pretty planes

[subdudeme13]

That was the Hawaii plane?

 

[summer_reine]

DH.88 Comet in the workshop:
View attachment 2387158

That's a great photo!

 

[EbersMoll]

That's a great photo!

Thank you! it looks much better without having to be compressed so much to become an attachment.

 

[oldguymem]

Lots of beautiful and interesting planes

 

[summer_reine]

Thank you! it looks much better without having to be compressed so much to become an attachment.

Still gets the vibe across

 

[subdudeme13]

The 104's made great targets, They use F 16s today plus they have specialized drones to simulate stealth targets.

 

[subdudeme13]

We also had B 47s wired up for remote control to be used for targets.

 

[EbersMoll]

View attachment 2387214The 104's made great targets, They use F 16s today plus they have specialized drones to simulate stealth targets.

The Starfighter was always a good looking bird IMHO. Especially so in high-vis livery and the wing tip tanks. But it needed a lower wing loading to be more agile.

 

[subdudeme13]

The Starfighter was always a good looking bird IMHO. Especially so in high-vis livery and the wing tip tanks. But it needed a lower wing loading to be more agile.

It was one of Kelly Johnson's and the Skunk Works planes. It was intended to be an interceptor back in the 50's. It holds the low altitude speed record to this day.
"The world low-altitude speed record was set by Darryl Greenamyer in a rebuilt F-104 on 24 October 1977 at 988.26 mph (869.67 kts; 1,590.45 km/hr) "

 

[EbersMoll]

Percival Mew Gull (Replica) G-HEKL

Percival Mew Gull Original G-AEXF

 

[EbersMoll]

Folland Gnat T.1

 

[oldguymem]

Not really a pretty plane but pretty great plane service!

 

[jarigi]

If only it were true!.....what a great way to fly...

 

[subdudeme13]

Not really a pretty plane but pretty great plane service!

I have stories.

 

[EbersMoll]

The beautiful, Dassault Rafale

"Because we were inverted"

 

[summer_reine]

It was one of Kelly Johnson's and the Skunk Works planes. It was intended to be an interceptor back in the 50's. It holds the low altitude speed record to this day.
"The world low-altitude speed record was set by Darryl Greenamyer in a rebuilt F-104 on 24 October 1977 at 988.26 mph (869.67 kts; 1,590.45 km/hr) "View attachment 2387296

Canadian Air Force had quite a few, meant to blow up Russian nukes before they landed I believe?

 

[subdudeme13]

Canadian Air Force had quite a few, meant to blow up Russian nukes before they landed I believe?

Yes, Get up fast, get to them fast.

 

[summer_reine]

I've always thought the Lancair was pretty (image stolen from their site)

 

[EbersMoll]

Bristol M1C


My photo

 

[FL30]

View attachment 2387214The 104's made great targets, They use F 16s today plus they have specialized drones to simulate stealth targets.

Ah, yes, the "widow maker" due to its low-speed handling characteristics.

 

[FL30]

Canadian Air Force had quite a few, meant to blow up Russian nukes before they landed I believe?

not as many as Germany.

 

[subdudeme13]

Ah, yes, the "widow maker" due to its low-speed handling characteristics.

The 104 certainly had it's flaws. They did get rid of the downward ejection seat! I heard a story at Eglin that they landed one and the flaps were not working and it landed at 200 knots. I read that German pilots were not trained properly, that was probably from Lockheed!

 

[Dreamliner]

Modified carbon cub.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

 

[azflyboy69]