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The Tempest was a very effective fighter/ground attack aircraft with stunning speed and was the base for the later Hawker fury perhaps the ultimate piston engined fighter that is still used in pylon racing in the States.
I love that head... guy looks so mad at the universe. And the other side is even better.
Shot of the pilot in the cockpit I liked.
INDIAN OCEAN (July 11, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)
This bizzare starship was concieved by blacktron scientists surveying a distant planet, who based the ship design on an ancient relic they found. One pilot, one dedicated gunner at the rear. 1 small anti-missle turret, and 1 large anti-fighter turret.
The Rolls-Royce Spitfire, PS853, is an unarmed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, one of a batch of 79 Mk XIXs built at Supermarine, Southampton. The Mk XIX was powered by the 2,050 hp Griffon 65 or 66 and represents the pinnacle of the Spitfire’s development in terms of speed and altitude capability with a top speed of 446mph (730 km/h) and a ceiling of 42,000ft (12,800 m).
PS853 was delivered to the Central Photographic Reconnaissance Unit at RAF Benson on 13 January 1945, before moving to Belgium and Holland. The aircraft was engaged on active service with 16 Squadron up until the end of the war and participated in “Operation Crossbow” to detect V1 and V2 launch sites.
At the end of the war it remained on duty in Germany until March 1946 when it returned to the UK and was placed in storage. In 1950, PS853 was one of several Mk XIX Spitfires assigned to conduct meteorological research, known as the Temperature and Humidity of the Upper Air Masses (THUM) Flight. PS853 performed the last ever THUM sortie on 10 June 1957. Along with sister XIXs PM631 and PS915, PS853 retired into ceremonial and display duties to form the RAF’s Historic Aircraft Flight, the forerunner of today’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF). It spent less than a year with the HAF before being transferred to other duties. In 1963 PS853 was selected for a very special mission where it was used in combat trials with an English Electric Lightning at RAF Binbrook. After completing these trials PS853 was returned to the BBMF in 1964 where it remained until 1995.
In 1996, Rolls-Royce bought PS853 to replace the original Rolls-Royce Spitfire XIV, G-ALGT. The aircraft was re-registered as G-RRGN; the RR for obvious reasons and the GN after the drawing number prefix allocated to Griffon engine parts. The aircraft is painted as 'C' of No. 16 Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, being the identity PS853 wore during its wartime service.
The Rolls-Royce Spitfire, as PS853 is now popularly known, has become widely renowned as an ambassador for Rolls-Royce appearing at air displays and charity events as well as at our own corporate events. Not only does it represent the heritage of the Spitfire and the Rolls-Royce engines that powered them, it honours the pilots of all nations who flew them and the men and women who built and maintained them.
The aircraft is based in a dedicated hangar at East Midlands Airport, near Derby. It can be seen around the display circuit between April and October and during the winter months the aircraft undergoes an annual maintenance inspection programme.
In 2010, 65 years after its first delivery to RAF service, PS853 was taken out of service for its first major overhaul. The aircraft received full inspection and maintenance to all its structures and systems at the Aircraft Restoration Company and Historic Flying Limited at Duxford in Cambridgeshire. The first flight after restoration was on 9 October 2012 and PS853 was delivered back to Rolls-Royce in November 2012.
Unfortunately, the return to service was beset by an unfortunate accident on 7 January 2013, when the undercarriage was inadvertently retracted while on the runway at East Midlands. Fortunately it occurred at very low speed but left damage to the propeller, wings and fuselage. The pilot was unharmed and the aircraft was recovered with no further incident. The Spitfire was sent for repair at Duxford and returned to service some six months later. PS853’s first public display was part of a special thank you to the employees of Rolls-Royce when the Spitfire flew in formation over the Derby factories with the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the 8 August 2013.
Kite Aerial Photo of an old jet fighter displayed in Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Photos taken with a gyro-stabilized camera shuttle and 7ft Jones Rokkaku kite on June 30 2013.
A rework of an image from 2011, which is an abstract from the Battle of Britain memorial along the banks of the River Thames in London. Edited to put a bit more emphasis on the pilot's face.
F/A-38 Buzzard
SPECS:
LENGTH: 60 ft. (18.3 m)
SPAN: 42 ft. (12.8 m)
HEIGHT: 13 ft. (4 m)
MAXIMUM SPEED: 1320 MPH (2124 km/h)
WEAPONS: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, up to 17,500 lbs of missiles, bombs, etc.
INFO FILE: The F/A-38 Buzzard is a state-of-the art multirole fighter jet. It is specialized for attack and bombing duties, and it is a capable dogfighter and interceptor. In its long nose it carries an advanced APQ-970 radar, with the ability to detect enemy threats from up to 210 Miles (338 km). The F/A-38 works in tandem with the MAB-2 and F-37 to have a three-part fighter, bomber, and mixed battle team. The F/A-38 Naval variant will replace the F/A-18F SuperHornet in naval duties, and the Air Force variant will supplant the aging F-16C in its multirole duties. Eventually the Buzzard will completely replace the F-16C.
Main three-quarter overview.
This spaceship was built after an older version I built at the age of 11. I uploaded it to the Lego MBA space gallery. I wanted to revisit this space-fighter and here is the result. pretty happy with it.
- F-111F
- Serial: 70-2385
- 493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing
- The location is definitely RAF Lakenheath. Notes on the slide state it was taken in June 1979.
- Other photos of this jet taken at the exact same place at the same time can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/192710984@N05/52449274298
www.flickr.com/photos/192710984@N05/52451945819
www.flickr.com/photos/192710984@N05/52446332031
- Another photo of this jet can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/192710984@N05/53548894113
Source: my personal collection
For the nnenn tribute challenge. Based mostly on the Pygmalion
, though it turned out not really looking that much like it.
I pushed this one quite a bit. I quite like the halo like effect which is around the plane as it distances it nicely from the background. HDR from three shots, taken with Canon 450D with Sigma 10-20mm lens from a tripod. Photo taken at the Death Valley in Slovakia.
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The bubble canopy of the MD-SparrowHawk offers the pilot maximum visibility in a fire fight. The ship is designed for high maneuverability. It's powered by an ion core reactor which provides its thrust and ion plasma canons.
TIE Fighter Squadron
Back Row: Vintage TIE, TRU Big Wing TIE, POTF TIE
Front Row: Walmart TIE Bomber, TRU TIE Interceptor, & POTF Darth Vader's TIE Fighter
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.