planes r purty.

midendian,
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Early morning adventure out to Travis AFB to catch NASA 926 departing after an overnight on its way back to Texas from a mission in Hawaii. Had never seen a WB-57 flying before. Not great pics since they used the more remote runway but still fun. Also US Navy E-6B departing before it (unrelated). @JetTip

NASA 926 WB-57 departing Travis Air Force Base/SUU. Imaging pod on nose. Planform view.
NASA 926 WB-57 departing Travis Air Force Base/SUU. Distant view from port rear with NASA logo on tail visible.

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@midendian Wow, that thing manages to make JT3Ds look big 😄

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stfn,
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Boeing 747-8F, reg number N620UP, owned by UPS, flying from Dover to Rzeszów a few weeks ago.

The same photo as before, cropped to better show the detail on the plane. The engine intakes can be seen clearly.

cvvhrn,
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cvvhrn,
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@CWilbur It is a P-3C modified for test range work "billboard phased array telemetry antenna systems. Each of these systems can track up to five independent, geographically separated, S-Band telemetry sources, (including Harpoon, SLAM, Standard and Tomahawk missiles), provide recorded data collection in the S-band, and can retransmit six L-band frequencies to ground stations for real-time analysis. Two of these airframes have advanced capabilities of tracking five independent targets (extended S-band) with dual polarity and a gain in excess of 30 dB. " taken from https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/p-3-np.htm

CWilbur,
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@cvvhrn The little turboprop that could. 😁
These guys and the C-130’s could very well be Lockheed’s most profitable planes.

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cvvhrn,
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cvvhrn,
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USAF KC-135 59-1450 as ADVIC23 refuels a F-35 providing CAP for POTUS, over Palo Alto, California today, February 21, 2024

mattblaze,
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@cvvhrn Nice catch!

cvvhrn,
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USAF VC-25B 92-9000 as Air Force One, 89th Airlift Wing, over Palo Alto, making the approach to San Francisco International today, Feb 21, 2022. Thanks to @ai6yr for the LAX Departure heads up

ai6yr,

@cvvhrn Shiny, shiny, shiny.

reedmideke,
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A rare sighting over yesterday (the one and only Scaled Model 81 Catbird )

The same plane, seen slightly from behind.

wikiyu,

Antonov An-124 "Ruslan" on his route to Lodz Airport :-)

Captured on his final ... From my window.

cvvhrn,
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midendian,
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brunoph,
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@midendian one consistent theme: long things with pointy tips that can fly

midendian,
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cvvhrn,
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@midendian Ummm wow and the the United shot is simply sick!!!!

midendian,
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@doug @cvvhrn @connorcrosby @tsturm still my favourite of the genre, from 2016.

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cvvhrn,
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USN F-35C aka "Disco Ball" 168843 of VX-9 "The Vampires" NWS China Lake on final for Pt. Mugu, August 2022. fighterjet

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The windshield of our EC-145 after a rain shower and a 737 that had departed KSFO just to the right of the wire cutter tip shot on an Iphone 6s

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