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Place: Liping, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province
Chinese name: 红旗明仕CA7180 (hóngqí míngshì CA7180)
Year of launch: 1988
First Auto Works (FAW) is one of the four largest state-owned automotive companies in China. It was founded in 1953 and launched its first car, the Hongqi (Red Flag), in 1958. One of its subsidiaries, FAW Tianjin, started producing cars in 1965. From November 1984 it started producing Daihatsu cars in license, starting with the Hijet, but followed by the Charade in 1986. This car, the Xiali (夏利) would become one of the most successful cars in China in the nineties and can be considered an icon for the Chinese automotive industry.
The same designation is true for Hongqi, the brand originally intended for high-ranking officials. The Hongqi CA72 was based on a 1955 Chrysler/Imperial. It was followed by the CA770-series in 1963. In 1988 FAW started producing the Audi 100 under its own name, the CA7180/CA7200/CA7220-series. Versions continued to be produced until 2006. Its current line-up consists of the ultra luxurious L5/L7/L9-series, the H7 and all new H5 sedan.
A South Korean air force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a sortie at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2014, during Red Flag-Alaska 15-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft, U.S. Air Force/Released)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands after a Red Flag 15-2 sortie March 11, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag provides a series of intense air-to-air scenarios for aircrew and ground personnel to increase their combat readiness and effectiveness for future real-world operations. The F-16 is assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika/Released)
With over 3200 images from the last two days I'll be editing and uploading images for a long time ... but for now here are a few more.
All images © Allen Rockwell 2008
Air Force F-16 flying as 'red air' at Red Flag 22-2. This paint scheme, with charcoal grey over sky blue is called 'shark,' and is representative of some Russian paint schemes for their tactical aircraft.
Red flags were fling at Pensacola Beach Florida this moring as Tropical Storm Nate was hammering the area.
My wife and I visited Las Vegas to check out Red Flag 21-3, a big exercise for the USAF, Navy, and some foreign countries. It's a great experience watching so many warplanes coming and going. Las Vegas in August is HOT - as in over 100 degrees so we were sweltering. I still can't seem to get consistent tack sharp photos of the high speed takeoffs so I will keep practicing. Any advice is welcome.
I took these photos outside of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, in early August 2021.
F-16 aggressor painted to look like a Russian SU-57 Felon. The jet is headed out on a Red Flag mission.
An F-16C Fighting Falcon from 64th Aggressor Squadron, 57th Wing, taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during exercise Red Flag 17-1.
February 2nd, 2017
Senior Airman John Myer pushes a tow bar under the tire a B-52H Stratofortress during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The B-52 shredded a tire upon landing after a four-hour mission. Myer is a B-52 aircraft maintainer assigned to the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
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This 389th FS "Thunderbolts" F-15E Strike Eagle is seen getting airborne from Nellis AFB at the start of a Red Flag 08-2.1 mission.
The aircraft is based at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.