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Title: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 19, 2010, 01:01:32 AM
Had an awesome weekend and thought I'd share a few of the many pics i took....

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/niceass1.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/p40a101.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/p401.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/p40a102.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/pony1.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/ponysolo.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/ponyduet.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/ponyformation2.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/rhinoass2.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/rhinoass3.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01199.jpg)
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 19, 2010, 01:02:29 AM
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00918.jpg)

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(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00937.jpg)
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: SIK1 on March 19, 2010, 01:06:58 AM
Great pics Jappa, thanks for sharing.  :aok
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: oakranger on March 19, 2010, 02:23:20 AM
If i had a chose to either fly on modern jet or WWII era AC.......I would picked the WWII.  Great Pic.
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Rino on March 19, 2010, 03:28:32 AM
     I love the camo'd F4...it's actually a QF-4 drone that has been retrofitted back to an E model.
Also like both the 31st FG 51 <candy striped tail> and what looks like JD Landers Big Beautiful
Doll <checker board nose>
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: trax1 on March 19, 2010, 04:37:03 AM
Cool pics, where did you take them at?
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Plawranc on March 19, 2010, 05:27:46 AM
Your pic with the F-22 has now become my wallpaper  :D
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Latrobe on March 19, 2010, 05:30:22 AM
Needs more Spitfires  :D

Very Nice shots! I especially like the 2 P-51's with the F-15 and F-16!  :O
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: trax1 on March 19, 2010, 06:04:59 AM
Your pic with the F-22 has now become my wallpaper  :D
Yeah thats a sweet pic.
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 19, 2010, 08:40:29 AM
I took then at the Davis-Monthan Heritage Flight Conference.

a few more...

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01090.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01047.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00984.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00943.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00929.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00913.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00908.jpg)
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: allaire on March 19, 2010, 11:55:50 AM
Ah the F-4 one of the military's prettier flying bricks.  :rofl
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Shuffler on March 19, 2010, 12:11:06 PM
WOW nice  :D
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: 007Rusty on March 19, 2010, 12:15:18 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 19, 2010, 02:28:30 PM
Ah the F-4 one of the military's prettier flying bricks.  :rofl

I tell ya it is my favorite aircraft. I grew up listening to those hulking engines fly overhead and hearing stories from the guys that drove this beautiful aircraft... a REAL mans aircraft they say:D. I will say that when it gets going overhead you will know what is coming at you without seeing it. Where F-16s have that shrill, high pitched screeching sound and the F-15s have the same x2. The phantom has a real guttural, rumbling, I’M GOING TO EAT YOU sound that shakes your bones and if you’re an a/c nut like myself, puts lead your pencil :rock

This was also the first time I saw the F-22 close up and in the air and WOW. Up close it looks and even feels (yea, i touched it lol) like something off the syfy channel and in the air it does what it wants when it wants.

I have a few more pics from the show and the Pima Air & Space Museum if you guys are interested.
 
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Maverick on March 19, 2010, 02:42:49 PM
Today is the final rehearsal for the airshow at DM. (Jappa didn't know you are on DM as well) I've been watching various acts warming up. The A1 skyraider is doing circuits while the A-10 demo is practicing over the strip. Neat watching the birds fly right over the RV camp here on base.
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Husky01 on March 19, 2010, 02:46:25 PM
Nice pictures, thanks for sharing. :aok
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: 2ADoc on March 19, 2010, 06:38:18 PM
Last weekend I went to the CAF airshow in Brownsville Texas.  There were 2 zeros, a Kate, a C-47, a T-6, and a B-25.  For the 30 dollars I spent to get the wife and myself it was ALMOST a waste of money.  They did have Paul Fiala who always puts on a great show, and the Aeroshell Flight tean in their T-6s.  That was ALL.  I remember when the shows in the valley had 100's of Warbirds, and people came from all over the U.S. to see the show.  It was really depressing.  To go along with that the FAA was there, with a folder that was a foot thick with ramp slips, glad I did not fly in.
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: 1pLUs44 on March 19, 2010, 07:46:29 PM
Had an awesome weekend and thought I'd share a few of the many pics i took....

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/niceass1.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/p40a101.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/p401.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/p40a102.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/pony1.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/ponysolo.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/ponyduet.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/ponyformation2.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/rhinoass2.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/rhinoass3.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01199.jpg)

I saw the checkered P-51 fly out of Georgetown Municipal Friday afternoon. Didn't know where it was heading, but cool pics!
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Cobra516 on March 19, 2010, 10:36:20 PM
Excellent photos! - I think the Phantom is my favorite jet.  I've seen it flying a few times and it is a mean machine, like everyone else says, the sound is awesome.   
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Rino on March 20, 2010, 11:11:23 AM
Ah the F-4 one of the military's prettier flying bricks.  :rofl

     Our flying bricks weren't nearly so pretty  :D  Flat paint and lots of soot all over it  :aok
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Grayeagle on March 20, 2010, 10:23:21 PM
     Our flying bricks weren't nearly so pretty  :D  Flat paint and lots of soot all over it  :aok

More like an old Harley :) .. huge oil slick where it parked every day, bottom was *not* tidy whitey ..
..especially the D's ..lotta boot marks up high on the tail from swingin a combat boot by the laces
up there to 'reseat connection' on the aft ECM rx ..among many other 'things' .. LOL.

