Cool Aircraft Pics...

[ASWnut101]

well, I thought i would make a change to the usual PPN (Politics, Political Correctness, News) and post a few aircraft pics.


http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1165827&size=L&TopOfYest=yes (DC-6B)

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0877557&size=L&width=1200&height=812&sok=&photo_nr (777-200ER)

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0978220&size=L&width=1024&height=695&sok=&photo_nr (A319)


post yours!

[bookworm_020]

Just civilian? or are combat aircraft as well?:hmm:

[ASWnut101]

dosen't matter, really. In fact, I'd like to see what the Aussi Air Force has to fly.:yep:

[bookworm_020]

Here is some Australian Airforce Aircraft

http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/aircraft/images/hornet/four-hornets-1024px.jpg F/A-18

http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/aircraft/images/orion/orion-sunset-1024px.jpg AP-3C

http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/aircraft/images/hercules/hercules-dirt-strip-1024px.jpg C-130

http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/aircraft/images/b707/b707-refuelling-hornet-1024px.jpgB- 707

http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/aircraft/images/pc9a/pc9a-over-richmond-1024px.jpg PC9/A

http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/aircraft/images/kingair/kingair-wilsons-prom-1024px.jpg King Air 350

http://www.defence.gov.au/raaf/aircraft/images/wedgetail/wedgetail-hbr-bridge-1024px.jpg Wedgetail AEW&C

http://www.defenselink.mil/DODCMSShare/NewsPhoto/2006-02/060214-F-6911G-106.jpg F-111

[baggygreen]

nice photos bookworm, i love the aardvark, nicest plane flying in my book

[bookworm_020]

The F-111 is know as the 'Pig' in Australian service, as it's always got it's nose to the ground. It may have also got the name for it's service history!

[ASWnut101]

that wedgetail thing looks pretty weird....:o


It looks like a 737, but I could be wrong...

[geetrue]

Here’s a plane to watch coming out in the future …
The new blended wing X48B Looks real, uh?

http://theworldwideweather.com/PhotoDraw161.jpg

Testing of this 21’ wing span model was to start this month at
Edwards Air Force Base, that’s out in the desert in California.

Boeing X48B (Blended wing) (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1732880/posts)

[baggygreen]

The F-111 is know as the 'Pig' in Australian service, as it's always got it's nose to the ground. It may have also got the name for it's service history!I know, i've got a mate training to fly it at ADFA. He hounds me about it all the time too, but i was brought up with it as the aardvark, since i was a little tacker, so its a tough, lifelong habit to break:yep:

[baggygreen]

I always thought edwards air force base was in DC?

[Enigma]

Edwards Air Force Base (IATA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA_airport_code): EDW, ICAO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICAO_airport_code): KEDW) is a United States Air Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force) airbase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbase) located on the border of Kern County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern_County%2C_California) and Los Angeles County, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County%2C_California) in the Antelope Valley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Valley), 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond%2C_California).

you be thinking of Andrews AFB, me lad? :up:

[Enigma]

http://web.tiscali.it/ivancorso/img_fighters/SU-27/foto_su27g.jpg

[Enigma]

http://www.dailyaviator.com/images/2007-01/night-shot.jpg

[bookworm_020]

that wedgetail thing looks pretty weird....:o


It looks like a 737, but I could be wrong...

It's based on the 737 NG aircraft. Australia is the lead customer on the aircraft. It's been delayed into service:nope: due to some software issues, but all else is going well.

Why the weird set up? It's a electronicly steered anntena, instead of a mecanicaly rotating one. The radar is the one considered for the E-10 (the E-3 replecment) It couldn't be based on a 707 airframe, as it isn't being made anymore (last new build aircraft were the British AEW&C 707's). The Japanese 767 based aircraft cost too much, so this is what came up.

Turkey and South Korea have also selected it for there airforce, with Italy also looking at it.

[snowsub]

Cool time-span pic there enigma :up:

[baggygreen]

that wedgetail thing looks pretty weird....:o


It looks like a 737, but I could be wrong...

It's based on the 737 NG aircraft. Australia is the lead customer on the aircraft. It's been delayed into service:nope: due to some software issues, but all else is going well.

Why the weird set up? It's a electronicly steered anntena, instead of a mecanicaly rotating one. The radar is the one considered for the E-10 (the E-3 replecment) It couldn't be based on a 707 airframe, as it isn't being made anymore (last new build aircraft were the British AEW&C 707's). The Japanese 767 based aircraft cost too much, so this is what came up.

Turkey and South Korea have also selected it for there airforce, with Italy also looking at it.so wait, you mean we're finally getting our own awacs??:o

[baggygreen]

Edwards Air Force Base (IATA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA_airport_code): EDW, ICAO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICAO_airport_code): KEDW) is a United States Air Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force) airbase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbase) located on the border of Kern County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern_County%2C_California) and Los Angeles County, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County%2C_California) in the Antelope Valley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Valley), 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond%2C_California).

you be thinking of Andrews AFB, me lad? :up:i think you might well be right mate, its been a long time since i've flown on FS2002!

[Tchocky]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/C-17_5.jpg

[Konovalov]

Impressive pic of a Globemaster Tchocky. :|\\

[HunterICX]

Just give me the old ones:smug:

my favorite
http://www.military.cz/british/air/war/fighter/spitfire/spitfire3.jpg

[danlisa]

Thats all good, Hunter, but you've got to know how to land them.;)
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[HunterICX]

Thats all good, Hunter, but you've got to know how to land them.;)
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

http://images.imvu.com/catalog/images/39_Modicons_SmileyFaceANGRY.gif GRRRMMPPFFFFFFF!!!

[Tchocky]

I've always liked the way these look...

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/nimrod/images/040922a_nimrod_1-375X300.jpg

[TarJak]

Fleet air arm for me...

http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/airshow03/avalon/seafury.jpg

[TarJak]

Old Connie:
http://k53.pbase.com/g6/92/135192/2/76183394.GwWBO1TT.jpg

[TarJak]

If you like em real old:
http://i.pbase.com/u32/stevie_j/upload/41145207.WW1dogfight.jpg

[Tchocky]

If you loke em real old:http://i.pbase.com/u32/stevie_j/upload/41145207.WW1dogfight.jpg Don't keep me in suspense!!

http://www.ukskies.co.uk/R/images/RAF%20%28Royal%20Aircraft%20Factory%29%20-%20SE5a.jpg

[Oberon]

57 years in service :up:

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/relations/stories-2005/t4-last-flight/g231-012438-99z.jpg

[TarJak]

A black cat:
http://i.pbase.com/u41/stevie_j/upload/26481637.PtCook33.jpg

[Tchocky]

There are some amazing ones from MAKS here - http://englishrussia.com/?p=1344#more-1344

http://englishrussia.com/images/MAKS_2007_International_Air_Show/29.jpg

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