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Maj. Alex Turner Opposing Solo Pilot in front of his No#6 jet of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis / Langley AFB) - 23 APR 2016
Jeff Boerboon taxis in front of the audience after an amazing aerobatic flight demonstration in the Jack Link's sponsored "Screamin' Sasquatch" Jet WACO Taperwing biplane at the 2016 Air Power Over Hampton Roads on Saturday.
This aircraft is one of a kind. It started out as a classic 1929 WACO Taperwing.
Beyond the obvious aspect of adding a jet engine, The Screamin’ Sasquatch is highly modified in many ways. Every control surface has been specifically engineered for the unique aerodynamic forces encountered during high-speed flight. Portions of the aircraft’s structure have been converted from wood and fabric, to carbon fiber. The cockpit has been moved 3 feet aft, in order to accommodate fuel tanks for both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The cockpit is extremely modern and incorporates the MGL Avionics Stratomaster Odyssey touch screen system, which integrates all of the engine monitoring of both powerplants and the aircraft’s avionics systems – essentially combining a couple of dozen gauges into one screen.
The Screamin’ Sasquatch, Jack Link’s Jet Waco is powered by dual powerplants: a Pratt & Whitney 985 Radial Engine and a General Electric CJ610 (J85) Jet Engine with 3,000lbs of thrust.
This system allows the plane to achieve feats other stunt planes are unable to do. The aircraft has a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1-to-1, allowing it to accelerate going straight up.
Maj. Garrett Schmitz, pilot for the F-16 Viper Demonstration Team, performs aerial maneuvers with an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 16, 2019. Air Combat Command pilots must complete rigorous training and receive certification from four levels of U.S. Air Force leadership before they can earn the title of Demonstration Team Commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor 01-4018/FF blasting into the sky after sunset for the night show at AirVenture 2024.
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis) - 18 MAY 2018
Major Matt Kimmel, Opposing Solo Pilot for the US Air Force Demonstration Squadron lands on RWY 26 at the conclusion of a flight demonstration.
Major Kimmel earned his commission in 2008 as a graduate of the University of Southern California's Air Force ROTC program.
Growing up in Northern California, he enjoyed motocross, snowboarding, and tennis. Before joining the Thunderbirds, Kimmel served as an F-16 Evaluator Pilot at Shaw AFB, SC. He has logged more than 1,700 flight hours as an Air Force pilot, with more than 715 combat hours. Major Kimmel is in his first season with the team and hails from Vacaville, CA.
Out to watch our current F22 Raptor Team Demo, piloted by Maj. Joshua 'Cabo' Gunderson taking the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor through a practice demo routine, in windy, cold and poor light conditions over the skies of Hampton VA, an excellent job, images taken Friday 19th March 2021.
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis) - 02 MAR 2017
"Air Force One" on takeoff roll on RWY 26 en route to Joint Base Andrews (KADW) after a 3-hour stay in the area. The secret service is in the foreground in the back vehicles.
President Trump was here to visit the Newport News shipyard to tour the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier and to speak to over 4,000 Navy sailors and workers there about his plan to lift sequestration and increase the military budget.
KLFI (Langley Air Force Base) - 02 APR 2010
USAF Boeing E-4B 73-1676 climbing out from RWY 8 at Langley AFB, VA. This was the first of three E-4As, all of which have since been converted to E-4Bs. The only E-4B to come directly from the assembly line is 75-0125 (cn 20949).
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This Langley-based "Fighting First" Raptor rolls out on Nellis AFB's Runway 03R after a Red Flag 08-2 mission in January 2008.
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis / Langley AFB) - 24 APR 2016
GEICO Skytypers #1 taxiing in front of the crowd after the tean's aerial performance. At the controls is Larry Arken, Commanding Officer/Flight Lead.
There were 61 Pratt & Whitney R-1340-56 powered SNJ-2 aircraft built.
Larry Arken is the commanding officer and flight lead for the GEICO Skytypers. He also is a captain for a major commercial airline. As an adolescent and aspiring aviator, Larry sat in the co-pilot seat flying
over the skies of Long Island and the northeast coast behind his father, Mort Arken. Mort was a former naval aviator whose passion forflying led him to establish the Skytypers as an innovative advertising company typing large dot-matrix style messages near highly attended events and major metropolitan areas. Under Mort, the team also began flying at select air shows. At a young age, Larry saw the potentialto build upon the foundation laid by his
father to create theworld-class organization it has become today.
