maveric043 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Excellent photos!!!!!!!!!! http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,23900.135.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hornet97 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Do rhino's ever fly with two tanks on the inboard pylons with the targeting pods on the plane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.Stone Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Can super hornets carry any thing other than fuel tank on the center line pylon Various VFA-103 jets with the three other things I've seen. Think the first one is a data link pod of some sort but I might be wrong. That's followed by ARS and SHARP. Edited May 31, 2012 by J.Stone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hornet97 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Any body got any argonaunts photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Various VFA-103 jets with the three other things I've seen. Think the first one is a data link pod of some sort but I might be wrong. That's followed by ARS and SHARP. Great set of photos Jeff! Here's a couple of mine from roughly the same time frames. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Jeff, Brian, Nice shots of the Victory Jets ... Is the black/nearly black markings the current on their Lo-Viz Jets ? I like them that way ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Jeff, Brian, Nice shots of the Victory Jets ... Is the black/nearly black markings the current on their Lo-Viz Jets ? I like them that way ... -Gregg Thanks Gregg! The lo vis jets now have medium grey markings...they're pretty lo vis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maveric043 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Yes Brian, excellent photos!!!!!! CAG and CO looks perfectly well!!!!! Andrey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Thanks Brian ... I had seen some of the lower vis jets on the Navy site then seen your's and Jeff's photos and was wondering if they were switching to what you guys posted ... Wishful thinking on my part, I guess ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I have the luck of working across the street from where Boeing does the final assembly on Superhornets and F-15s. I've been trying for a while to get some shots and today I did! So here ya go. I had to crop as I only brought my 200mm, usually they are MUCH lower and fly earlier giving better lighting. Im bringing my 500mm tomorrow and will hope for a lower flight pattern and better light. There are some more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnmanny/sets/72157630076153138/detail/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 from today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PHIL25102 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 somebody takes pic of the new vaq-132 please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 from today Huh, the last time I saw 234 we were launching it to go to Brazil for forign military sales Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 odd, she was in St. Louis Friday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 odd, she was in St. Louis Friday. Not really, the Boeing Crew is probably practicing the routine for the upcoming shows ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Its been gone for a while, maybe shes on her way home. That would be fantastic, we could use it back, that bird is a tank. It was actually down for about 2 years sitting outside the hanger and stripped of parts because it was down for an in depth airframe repair. It took us about 3 months to put the jet back together and get it in the air. Now that jet flies great. Boeing loaned it from us to take to Brazil as a demo for foriegn sales, its very possible that they took it to St. Louis to catch up on inspections and maintenance before giving it back to us, I think we are ssupposed to accept it back sometime in July. Gregg, we actually do the airshows around the country, not Boeing. The airshow birds are we have configured right now are 223, 226 and 240. Edited June 10, 2012 by rightwinger26 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Yes, I'm aware of VFA-106 and -122 handling the airshow demonstrations around the country but Boeing does the Trade Shows and as you pointed out, the Foreign Sales demonstrations ... With the Farnborough Airshow coming up next month, the Boeing Pilots are probably practicing their show routines just across the river in Illinois ... I should have been more clear, I apologize ... You're probably completely right on the status of the jet and why it's in STL too ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 oh its all good, we usually give up a bird a year for the foriegn stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 how cool you know the history on that airframe! Thank you for sharing that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 No problem Shawn, I was the Phase Coordinator at the time, therefore in charge of putting it back together, what a s**tshow!!! We've put 5 jets like that back together since I've been here, about 2 1/2 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jacek Z. Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hello! I am going to do Super Hornet in 1/32, can ask the help in search of this information? http://postimage.org/gallery/mjcqhr4/ Everywhere it is a lot of photos, but all the same it is not clear that there inside...... I don't think that it is military secret. Thankful in advance, Andrey. Andrey, sorry, I cannot provide you with pictures or drawings what is inside, but I can tell you what is it: The first and the second photo are the airborne refueling probe. It's usually covered with a (two- or three-part, IIRC) lid, normally closed, though there were cases some operators removed the covers, to prevent it from blocking, so the naked probe was seen all the time. The third photo is an air brake on one of F/A-18E prototypes. However, as far as I remember serial F/A-18E/Fs do not have this thing - instead they have a "virtual air brake" solved by computer-operated special usage of different steering surfaces (rudders, flaps, ailerons, horizontal stabilizers). I hope it helps. Jacek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jacek Z. Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) Various VFA-103 jets with the three other things I've seen. Think the first one is a data link pod of some sort but I might be wrong.[...] Affirmative, it looks like an AN/AWW-13 data pod (or similar), used for AGM-62 Walleye and AGM-84 SLAM/SLAM-ER. Another option is the "personal pod". I haven't seen such for quite a long time, but I suppose it should be shorter than the one here. Kind regards, Jacek Edited June 13, 2012 by Jacek Z. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Andrey, sorry, I cannot provide you with pictures or drawings what is inside, but I can tell you what is it: The first and the second photo are the airborne refueling probe. It's usually covered with a (two- or three-part, IIRC) lid, normally closed, though there were cases some operators removed the covers, to prevent it from blocking, so the naked probe was seen all the time. The third photo is an air brake on one of F/A-18E prototypes. However, as far as I remember serial F/A-18E/Fs do not have this thing - instead they have a "virtual air brake" solved by computer-operated special usage of different steering surfaces (rudders, flaps, ailerons, horizontal stabilizers). I hope it helps. Jacek I think I can help, the first two photos are indeed of the IFR probe, there is a fairing that attaches to the probe itself, the long portion you see missing, then there is a small door that covers the tip that only opens when the probe is extending or retracting. Most of the time when you see that fairing missing it was removed because it was damaged, i.e. a basket slap, bird strike or such, it's not a flight critical panel, and that goes for the whole hornet family, not just Supers. The last photo is a picture of the lex spoiler, basically speed brake, all Supers have them. Oop, on closer inspection the first photo both doors are indeed missing, but that looks like it might be an old fire trainer, it looks like the IFR probe is removed, it's hard to tell, small photo and I have bad eyes. The second photo you can see the small panel I was talking about with the probe extended, and that is a later lot Charlie Edited June 14, 2012 by rightwinger26 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maveric043 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 All thanks for answers! And still brakes not only a deviation of steering surfaces. Andrey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.Stone Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) The last photo is a picture of the lex spoiler, basically speed brake, all Supers have them. Can you spot the LEX spoilers on the Knighthawks' show bird? Ha! Edited June 15, 2012 by J.Stone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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