Aircraft Thread

@ Paul, that is a great image, very dark and foreboding.

Toss in a CH-53 at the local Aviation museum:

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/.../P1140292f.jpg

Thanks
Ryo

A few from my first time photographing an airshow ...

Stealth Bomber
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F...rshow_5424.jpg

Thunder Birds
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R...irshow_-67.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t...rshow_6265.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j...rshow_6078.jpg

And well, you gotta love the nose art ...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M...rshow_5325.jpg

Nose art ...http://i48.tinypic.com/sec4kl.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2h58fi0.jpg

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Originally Posted by BJ Denning

A few from my first time photographing an airshow ...

Stealth Bomber
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F...rshow_5424.jpg

Thunder Birds
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R...irshow_-67.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t...rshow_6265.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j...rshow_6078.jpg

And well, you gotta love the nose art ...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M...rshow_5325.jpg

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#3 :eek: how do they know how far apart they are. I remember being 16 and on a solo in a glider and some berk in the air force thought it would be good to fly in formation. :rolleyes: I was just to keep to my route but all that happened was he kept pushing me wide by getting too close. I got this aversion to pain. :)

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Originally Posted by arith

#3 :eek: how do they know how far apart they are. I remember being 16 and on a solo in a glider and some berk in the air force thought it would be good to fly in formation. :rolleyes: I was just to keep to my route but all that happened was he kept pushing me wide by getting too close. I got this aversion to pain. :)

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They are offset horizontally, althought still impressively close. The shot was from show center, when they passed.

How about an oldie? this was shot with a Minolta x500 25 years ago.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/1-hfury2.jpg

I thought I would post this picture of my local airport,hoping someone else will post some more.It seems a long time since we had some photos.The airshow season will soon be starting so I am looking forward to seeing some exciting shots being taken and posted.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8192/8...f42b98dde0.jpg

Cool shots everyone.

Not much my thing but have shot a few in the past with this as my favourite.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-S...130_5246-2.jpg

Danang AB, South Vietnam, February 1966. A hard-working B-57 bomber about to loaded with bombs (my job) for a night mission.

http://i45.tinypic.com/2v9ou84.jpg


A fast-moving F-22 Raptor at Rockford, IL AirFest.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2nvtk0g.jpg


A P-51 during a low, fast pass at Rockford AirFest. I see a 93 year-old gentlemen at a local restaurant each week. He flew P-51's in Italy and shot down six enemy planes. It's a great thrill to talk to him.

http://i47.tinypic.com/29c4676.jpg


U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Rockford AirFest.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2i21zrm.jpg

Some from a recent air show I attended.
http://i46.tinypic.com/2nofeq.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/30m7tqf.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/2u6o08z.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/34ruf7o.jpg

One more


http://i47.tinypic.com/2962p87.jpg

Great thread! Wish I had something to contribute. We do have a large airshow not far from here (in Dayton) in July that I need to put on my calendar.

I found this photo in a box in my attic.It was not in good condition.I played about with it in Gimp and finally gave it a vintage look.It certainly looks much better than the original. Is there anything else that needs doing to it?
John

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5316/...fb9077d7_b.jpg