Pictures of Aircraft Thread...

[peteg59]

 

[peteg59]

 

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[Zammy]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

 

[Gorilla]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

whats really amazing is how little room there is inside for the crew. Full of bombs and electronics

 

[rhino 2]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

I agree.... Inspiring, And if you get too close to their drop zone..
Terrifying :blowup::blowup::blowup:

 

[Gorilla]

I agree.... Inspiring, And if you get too close to their drop zone..

Terrifying :blowup::blowup::blowup:

Blanket bombing in Nam was something else.

 

[rhino 2]

Blanket bombing in Nam was something else.

Yep never heard them coming... Till the iron [Dumb] bombs hit.
I was an RTO. Get the call from T.O.C. their comping in' Sit tight and dig in..mg:

 

[consitter]

Most planes have 3 wheels...So I officially declare them "Trikes". By the power granted me by my cat, Jasper.:qpnmt:

Cats have great power, they do....

 

[peteg59]

 

[peteg59]

 

[peteg59]

 

[Ozarkryder]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

In the late 70's I was working at a radio station in the Upper Peninsula. There was a series of exercises out of K.I. Sawyer AFB near Marquette, MI that the media was invited to attend, and I was fortunate enough to be the one from our station to go. I got to ride behind the boom operator in a KC-135 tanker and watch as a B-52 was refueled. It was amazing to see that gigantic airplane flying just below us seemingly a few feet away. Later in the day I got to ride in a BUFF. It is a huge aircraft and amazingly cramped. It is a wonder that the planes originally designed in the 1950's are still in service, and are expected to be into the 2040's.
The view from the boom operators position. It looked a lot closer in person than in this picture:

 

[peteg59]

 

[Sully]

This puts on a good light show at night. C-47

 

[rhino 2]

This puts on a good light show at night. C-47

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Seen puff in action, Better light show than the 4th of July at Coney Island...If Charlie had them they would have won the war'...

 

[peteg59]

This side up?

 

[Sully]

A-10 WartHog

 

[Gone2Three]

A-10 WartHog

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Too cool...my Dad helped in the production of the A-10's while working for Fairchild in San Antonio early in the 80's :clapping:

 

[hogcowboy]

Can you call the A10 a true workhorse or do you have to call it a workhog?:Shrug: Workhog just doesn't sound right. :laugh::laugh::laugh: It is an amazing plane that should never have been dropped from our arsenal.