Gas ‘n go

Gas ‘n go:

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., prepares for aerial refueling during Exercise Razor Talon Feb. 7, 2013, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Razor Talon is a monthly, large force exercise and joint-unit training opportunity to employ cutting edge operational concepts such as air-sea and maritime air support on the Atlantic Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Shane A Cuomo) Download Full Image

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Fear the Falcon

Fear the Falcon:

A 79th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis down the runway, Jan. 10, 2013, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the F-16 has been a major component of the combat forces committed to the war on terrorism flying thousands of sorties in support of operations Noble Eagle (Homeland Defense), Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston) Download Full Image

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Handley Page Victor showing off its crescent wing shape to the...

Handley Page Victor showing off its crescent wing shape to the...:

Handley Page Victor showing off its crescent wing shape to the crowds

Film: "Shonen Kokuhei" - Yokosho K2Y #2

Film: "Shonen Kokuhei" - Yokosho K2Y #2: Our good friend Zygmunt Szeremeta created, especially for our blog, some amazing artwork of the K2Y posted yesterday. Dziękuję bardzo Zygmunt.

More stills with K2Ys from the movie.

Two stills from the rather interesting "KA-470. Note that the area around the cockpits is of darker color than the rest of the fuselage.

 A dramatic shot of "KA-451" and "KA-455" just taking off from the airfield of Kasumigaura.

A rather odd K2Y creeps in the movie in this in-flight scene since it belongs to the Yokosuka Ku as indicated by the "ヨ-601" (YO-601) marking.

LUNES POST-FIN DE SEMANA

LUNES POST-FIN DE SEMANA:

Fin de semana intenso. Asistí a tres conferencias de las Jornadas de Historia Militar de Gijón. Las tres muy buenas, pero mi pulso me jugó una mala pasada, y cometi el error de hacer fotos con la cámara separada del cuerpo, mirando por la pantalla. Craso error. hay que hacer las fotos mirando por el visor, y casi todas me salieron movidas o desenfocadas, ya que la exposición era un poco lenta porque no usé flash, Pero vamos un desastre. En cambio, aqui a los nenes de Gazprom se le da de maravilla. Tripode, supongo. Publicidad de Gazprom con un Su-24 y lucecitas...

Más publicidad de Gazprom, pero hay que reconocer que la foto es guapa. Los led dan el pego porque el avión está con los motores apagados.

Il-28 sirio en Aleppo el pasado 14 de Febrero. Pero hace años fuera de servicio. Con todo prácticamente inéditos en foto.

El cambio de régimen en Libia parece que esta favoreciendo una especie de apertura en el tema de la realización de fotos militares. Precioso Mig-23UB en vuelo.

Otro UB, nótese el espejo del periscopio. Biplaza doblemando de entrenamiento. Se están viendo muchas fotos de avones libios en la red y eso es bueno.

“The de la Hault Orthopter displayed at the 1909 Olympia...

“The de la Hault Orthopter displayed at the 1909 Olympia...:

“The de la Hault Orthopter displayed at the 1909 Olympia Aero Show” (via)

The MD-80 Freighter Conversion, In Pictures

The MD-80 Freighter Conversion, In Pictures:
As I wrote earlier this week (AWIN subscribers only), Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has received a supplemental certification from the FAA for its program to convert MD-80 family aircraft to freighters; the certification is for MD-81, -82, -83 and -88 models, and the prototype is an MD-82 built in 1987. AEI says it already has customers lined up for about 20 of them, with the first to be delivered to Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo, and AEI foresees a market for more than 200 of them over the next 10-15 years. Here's a look, inside and out, on what the converted MD-80 looks like. For a spec sheet, check out AEI's PDF file here.