Aircraft that make your jaw drop!

[ThumperX]

My Gawd that’s sexi!

 

[berth]

I'm guessing that's from El Centro where the Angels roost.

 

[Enchanter]

I'm guessing that's from El Centro where the Angels roost.

Yes, their winter home.

 

[Enchanter]

 

[Enchanter]

 

[900ss]

Went aboard the U.S.S. Hornet today at NAS Alameda. She looks rather tired, in need of a major upkeep. Sadly the F4 Phantom, which appears to be one of the newer stars is buried behind a helicopter. Sigh. I did get to fondle it though. Please don't tell...

 

[stratslingr77]

Here's that F-4 from the Hornet, beautifully restored. This airframe was the last active duty F-4 to launch from a carrier.

 

[dravnx]

AF-1
Ft Campbell, Ky when Nixon visited for memorial of 248 soldiers killed in airplane crash in Gander Newfoundland

 

[dravnx]

C-47
Don Mueang airport Thailand 1988

 

[dravnx]

Gunnery Range Ft Campbell, Ky
1985

 

[dravnx]

Lejas Field, Azores during Operation Eagle Claw to free hostages in Tehran
1980

 

[dravnx]

Somewhere over the Atlantic on the way to the Azores

 

[dravnx]

A couple of pictures from work

 

[dravnx]

Airshows

 

[dravnx]

Not an airplane but worthy
Mare Island

 

[dravnx]

Went aboard the U.S.S. Hornet today at NAS Alameda. She looks rather tired, in need of a major upkeep. Sadly the F4 Phantom, which appears to be one of the newer stars is buried behind a helicopter. Sigh. I did get to fondle it though. Please don't tell...

Got to work on a transient F-4 once
In the late ‘70s with a SSgt who had a lot of experience working on them in SE Asia

 

[berth]

Airshows

If you ever get a chance to see the Canadian Snowbirds team, they're worth watching. 9 planes, put on a great show, change of pace from your typical BA/Thunderbirds show.

 

[Enchanter]

Antonov An-225 with the Buran on its back

 

[Enchanter]

The An-225 today.

 

[stratslingr77]

We hired that An-225 to fly utility poles to Saipan after Typhoon Yutu in 2018. It flew into OAK en route to the West Pacific.

 

[Enchanter]

We hired that An-225 to fly utility poles to Saipan after Typhoon Yutu in 2018. It flew into OAK en route to the West Pacific.

THE 6 engined 225? Or was it an An-124? I've seen multiple 124s fly into Moffett to pick stuff up from Loral.

 

[dravnx]

If you ever get a chance to see the Canadian Snowbirds team, they're worth watching. 9 planes, put on a great show, change of pace from your typical BA/Thunderbirds show.

I've seen them a few times. Great show. Precision flying at it's best.

 

[stratslingr77]

THE 6 engined 225? Or was it an An-124? I've seen multiple 124s fly into Moffett to pick stuff up from Loral.

Both.

World’s largest airplane comes to the West Coast — General Aviation News https://share.google/cHeh4BitTH9HMqBIA

 

[Enchanter]

^^^ I must take a minute to remind you that you suck.

 

[stratslingr77]

I take no credit. The logistics guys worked that magic.