mario krijan Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 ThFantastic photos Daniel and others! Thanks!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Daniel, Yes those are EXCELLENT pics, Sir. Thanx for posting them...I really LOVE the last one entitled Dedication pass.. :wub: :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kehlschinzki Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 ThFantastic photos Daniel and others! Thanks!! Daniel, Yes those are EXCELLENT pics, Sir. Thanx for posting them...I really LOVE the last one entitled Dedication pass.. :wub: :wub: Thank you guys! @ HOLMES: Found a nice video of the pass: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UK_tomcat_fan Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Some of you may know that Big Beautiful Doll (G-BBD) crashed in July Viper west are planning a tribute: http://www.airshowbuzz.com/go/view/video/FmZG1wMjpW4gFUz7gJmJZr4W9oGOuNvT#ooid=FmZG1wMjpW4gFUz7gJmJZr4W9oGOuNvT SWEET! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Daniel,, WHOA!!! NICE video..and I see what you mean about the photo....AWESOME display..Thank you for the video .. Uk Tomcat fan, THAT IS JUST AMAZING...SUPERB...Thank you :wub: :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flynavy Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 309th FS "Wild Ducks" Luke AFB! Took this shot today while visiting family in Arizona! Going back later today and next week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Flynavy YOU did it again..SUPERB photos.Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flynavy Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Flynavy YOU did it again..SUPERB photos.Thank you Thanks!! Im not done yet! standby for more! :) I just went on a "fact-finding" mission this morning to scope out the best spots for taking pics. So prob this afternoon im going to stay a lot longer and maybe sunset too! Also going to try and make it out to Davis Monthan and catch some A-10s and the Boneyard! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flynavy Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 310th FS "Tophats" Last flight at Luke for today :( Hope they fly this weekend! I really really want to get the Black Widows's Block 52's with their spines! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) 309th FS "Wild Ducks" Luke AFB! Once a Duck, always a Duck. Jake Edited August 20, 2011 by jmel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Jake, Amazing photos..Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 That Spangdahlem 352 looks very nice all clean! And nice pics flynavy and Jake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Found THIS INTERESTING PIC linked to in an in-progress thread over on flugzeugforum.de. Anybody know the story (assuming there is one) behind the paintjob? Looks like the kind of grey we see on the F-35s, doesn't it? Also looks like it's just one colour, which seems to reflect the light very differently depending on angle. In the BIG VERSION of the pic, on the nose, you can see the apparent hue of the colour changing greatly depending on the angle you're looking at the panel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 There's a thread on it over on Z5...It's the new HAVE GLASS paint. It is in fact two colors "blended" together. If you look at the NLG door, you'll see it is split between the two different colors. It is like the F-22/F-35 paint in the fact that it seems to change hue/reflectivity etc at different angles. That bird has to be the best looking Viper I have EVER seen! Now, if they would just give my Strike Eagle the same treatment. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boman Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 That F-35-color scheme actually fit the Viper extreemly well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Thanks for the heads-up, Aaron! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 That F-35-color scheme actually fit the Viper extreemly well I agree! I think all Vipers should switch to those colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SimFixer Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 (edited) Hate to burst the speculation bubble but the Viper in Lightning colors isn't a new version of Have Glass. It's just the F-35 paint testbed. It's been around since at least 2008. 90-0848 Edited September 23, 2011 by SimFixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) -Deleted- Edited January 14, 2015 by Kevan Vogler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 The Singapore AF F-16 display at Avalon Airshow this year was epic. Nice to see pics of their aircraft again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) NJ ANG Birds! Edited October 1, 2011 by Spectre711 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 108th & 177th Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinro Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I have a question about parked Vipers. I see some with the airbrakes partially opened, others with them closed. I see some with the stabilators deflected down, some with them level. I see some with the flaperons fully lowered, some partially lowered, and some not lowered at all. I see the Viper's cousin, the F-2, with the rudder at full right (or was it left?). And of course I see variations of all the above. What determines the position of these control surfaces once the aircraft is shut down? I know it's pretty common to see the ailerons on F-15s droop down after shutdown, but the position of the Viper's surfaces seems completely random to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Maglio Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 on F-16 rudder goes always to 0° when the engine stops. Flaperons and stabilators remain in the last position they had when the aircraft is parked. Air brakes are usually closed but before next flight the Crew chief have to check inside of the and will re-open by hands. I'm not sure F-2 works the same way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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