

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this very F-16 broke the sound barrier at Oshkosh a few weeks ago

 

[CMNTMXR57]

He’s a long way from his carrier!

There are no Navy markings on it. No STRKFITRON, no carrier designation, etc...

I wonder if it's an air test/evaluator/demonstrator unit that showed up. In the hanger in front of it was a private party with disco ball, etc.

 

[SHARKBITEATTACK]

Maybe their having a Top Gun 2 part and Mav flew it in!

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I may try to swing by tomorrow. My guess is, it'll be there. We went around that hanger to the other side and by that time, he had closed the canopy and had left the plane, so it was locked down.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

That F/A-18 just roared over my head here at the other house.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

So it was here for a fundraising event (TuskeegeeNext Foundation), raising money for underprivileged children wanting aviation careers. I guess it would've been nice to know as my Son wants to be a pilot (he's already taking flying lessons), as I'm sure he'd have loved to go to this.

 

[ThirdgenTa]

Bucket shot from Friday

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The Danger Zone lead me back to this video.

Les Chevaliers du Ciel. Some great cinematography here.

 

[SHARKBITEATTACK]

F117 and f22