Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[mko9]

Ayahuasca said:

LotusOmega375D said:

Except for the guy who painted the back-to-front Turkish flag on the tail!

Many US aircraft have back-to-front Stars & Stripes flags on them. So do American troops and astronauts. Weird.

For the American flag, the field of stars always leads. Since it is frequently worn on the right shoulder these days, it looks bass ackwards.

[Voldemort]

I think this has been on before:



It's described 'Dozens of F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat fighter planes fly in formation over the USS Missouri, while the surrender ceremonies to end World War II take place aboard the U.S. Navy battleship, on September 2, 1945'

I wonder if it might be the most aircraft photographed flying in one frame of all time? Unless. of course, you guys can show me the error of my wild guess.

[blueg33]

Some nice photo's and footage on the Red Arrows programme on tv last night

[MartG]

When you flew at Mach 3, but the paint was only good for Mach 2.5...



( Actually caused by the paint being too thick in certain areas to flex, after being touched up to look good for the visit of a politician )

[Eric Mc]

That would make an interesting subject for a model.

[Swampy1982]

Does this count? It's my brother... not a great quality picture but I thought something different...

[RedLeicester]

Superb photo

[Swampy1982]

RedLeicester said:

Superb photo

I certainly thought so... car to play "guess the plane"

[Eric Mc]

I initially assumed it was a Herc but it could be something bigger - a C-17?

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

I initially assumed it was a Herc but it could be something bigger - a C-17?

C-17 I’d say.

Too wide for a C130 or A400M

[Swampy1982]

C17 is correct... good guessing gents.

[Dr Jekyll]

Voldemort said:

It's described 'Dozens of F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat fighter planes fly in formation over the USS Missouri, while the surrender ceremonies to end World War II take place aboard the U.S. Navy battleship, on September 2, 1945'

The same USS Missouri that fought in GW1. Wonder if any of the aircraft still exist.

[tight5]

13 January 1958.
Avro Vulcan B1A XA904
Vickers Valiant XD869
Handley Page Victor B1 XA931

[Trevatanus]

tight5 said:

13 January 1958.
Avro Vulcan B1A XA904
Vickers Valiant XD869
Handley Page Victor B1 XA931

I think it would have been brilliant if XH558 had spent it's last season in Ant-Flash White.

[MartG]

tight5 said:

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13 January 1958.
Avro Vulcan B1A XA904
Vickers Valiant XD869
Handley Page Victor B1 XA931

Beautiful !

[Eric Mc]

Notice how simple the wing plan of the Vulcan B1 is compared to the later B2.

[FourWheelDrift]

Trevatanus said:

I think it would have been brilliant if XH558 had spent it's last season in Ant-Flash White.

Best you can get - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uabvhHaZYhs&fe...

[Trevatanus]

FourWheelDrift said:

Trevatanus said:

I think it would have been brilliant if XH558 had spent it's last season in Ant-Flash White.

Best you can get - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uabvhHaZYhs&fe...

Thanks I enjoyed that.
The While scheme is great, but equally when you think about that it stands for in terms of the aircraft and why I was that colour etc, somewhat unnverving, if that makes sense.

[QuantumTokoloshi]

Eric Mc said:

Notice how simple the wing plan of the Vulcan B1 is compared to the later B2.

The Vulcan leading edge extension, makes it almost organic looking, were similarly present on the ogive angled Concorde wing.

[james_tigerwoods]

QuantumTokoloshi said:

Eric Mc said:

Notice how simple the wing plan of the Vulcan B1 is compared to the later B2.

The Vulcan leading edge extension, makes it almost organic looking, were similarly present on the ogive angled Concorde wing.

I didn't even realise there was such a big difference...