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Probably the most elegant fighterjet ever made, the Hawker Hunter.
Here you see G-KAXF (former RAF XF515) of the Dutch Historic Hunter Foundation in the colors of "N-294" of the Royal Netherlands Air Force at the Belgian Airbase Kleine Brogel.
The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth-generation fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance, sophisticated avionics and high maneuverability. The Su-27 was designed for air superiority missions, and subsequent variants are able to perform almost all aerial warfare operations. It was designed with the Mikoyan MiG-29 as its complement.
The Su-27 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1985. The primary role was long range air defence against American SAC B-1B and B-52G/H bombers, protecting the Soviet coast from aircraft carriers and flying long range fighter escort for Soviet heavy bombers such as the Tu-95 "Bear", Tu-22M "Backfire" and Tu-160 "Blackjack".
There are several related developments of the Su-27 design. The Su-30 is a two-seat, dual-role fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions. The Su-33 'Flanker-D' is a naval fleet defense interceptor for use on aircraft carriers. Further versions include the side-by-side two-seat Su-34 'Fullback' strike/fighter-bomber variant, and the Su-35 'Flanker-E' improved air superiority and multi-role fighter. The Shenyang J-11 is a Chinese licence-built version of the Su-27.
An F-35B test jet takes off from the USS Wasp on Aug. 21, 2013. The takeoff was part of Developmental Test Phase Two for the F-35 short takeoff/vertical landing variant.
Flying over Santa Monica
(conditions were very hazy & I had to take this almost into the sun at noon so I did what I could in PS to make this a bit better.) They flew very low over the Los Angeles area several times so that many people could get a look at it. The traffic was a nightmare all morning with thousands of people trying to get to a good viewing spot--they had designated areas to view it and many couldn't get near. I took this about a mile from my house but discovered shortly after that it flew so close I could have just gone outside to the street and maybe gotten a better exposed photo. And yes, per Maia's comment below when they take it to the museum they will have a parade route where they will be chopping down over 400 trees to make way for it. I'm not happy about that but despite protests, that is what is happening.
An F-35B and F-35C aircraft connect with a KC-130J to refuel during a mission originating from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in November 2013.
Royal Air Force Coningsby or RAF Coningsby, is a Royal Air Force station located 13.7 kilometres south-west of Horncastle, and 15.8 kilometres north-west of Boston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
An F-35C aircraft flies a high angle of attack intentional departure test flight in November 2013.
Learn more about high angle of attack testing: youtu.be/aWji8AcOYGA
photographed in the middle of making a climb during a 180-degree turn. Launched from Nellis AFB Las Vegas Nevada, runway 21L.
This aircraft was originally assigned to VX-9, incurring an incident with a flight of Pelicans, causing Class A damage in March 2001. The aircraft was returned to service ten years later. In fall of 2018 assigned to VMFA 232, becoming the Squadron marked aircraft sometime afterwards.
An F-35B test aircraft prepares to land vertically on the deck of the USS Wasp Aug. 22, 2013. The aircraft was flying during F-35 short takeoff/vertical landing Developmental Test Phase Two.
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