The airplane picture thread.

YNM · December 9, 2018

16 minutes ago, XB-70A said:

These %#@$ threw them away while they were still having a lot of potential

To be fair you probably don't need counterinsurgency. (well hopefully you won't need any and won't deploy any.)

16 minutes ago, XB-70A said:

even better if they were able to display the T-50 or the Su-30MKK

I think we do but just not as one certain aerobatic team. We don't have many planes.

Edited December 9, 2018 by YNM

Dfthu · December 13, 2018

Got ramp access during a camp. Here are some of the resulting pictures. This A320 pulled up in front of us as we walked outside

Cargo hold of a MD-90

Delta Skyteam B738

Walking up to A B763 that was heading to Hawaii soon

Close up of the same B763

Loading some cargo before leaving

YNM · December 13, 2018

45 minutes ago, Dfthu said:

Got ramp access during a camp.

what camp gives you access ?

Dfthu · December 13, 2018

7 hours ago, YNM said:

what camp gives you access ?

MN ACE Camp https://www.mnacecamp.org/

YNM · December 13, 2018

11 minutes ago, Dfthu said:

MN ACE Camp https://www.mnacecamp.org/

Woah.

I've only been airside once (outside of using the stairs to board the plane) : in an under-construction airport.

p1t1o · December 13, 2018

12 hours ago, Dfthu said:

Cargo hold of a MD-90

Theres no way thats really the cargo hold of an MD90.

You know how I can tell?

Airliner holds are always big enough for secret agents to have running gun battles with a herd of terrorists, and there has to be ladder access to a hatch in the passenger compartment. And there's usually a couple parachutes just bummin' around.

Those are the rules of the sky.

YNM · December 13, 2018

51 minutes ago, p1t1o said:

Airliner holds are always big enough for secret agents to have running gun battles with a herd of terrorists, and there has to be ladder access to a hatch in the passenger compartment.

To be fair, MD-90s are probably not flashy enough to be used as a plot device.

A 747 maybe.

Mr. Peabody · December 13, 2018

Some ramp shooting I did a while back:

Front end of a derelict old Vaught F-8 Crusader. Since this photo was taken it has been transferred to a museum for static display.

The rest of the beast. No idea where it picked up that paint scheme.

XB-70A · December 14, 2018

2 hours ago, The Dunatian said:

Front end of a derelict old ~~Vaught F-8 Crusader~~.

Even better (from my personal opinion, but I always preferred ground attack to fighters & interceptors...), it's an LTV A-7D Corsair II.

If you don't mind, could I ask you where did you catch it? It's a pretty confusing one. Its livery reminds me the ones used by the Força Aérea Portuguesa until the end of the 90's. Its brown is too dark to make it one deployed by the Greeks, the USAF, or the ANG.

Edited December 14, 2018 by XB-70A

Dfthu · December 14, 2018

A long post but I don't think you guys mind. From the same camp we toured a Sun Country B738. Inside pictures will come in the next post. First up is head on view

A cinematic view I tried to get of the fuselage

View from the rear

View from the front

Side view of the cockpit/nose

Front of engine without the fan blades (Which cost 10k each)

Rear view of the other engine, also note that the engine is tilted slightly

And lastly a view of the Landing Gear wheel well

Mr. Peabody · December 14, 2018

34 minutes ago, XB-70A said:

Even better (from my personal opinion, but I always preferred ground attack to fighters & interceptors...), it's an LTV A-7D Corsair II.

If you don't mind, could I ask you where did you catch it? It's a pretty confusing one. Its livery reminds me the ones used by the Força Aérea Portuguesa until the end of the 90's. Its brown is too dark to make it one deployed by the Greeks, the USAF, or the ANG.

I found it sitting on the tarmac outside an airport in Emanuel County, Georgia (United States.) Here is a photo taken by a local newspaper showing the squadron markings. Article archive is here. Turns out I was mistaken. It is being used as a gate-guard at the southeast Georgia regional airport.

Kerbalstar · December 14, 2018

Got to fly in a small plane. Pretty fun. That's me on the left (red hair).

Dfthu · December 14, 2018

36 minutes ago, Kerbalstar said:

~snip~

I have a friend that’s in the Civil Air Patrol, it seems like a cool group. Like my friend even started flying before he got his drivers license.

Kerbalstar · December 14, 2018

1 minute ago, Dfthu said:

I have a friend that’s in the Civil Air Patrol, it seems like a cool group. Like my friend even started flying before he got his drivers license.

It is. It's wonderful and... *Keep going Cadet, you have to get the tagline.* Just kidding it is wonderful. I too can fly before I can drive.

Dfthu · December 15, 2018

Inside the Sun Country plane with a now old interior. They had the over wing exit doors open while we were inside so this is where this picture came from

All of there planes are named after Minnesota lakes and have custom artwork

Cockpit

Another Cockpit shot

Rear galley

Whole interior shot