Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[irocfan]

Rogue86 said:

Not sure if I shared this in here...Re-edit of an old shot.
Ballistic by Graham Taylor, on Flickr

great shot!!!

[Stickyfinger]

[Ayahuasca]

If you see this thing begin a left turn, you might be in trouble..

Edited by Ayahuasca on Tuesday 6th September 17:08

[anonymous-user]

RAAF 3 squadron hornet in ww2 paint scheme.

[Ayahuasca]

Hornet main landing gear is aesthetically displeasing to me.

[Eric Mc]

I don't know what World War 2 aircraft carried that scheme.

[FourWheelDrift]

Eric Mc said:

I don't know what World War 2 aircraft carried that scheme.

"I think" It's a modern desert camouflage colour but using Bobby Gibbes' P-40 Kittyhawk pattern and CV-V code.

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

I don't know what World War 2 aircraft carried that scheme.

Raaf 3sqn tomahawk. Is also similar perhaps they can't paint the nose.

Edited by el stovey on Tuesday 6th September 19:13

[Stickyfinger]

el stovey said:

Raaf 3sqn tomahawk. Is also similar perhaps they can't paint the nose.

Edited by el stovey on Tuesday 6th September 19:13

well they cannot paint for st.

[Eric Mc]

MUCH better work by the RAF lads.

[TheFungle]

Eric Mc said:

MUCH better work by the RAF lads.

SERCO lads

[tight5]

It is 48 years today since the Sepecat Jaguar made its first flight.

[perdu]

An important anniversary, but not for that one ^^^^^^^^^

The first ones had the pointy little retroussé nose, a very sexy French-ish shape

Thanks for the reminder

[Rogue86]

TheFungle said:

SERCO lads

Picture is even taken by a civvie photographer!

[MartG]

perdu said:

An important anniversary, but not for that one ^^^^^^^^^

The first ones had the pointy little retroussé nose, a very sexy French-ish shape

Thanks for the reminder

Like these




Protoypes XW560 and XW563 parked up on the south side of Warton airfield. Credit: BAE Systems Heritage Centre Warton via Kate Yates

[Eric Mc]

TheFungle said:

Eric Mc said:

MUCH better work by the RAF lads.

SERCO lads

You know what I mean.

[Eric Mc]

Original Airfix box art -



Amended Airfix box art -

[Ayahuasca]

Ecuadorian Jaguars during 1995 border war with Peru.





The export version also had the laser rangefinder in the nose and the tail avionics pack, not the sissy French look.

Edited by Ayahuasca on Friday 9th September 17:41

[FourWheelDrift]

MartG said:

Like these




Protoypes XW560 and XW563 parked up on the south side of Warton airfield. Credit: BAE Systems Heritage Centre Warton via Kate Yates

XW560 today - http://www.boscombedownaviationcollection.co.uk/in...
XW563 today - http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/jaguar/sur...

[Trevatanus]

Quite pleased with these from Sunday at Goodwood

_MG_9131 by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr

Edited by Trevatanus on Tuesday 13th September 14:25

Edited by Trevatanus on Monday 24th October 13:47