Heritage flight:

"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"

September 17, 2017, 04:52 AM

bendable

the bottom one ?

Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.

Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first

September 17, 2017, 05:24 AM

SigM4

Top to bottom, F-16, P-51, F-35, F-86.

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Complacency sucks…

September 17, 2017, 06:21 AM

Sigmund

quote:
Originally posted by SigM4:
Top to bottom, F-16, P-51, F-35, F-86.

F-35? I think it's an F-22.

http://www.acc.af.mil/Home/Aer...nts/Heritage-Flight/

September 17, 2017, 08:50 AM

valkyrie1

F35

September 17, 2017, 08:58 AM

MNSIG

Great photo.

It creates an interesting illusion that can convince the brain to think the planes are banking toward the photographer or away.

Which is true?

September 17, 2017, 10:27 AM

Pipe Smoker

Nice photo indeed. And damned high shutter speed – not a bit of blur for the P-51's prop.

September 17, 2017, 11:34 AM

lbsid

Away.

September 17, 2017, 01:00 PM

Hound Dog

Towards. Zooming in, you can see the F-86's canopy.

And that's an F-35. I thought it was a -22 at first, but I can see the single engine exhaust. They are very similar planes. . .

September 17, 2017, 02:58 PM

MNSIG

I was thinking away unless the photographer (OP?) was at their altitude.

September 17, 2017, 03:20 PM

Orguss

September 17, 2017, 03:23 PM

MNSIG

OK. Obviously turning toward us. What's the story behind the photo?

September 17, 2017, 03:49 PM

Sigmund

quote:
Originally posted by Hound Dog:

...And that's an F-35. I thought it was a -22 at first, but I can see the single engine exhaust. They are very similar planes. . .

My bad. Someone tell ACC to add the F-35 to the Heritage Flight www site!

September 17, 2017, 06:29 PM

Hound Dog

quote:
Originally posted by MNSIG:
OK. Obviously turning toward us. What's the story behind the photo?

They fly these formations at air shows to showcase our modern stuff while recalling the heritage of our warbirds and those who flew/maintained them.

The warbirds are all privately owned and flown by civilians.

September 17, 2017, 07:31 PM

MNSIG

^^^^^^

Sorry, I knew about Heritage Flights and have seen them quite a few times.

I was wondering if OP took the photo himself.