Aircraft pics

[nuch_ss396]

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Sorry again Chris - That's an Iowa class battleship.
( JUST KIDDING )

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yes, and half of those antennas are for hanging laundry and never spin !!

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I thought they were for satellite TV & Internet.... Aaah
yes, we're talking about the Russinas - aren't we!

[427TJ]

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ok Bill what are these pups here that insisted on buzzing the tower?


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A-7 Corsair's. Air National Guard possibly?

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Chance-Vought A-7 Corsair II's, to be exact! ("Corsair II" since the first Corsair was the F4U WWII-era bird. Actually, there was a Vought Corsair biplane in the '30s but we'll leave that for another time!)

Since he's shooting aircraft carriers they're probably Navy birds but the USAF used A-7s as well.

I got my "good eye" watching planes as a kid and it came in handy later on when I was a KC-135 tanker pilot and had to spot those dudes way out as they approached for a refill. (I wasn't a C-student for no reason! Had my nose buried in airplane books and car magazines.)

[427TJ]

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Do you know the purpose for this demonstration? Just Ford haters, or something more to it?

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The Ford Fairlane ('64, to be exact) car-launch above was probably for morale purposes but it's been done many times before. I have a late-50s photo from Hot Rod showing the Navy catapulting a late-40s Mopar convertible off of a carrier during a post-overhaul cruise. Let me see if I can find it in Photobucket.

Looking....

Found them!



Adios Mopower!!! (They never do this to Chevys....)

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Do you know the purpose for this demonstration? Just Ford haters, or something more to it?

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The Ford Fairlane ('64, to be exact) car-launch above was probably ..........."

was probably a 63 plymouth savoy, right?
That's what I thought you said!

[JChlupsa]

early morning visitor

[JoeG]

This was a great post.........

[427king]

Jeff, Thanks for the hawaiian care package. Evidently your choice of picking teams isnt as good as your photography skills!!!!! Thanks again..cant wait for the final four in march

[JChlupsa]

and to think i was giving you 3. Glad you got it in time for the Pro Bowl. Watch for me in the stands getting a tan

Heres some more pics of the F-22 from this morning after the rain stopped and the <font color="yellow"> WARM </font> Hawaiian Sun came out

[427TJ]

FF tail code indicates the 1st FW at Langley AFB, VA. He's a long way from home. Probably on a dog-and-pony show tour with the new jet. Looks like the Wing Commander's plane with the "1st FW" code on the tail.

[JChlupsa]

The F-22s First time to be deployed outside of the USA. they are only on a stop over. Hickam will be getting them to replace its F-15s