pretty planes

[Dreamliner]

https://static1.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/daec9df1-2769-422c-b734-ad24e32618eb.jpeg?q=50&fit=crop&w=1500&dpr=1.5

 

[Dreamliner]

The Atlas Air cargo jet draws a crown and a '747' for the last ever Queen of the Skies.
https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/4/z/3/4/y/q/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.1240x700.262hxu.png/1675286914125.jpg?format=pjpg&optimize=medium

 

[jarigi]

https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/sync/D4E27AQErhAdvk5DAAg/articleshare-shrink_800/0/1675221149453?e=1675886400&v=beta&t=sbOCaRlRIySVbFyShc7UtR647Vox3l-3ySPGvrpw_m4

And, that's all folks.

It had a good innings......how about supersonic in this 21st century?

 

[FL30]

I always wanted one...View attachment 2205778

ZZ Top album cover

 

[LLCox]

ZZ Top album cover

I already have that.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/B-1_Bombers_on_Diego_Garcia.jpg/1280px-B-1_Bombers_on_Diego_Garcia.jpg

 

[lazy_literotic]

Rocket launch caught by pax in passing aircraft.

I'm surprised they launched it with a plane so close by.
is that the one a couple of months ago? I saw that, on my walk - it took off towards the east.

 

[Dreamliner]

Red Bull runway race.

 

[FL30]

The Air Force Is Dumping a Plane So Hot, It's Called 'Big Sexy'​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ar...sedgntp&cvid=db3f965ddc724433abe96511af2fa1b6

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA172puC.img?w=534&h=267&m=6
The Air Force is retiring a plane the plane nicknamed "Big Sexy." Saying goodbye to the KC-10 Extender will be painful, but it’s for the best.

 

[FL30]

Marine Corps pilot Robert Klingman took down enemy using his propeller​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...sedgntp&cvid=db3f965ddc724433abe96511af2fa1b6

 

[FL30]

The World's Heaviest Plane: The Story Of The An-225​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ne...sedgntp&cvid=db3f965ddc724433abe96511af2fa1b6

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA17glCR.img?w=534&h=339&m=6

 

[FL30]

Meet the ‘Caspian Sea Monster,’ the 302-Foot Cold War Superplane That May Get a Second Life as a Luxury Commuter​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...sedgntp&cvid=db3f965ddc724433abe96511af2fa1b6

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA17gl8i.img?w=534&h=334&m=6

 

[ThePitViper]

The Air Force Is Dumping a Plane So Hot, It's Called 'Big Sexy'​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ar...sedgntp&cvid=db3f965ddc724433abe96511af2fa1b6

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA172puC.img?w=534&h=267&m=6
The Air Force is retiring a plane the plane nicknamed "Big Sexy." Saying goodbye to the KC-10 Extender will be painful, but it’s for the best.

Strange that they'd retire the -10. It's a lot newer than the -135.

 

[FL30]

Strange that they'd retire the -10. It's a lot newer than the -135.

too costly besides they just bought the newer 767 as a tanker so why keep a 3-engine jet, when the 2 engines can do the same thing with a lot less fuel burn?

It's been in the works for over 10 years or so.

 

[ThePitViper]

too costly besides they just bought the newer 767 as a tanker so why keep a 3-engine jet, when the 2 engines can do the same thing with a lot less fuel burn?

It's been in the works for over 10 years or so.

Since I wasn't able to enter the services, I became a military geek, but lately, my info's been steadily out of date. :/

Thank you.

 

[FL30]

Since I wasn't able to enter the services, I became a military geek, but lately, my info's been steadily out of date. :/

Thank you.

the holdup of the 767 getting into the service was held up by a lawsuit of the manufacturer of the losing tanker proposal.

You can do a google search for more specifics

 

[Dreamliner]

A fun aircraft to fly.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/4509563f7a1f2ed6a1ed9ace96f3e692/d5841642650fce28-c3/s500x750/7751b057db2590ae95296d791b8a79c1f0610a95.jpg

 

[FL30]

The KC-46: Boeing's Military 767 With A 787-Style Cockpit​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...sedgntp&cvid=411c4c4743fa4294b84c3314fb60db28

 

[FL30]

Nine Decades Since Its First Flight: The Story Of The Boeing 247​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ne...sedgntp&cvid=411c4c4743fa4294b84c3314fb60db28

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA17foUY.img?w=534&h=240&m=6

 

[Unattached77]

Meet the ‘Caspian Sea Monster,’ the 302-Foot Cold War Superplane That May Get a Second Life as a Luxury Commuter​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...sedgntp&cvid=db3f965ddc724433abe96511af2fa1b6

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA17gl8i.img?w=534&h=334&m=6

Not the Caspian Sea Monster. This is a smaller LUN ekranoplan. The real Caspian Sea Monster (KM) was MUCH larger than this, but crashed and sank in 1980 due to pilot error. It had a huge V tail on it.
https://oldmachinepress.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/alexeyev-km-at-speed.jpg

 

[FL30]

Not the Caspian Sea Monster. This is a smaller LUN ekranoplan. The real Caspian Sea Monster (KM) was MUCH larger than this, but crashed and sank in 1980 due to pilot error. It had a huge V tail on it.
https://oldmachinepress.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/alexeyev-km-at-speed.jpg

Ok, you do realize that I didn't write the article, right?

Don't kill the messenger

 

[Dreamliner]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/975453ecdb90baf863b99cdf98e21e2a/47613dbf6c4fd99a-3a/s640x960/eec5f62b77d42b9029869508e80d0feaef1f2add.jpg

 

[Dreamliner]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2994b48bb9ff540969a10d3cbf6f122/0bae8e23f323d85c-f8/s640x806/32718753a844f488916daf93706df64ec43cec18.jpg

 

[Dreamliner]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/e8d1b62ba74d5c7442a37f879241d7d7/62efec5429dd8c11-32/s500x750/54e524c98c2153221fd6f7e8c1e4291270c65d58.jpg

 

[FL30]

The Incredible Discovery of Cold War-Era Avro Arrows At the Bottom of Lake Ontario​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...&cvid=1c989aa720dc4871b78e0a3f36f67a43&ei=131

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA17RLiN.img?w=534&h=421&m=6