F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
I don't know about you, but I really dig the paint scheme on this Super Hornet. It makes a great desktop background. Enjoy!
F-14B Tomcat Carrier Landing 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
More Tomcat loving today. Here's a great shot of an F-14B catching a wire on a carrier. Love this plane!
F-16C Pilot 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Growing up this is what I used to dream about. Just me and a fighter jet flying through desert canyons. Best seat in the house.
USN F/A-18C Fighter Pilot 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
You have to love fighter pilot gear. The helmet, flightsuit, and gloves rock. I'd wear the same stuff flying Cessna 172's but it would be overkill. I guess the only way I could wear it would be to join the Civil Air Patrol.Here is a fighter pilot sitting in an F/A-18C. Great shot.
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks for making this blog what it is. I'm definitely thankful for all of you.
JT
F-16 Break Turn 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
This is what it looks like to sit in the back of an F-16 Falcon when your flight lead makes a break turn. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
USAF MQ-9 Reaper 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
It's been an amazing transformation from using unmanned aerial vehicles as observational drones to using them as killers drones.The MQ-9 Reaper is a rugged platform with precision strike capability. Times are changing and these UAVs are just the beginning of a complete transformation of military aviation.
Blue Angel F/A-18C 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Allright everybody!
Here's a nice picture from the Blue Angels flying over the Battle of Midway commemoration ceremony.
I added some contrast and a red photo filter.
Pieter
B-1B Winter Scene 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
For those celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, I want to wish you a warm and happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends.
NASA Space 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Maybe you're like me, but when I see pictures of space I find myself in deep awe and wonder. And to think there are billions and billions of stars out there is just overwhelming.Here's another great shot. Hope you enjoy it.
Friday Video: Russian Super Jet Fighters
It's Friday and time to enjoy another excellent video clip. Check out the Russian aircraft. Impressive stuff.
B-52H Bomber 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Here's a B-52H model "Memphis Belle IV that was sitting on the ramp. I like nose art and always enjoy looking at the details of an aircraft upclose.Enjoy!
CH-47 Chinook Cockpit 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Fly along with the power CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Check out the toy car and air freshener! Go figure? Pilot on the right is checking the flight chart. Great stuff.
Black Friday Deals
I don't know what you're looking for this year, but I'm interested in upgrading my DSLR. Enjoy!
C-130 Hercules 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
I'm not sure what version of C-130 this is, but there were a few at the Nellis AFB 2007 airshow.Have a great day and don't eat too much food.
Happy Thanksgiving
Today, be sure and tell someone you love them.
JT
B-52 Pass and Review 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
The B-52 Bomber is always a star performer at airshows. You can see the huge plumes of black smoke miles away before it makes a pass and the anticipation is electric.I took this shot during the early afternoon pass and review of Vietnam era aircraft.
Thunderbird #5 F-16C High Alpha Pass 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
In contrast to other airshows, during the 2007 Nellis airshow the Thunderbirds flew before the modern military aircraft.I got this shot of Tbird Solo #5 doing a high AOA slow speed pass.
Enjoy!
KC-10 and F-18 Refueling 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Shot somewhere lonely over Afghanistan, here's an F-18 refueling with a KC-10 Extender. Hats off to you guys stationed over there. The worst I saw in the USAF was being stuck at Wendover, Utah (we used to call it "Bendover"). Ahh, the good ole days.
F/A-22 Raptor Raw Power 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
During the aircraft demo, the F-22 gave many opportunities to capture full afterburner maneuvers. In this shot the aircraft is performing a high-g turn right in front of the crowd.Aviation photography is a blast Enjoy!
A-10 Thunderbolt II 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
During the Nellis 2007 airshow, the A-10 performed and I got a few great shots. Although everything the A-10 is low speed, here is a "low" speed pass with gear extended.They said that because of the low speed and high turn radius, two A-10s can keep gun fire on a target area every 10-15 seconds.
Enjoy!
Blue Angel Cockpit Shot 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Warning: this wallpaper might cause dizziness...Seriously, check out this shot over San Francisco. That's Alcatraz prison to the bottom left.
Try this one on your monitor and let me know how it makes you feel...
Friday Video: Flying To The Grand Canyon
I don't think I've mentioned it before here, but besides loving aviation photography, I'm also a private pilot. Today's video is a brief clip of me flying a C-172SP during my trip to Las Vegas. My wife was seated in the back and took the video.
We took off from North Las Vegas airport, flew over Nellis AFB (we saw F-16's taking off under us but the wife didn't get any shots of that...), and headed out to the Western edge of the Grand Canyon. In this video you'll see some of the interesting desert topography around Nevada and Arizona.
Here's an overview map of our flight route.
