Vintage aircraft photo thread

[Will Scarlet]

 

[the conservative atheist]

 

[nahmus]

thats the german version of the flying wing?

 

[the conservative atheist]

thats the german version of the flying wing?

Correct. Horten 229. Only a prototype glider ever actually flew.

There was an even larger bomber in the works that would have dropped nukes on Manhattan. But obviously the war was over before they had nukes.

 

[YJLOPES]

A De Havilland DH.104 "Dove" that's been languishing away here on the field for the past 25+ years:

A De Havilland DH.104 "Dove" that's been languishing away here on the field for the past 25+ years:

I saw on facebook someone started a go fund me to save that bird and bring it back to airworthy. Lots of other airplanes I'd chip in for before that beater. I'm pretty sure it used to be up at Front Range.

 

[Will Scarlet]

 

[lilpigzuk]

Vid not pics, but a bunch of vintage warbirds in this video from a week ago. Easter weekend 2024 in NZ, on every 2 years. Even had a couple of your F16s come down for a visit



00:12 Mosquito Flyby
00:26 Yakovlev Yak3-U Steadfast
00:52 NZ Red Star Yak 52 Display Team
01:13 Beech Model 17B Staggerwing
01:27 USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon
01:38 Vintage de Havillan
01:52 USAF C-17 Globemaster III
02:08 BAC 167 Strikemaster
02:19 T-28 Trojans
02:32 USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon (Slow)
02:47 Lockheed Electra 12
02:53 Waco UOC
02:59 RNZAF C-130 and 757
03:16 USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon (Flares)
03:23 Spitfire Mk.IXc
03:38 RNZAF P-8 Poseidon
03:50 RNZAF AgustaWestland A109
04:01 RNZAF C-130H Hercules Flare Drop
04:12 P-51D Mustang
04:28 Pitts Special Aerobatics
04:39 'American Eagles' L-39 Albatros Display Team
04:46 Massed helicopters
04:58 NZ Warbirds 'Roaring 40s' Harvard Display Team
05:16 Avro Anson and North American Harvard
05:28 Massed WW2 Fighter Balbo
05:42 Corsair and P-51 Mustangs
05:50 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
05:59 Avro Anson Mk.I
06:15 de Havilland Mosquito landing

 

[FelixstoweF.2]

The Horton Brother's Ho229... very cool flying wing design but perhaps a bit overstated when it comes to its so-called stealth tech

 

[Rttoys]

F-22 and P-51.

 

[Rttoys]

Still awesome. Every weekend is an air show

 

[WaterH]

F-22 and P-51.

I’ve seen the F14 fly next to a P51 many times. I am always amazed at how small a P51 looks like that.

 

[bad zuki]

Here is the Miss Virginia and convoy going over NYC to the 75th DDay memorial.

 

[arse_sidewards]

I’ve seen the F14 fly next to a P51 many times. I am always amazed at how small a P51 looks like that.

They love to do those "multiple generations of fighters" formation thing at airshows.

I got to see a P47, an A1 and an A10 in formation before the A10s left western MA. My uncle (who was always a blast to go to airshows with because he was a lifelong aerospace engineer) commented "this will probably be the only time you see three generations of the same type of aircraft in formation where at least one of them isn't running all out or close to stalling".

 

[64Trvlr]

 

[Grnd93]

They brought one of the last 1/2 dozen KC-10s to the Selfridge airshow in Michigan this weekend. It was nice to get to sit in the seat one last time.

79-1948 will be the last to go to the boneyard in September. I went through training with a Flight Engineer who was previously the lead Crew Chief on this jet prior to cross training. He also had the honor of flying it on a combat sortie on his birthday during OIF. He’s still one of my best friends even though we haven’t seen each other since I separated.

 

[planefixer]

Piper Cub on floats that lives here on the field. Interestingly, here in Colorado there are only 2 private bodies of water approved for floatplane use and no usage on any state controlled waters.

 

[YJLOPES]

Piper Cub on floats that lives here on the field. Interestingly, here in Colorado there are only 2 private bodies of water approved for floatplane use and no usage on any state controlled waters.

Meadowlake?

I think that bird was up at Spaceport for a while. If I remember right it showed up on a trailer.

 

[planefixer]

Meadowlake?

Yessir.

 

[6869704x4]

They brought one of the last 1/2 dozen KC-10s to the Selfridge airshow in Michigan this weekend. It was nice to get to sit in the seat one last time.

79-1948 will be the last to go to the boneyard in September. I went through training with a Flight Engineer who was previously the lead Crew Chief on this jet prior to cross training. He also had the honor of flying it on a combat sortie on his birthday during OIF. He’s still one of my best friends even though we haven’t seen each other since I separated.

Honest question. What's a combat sortie like on a 10?

 

[Grnd93]

Honest question. What's a combat sortie like on a 10?

If I recall correctly, For OIF it meant that you crossed over the Iraqi border which was atypical for a tanker. It usually meant that the receiver did not have enough fuel to come down to the normal refueling area. If you were in Iraqi airspace you ran the risk of catching anti aircraft fire. We typically flew at altitudes where it was not likely to reach you, but it was not impossible to get hit, just highly unlikely.

Most of our missions were considered “combat support “.

 

[planefixer]

Nanchang CJ-6.

 

[YJLOPES]

Nanchang CJ-6.

Is that Ian?

 

[planefixer]

Is that Ian?

No, not Big Ian. I forgot the guy's name but his is one of I think 3 on the field currently. There were 4 but my friend Karl did himself in when he crashed his last fall.

 

[YJLOPES]

No, not Big Ian. I forgot the guy's name but his is one of I think 3 on the field currently. There were 4 but my friend Karl did himself in when he crashed his last fall.

Sad deal, I met Karl at a backcountry strip in ID a few years ago.

I still haven't seen Ian's CJ. Probably should come visit more often.

May as well add a pic...

 

[Will Scarlet]

 

[M92PV4U]

 

[71PA_Highboy]

Shit.... I must be old if a C-130 is vintage...

 

[M92PV4U]

Shit.... I must be old if a C-130 is vintage...

I know nothing about air planes. It looked old and slow to me.

 

[Grnd93]

Shit.... I must be old if a C-130 is vintage...

They have been around awhile now

 

[M92PV4U]

It also looks like the plane I posted one page back.