Category Archives: aircraft

Dormant Centerline Jammer

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Rob

The Growlers use the same jamming pod that came from the Prowler.  A new jamming system is in development but, for now, the ALQ-99 is the system that they have and the pods are the same pods.  The jamming power … Continue reading →

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Structural Remains

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Rob

I do like coming across test aircraft. Production jets will be seen all over the place in due course but the test aircraft often show small signs of their test role no are a bit more individual.  However, any test … Continue reading →

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BBJ at Medford

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Rob

Directly opposite our hotel during our overnight stop in Medford Oregon was a Boeing BBJ.  There was no way I wasn’t going to try and get a shot of it despite the fence.  The initial shots were when we first … Continue reading →

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Learjet and a Global Through the Fence

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Rob

San Jose has a little park next to the airport which provides a good place to watch the approaching aircraft.  It is also situated right next to the taxiway that the corporate jets use to get to the threshold for … Continue reading →

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Some New Max Jets

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Rob

Boeing has now certificated the first of the new Max versions of the 737.  The Max8 has now entered service.  I first saw a Max at some distance across San Francisco Bay as I wrote about here.  I was passing … Continue reading →

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Trying Something Different for the Night Burner Shots

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Rob

When the B-1s show up at Red Flag, everyone is pretty pleased.  A big bomber with four afterburning engines is like a giant fighter to photograph.  It is a good looking jet.  It also has a nice feature at night.  … Continue reading →

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Inlet Vapor for the Heavies

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Rob

More shots from a fun shoot a while back.  If the wind is coming from the west, evening departures from O’Hare provide plenty of opportunity to get some shots.  The heavy departures to Europe leave later in the afternoon and … Continue reading →

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Mixed Formations

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Rob

Returning jets from the Red Flag missions often come back with the other jets from their units.  However, you do occasionally get a mixed formation or two as a straggler joins up with some other jets for the run in … Continue reading →

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Falcon 20s

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Rob

The Falcon 20 was a ground breaking corporate aircraft.  It sold well and has been sufficiently flexible that it has also found a lot of secondary uses including FedEx package carrying and electronic warfare support.  However, its use as a … Continue reading →

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PG&E Heli Lift Training

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Rob

I miss the amount of helicopter shooting I used to do.  Every once in a while I come across a help in action and I feel like it is a little victory.  One time it was the local sheriff’s department … Continue reading →

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