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CV landing ...

Somewhere in the Ukraine end 1980th.

Don't know why? I have to drive so fast My car has nothing to prove It's not new But it'll do 0 to 60 in 5.2, oh

An-12 at an airfield on crimean peninsula, end 1980th. EDIT: Ups, posted one day to early. Sorry.

Fly the Finest....

I don't know for WW2, but in the 50s/60s the USN definitely also had blocks. At that time blocks were visually applied by small letters after the BuNo, beginning with A up to Z and then starting with AA and so on. I spent some time in the past, looking for those for the Skyhawks, but it seems, it's not entirely the same blocksystem as the one from the USAF. USN-blocks seem to be small production badges of planes. For A-4Ms for example the productionblocks were like 12-13 and up to 24 planes (158 planes made in blocks A-J). On A-4Cs the blockletters reach up to AA or AB. Unfortunately I couldn't find any references on what the actual differences on different block letters were. Those letters were also used on other USN planes (F-4, F4D for example), but not for a very long time. Sorry for the hijack. Thanks for the input on F-16 blocks.

US Navy TV-2D JetStar drone controller...

twenty

"Skorpion". The polish idea of a light ground support aircraft of end 1980th, early 1990th.

Algunos son pedidos (ventas) otros algún día estarán para la descarga. La migración a Windows 10 y discos solidos es media complicada.

in an alternate Top Gun

The V thing is a mess.........currently Lockheed refer it being an upgrade package for older F-16s getting some of the Block 70/72 features. New build F-16s on the other hand seem to be F-16C/D Block 70 or 72 as it stands. Back in the 80s the Block 50 was supposedly a cheaper scaled back Block 70 proposal according to RAND. Then Block 70 may have been unofficially used to refer to the F-16IN Super Viper for India (Based on the Block 60) going 15 years back. The New Block70/72 on the other hand are not based on the Block 60 but are just the next iteration of the Block 50+ / 52+ (or advanced)

im not 100% certain, but my money is on...... money. small incremental block increases get overlooked and approved in the budget process easier than major model letter upgrades. amusingly, some of the older birds have gone to Block system as well, such as the KC-135R Block 45 upgrade

Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister And you'll never see me no more

Phantom F.3 alias F-4J(UK) is going vertical over Guernsey

Snake hunt.

Bayraktar & Akıncı

you call that heavy? even SAC only calls them "medium"

Vulcans at parking positions, while Lightnings performing a squadron take off.

Those are nice................... Greek Fire, circa 1989 in Anatolia. Okay, 1st things 1st. I did not drop this weapon; my wingman did. The fact that I armed his a/c with it is not germane to the situation. (Besides, the Luftwaffe wasn't even in the area)

Lets go take some pictures.....

where's the Whiskey from? ------------------ gawd, even the recce boys gotta go show off......

Firebirds