Airplanes in flight

[pathfinder]

I went to the Air Show Sunday - weather was poor, intermittent rain, and dark clouds - but the big birds flew through it all - here are just a few of them. No art here, just warbirds and stunt flyers.

The only remaining flying B-29 Fi Fi

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A real Thunderbolt!

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One of the few flying B-17s "ThunderBird"

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A Douglas SkyRaider - used for close air support in Vietnam

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When motorcycle riding becomes TOO BORING, here is an alternative mode of travel....

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Here is an F-16 in a very high speed turn - note the vapor trail created on the top of the wing due to the extreme pressure changes due to the turn

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Enjoy airframe photography! - tip of the hat to Andy http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/lickout.gif

[Andy]

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bravo, great shots. thanks for sharing

[DJ-S1]

Great shots! That F-16 one especially, must have been humid that day? That's a lot of moisture getting squeezed out of the air...

Any shots of an F-14? (my personal favorite)

[pathfinder]

Great shots! That F-16 one especially, must have been humid that day? That's a lot of moisture getting squeezed out of the air...

Any shots of an F-14? (my personal favorite)Sorry, no F-14s at the Air Show. You are right it was VERY humid - it rained not 30 minutes before the F-16 flew - I have several frames of the vapor condensation, but they are not full frame as he was really booking when he made those turns.
I liked the wing walker on the JET Powered biplane - the prop on the biplane is just to get it up to speed to start the jet engine.....

Here is the wing walker climbing from between the wings where he takes off, onto the top of the wing........ Notice the jet engine underneath the fuselage.

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And one of the stunt biplanes

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[wxwax]

Those are great shots, PAthfinder. The wing walker really is large on that plane, and good color contrast - by them and by you. Terrific shots, I really enjoyed them.