Larry’s aviation career formed while flying a variety of warbirds and corporate jets. He first flew Falcon 10’s, 20’s and 50’s. He then transitioned to flying DC-8’s for UPS. He later secured a position with American Airlines as a long-term, career pilot.
When not flying large passenger planes for a commercial airlines, he flies vintageP-47, F4U and P-51 warbirds for the Air Power Museum in
Farmingdale,NY. Larry also holds a Natanorth American Trainer Association designation and is a check pilot for formation flying.
As an airline transport pilot, Arken has logged more than 25,000 flight hours and holds certification ratings for seven large jets. Larry has bachelor’s degrees in marketing from St. Johns University and in business from Thomas Edison State University.
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis / Langley AFB) - 23 APR 2016
While taking shelter from the rain, I took advantage to take a shot of this Civil Air Patrol aircraft on display.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003-2004
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 7 passengers
Length: 8.95 m (29 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 12.28 m (40 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.89 m (12 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 19.32 m2 (208.0 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 7.9:1
Empty weight: 997 kg (2,198 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 1,814 kg (3,999 lb)
Fuel capacity: 340 L (74.8 Imp Gallons)
Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 air-cooled flat-six, 220 kW (300 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell F8475R constant speed propeller
Performance
Maximum speed: 241 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn) at 1,525 m (5,000 ft)
Cruising speed: 222 km/h (138 mph; 120 kn) at 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
Stall speed: 97 km/h (60 mph; 52 kn) (flaps down)
Range: 1,352 km (840 mi; 730 nmi)
Endurance: 6 hr
Service ceiling: 6,100 m (20,013 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.00 m/s (788 ft/min)
85-0079 - B-1B Lancer - 34th Bomb Squadron (34 BS) "Thunderbirds" - US Air Force - Langley AFB (LFI / KLFI) - Air Power over Hampton Roads 2016
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KLFI (Langley Air Force Base / NASA Langley Research Center) - 18 JUN 2015
The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 in the hangar at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. Some of the technologies being tested on this aircraft have their origins at NASA Langley.
This aircraft was originially delivered to United Airlines as N506UA on 21 FEB 1990. Painted in new 2010 color scheme in FEB 2011. Withdrawn from use and stored at SFO on 21 MAY 2013. Stored at PAE on 08 JUL 2013. Acquired by Boeing Commerical Airplanes on 01 NOV 2013 and registered as N757ET.
KLFI (Langley Air Force Base) - 11 DEC 2014
NASA's Super Guppy N941NA on the NASA ramp shortly after arrival.
KLFI (Langley AFB) - 24 APR 2009
Art Nalls in the only civilian-registered Harrier - a 1979 British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 N94422, seen here performing a vertical takeoff maneuver at Air Power Over Hampton Roads 2009.
RAF tail number was XZ439.
Trying out my new lens sigma 60-600mm a few images taken from Gosnalds Park Hampton VA, A few Langley AFB based F-22 Raptors, arriving at Langley AFB Aug 2019
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis) - 02 MAR 2017
"Air Force One" back-taxiing on RWY 8/26 to full length for departure to Joint Base Andrews (KADW) after a 3-hour stay in the area.
President Trump was here to visit the Newport News shipyard to tour the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier and to speak to workers there.
Note the two windows aft of the cockpit. The left side of the aircraft does not have any windows aft of the cockpit on the hump.
KLFI (Langley AFB / Joint Base Langley-Eustis) - 12 JUL 2016
NASA Langley's 2000 Lancair Columbia 300 LC-40-550FG N507NA parked in the NASA Langley Research Center hangar.
The cockpit is unpressurized and has an avionics suite consisting of VOR/ILS, GPS, and a dedicated GPS antenna. The cockpit is equipped with the capability for (3) miniature video cameras. The aircraft also contains an independent alternator/battery system dedicated to research power requirements.
This aircraft has been used for external aircraft measurements via laser for the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) project. I has also been used to investigate hostile electromagnetic interference to aircraft radios.