Aircraft pics

[427TJ]

Australian air force F-111 makes a surprise high-speed pass over an airfield building during an airshow. The guy at upper-right appears to be in the shadow of the jet's nose.

[Belair62]

whoa !!!!!!!!! he gas to be cranking pretty good to have those wings in delta !!!

[nuch_ss396]

Bill,

That Aardvark is a little too close, wouldn't you say!

I would love to be the guy up top on the tower. He probably got
the surprise of his life and one he probably won't forget.

Aardvarks used to buzz the water tower of the plastics plant
I used to work at in the early 1980's. Always scared the crap
out of us......

Awesome image! Thanks.

Steve

[nuch_ss396]

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whoa !!!!!!!!! he gas to be cranking pretty good to have those wings in delta !!!

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Bob,

Look at the compressed air just above the leading edge of the
left wing. That's the first clue he's pushing it ......

[Belair62]

Saw that...looked back thru the thread ans saw that Mig or Su whatever 2 feet off the deck...thats crazy stuff too..

[nuch_ss396]

Here's another F-111 image. Always like this. The RAAF call this the dump & burn.

[nuch_ss396]

Another one!

[427TJ]

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Here's another F-111 image. Always like this. The RAAF call this the dump & burn.



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Steve, they call this "flicking their Bic" (remember Bic disposable lighters?) and USAF crews used to do it for us during night air refuelings (I flew KC-135s). It lights up the entire sky when done at night. They open the fuel dump valve and light the afterburners and WHOOOM!

[427TJ]

I'd guess that the 111 is doing about 450-500 knots. The F-111 is a giant sled and it's favorite configuration is 500+ on the deck. Those Aussie guys are nuts down under and stuff like this is strictly routine at their airshows.