Airshowvid.com launches
Photorecon has partnered with AirShowVid.com to start producing high quality videos. Bringing you video from airshows and major aviation events from around the west coast is not a departure from our regular approach but...
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John C. Evans discusses the development of the P&W J-58 engine used in the A-12 and SR-71 Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft J-58 (JT11D-20) Characteristics’. Maximum Thrust 34,000 Lb Military Thrust 23,900 Lb Weight 6,250 Lb Length 215.940 In Maximum Diameter 55.43 In Sea Level Air Flow 326 Lb/Sec Compression Ratio 8.5:1...
Red Flag 12-2 Media Day
On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, fifty photojournalist from around the world gathered at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. They were here to photograph aircraft that were participating in the current Red Flag exercise. Simply...
Coolidge Fly in
On the first Saturday of every month (except June, July, August and September), Coolidge Aviation, LLC sponsors a fly-in. Breakfast is served by the Coolidge Lion’s Club in front of the main hangar (you...
EC-121T Warning Star, The Newest Yank
On January 14, 2012 just before noon the only flight-worthy EC-121 Warning Star throttled up its four 18-cylinder R3350’s and sent this Connie barreling down Camarillo’s runway; destination: Yanks Air Museum, Chino airport. Sliding...
Cable Airport Air Show 2012
Woo Hoo! Airshow season is back, albeit to a slow start. Cable airshow is the first airshow in the southern California area after the long and cold break since Nellis in November. Cable airport...
The U.S. Navy’s Connection With Fixed Wing Air Tankers
After World War II ended, an abundance of surplus military aircraft found their way into the fledgling aerial firefighting industry. The combination of a large payload and the high performance of many bombers, attack...
2012 Cable Airshow – Birddog Style
On January 7, 2012 at 6:00 am, I made my way to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California. There, I was to be a passenger in the museum’s Cessna L-19 Birddog...
A Tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen and a Double Victory!!
On January 14th the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, hosted “A Legacy of Honor, Valor and Pride: A Tribute to the Tuskegee Airman” . Several hundred people turned out to honor the...
Aviation Nation 2011 – Review
Aviation Nation 2011 turned out to be the best show I have attend in many years. Being held the second week of November usually is hit or miss with the weather normally cold and...
Santa Claus Makes Seattle Stop in Private Plane
The Jolly Christmas icon arrived at this city’s Museum of Flight aboard a restored single-prop aircraft dubbed “Santa One,” greeting eager children and their parents with Mrs. Claus on a visit from the North Pole.
Santa decided to travel by plane instead of his traditional sleigh because his reindeer are unavailable during daylight hours, he said, and also because they need to rest for next week’s midnight marathon around the world.
2011 Aviation Events – My Year In Review
2011 Aviation Events – My Year In Review In 2011, my main focus in aviation photography was to cover the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CONA) from both the air show side of the celebration...
