McChord Airshow pics - Page 2

mcf1 · 07-22-08, 03:42 AM

awesome pics

mcf1 · 07-22-08, 04:06 AM

Well, here are two.
(I'am not allowed to take any photos from the aircrafts inside the base, so I got them from the photo archive)

I've flown this CL 415 during the last summer to help put out the fires

I call her Ina (the name of my girlfriend)

raymond6751 · 07-22-08, 06:06 AM

Thanks for the pix.

Hey, the guy probably didn't have enough money to buy a Russian engine. Can't let a grand bird like that just sit and rust! It probably isn't the cost of the Russian engine, but the shipping costs that kills ya.

Jimbuna · 07-22-08, 04:06 PM

great shots...very enjoyable and much appreciated

Platapus · 07-22-08, 05:38 PM

Always impresses me that no matter how large those airframes are, the cockpits are quite "snug".

Mush Martin · 07-22-08, 05:42 PM

That would make such a great RV

FIREWALL · 07-22-08, 05:54 PM

Great pics SUBMAN1

Doe's Paine Field in Everett, Wa. still have Airshows ?

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Great pics SUBMAN1

Doe's Paine Field in Everett, Wa. still have Airshows ?

No. Gig Harbor does, as does Arlington.

-S

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Always impresses me that no matter how large those airframes are, the cockpits are quite "snug".

You have no idea - I've been in the cockpit of a B-1B. You wear that airplane, even though the thing is so large that you would think they have all the room in the world!

-S

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 08:32 PM

I probably took more picture of this plane than any other. Here are most of them:

-S

The Tilt Rotor:

The exhaust system:

Is it me? Or does that exhaust look like a French Fry basket???:

The Jack Screw - That's one big jack screw!:

The cockpit exterior:

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 08:34 PM

The cockpit interior (And me being where I maybe shouldn't be taking pictures!):

Interior:

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 08:35 PM

The roof of the aircraft is a mix of hydraulic lines and wires! What amazing mess of crammed in components! Must take a fortune of $$$ to build this thing!:

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 09:11 PM

I tried to capture some of the demo's, but I tell you, that is a hard thing to do without a tripod!!!! I even tried to take some basic video, but even that didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. Here is an F-15 doing a 360 degree turn in full afterburner - http://www.veoh.com/videos/v151938334kPncNYZ - Not very good vid. I had some sort of glare going on from the sun.

-S

An F-15C in full burner:

P-51D:

FIREWALL · 07-22-08, 09:11 PM

A shame PF doesn't do airshows anymore. Saw the Blue Angles there for the first time as a kid when they flew Cougars and the last time when they flew F-18's.

And both times Speed and Sound wasn't a problem.

Those were the days.

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 09:13 PM

F-15 & P-51 in formation:

Mig-17:

07-22-08, 06:06 AM	#18
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Nice Thanks for the pix. Hey, the guy probably didn't have enough money to buy a Russian engine. Can't let a grand bird like that just sit and rust! It probably isn't the cost of the Russian engine, but the shipping costs that kills ya. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

07-22-08, 04:06 PM	#19
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	great shots...very enjoyable and much appreciated __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-22-08, 05:38 PM	#20
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Always impresses me that no matter how large those airframes are, the cockpits are quite "snug". __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-22-08, 05:42 PM	#21
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	That would make such a great RV __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-22-08, 05:54 PM	#22
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Great pics SUBMAN1 Doe's Paine Field in Everett, Wa. still have Airshows ? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-22-08, 03:42 AM	#16
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	awesome pics

07-22-08, 04:06 AM	#17
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Well, here are two. (I'am not allowed to take any photos from the aircrafts inside the base, so I got them from the photo archive) I've flown this CL 415 during the last summer to help put out the fires I call her Ina (the name of my girlfriend)

07-22-08, 08:32 PM	#25
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	V-22 Osprey - Post #1 I probably took more picture of this plane than any other. Here are most of them: -S The Tilt Rotor: The exhaust system: Is it me? Or does that exhaust look like a French Fry basket???: The Jack Screw - That's one big jack screw!: The cockpit exterior: __________________

07-22-08, 08:34 PM	#26
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	V-22 Osprey - Post #2 The cockpit interior (And me being where I maybe shouldn't be taking pictures!): Interior: __________________

07-22-08, 08:35 PM	#27
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	V-22 Osprey - Post #3 The roof of the aircraft is a mix of hydraulic lines and wires! What amazing mess of crammed in components! Must take a fortune of $$$ to build this thing!: __________________

07-22-08, 09:11 PM	#28
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Demo's I tried to capture some of the demo's, but I tell you, that is a hard thing to do without a tripod!!!! I even tried to take some basic video, but even that didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. Here is an F-15 doing a 360 degree turn in full afterburner - http://www.veoh.com/videos/v151938334kPncNYZ - Not very good vid. I had some sort of glare going on from the sun. -S An F-15C in full burner: P-51D: __________________

07-22-08, 09:13 PM	#30
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Demo's F-15 & P-51 in formation: Mig-17: __________________