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Title: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Drewster327 on September 14, 2010, 09:56:45 PM
Finally got my chance to see the Capitol airshow and it did not dissapoint. My 1st time seeing a B-2 P-38 and F-22 and it was amazing, 4 of the 7 remaining P-38's arrived and put on a great show, enjoy

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/patriotsandF-22.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/B-2.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/B-2bottom.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-18closehighspeed.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-18Photoflyby.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/u-2.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/p38formation.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/4P-38s.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/P38passing.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/2p38s.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/RuffStuff.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/P38120.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/NancyBunny.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/glaciergirl.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-22taxi1.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-22vertical.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-22highspeedafterburn.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-22weaponbay.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-22sonic.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/F-22afterburners.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/f-22afterburnerbank.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/heritageflight.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Drewster327/Capitol%20Airshow/heritageflight1.jpg)




Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: xNOVAx on September 14, 2010, 10:00:40 PM
Cool pics!

What is that yellow stuff under the right wing of the F-22? Looks like bondo or some kinda of patch up work..  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Tupac on September 14, 2010, 10:28:33 PM
Cool pics!

What is that yellow stuff under the right wing of the F-22? Looks like bondo or some kinda of patch up work..  :headscratch:

I believe that is some sort of device to make it appear on civilian radar.
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Pigslilspaz on September 14, 2010, 11:24:47 PM
damn, makes me wish I went saturday, obviously was better. Hell, we only had 3 38's up. Also there was no B-2 on sunday either  :mad:
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: redman555 on September 14, 2010, 11:28:52 PM
Man I hate you lol....I wasn't able to go and this is just rubbing it in...


-BigBOBCH
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: CAP1 on September 15, 2010, 12:15:40 AM
awesomeness!

what kinda camera did ya use?
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Brooke on September 15, 2010, 01:00:02 AM
Excellent!  Thanks for the pics!  :aok

It is interesting to me that in the 19th pic, it looks like both ailerons on the F-22 are deflected up.   Part of the flight-control system using the ailerons for more than just roll?
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Golfer on September 15, 2010, 01:05:48 AM
Excellent!  Thanks for the pics!  :aok

It is interesting to me that in the 19th pic, it looks like both ailerons on the F-22 are deflected up.   Part of the flight-control system using the ailerons for more than just roll?

This is quite common to see as the pilot moving the stick is simply causing an input to the flight control system to say what he wants the airplane to do.  The computer then decides the best/most efficient/best performing way of achieving that input and will manipulate the surfaces (occasionally very quickly) to fill the "suggestion" if you will.  You'll see the stabilators move on it and other fighters for roll usage as well.
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Drewster327 on September 15, 2010, 01:10:38 AM
Thanks for all the comments, I am very pleased on how they all turned out

awesomeness!

what kinda camera did ya use?

I recently purchased Canon T1i which is AMAZING camera with my 70-300mm lens
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Nurminen on September 15, 2010, 01:53:16 AM
I believe that is some sort of device to make it appear on civilian radar.

(http://www.dvorak.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/f22cutaway.jpg)
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: cactuskooler on September 15, 2010, 02:01:52 AM
Nice pics. Glad one of us who went had a decent camera.
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: LLogann on September 15, 2010, 02:34:50 AM
But wait, did they go to the dueling area?  And who won, the SAPPER's or the lone Raptor pilot?  It's a tough call.   :x
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: jollyFE on September 15, 2010, 04:07:18 AM
looks to me like the primer under the grey paint.  If it doest bond well it comes off in flight.  The F-16 I used to crew had that happen every so often.
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Brooke on September 15, 2010, 06:07:12 AM
This is quite common to see as the pilot moving the stick is simply causing an input to the flight control system to say what he wants the airplane to do.  The computer then decides the best/most efficient/best performing way of achieving that input and will manipulate the surfaces (occasionally very quickly) to fill the "suggestion" if you will.  You'll see the stabilators move on it and other fighters for roll usage as well.

Yep, I've seen stabilators doing that, but I haven't seen ailerons being used in that way before (providing more control modalities than normal airlerons or flaperons).  It could be that F-16's, F-18's, and other fly-by-wire planes do the same but just that I never noticed it.
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Golfer on September 15, 2010, 01:01:34 PM
It's been a while but I think I think the Super Hornets do the same thing to a lesser extent though it may have been an illusion with the flaps deploying slightly during some of the maneuvers.  (shrug)  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: curry1 on September 15, 2010, 01:50:44 PM
Cool pics!

What is that yellow stuff under the right wing of the F-22? Looks like bondo or some kinda of patch up work..  :headscratch:

Looks like some of the RAM may have came off?
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Jonah on September 15, 2010, 02:11:28 PM
 man im like one bus ride away from mather field. cant believe i didnt cough u the 12 bucks to go! played aces high instead  :uhoh
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: LLogann on September 15, 2010, 10:13:21 PM
See Rule #6 Jonah.......   :D

man im like one bus ride away from mather field. cant believe i didnt cough u the 12 bucks to go! played aces high instead  :uhoh
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Jonah on September 15, 2010, 11:56:32 PM
skuzzy didnt like what i had there so as a permanent tribute to his dweebiness i left it there.  :banana:
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: BGB the 3RD on September 16, 2010, 08:14:57 AM
Very nice pics drew

Did you guys see the RC plane demo? Heard many folks saying ' wow he is flying really Poe's

I sold beer from the shock top VW bright orange  bug with beer tap sticking out the back
.both days
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Killer91 on September 16, 2010, 11:24:47 AM
Drewster check PM's
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: CAP1 on September 16, 2010, 12:16:45 PM
Drewster check PM's

he's got pms?? :noid
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Killer91 on September 16, 2010, 12:46:00 PM
he's got pms?? :noid

 :rofl  :rofl  :rofl
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Drewster327 on September 16, 2010, 02:44:33 PM
Very nice pics drew

Did you guys see the RC plane demo? Heard many folks saying ' wow he is flying really Poe's

I sold beer from the shock top VW bright orange  bug with beer tap sticking out the back
.both days

Are you serious? I bought a beer from that tent, didn't even know, small world.
Title: Re: Capitol Airshow featuring P-38s and F-22
Post by: Babalonian on September 16, 2010, 07:39:21 PM
I believe that is some sort of device to make it appear on civilian radar.

That's a transponder, typicaly a very small box tucked away inside the aircraft that broadcasts a signal, has an on/off switch in military aircraft.


looks to me like the primer under the grey paint.  If it doest bond well it comes off in flight.  The F-16 I used to crew had that happen every so often.