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[WingsofFury]

Here's a couple from this past week, the Super Hornets from NAS Lemoore have arrived and the Singapore Vipers are due in this weekend.  One week down, one to go.  Will post a few more when I can, please feel free to make requests for any aircraft related photos.  Cheers!

 

[jparkin]

Nice shots!

 

[MrDy3r]

Worth mentioning for anyone not in the know - the a/c above is the Mirage 2000 from France.  Great guys to work with.

 

[aesop081]

Worth mentioning for anyone not in the know - the a/c above is the Mirage 2000 from France.  Great guys to work with.

More specifically, the first 2 photographs are Mirage 2000C and the last 2 are Mirage 2000D.

 

[SkyHeff]

And boy are they loud. Running under their departure path is fun!

 

[dimsum]

And boy are they loud. Running under their departure path is fun!

Yep.  You could tell when they were taking off anywhere in KAF.  And KAF is a big place.

 

[DonaldMcL]

Here's a couple from this past week, the Super Hornets from NAS Lemoore have arrived and the Singapore Vipers are due in this weekend.  One week down, one to go.  Will post a few more when I can, please feel free to make requests for any aircraft related photos.  Cheers!

Can you grab some of the Alphas?  ;D

 

[eurowing]

You could even watch a French low level airshow in KAF.  An errant missile departed an airframe from the French Quarter, landing near the exit of Charlie Ramp.  It was quite entertaining!  The propellent burned for a few seconds after impact, putting on a fine display. Happily, no injuries or damage.

 

[WingsofFury]

Here's a few more of the jet fleet, if anyone is interested in transports and helicopters please post and I'll accommodate.

F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-86 at NAS Lemoore

Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16C Block 52 from the 425th Fighter Squadron out of Luke AFB

Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16D Block 52 from the 425th Fighter Squadron out of Luke AFB

Fresh out of the paint shop, a CF-18 from 409 Squadron playing Red Air

And finally, a beauty of an Alpha Jet from Top Aces

 

[WingsofFury]

Two ship Mirage 2000-5 takeoff...or just plaine jet noise.

 

[PuckChaser]

Here's a few more of the jet fleet, if anyone is interested in transports and helicopters please post and I'll accommodate.

Yes please!  ;D Any of the transport craft and/or attack helicopters (if they are there) would be sweet. These pictures are beautiful by the way, great job.

 

[WingsofFury]

Here we go...start with the Hercs.

RAF Special Forces C-130H

RAF Special Forces C-130J

Brazilian C-130H

CC-130H (T)

CC-130J Super Hercules

Other propellors....

CH-146 Griffon w/ .50 Cal mounted

French Armee de l'Air C160 Transall

And now a couple of heavies...

French Armee de l'Air E-3F Sentry

RCAF CC-150T Polaris

 

[rnkelly]

^Looks like a C6 on the Griffon, not the GAU .50 Cal.

 

[George Wallace]

You could even watch a French low level airshow in KAF.  An errant missile departed an airframe from the French Quarter, landing near the exit of Charlie Ramp.  It was quite entertaining!  The propellent burned for a few seconds after impact, putting on a fine display. Happily, no injuries or damage.

I wonder if this may have been the same French pilot who dropped a 200 lb bomb on CANBAT II in 1995?  :

 

[aesop081]

RAF Special Forces C-130H

The correct designation for the RAF's legacy SF Hercules aircraft is Hercules C.3A (or also C-130K). They are essentially a C-130H, however. I'm not sure if there remains any Hercules C.1s in service with the SF flight ( short version of the C-130K)

 

[WingsofFury]

^Looks like a C6 on the Griffon, not the GAU .50 Cal.

Was told that they were practicing with a .50 Cal, but if you tell me it isn't, I'll believe you as my knowledge of firearms isn't good at all.

 

[WingsofFury]

The correct designation for the RAF's legacy SF Hercules aircraft is Hercules C.3A (or also C-130K). They are essentially a C-130H, however. I'm not sure if there remains any Hercules C.1s in service with the SF flight ( short version of the C-130K)

I believe it would come down to which ones have been stretched and which ones haven't been, I'll take a gander at some other photos later today to figure it out.  It was also neat to learn about the defensive aids sub-system (DASS) and the suite of sensor systems as part of a Enhanced Vision System - makes me wonder if such things may come into existence for any future JSF type airframe use....

 

[aesop081]

I believe it would come down to which ones have been stretched and which ones haven't been,

Both the "stretched" and "short" are C-130Ks ( shorts are C.1 and stretched are C.3).

 

[WingsofFury]

Both the "stretched" and "short" are C-130Ks ( shorts are C.1 and stretched are C.3).

My bad, I apologize.  Tonight I'm going to try to id whether the one in the picture is a stretched C.3 as opposed to a short C.1.  The RAF website about 47 Squadron just mentions that the plane is used, but not whether it was used by SF Flight.

 

[aesop081]

My bad, I apologize.  Tonight I'm going to try to id whether the one in the picture is a stretched C.3 as opposed to a short C.1. 

Your photograph is C-130K Hercules C.3A, serial XV214.