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Hansajet Throwback
The Hansajet was an odd airframe and one of those examples of manufacturers trying innovative things out that didn’t really go anywhere. It had a slightly forward swept wing to improve efficiency but forward swept wings have largely failed to … Continue reading
Patrouille de France Takeoff Configurations
I was working through some RIAT photos of the Patrouille de France display. I had some tight shots of the first four jets as they took off and, as I looked closer at them, I was confused as to why … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, photo, Travel
Tagged air show, aircraft, airplane, alpha jet, Armee l’air, configurationflap, Dassault, display team, dorkier, French, gloucestershire, jet, military, Patrouille de France, photo, RAF Fairford, RIAT, settings, takeoff, trainer, uk
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Ryanair Max Jets in Storage
Ryanair is the launch customer for the Max 200 version of the 737-8 Max. The Max 200 name is going away I believe since it is a high density version of the -8. With the grounding of the Max fleet … Continue reading
Smokewinders Not Smoking
My F-16 shots from RIAT didn’t just throw up vortices (like this post). They also showed something that seems to be a common occurrence in flying displays. That is the failure of a Smokewinder to perform. Smokewinders are a smoke … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, photo, Travel
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Belgian, display, f-16, failure, fighter, Fighting Falcon, gloucestershire, jet, military, photo, pod, RAF Fairford, RIAT, smokewinder, UK air show
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Veteran Tribute Extends to the Embraer
Alaska Airlines has a 737 flying in a special scheme as a Salute to Veterans. I have shot that in the past and it appeared on the blog in this post. I wasn’t aware until recently that they had painted … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, airport, Alaska airlines, civil, e175-e1, Embraer, horizon, international, jet, ksea, livery, photo, Salute to Veterans, scheme, seatac, seattle, special, tacoma
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Arrivals at RIAT
Arrivals day at any air show is a good opportunity to catch the movements of aircraft that will only be in the static display as opposed to the flying display. At RIAT, there are park and view areas at the … Continue reading
Another Rapide!
I posted some shots of John Sessions’ Dragon Rapide in this post. I was pleased to see another Rapide show up at Fairford for RIAT. I managed to get a few shots of it. It was painted in a nice … Continue reading
Ukrainian IL-76
The IL-76 is a beast of a transport. It is a rugged plane and looks like it could handle anything thrown at it. I have seen them on a variety of occasions – most recently the modernized versions used for … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, photo, Travel
Tagged aircraft, airplane, airshow, candid, gloucestershire, Ilyushin.IL-76, jet, military, photo, RAF Fairford, RIAT, transport, uk
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The Avanti Couldn’t Escape Me Forever
When I heard an Avanti had showed up at RIAT while I wasn’t there, I was a touch annoyed. I am such a fan of the type that I thought missing it would be very frustrating. Fortunately, it was still … Continue reading
1500th EJet
An Alaska Airlines Embraer E175-E1 might not normally get a post but this one was operating a flight from Paine Field when I shot it. I saw there was some sort of graphic on the fuselage but I hadn’t worked … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, Alaska airlines, civil, e175-e1, Embraer, Everett, horizon, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, washington
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