When they come right at you at tree-top level, you don't hear em till they pass you, ..the sound volume just about takes your breath away ie: 'sneaker' over the crowd pass the T-birds used in the F-4's :)

-GE aka Frank
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 21, 2010, 04:40:46 PM
yeah Mav i dont live there i flew in to visit some family friends and go to the show.

a few more pictures from that weekend....

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01197.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01190.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01167.jpg)

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(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01071.jpg)

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(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00890.jpg)

Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Ex-jazz on March 21, 2010, 05:00:42 PM
One funny thing in these vintage prop plane/s with modern age jet plane/s formation pictures is the AOA angle difference.

I bet the jet noodles are screaming in their mind: "OMG! FASTER!".
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: ozrocker on March 21, 2010, 06:34:33 PM
WOOD :aok
  <S> Oz
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: eagl on March 21, 2010, 08:06:56 PM
Those phantom pics are great, thx for sharing!

Any chance you could put up full-resolution versions somewhere?  I'd like to put a bunch of those in my desktop screensaver folder at work.
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 21, 2010, 10:52:45 PM
Those phantom pics are great, thx for sharing!

Any chance you could put up full-resolution versions somewhere?  I'd like to put a bunch of those in my desktop screensaver folder at work.

All I did with these was take em off the camera, upload to photobucket and post here. If someone could tell me how to do it I would be more than happy to.

One funny thing in these vintage prop plane/s with modern age jet plane/s formation pictures is the AOA angle difference.

I bet the jet bowling balls are screaming in their mind: "OMG! FASTER!".

Yeah lol You could really see it when the F15 was in formation. Those eagle drivers were having a heck of a time! What they did that
weekend was all take off, form up, make several passes up and down the runway swapping spots so all the aircraft
spent some time in each position. Then they would loop out and make a final pass over the stands, pitch out left/right about a thousand feet
and do a quick roll, then come right for final. When the f15s went to roll you would see the engines light up as they pushed
the throttles up a for a few seconds, then they would wallow through the whole maneuver lol. They just had enough speed to make it and look
good doing it. Was cool to see them do that so slow.
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: eagl on March 21, 2010, 10:56:23 PM
Your photobucket album seems to be private?  I don't know much about photobucket but when I tried to view your profile it wanted a password.  You might be able to make the album public, but I don't know enough about that.

I know with flickr, the free accounts only let people see resized versions of the originals, but a pay account upgrade lets visitors download the full image in the original size.
Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 21, 2010, 10:57:29 PM
A few more pics...

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC01210.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC01207.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC01186.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC01085.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC01050.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC01003.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC00997.jpg)


Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 21, 2010, 11:05:55 PM
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC00861.jpg)
Notice the hands... there's some real pilot speak happening there  :D
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Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 21, 2010, 11:48:54 PM
I will try to get that sorted tomorrow eagle...

Here is one of my favorite pictures. I didn't get a chance to speak to him as we were getting chased off the tarmac and they were getting ready to do an interview in front of the A-1. I managed to snap this pic on the fly and I hope he doesn't mind me posting it. The big yellow letters of The Proud American stands out on that dark Camo paint, this gentlemans silhouette with his bright shirt (he was smiling right before I took this photo) and if you look in the cockpit you can see a folded American flag. A pretty cool picture...

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/DSC00942.jpg)(http://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/image/2009/Vietnam/Dec%202009%20Vietnam/PJs/sparks.jpg)
**Edit. His name tag read Bill Sparks and his shirt reads 357th Fight Squadron.
Located this online... http://www.historynet.com/pararescue-jumpers-daring-rescue-of-downed-fighter-pilot-deep-inside-north-vietnam.htm
Take a moment to read that article. Incredible...


(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00941.jpg)

Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 22, 2010, 08:05:42 AM
sorry for the repost. the links for my photos went bad when I organized my account.... :frown:

Here is one of my favorite pictures. I didn't get a chance to speak to him as we were getting chased off the tarmac and they were getting ready to do an interview in front of the A-1. I managed to snap this pic on the fly and I hope he doesn't mind me posting it. The big yellow letters of The Proud American stands out on that dark Camo paint, this gentlemans silhouette with his bright shirt (he was smiling right before I took this photo) and if you look in the cockpit you can see a folded American flag. A pretty cool picture...

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00942.jpg)(http://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/image/2009/Vietnam/Dec%202009%20Vietnam/PJs/sparks.jpg)
**Edit. His name tag read Bill Sparks and his shirt reads 357th Fight Squadron.
Located this online... http://www.historynet.com/pararescue-jumpers-daring-rescue-of-downed-fighter-pilot-deep-inside-north-vietnam.htm
Take a moment to read that article. Incredible...


Title: Re: aero planes
Post by: Jappa52 on March 22, 2010, 08:19:44 AM
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01207.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01186.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC01050.jpg)

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(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00903.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00863.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/jappa52/HFC2010/DSC00861.jpg)

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