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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:00 pm

An F/A-18E Super Hornet completed the launch from a ski jump ramp during a demo at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Here's the first image. Although the demonstration was carried out in August this year, and the news was out since then, the first photo of an F/A-18E Super Hornet completing a ski jump launch at NAS Patuxent River, MD, has just been released....

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:39 am

Armée de l'Air (AdlA, French Air Force) North American F-100D Super Sabre 42154/11-YK from EC-4/11 Jura flying over the Djibouti desert at the end of the...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:39 pm

Great shots by the Royal Air Force photographer Sgt Oldfield of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Avro Lancaster Mk I one of only 2 airworthy World War II Lancaster heavy bombers in the world!
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:19 am

More great shots of the Finnish hawk in an outstanding special colour scheme!

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Post by TommyJ » Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:31 pm

The Hughes H-4 Hercules (commonly known as the Spruce Goose; registration NX37602) is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during World War II, it was not completed in time to be used in the war. The aircraft made only one brief flight on November 2, 1947, and the project never advanced beyond the single example produced.

Built from wood because of wartime restrictions on the use of aluminum and concerns about weight, the aircraft was nicknamed the Spruce Goose by critics, although it was made almost entirely of birch. The Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built, and it had the largest wingspan of any aircraft that had ever flown until the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch first flew on April 13, 2019. The aircraft remains in good condition. After having been displayed to the public in Long Beach, California, from 1980 to 1991, it is now on display at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, United States.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:23 am

Another special livery! This time on the Airbus Helicopters Tiger UHT (74+64) from the German Army celebrating 15 Years of Tiger operations!
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:07 am

Interesting shot sent us by Taj Backus showing one of the brand new Southwest’s B737 Max 8 landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor earlier today. What’s your opinion on this airplane? Would you feel safe flying the Max 8 or not?
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:45 pm

On 18 December 2020, the 354th Fighter Wing and Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing completed a readiness exercise at Eielson AFB (AK). By showing off...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:03 pm

The F-4E Phantom IIs from the Hiko Kaihatsu Jikken Dan (Koku Kaihatsu Jikken Shudan/Air Developement and Test Wing - ADTW) are the very last operational ...

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