Whiskey Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) Edited February 6, 2020 by Whiskey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AV O Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) Wondering which country does the Mirage 2000-5 next to the B-1 belong to ? https://www.flickr.com/photos/40263244@N04/14510120021/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/40263244@N04/14490404366/in/photostream/ Edited February 6, 2020 by AV O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 hours ago, AV O said: Wondering which country does the Mirage 2000-5 next to the B-1 belong to ? https://www.flickr.com/photos/40263244@N04/14510120021/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/40263244@N04/14490404366/in/photostream/ I don't see any B-1 in the pics in those links. The Mirage 2000-5s are from Qatar (says that in the photo description on Flickr). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Slartibartfast said: It seems this thread has gone from dirty Air Force birds to any and all Air Force birds. No one said "dirty," and if you pay attention to the original Navy thread, it's a lot of aircraft in various forms of weathering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AV O Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Mstor said: I don't see any B-1 in the pics in those links. The Mirage 2000-5s are from Qatar (says that in the photo description on Flickr). Page 1 of this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 42 minutes ago, AV O said: Page 1 of this thread. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stalal Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Of all the weathering shots, the most exotic and unique are those of an F-22. The colors fade and the jet weathers like it has whole color palette to itself! Most unique metallic, translucent and grey shades. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbryan911 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) A couple of used SC ANG Have Glass jets at the NY Airshow last summer. https://jbryan.smugmug.com/Airplanes/USAF/F-16-SC-ANG/ Edited February 7, 2020 by jbryan911 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weirich1 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) On 2/7/2020 at 10:54 AM, jbryan911 said: A couple of used SC ANG Have Glass jets at the NY Airshow last summer. https://jbryan.smugmug.com/Airplanes/USAF/F-16-SC-ANG/ More like abused Edited February 10, 2020 by weirich1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
avnav Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 5:59 PM, picknpluck said: The most eye-catching thing about this pic is the loadout but also noteworthy and more subtle is the uneven wear on the walkways. That's because we climbed up and got into the cockpits from the left side, both for maintenance and aircrews. We didn't walk on the right side walkways much except for passing over them while jumping down onto the right wing. Good eye for noticing that, most modelers weather both sides the same. For a Phantom that hadn't been repainted in awhile, there often was also some bare metal showing on the top of the left vari-ramp from people walking on top of it while going from the boarding ladder to the rear cockpit. The paint on top of the right vari-ramp was much more pristine since we almost never stood on top of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, avnav said: That's because we climbed up and got into the cockpits from the left side, both for maintenance and aircrews. We didn't walk on the right side walkways much except for passing over them while jumping down onto the right wing. Good eye for noticing that, most modelers weather both sides the same. For a Phantom that hadn't been repainted in awhile, there often was also some bare metal showing on the top of the left vari-ramp from people walking on top of it while going from the boarding ladder to the rear cockpit. The paint on top of the right vari-ramp was much more pristine since we almost never stood on top of it. Not really trying to keep this on older photos but here's a higher resolution photo of the one earlier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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11bee Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 The F-4 pic above, is it from Desert Storm? Pretty unique loadout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, 11bee said: The F-4 pic above, is it from Desert Storm? Pretty unique loadout. No, it was a photo shoot out of George AFB I think. There's a whole series of pics with this plane and others from the wing with various loadouts. Coincidentally, this aircraft is the same one depicted in the 1/48 Hasegawa kit. Here's a few more shots from that photo shoot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salineated Michigander Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thanks all for the great pics. Definitely drool-worthy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 There are extreme high res versions available if you search the National Archives website. Amazing reference source. https://catalog.archives.gov/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Even training rounds get banged up... I like how you can see the boot marks above the left intake on this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldog 09 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) On 2/6/2020 at 11:35 AM, picknpluck said: Here's the back side of the A-10 I posted above. I like the oil / exhaust leak streaking that has taken place on the bottom of the exhaust nozzles. Also note the streaking from the gun gasses off of the RWR sensors on the bottom IB side of the elevators, very subtle but there. Edited February 12, 2020 by Bulldog 09 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Bulldog 09 said: I like the oil / exhaust leak streaking that has taken place on the bottom of the exhaust nozzles. Also note the streaking from the gun gasses off of the RWR sensors on the bottom IB side of the elevators, very subtle but there. Not to mention, notice the staining under the engine housing on the, I guess KC-10 in the background. Very cool detail there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 For those of you planning a Winter C-17 at rest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Slartibartfast Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Who knew a C-130 could fly fast enough to strip paint off the window edges? [edit]I was informed via PM the aircraft is a BUFF, not a Herc. Edited February 25, 2020 by Slartibartfast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Edited February 27, 2020 by Whiskey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Curt B Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 8:30 PM, Falconxlvi said: I’ll play this game too Here’s one of me refueling over Afghanistan in late summer of 2011. Our jets were positively filthy by this point in the deployment! Wow, I had no idea you were an F-15 pilot! You're going to be an outstanding resource for military jets going forward! 🤗 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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