Stephen Lopez
Well I’m proud to be an Uhmerrricaaaan! (Taken with Instagram at Heaven)
That thing where the Diamond 4 flies slowly in formation from left to right and then #5 and #6 scream above the unsuspecting crowd from behind at 700mph?
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds perform, but that “Sneak Pass” gets me EVERY GODDAMN TIME.
And it never stops being awesome.
(via www.fas.org)
How would you like to look out the window of your tiny little Cessna 210 to find this monster bearing down on you at nearly twice the speed of sound?
That’s exactly what happened today, twice, as NORAD scrambled F-16s to intercept and escort two small aircraft that violated restricted airspace around President Obama’s visit to Las Vegas. Here’s the story at CNN.
The F-16 has long been my favorite jet. Just look at that sexy girl. She’s fantastic.
(via viperwest.hill.af.mil)
It moved.
(click through for the boner-inducing full size image)
If you like high-performance aircraft, you might want to watch this. Especially #3.
Holy crap these clips are incredible!
Here’s one of my more interesting shots from today’s air show practice session.
It’s not a camera trick nor is it photoshoped. That’s two planes.
