Sunday with the Grand Daughter

Took Bailee to the Base and Red Rock Canyon State Park.
Got some pictures for ya'all.

B-52 used by NASA from 1976 to 2004

Very first F-4C

The only two seat A-10. Actually designated YA-10B

Blackbird

From The Skunk Works

T-33 Shooting Star

YA-7D

Aardvark!

CT-39

F-84F

Gloster NF.11

Another of the Gloster

C-45 Expiditer

An H-3 variant

F-100 Super Sabre prototype

F-101B Voodoo

TF-102

YC-15, precursor to the C-17

Republic F-105. Thud!

F-106.

Century Circle Tower

The park has some really neat scenery!

More Gratuitous Plane Pr0n: Portuguese AF

These are from 301 Squadron, Jaguares.


We have a Portuguese Test Pilot here from this very squadron. These are of the Tiger Meet Jet from this past May.

Up close of the tail. 

Taking to the Sky!

I may not be a really big fan of the F-16 from my own biased seagoing point of view. It pays the bills.
But I do like the NATO Tiger Jets. And there will be the Czech AF Gripens at a future date. 

Systems Required to Operate X-47B From an Aircraft Carrier Successfully Tested

Some interesting news from n-Grumman. Never gonna capitalize that first word or even give it mention. Once a Grumman Guy, always a Grumman Guy. 
But this is a neat piece of machinery. I would love the chance to go to sea with it. Really. At my age. It would be such a trip. And give a shot of youth again.


http://www.air-attack.com/news/article/4529/07-06-2011-Systems-Required-to-Operate-X-47B-From-an-Aircraft-Carrier-Successfully-Tested.html