The General Airplane Thread

[wfooshee]

It struck me as funny that both of your pictures got the rotors at 90 degrees to the fuselage, as if they were regular fixed wings.

 

[Dan]

Had a helicopter flying over the Gilmore Car Museum during a car show I’m assuming he was taking air photos of the showView attachment 944978View attachment 944979

That appears to be a Robinson R44.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

That appears to be a Robinson R44.

No clue about what civilian helicopters are what just know a few military ones.

 

[Populuxe]

Something I like to do is look for articles about local things in Wikipedia that don't have pictures, and then go out and photograph them and post them up. Yesterday I noticed there were no photos for two relatively local airports; Bandera State Airport and Harvey Airfield. Bandera is an airstrip with no buildings, pavement or facilities just a few miles shy of the Snoqualmie Pass. Even though it's right next to the I-90 freeway, I've never seen it before. Didn't even know it was there. So I drove up there yesterday to have a look.

There's a gate so you can't drive up to it, but it's only a five minute walk. Apparently it's an emergency field and also used by the US Forest Service during high forest fire threat times.

Then I drove down to the town of Snohomish to photograph Harvey Airfield. I was lucky enough to see this biplane take off, do a couple fly-bys and then land.


Anybody know what kind of biplane that is?

 

[TenEightyOne]

Found this elsewhere on the internet, thought it was quite interesting. I really couldn't find the plane to begin with!

 

[Dan]

I’m a little surprised at how long it took me to find it. If anyone else is having trouble, I highlighted it.

Spoiler

 

[John Wells]

Found it first look.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Found it first look.

Now I know where it is I can't believe I had any problem. Very odd!

 

[wfooshee]

I saw that fairly quickly, but dismissed it as ground features that just lined up right, like that face-in-a-rock on Mars. I still can't make out an actual airplane, just parts of what look like one.

 

[Dan]

Just goes to show how well camouflage works in that terrain.

 

[John Wells]

If you look carefully its a F4 Phantom.

 

[Populuxe]

I honestly could not see it for the longest time. I finally worked it out. I've put a thin red outline around it for anyone still struggling.

Spoiler

https://flic.kr/p/2jEGEQb

 

[TenEightyOne]

I honestly could not see it for the longest time. I finally worked it out. I've put a thin red outline around it for anyone still struggling.

Stick it in a spoiler - it cannot be unseen!

Here's another one from the same source (Reddit)

 

[Populuxe]

Stick it in a spoiler - it cannot be unseen!

Done.

Here's another one from the same source (Reddit)
View attachment 956446

That was crazy hard to find. I had to resort to looking at a (slightly) larger resolution picture before I finally spotted it.

Spoiler

 

[Dan]

I honestly could not see it for the longest time. I finally worked it out. I've put a thin red outline around it for anyone still struggling.

I already posted a highlighted image.

 

[Populuxe]

I already posted a highlighted image.

And I still couldn't see it.

 

[Dan]

And I still couldn't see it.

Huh. Well alrighty then.

 

[Ze Elephant]

An intriguing announcement from Airbus: https://simpleflying.com/airbus-zero-emission-concept-aircraft/

I see this as being far more probable than any electric concepts being thrown about. Even being given another 15 years of development, I doubt batteries will have the energy density to be considered viable for long-haul aviation, especially since Airbus claims the liquid hydrogen will be stored in the tail of the aircraft, and (presumably) nowhere else.

 

[Jawehawk]

The An-225 is awesome - one I would love to see.

Here's a few recent ones of mine post-lockdown:

Question for anyone who knows. What is up with the missile on the inner pylon on the right wing? The outer pylons have the typical Aim-120's, and the inner pylon under the left wing has what I presume is an Aim-9X, but the pointed tip on the inner right leaves me wondering. Anyone knows?

 

[Venom800tt]

Question for anyone who knows. What is up with the missile on the inner pylon on the right wing? The outer pylons have the typical Aim-120's, and the inner pylon under the left wing has what I presume is an Aim-9X, but the pointed tip on the inner right leaves me wondering. Anyone knows?

It is a TACTS pod, which is used for training purposes. Basically it monitors training so the information can be analyzed once the aircraft is on the ground

 

[Jawehawk]

It is a TACTS pod, which is used for training purposes. Basically it monitors training so the information can be analyzed once the aircraft is on the ground

Thanks for the info. Interesting design choice given its very close resemblance to a Sidewinder. Also curious that 4th plus generation fighters can't rely on their onboard sensors for later analysis of flight/combat data.

 

[gnomefromnome]

2 F-16's taking off from Bethel, Alaska

 

[gnomefromnome]

first I heard of this, an abandoned F-15 in the woods

EDIT: searched a bit found some older pics

 

[kikie]

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Brother works at the Grand Rapids airport he saw him land last night.

 

[wfooshee]

If you're in the western Florida / southern Alabama coastal area, or around Pensacola Bay, the Blue Angels are making the final official flight in the legacy F/A-18s this afternoon. They start training in the Super Hornets on the 16th, and go to El Centro in California in January for their winter training.

 

[gnomefromnome]

oh...a static display in someone's backyard

 

[Dan]

A v-tail Bonanza careening straight for the ground? I mean... it works. But yikes!

 

[RACECAR]

Finally found the source of that particular cartoonish whoosh that I've heard in so many old cartoons and movies with planes:

 

[LNSE492]

I've heard a similar noise from a Spanish F-18 Hornet too, during a fast pass whilst displaying at RIAT 2009.

Clip of it here, at around 4m 58s...