Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[hammo19]

Collectingbrass said:

Lloyd, my envy for your level of access is a close second to my envy of your photography!

Lloyd - you don't take photographs, you paint them like the Masters. You could well be the Constable/Turner of our modern age. They are a pleasure to behold. You have a very special skill many levels above us ordinary snappers.

[Dr Jekyll]

[jmorgan]

hammo19 said:

Collectingbrass said:

Lloyd, my envy for your level of access is a close second to my envy of your photography!

Lloyd - you don't take photographs, you paint them like the Masters. You could well be the Constable/Turner of our modern age. They are a pleasure to behold. You have a very special skill many levels above us ordinary snappers.

And probably on a Brownie box camera to rub it in.......

Stunning stuff.

[ChemicalChaos]

What's the story with the frozen Phantom?

[irocfan]

ChemicalChaos said:

What's the story with the frozen Phantom?

here is the story,

http://defence.pk/threads/frozen-fighter-jet-test-...

[MartG]

Two generations of GE engine test aircraft

[MartG]

[Eric Mc]

Ah - the old trick when stalking a 262 - catch 'em when they coming in to land.

[yellowjack]

irocfan said:

ChemicalChaos said:

What's the story with the frozen Phantom?

here is the story,

http://defence.pk/threads/frozen-fighter-jet-test-...

There is (or certainly was) a similar facility at QinetiQ in Farnborough. I think it even appeared in Tog Gear, in a Richard Hammond piece. It can replicate not only frozen temperatures, but all manner of heat and humidity too, to assess various equipment for suitability for service in various theatres of war.

[Trevatanus]

Eric Mc said:

Ah - the old trick when stalking a 262 - catch 'em when they coming in to land.

They were supposed to be having a (reproduction?) ME262 at the last Farnborough but it went tech. Fingers crossed for 2016

[Eric Mc]

Is it on the list for this year?

[MartG]

Fetch the duct tape....



Failed due to overpressurisation of the fuel tanks

Full story - http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=...

[james_tigerwoods]

MartG said:

Fetch the duct tape....



Failed due to overpressurisation of the fuel tanks

Full story - http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=...

That looks like a candidate for the "Life has been draining lately" thread

[irocfan]

[yellowjack]

Sorry, but we simply cannot have a selection of photos of Thunderbirds without a few of the venerable McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom II...







And an "Ooops!" moment...



What a paint scheme!

Edited by yellowjack on Tuesday 19th January 15:02

[MartG]

F-4 Phantom testbed for the AIM-54 Phoenix built as part of McDonnell's bid for the VFX contract ( which of course ultimately went to Grumman )

[Z06George]

Seeing that F4 and the F14 previously, what happened to the Evaluators squadron? Is there a reason it wasn't carried across to the F18s? Seems odd that it'd disappear and yet they've kept Tomcatters.

[Ian Lancs]

Z06George said:

Seeing that F4 and the F14 previously, what happened to the Evaluators squadron? Is there a reason it wasn't carried across to the F18s? Seems odd that it'd disappear and yet they've kept Tomcatters.

VX-4 merged with VX-5 to form VX-9 at NAWC China Lake in the mid 90's

[Z06George]

Ah I see, cheers for that. A quick Google shows they kept the paint scheme for the F-14s and just replaced the rabbit with a vampire and a half black half grey for the F-18s which is cool.

[MartG]

'One careful owner.....'



Pic credit; Bret Chirtley