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The Swiss Air Force demonstration at the Ebenfluh Shooting Range,
mostly referred to as Axalp because of the nearby village, is a unique possibility to see jet fighters doing live gun shooting. Together with the impressive scenery the demo is an experience that one will never forget. The shooting range is located at an altitude of 7365 feet (2242m) in the middle of the Swiss Alps. Most impressive show is always the life fire demonstration were 6 -8 F-5E Tiger II of Fliegerstaffel 8 (FighterSquadron8) fly a defined course on up to 4 different targets located around the spectator area. This is followed by a similar demonstration of F-18C Hornets. You can even see the fire at the target area! This is a 360° panorama best viewed with Google Earth or here http://www.360cities.net/search/axalp |
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Cold War Aircraft display, at the National Museum of the Air Force (formally the Air Force Museum) at Wright Patterson AFB (WPAFB), in Dayton Ohio.
Summer 2009. Help me identify the planes in this photo. |
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Modern Aircraft display, at the National Museum of the Air Force (formally the Air Force Museum) at Wright Patterson AFB (WPAFB), in Dayton Ohio. Summer 2009. Please help and identify as many of these aircraft as possible in snapshots. This is that last of four panaramics that I shot of the museum in August of 2009. I have gone to the museum often during my life and seen radical changes in the layout and location of the museum, from a single building in Area C of the base, they moved to a newly built hanger in Area A by the Wright Brother's Memorial in the 1970s. This has since expanded to two additional hangers and a missile hall, with a fourth hanger in the plans. They also have a presidentional annex hanger accross the flight line, that houses some old AF 1s and presidential helicopters, much to much to see in one day, so if you plan on visiting the sight, make sure that you give yourself a few days to really take in the sight. Most wonderful about it all, is that admission and parking at the museum is free. So support the museum. |
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Each year up to 10,000 visiting aircraft - of all shapes, sizes and varieties - make Oshkosh the busiest airport in the world. This gigapan was shot Saturday morning. It only has a few bad spots in the stitching caused by people walking in front of the lens.
This shot includes: f-16 , falcon , f-15 , c5m galaxy , c-17 globemaster iii , c-130 , erickson sky crane , dc-3 named “duggy” , cv-2b caribou , p-51 mustang , a-10 thunderbolt , f4u corsair, e-2c hawkeye, ford tri-motor, b-17 flying fortress, pitts model 12, gulf stream to name a few. This was a fantastic event and had so many amazing aricraft new and old. I will be posting some videos from the event on youtube.com including the A380 taking off from Oshkosh 2009. I hope you enjoy and please email with comments! http://www.airventure.org/ |
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The Air Force One Pavillion at the Ronald Reagan Libarary in Simi Valley. |
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The bomb bay of the B-36J on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force. During the 1950s, if trouble arose, a thermonuclear bomb would be mounted here and delivered to a site in the Soviet bloc in short order---one spark in the ensuing global catastrophe. |
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EAA AirVenture is the world's largest gathering of general aviation aircraft. It is held each July at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Of the approximate 12,000 aircraft that fly in to the southeastern Wisconsin airport, hundreds are vintage and modern warbirds flown in from all over the world by EAA members. Included are bombers and fighters from World War II, cargo and support planes, trainers, and even foreign aircraft. During the daily airshow these warbird pilots participate in some of the largest aerial formations in these types of aircraft performed anywhere in the world. |
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Interior of a Jet Aircraft display, at the National Museum of the Air Force (formally the Air Force Museum) at Wright Patterson AFB (WPAFB), in Dayton Ohio. Summer 2009. This was a very neat display in which they removed the exterior skin of the jet aircraft to display the skeletal frame and components of the Jet aircraft. |
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Modern Aircraft display, at the National Museum of the Air Force (formally the Air Force Museum) at Wright Patterson AFB (WPAFB), in Dayton Ohio. Hall 3 Summer 2009. Help Identify the Aircraft displayed. |
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Pegasus white ice runway at Mcmurdo, Antarctica.
C-17 USAF jet just landed on the Ross Iceshelf after 5.5 h flight from Christchurch (NZ), ready to unload passengers and cargo. |