KC-10 Tanker 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Here's Pieter again. Here's another photo from the Leeuwarden airshow. This beauty was doing a low speed pass at 5 meters above the ground over the whole landingstrip. I had to put my lens back to 50mm to take a picture of the hole plane.
F18C Hornet Over Afghanistan 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
When I see a great shot like this, I get inspired to do more photography.
friday Video: Leeuwarden Airshow
, In Leeuwarden , Video
Here is the video report from the Leeuwarden airshow. It's difficult to film with a steady hand over such a distance. I hope it doesn't bother you too much. Enjoy!
CH47 Chinook 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , CH-47 , Chinook
Hello, here's a cool picture from a CH47 Chinook. I used my wide angle lens to accentuate how huge the blades of this helicopter are.
These provide the helicopter with a really typical sound.
Oke enough from the static. Tomorrow a photo from the flying display.
greetings,
Pieter
Flying the F-18 in FSX 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , Artistic , F/A-18C , Flight Simulator X
Like Pieter mentioned, I'm out of town starting today (going to San Francisco for work related stuff). Pieter will cover and post some of the great shots he's taken from the airshow.
Mirage 2000D 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Hello!
while John is away again, I'll post some wallpapers from the Leeuwarden airshow. Here's a nice picture from a French Mirage 2000D on the static.
Too bad I missed the solo display...
Who wants more?
btw check out this funny photo. It's me holding the tip of the Mirage 2000D
C-17 Short-Field Landing 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
The C-17 was designed with this type of landing in mind, but it's still amazing to behold.
Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) airshow 2008 report
, In 1680x1050 , Leeuwarden
Oke Here are some pictures:
Other aircraft that were demonstrated:
Eurofighter, F16, F15, F18, Mig 29, Tornado, P-140 Auora, B-25, NH-90, Alouette III, CH-47, SAR Seaking, UH-1, Hawker Hunter T-8C, F-4E, BAe Harrier GR7/9, KDC-10,...
I have about 500 pictures and 30 min of video footage.
If you want a wallpaper of one of the previous aircraft. You ask, I'll post!
F-22 Raptor In Formation With Royal Air Force Red Arrows 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , F/A-22 , Formation , Red Arrows
P-51 Mustang Rolls Royce Engine 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , John Thomas , P-51
This plane was part of a racing series and the team was performing maintenance. It was the first time I've seen the engine without the cowling on.
Friday Video: The F-16C Overview
This video is not about great production values or awesome footage, but it does give a great systems overview of the F-16C Fighting Falcon. Ignore the narration and corny music, it's got great content.
F-16E Fighting Falcon Head On 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
F-18F Super Hornet Carrier Landing 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
F-15E Strike Eagle Refueling 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , F-15E , Refueling
F/A-18F Super Hornet Bank Turn To Land 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Eurofighter Typhoon 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , Eurofighter Typhoon
Hello!
Here's Pieter back! My examens are finally finished and I think I did quite well. Next saturday I'll go to the Leeuwarden airshow and this is one of the airplanes I will see there. Armed with my brand new Canon D400 I will take a lot of pictures for the blog. Here's an excellent picture of a Eurofighter.
Anyone who will come too? See you there!
Be aware that these images are free to use non-commercially but must have attribution
www.eurofighter.com
F-16C Fighting Falcon on Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Announcing Our First Give-Away
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Today I'm announcing our first give-away! The prize is a 22" x 14" poster of the A-10 Sunset widescreen wallpaper. The contest starts today and I will announce the winner on 15JUN2008.
For chance to win all you need to do is sign-up to our new mailing list! Everyone is eligible (even our International visitors).
(UPDATE 05/30/2008) IMPORTANT: Yahoo, Hotmail, and Gmail users must check your spam box for the confirmation letter. Some of you that registered have not confirmed your address! You must confirm to be eligble.
By signing-up, you'll also be automatically enrolled in any future give-away. This is my way of saying thanks to the many thousands of you that visit the site each month.
When the winner is selected, I will contact the winner by E-mail to get your mailing address. The poster will be sent to you by mail.
Look for the winner's name here!
Congrats to the Winner of the Poster Contest
, In Give-away Contest
Hey all,
A special thanks to each of you that signed up for the poster contest. I'm happy to announce that Jeffrey Lin is the winner of the excellent A-10 poster. Congrats Jeffrey!
If you'd like to be the next winner, be sure and sign-up to our mailing list.
SAAB Gripen Fighter Cockpit 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , Gripen Fighter
Photographer: Katsuhiko Tokunaga
Here's a great shot of the SAAB Gripen Fighter from Gripen International. A reader here tipped me to a whole series of Gripen images that I will post over the next weeks. Be aware that these images are free to use non-commercially but must have attribution (see above).
Enjoy!
F-16C Up Close and Personal -- 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , Artistic , F-16C
I've done a little more enhancement/artistic stuff with this shot so I'm putting it in the artistic category.
Friday Video: Hornet Driver
F-15E Strike Eagle 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , Artistic , F-15E
The F-15E Strike Eagle is an amazing plane. I had a USAF friend who worked on them (after we both worked on F-16s) and he got me in the cockpit.
Back in the 90's this was "the" tactical bomber. I don't know if any of you remember Janes F-15 Strike Eagle flight simulator but I helped work on that (beta testing).
The F-15E isn't as fast or maneuverable as the F-15C but it's a sophisticated weapons platform.
F-15 and F-16 Aggressors Formation 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , F-15C , F-16C , Formation
Space Shuttle Upgraded Cockpit 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , Space Shuttle
B-1B Bomber With Sniper XR Targeting Pod 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
C-130 Pilot at Sunrise 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , C-130 , Pilot
F-22 Raptor Three Ship Formation 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , F/A-22 , Formation
These guys play at altitudes and speeds unthinkable for other fighters.
Enjoy!
A-10 Rolling In 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Video: B-2 Bomber Crash
Back in the 1990's I worked at Northrop on the B-2A Stealth Bomber. I suppose with every platform you know there will be attrition, but that fact doesn't make watching this billion dollar bomber go up in flames any easier.
Fast forward the video to the 2:00 minute mark to see the crash aircraft. The first aircraft that takes off is fine... it's the second one that crashes.
Friday Video: F-18 Cat Shot Off Carrier
Check out what it's like to get shot off a Navy carrier in an F-18. Notice the pilot doesn't touch the stick until after airborne. The flight control system automatically rotates the aircraft to takeoff angle of attack (10-18 degrees). Gotta love computer flying!
X-29 Cockpit 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
I know we've got some smart people here so let's see which one of you can guess which aircraft this cockpit belongs to.
Leave your guesses in the comments. When you get it, I'll post the winner!
UPDATE: Congrats to Marc who was first to correctly guess the X-29! Kristof came in a close second. You guys are good!
French Navy Dassault Rafale Head-on 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
French Navy Rafale Carrier Landing 1680 x 1050
B-52 and F-18s over the USS Nimitz
, In 1680x1050 , B-52 , CVN-68 , F/A-18C
Planet Earth From Space -- 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
, In 1680x1050 , Planet Earth From Space
The original was great, but with some Photoshop work, I think it went from great to stunning. I've got it on my desktop and just stare at it mesmerized.
Be sure and pass the link on to your friends.