N311AG Amazing and very close and parallel VFR approaches to RWY 16R and 16L, good job by ATC and the crews. I am sure the Cessna will soon be experiencing some wake turbulence. Please note the nice tail art on the 727, the owner is Ann Getty. (mehr von N311AG)
87-0307 (WA) An aggressor Viper of the 57th Wing, actually the bossbird of 57th OG, is returning to its home base. A red Soviet style number has been painted on the intake and a nice aggressor colour scheme has been applied as well. (mehr von 87-0307)
D-ABTA LH 456 heavy from FRA to LAX is passing overhead the Yosemite National Park on a clear and sunny day. Our route provided some stunning scenery, I never stopped looking out of the window from Calgary, Canada down to LAX. (mehr von D-ABTA)
N140SC The 'Stargazer' equipped for rocket or satellite launching parked close to Vandenberg AFB Tower. Please note the launcher down at the belly. (mehr von N140SC)
N289MT 'Voodoo 1', a heavily modified 727 used as a testbed. An F-15 nose has been fitted to the aircraft. Please note also the Hollywood sign above the cockpit. It is only visible from LAX on a rather rare clear and sunny day in the LA basin. (mehr von N289MT)
N734PA Three Pan Am 747s are visible, a common sight at FRA at that time. 'Clipper Champion of the Seas' is being pushed back for another Atlantic crossing. (mehr von N734PA)
164345 Can it get any lower and better? The display crew of VF-101 Grim Reapers is taking off, gaining speed and keeping the Tomcat low, please note the distance above the RWY. A stylish way to say good-bye to the display Tomcat, as VF-101 is due to disband soon.
N411AJ Operated by My Jet LLC this brand new Lear 40 is seen taxiing out for a RWY 07L departure in front of the McCarran terminal. A Gulfstream G200 is seen landing on RWY 01L. (mehr von N411AJ)
D-ABTA LH 456 heavy from FRA to LAX is passing overhead the Yosemite National Park on a clear and sunny day. Our route provided some stunning scenery, I never stopped looking out of the window from Calgary, Canada down to LAX. (mehr von D-ABTA)
N154SY Del. to Mexicana as N10045 "Maya" , this ex Sun Country DC-10 is one of only seven series 15's produced. A lot of stored ex Delta Tristars and 727s in the background. (mehr von N154SY)
View from a Cessna 172. Corrosion corner is on top of the picture, close to the two C-123s Cargomaster, which have been in storage here for some thirty years now. SR Asia MD-11 HB-IWG, CO DC-10 and 747, KLM 747-300 PH-BUR, DL Tristar, Ansett 767, a few 707s, DC-8, and many more are visible.
ZK-SUJ It looks like the nose of Legolas is loosing some skin, the artwork needs some patch up. The Airline to Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings) over the numbers RWY 25L, picture taken slightly from behind to get an unrestricted view of the artwork. (mehr von ZK-SUJ)
164345 This might have been the last crew to display the Tomcat, as the (display) unit VF-101 Grim Reapers is due to disband. It looks like there is a small camera in front of the WSO (backseater), will we get an IMAX movie featuring a display Tomcat?