Random Aircraft Photos #10
Here’s our final set of aircraft photos from around the world… we’ve published ten of these over the past year. Enjoy!
Tagged: aircraft
Our Military Aggressor Aircraft Scrapbook
The United States operates a number of military aviation aggressor squadrons. Branches that have aviation units dedicated as adversarial training assets include the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. There are a number of private contractors which are beginning...
Aircraft That Served in Both Military and Civilian Markets
There are many examples in aviation history where an aircraft model has served similar roles in both military and civilian use. Especially during the early years of World War II, many civilian aircraft were either modified for, or impressed...
The Perfect “10” of an Aircraft
Forty years and one day after it made its maiden flight, the Air Force has finally flown its first KC-10 west to the boneyard. KC-10A 860036 (MSN 48249/424) named the “Peace Maker” was the 50th of the 60 airframes...
A Look Back: The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Lineup: Part 2
Editor: This is Part Two of a two-part article about the Joint Base Andrews facility, tenant units, and their latest air show in 2019. The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Ramp Lineup: Joint Base Andrews, in 2019 last summer,...
Military and Government T-Tailed Aircraft Scrapbook
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy has one of the largest T-tails in the world. A readily recognizable spotting trait for aircraft all over the world is the tail configuration. In particular, the T-tail design brings advantages along with a few...
COD OF WAR: FLYING ABOARD THE US NAVY NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS RONALD REAGAN
I’m surrounded by twenty-somethings, in a war zone and this is no drill! Aviation Report and PhotoRecon were recently invited aboard the 97,000 ton, twenty-story-high, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet...
B-29 Superfortress: An Aircraft Ahead of its Time at the Right Time!
By George A. Haloulakos, MBA, CFA The Business Thinker – The Knowledge Magazine; Aug 6/9, 2017; www.businessthinker.com George A. Haloulakos, CFA, is a university instructor, author and entrepreneur [DBA Spartan Research and Consulting]. His published works utilize aviation as...
Airbus Delivers Its Ten Thousandth Aircraft
Airbus, part of the large Airbus Group of aviation concerns, delivered their ten thousandth (that’s right – 10,000) aircraft on October 14, 2016. Founded on December 18, 1970, the company (originally known as Airbus Industrie) began with its focus...
Dr.Sky and Photorecon Fly Aboard NASA’s SOFIA Aircraft
For the longest time, mankind has reached for the stars by building larger and larger telescopes to peer out into the vast unknown! The major problem for all telescope designs is being able to cut through the Earth’s thick...
Major General Tom Conant – 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General
At precisely 0830 hours I was ushered into the office of the Commanding General of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Tom “Stash” Conant. Major General Conant, dressed in a tan flight suit, took a minute to finish up...
Centennial of Naval Aviation – Aircraft Bureau Numbers
We did attend the Friday media day but left with hardly a photo. Most of my shots were from Saturday before the crowds were let in. Below is a table of the planned heritage schemes. Aircraft Type BuNo Assignment...
