Edwards AFB airshow
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gingerpaul

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2,929 posts

266 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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[Mick Dundee mode]That's not an air show. THIS is an air show.[/Mick Dundee mode]

I just found lots of nice pictures of planes from an air show at Edwards AFB and thought some of you might appeciate them. What an amazing show. It's a shame we don't have anything on this scale in the UK.

http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/Edwards09/Edwards0...

knight

5,234 posts

302 months

Friday 27th November 2009
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Went to the Edwards show in the mid 90's, it was opened by Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in an F15 smile totally unlike any UK shows!

Eric Mc

124,756 posts

288 months

Friday 27th November 2009
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Nice selection of pictures. The light levels at Edwards are obviously really good which helps bring out a lot of detail in each shot. Even the light reflected off the ground is enough to illuminate the underside of the B-2.

He's a good photographer but a bit wolly on some of the aircraft.

The "Kates" flown by the Commemorative Air Force are largely Vultee Vindicators, not Harvards.

Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 27th November 08:08

thatone1967

4,225 posts

214 months

Saturday 28th November 2009
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I want to go... I HAVE to go!!!

Having said that. a friend of mine who emigrated to the US three years ago is planning to come back for the IAT next year!

Eric Mc

124,756 posts

288 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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It better not rain.

thatone1967

4,225 posts

214 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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Eric Mc said:
It better not rain.
Spent the the week working at Farnborough Air Show in 2008...

Was driving over from work (Nr Reading) one afternoon and had the roof down ( MGF) heard something, looked up... was overflown by the F22 flanked by a pair of F15's... Flying into Farnborough for the checking out of the display for the show.
My first ever glimpse of the F22... and due to IAT being cancelled, I believe it was the first in the country....

Mr. Potato Head

1,174 posts

242 months

Sunday 29th November 2009
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Gloss black paint or otherwise, the SR-71 is just as "right" as a Spitfire
Takes my breath away every time