Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[AshVX220]

JeremyH5 said:

Escapegoat said:

Bit sobering to see the XB-70 and F-104 images posted right next to each other.

Similar thought here. I wondered if the XB-70 image was taken from an F-104. Can’t recall if there was an F-5 two seater involved as chase plane when the collision happened. Need to look up the images.

IIRC as well as the F-104 there was an F-5, T-38 and F-4 in the same formation when it happened, it was a photo-op for the engine manufacturer I think.

[anonymous-user]

[Eric Mc]

JeremyH5 said:

Similar thought here. I wondered if the XB-70 image was taken from an F-104. Can’t recall if there was an F-5 two seater involved as chase plane when the collision happened. Need to look up the images.

F-104s were used a lot as chase planes during the XB-70 test programme. At the time of the accident, they weren't really performing chase duties. The F-104 and a group of other aircraft (including an F-5, an F-4 Phantom and a Learjet formated on the XB-70 for some publicity shots requested by the engine manufacturer, General Electric, whose engines powered all the aircraft in that formation. The planes were flying much closer together than they would normally do when performing normal chase duties.

[Eric Mc]

El stovey said:

That looks like G-ANLO, the one-off Comet 3.

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

El stovey said:

That looks like G-ANLO, the one-off Comet 3.

Yes indeed.

[Brother D]

Its not amazing cool, but right to left F105? Fairchild something? But no idea about the three engine aircraft - Needs an EricMc

[FourWheelDrift]

Brother D said:

no idea about the three engine aircraft

Northrop YC-125 Raider

[CanAm]

Looks like a stanced T-33 in the middle!

[FourWheelDrift]

Ps. TF-104 Starfighter not a F-105.

[anonymous-user]

Boeing Model 377-10-19 Stratocruiser

[Brother D]

FWD cheers for the info! Went to the Dayton Ohio air museum afterwards. The absolute best air museum I've ever been to, with the highlight of seeing the remaining Valkyrie. Picture just dosen't do it justice.

[JuniorD]

Brother D said:

FWD cheers for the info! Went to the Dayton Ohio air museum afterwards. The absolute best air museum I've ever been to, with the highlight of seeing the remaining Valkyrie. Picture just dosen't do it justice.

Definitely the best air museum in my experience. Do you live far from it?

The X-15A Hypersonic Aircraft mentioned in the link above is also there.

[hutchst]

El stovey said:

Boeing Model 377-10-19 Stratocruiser

Why do I always see James Robertson Justice whenever I see a Stratocruiser? Must be an old movie connection somewhere.

[Dr Jekyll]

hutchst said:

Why do I always see James Robertson Justice whenever I see a Stratocruiser? Must be an old movie connection somewhere.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047319/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_55

[MartG]

JuniorD said:

Brother D said:

FWD cheers for the info! Went to the Dayton Ohio air museum afterwards. The absolute best air museum I've ever been to, with the highlight of seeing the remaining Valkyrie. Picture just dosen't do it justice.

Definitely the best air museum in my experience. Do you live far from it?

The X-15A Hypersonic Aircraft mentioned in the link above is also there.

X-24A ( replica - real one was converted to X-24B which is behind the astronaut display ) also there in the pic

Edited by MartG on Sunday 22 September 10:35

[Hurricane52]

El stovey said:

Not quite as amazingly cool, but my Dad painted this Comet 70 years ago, when he was eight. It hangs in my office.

[Brother D]

JuniorD said:

Brother D said:

FWD cheers for the info! Went to the Dayton Ohio air museum afterwards. The absolute best air museum I've ever been to, with the highlight of seeing the remaining Valkyrie. Picture just dosen't do it justice.

Definitely the best air museum in my experience. Do you live far from it?

The X-15A Hypersonic Aircraft mentioned in the link above is also there.

Unfortunately a 2hr flight away, else I'd be there every weekend (and they were recruiting for volunteers)

[anonymous-user]

Hurricane52 said:

Not quite as amazingly cool, but my Dad painted this Comet 70 years ago, when he was eight. It hangs in my office.

That’s fantastic. I’d love something like that from my dad’s youth. Way cooler than the photo.

[LotusOmega375D]

I think you’re over estimating his childhood artistic abilities. He must have been 18 or so.

[CanAm]

LotusOmega375D said:

I think you’re over estimating his childhood artistic abilities. He must have been 18 or so.

Yes; the Comet 4 only came into service 60 years ago, not 70.
Still a fine painting though.