Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (62 Viewers)

Viking1066 · Feb 13, 2026

Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune 407 Sqn British Columbia 1963 AIRH

Count de Bastrop · Feb 13, 2026

GTX said:
One is in slight dive with full power, the other is in slight climb with min power I suspect

If one was in a dive and the other in a climb, they wouldn't be together for very long at all. In truth, the KB-50 was at max speed and thus low alpha (angle-of-attack), while the F-104 was much nearer to minimum speed, and thus a higher alpha. Together, they may have been in a slight dive to allow the KB-50 to reach a higher speed.

GTX · Feb 14, 2026

Acree said:
If one was in a dive and the other in a climb, they wouldn't be together for very long at all. In truth, the KB-50 was at max speed and thus low alpha (angle-of-attack), while the F-104 was much nearer to minimum speed, and thus a higher alpha. Together, they may have been in a slight dive to allow the KB-50 to reach a higher speed.

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special ed · Feb 14, 2026

Acree said:
If one was in a dive and the other in a climb, they wouldn't be together for very long at all. In truth, the KB-50 was at max speed and thus low alpha (angle-of-attack), while the F-104 was much nearer to minimum speed, and thus a higher alpha. Together, they may have been in a slight dive to allow the KB-50 to reach a higher speed.

Note flap position on the 104.

Viking1066 · Feb 14, 2026

Fleet Oiler USS Tappahannock (AO-43) passes jet aircraft fuel to the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), while USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) comes alongside to starboard to receive mail HIST