The airspace around Las Vegas is class B and is quite busy. The best news is that ATC routing took us over Nellis AFB, McCarran Airport, and then over the Las Vegas strip.Have a great Friday!
F-14D Tomcat 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Here's another picture from the navy's grandpa. After 32 years serving in the USN, these planes retired in 2006. The variant F-14A is also famous from the movie Top Gun.
I did some color corrections, the original picture had a red shine. I added some contrast.
Pieter
F/A-22 Raptor 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Continuing with my photographs from the Nellis AFB 2007 Airshow, here's a great shot of the F/A-22 Raptor.In this picture, the Raptor is taxiing out for the afternoon demonstration. This was a hard shot to get since I had to push by many people to get clear angle.
As you have seen in a previous video here, the F/A-22 is the most maneuverable aircraft in the USAF inventory. The demo was amazing and the raw power of the aircraft is insane. I read at the show that a single engine puts out 28,000+ lbs of thrust at MIL power and 43,000 lbs of thrust in afterburner. This jet has two of these engines! No wonder this baby can supercruise.
SR-71 Blackbird Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
What a ride this plane must have been. Mach 3.2+ and >80,000 feet ceiling. Amazing plane.
F-4E "Col Olds" Phantom 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
It's rare to see a flying F-4 Phantom these days. The aircraft have been retired and most are slated to become drones (sad ending indeed).At the Nellis AFB airshow 2007, this beauty was flown and performed some individual acts and a heritage flight.
The aircraft bears the markings of a great fighter pilot named Robin Olds. I caught this shot during a high speed pass just around sunset. The F-4 was definitely one of the loudest aircraft at the airshow and impressed us all.
Friday Video: Belgian Air Force F-16 Demo Aviation Nation Las Vegas 2008
I couldn't make it out to Las Vegas in time for this year's Aviation Nation air show at Nellis, but some videos are the next best thing. This year Nellis hosted the Belgium F-16 Demo team and these guys put on an amazing demo. Enjoy!
Not to be outdone, check out the Royal Netherlands Air Force Demo team as well!
Blue Angels over San Francisco 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Here's your chance to fly with the Blue Angels. Sit with #4 as you fly over San Francisco with the Golden Gate bridge in the distance. Outstanding.
Thunderbird F-16C 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
I'm back from my vacation in Las Vegas, NV., and I have a ton of great shots from the Nellis AFB airshow.First, let me thank Pieter for covering while I was gone. He did a great job and I've asked him to stay on and contribute whenever he likes.
I attended the show on Saturday and we had perfect weather with clear blue skies. The show centered around the USAF 60th Anniversary and they flew many aircraft from the different eras.
My shots were taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and a Sigma telephoto lens. This shot comes from near centerline where the Thunderbirds were parked before their show. I've made the usual enhancements and cropped it to 1680. Enjoy!
F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Hello! This is one of my last posts... So I can give you a beautiful wallpaper of a F-18 night shot. The lights of the carrier give the picture an extra nice look.
I added some contrast and level adjustments.
F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Hello everybody! Ok here's a nice picture of some F-18C's approaching a fuel tanker during exercise Malabar 07-2.
The shot was already a beauty, so it didn't needed a lot of color corrections.
The Hog 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
One of the most distinctive faces in military aviation. The A-10 Insurgent Killer stands alone as one of the most loved and hated aircraft in the world.
AV/8B Harrier 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Due to some personal problems, I will not be able to post much here. But here's a wallpaper of a nice formation flight of F-18 and Harriers. It didn't needed a lot adjustments.
Friday Video: Eurofighter Typhoon
I once saw this Plane of the Italian Air force doing a low pass when I was swimming in the sea. A real European beauty.
Boeing X-32B Joint Strike Fighter 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
In case you don't recognize this plane, it's the one that lost the JSF competition to the X-35 (now F-35) JSF.
Not many good things were said about the X-32 and it suffered a few set-backs and technical challenges during the JSF competition.
I know I was quite happy when the X-35 was chosen.
Enjoy?
P.S. Here's a video of the X-32 is action with Western fanfare music....
B-1B Full Afterburner Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
There's nothing more powerful than a B-1B full afterburner takeoff. This baby is one of the loudest aircraft you'll ever hear. Simply awesome.When I was stationed at Nellis AFB, there was only one aircraft that ever woke me up -- the B-1B. You get used to the F-16s and F-15s flying early morning ops, but when a B-1B would takeoff, it was thunderous and shook the entire dorm building. Loved it.
A-10 Thunderbolt II 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper
Here's a shot of one of my favorite planes. the engines are fixed high on the fuselage which is useful when the A-10 needs to land on forward air bases. Also the risk of FOD (Foreign Object Damage), caused by sand and stones, is reduced. This unusual engine setting gave the A-10 his "Warthog" nickname. I added some contrast and color adjustments.
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