XV220 Flying gracefully and very low through a Welsh valley. I really like to be the guy on top of the fuselage, that view must be amazing. (mehr von XV220)
61-0320 The first KC-135R I have ever seen painted in this white and grey colour scheme. Aircraft is based at Edwards AFB and operated by the 412th Test Wing, I guess, there have already been many interesting aircrafts at its refueling boom. (mehr von 61-0320)
N557FE These Hawaiian DC-10s are waiting for their future owner Fedex to adopt them into the fleet. Noteworthy in this picture taken from a low flying Cessna 172 are also the 4 stored Skywarriors for Raytheon Company and the ex KLM 747 (N730SA) wearing Air Algerie tail colours. (mehr von N557FE)
First I didn't have a clue what this mystery helicopter is for, but some fellow spotters were very helpful with this, thanks all! According to the information received, this heli was used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie the 6th Day. I guess it is a not flying mock-up, but I'm still not quite sure about this fact.
The western storage area with many ex American Fokker 100s, ex Continental MD-80s, ex ZIP 737s, Swissair MD-11 and many more. View from a low flying Cessna 172.
D-ABTA LH 456 heavy from FRA to LAX is reducing speed on downwind for RWY 24R. Through the hazy sunshine LAX airport, the beach and the Pacific Ocean are visible below. (mehr von D-ABTA)
80-0236 Warthog from the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Pilot is having some fun in the cockpit, please note the 'Let's Roll' nose art applied. This aircraft was stored at AMARC back in 2001 but it is has been reactivated and used as a display aircraft. (mehr von 80-0236)
HB-HZB Unfortunately this prototype PC-21 crashed at Stans-Buochs, Switzerland, on January, 13th, 2005, sadly killing the pilot. Together with sistership HB-HZA it was on a training mission for a flight display to be held in the U.A.E. on the coming weekend. (mehr von HB-HZB)
The active ramp at Mojave, with some interesting aircrafts, some F-4s awaiting conversion to drones, an AN-2, a red MIG 21, a T-33, an F-86 and even an silver F-100 (N2011M)!!. View from a low flying Cessna 172.