Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (22 Viewers)

[syscom3]

I baconed it as I may be a bit biased as I worked on those in a previous life! Thanks for posting it.

You are welcome!

 

[syscom3]

Milton O. Thompson with a Lockheed JF-104A Starfighter at Edwards Air Force Base, 20 December 1962.

 

[syscom3]

An air-to-air right side view of a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft carrying an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile, 21 December 1982.
This is the first flight of an F-15 with the ASAT weapon.

 

[GTX]

 

[syscom3]

A U.S. Air Force F-16A 'Fighting Falcon', 80-0605 of the 10th TFS (Hahn AFB) is taxiiing past the Ramstein ATC tower at
Ramstein, Germany, 22 December 1982.

 

[herman1rg]

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What is that?

 

[cammerjeff]

Its the Baade 152, a very unsuccessful East German Jet Airliner

The Troubled East German Baade 152 Was Also The World’s Worst Jet Airliner

While it was a stunning looking aircraft, East Germany's Baade 152 was a trouble airliner with a test program that would end in tragedy.

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[special ed]

Both of them!
I think I remember the other had the glass bombardier nose of the Tu-104. Is that ti in the rear?

 

[cammerjeff]

I think the 1st one with the bicycle landing gear had the glass nose.

Photo from the link I posted in Post #787

 

[special ed]

Thanks for the link. I had forgotten there were three prototypes. Perhaps the aircraft in back in the hangar is number three as the nacelles are different from the two pictured, as well, the nose glazing seems different.

 

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[syscom3]

A side view of the left wing pylon of an F-15 "Air-to-Ground Strike" Eagle aircraft. Attached to the pylon is a GBU-15
multiple bomb carrier loaded with CBU-58 bombs. Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 23 December 1982. Despite being
designed purely as an air superiority fighter, with "Not a Pound for Air-to-Ground," the Eagle turned out to be pretty
good at ground attack as well, leading to the development of the F-15E Strike Eagle.

 

[stug3]

F-4E Phantoms over Burg Hohenzollern, Germany

 

[Wurger]

 

[ARTESH]

I wonder what does the family do, nowadays, with almost no kingdoms / empires, compared to their golden age...

 

[GTX]

 

[Glider]

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That is an absolute belter

 

[syscom3]

26 December 1982: First flight of the Antonov An-124 (NATO Condor). Soviet strategic airlift jet aircraft.

 

[syscom3]

A pair of U.S. Air Force CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopters from the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service receive
maintenance while parked on the ramp, at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, 26 December 1982.

 

[GTX]