Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (11 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Yakovlev Yak-38 Russian Navy the net

 

[Viking1066]

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.4A 419 Sqn 1955 the net

 

[Viking1066]

An SD-1D aircraft spotting dolly is used to move an F-14A Tomcat aircraft in hangar bay No. 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) 1984 the net

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[fannum]

An SD-1D aircraft spotting dolly is used to move an F-14A Tomcat aircraft in hangar bay No. 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) 1984 the net
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What is the bulkhead platform above Tomkitty nose, with maybe seating?
I was last on Saratoga, Kittyhawk and lots of Essex bird farms, and don't recall such there?

 

[c1951]

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.4A 419 Sqn 1955 the net
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The RAF did not like the gunpack and rejected the design and went for the Gloster Javelin/EE Lightning

 

[Viking1066]

Douglas R6D-1 transport of VR-3 in flight over Belmont, California 1951 the net

 

[Viking1066]

A CH-46D "Sea Knight" helicopter from the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Okinawa (LPH-3) lifts a net-load of supplies from the deck of USS Vega (AF-59) 1975 the net

 

[Viking1066]

BAC 84 Jet Provost T4 the net

 

[Viking1066]

BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk88 14 Sqn 1973 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 3 1960 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Vertol 44A Trenton 1960s the net

 

[Viking1066]

Boeing JB-52E (S/N 57-0119) in flight the net

 

[fannum]

It was bailed to General Electric in January 1966 to test the General Electric TF39-GE-1C turbofan engine, developed for the Lockheed C-5A Galaxy military transport.
Also used to test General Electric's commercial variant CF6 family of high-bypass turbofan jet engines used in Airbus 300, 330, Boeing 747/767, DC-10-10, MD-11, and Air Force One.
CF-6 high-thrust variants produced around 69,800 lbf while the B-52's J-57s topped out at 13,750 lbf of thrust per engine with water injection.
My Air Force Col. Father retired as head of J-57 management at Lackland AFB.

 

[c1951]

BAC 84 Jet Provost T4 the net
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Dreaded blue cross even painted on wrecks for the SALT talks, even old Meteors at Catterick were liberally daubed with blue cross=an inventory was being compiled for the Soviets and they inspected them

 

[Viking1066]

2 Stormo wearing commemorative colours and markings for 30°anniversary and 200.000 flying hours 1987 the net

 

[Viking1066]

An F-111 aircraft banking to the left over the Nellis Air Force Base range is carrying 24 Mark 82 low-drag 500 lb. bombs the net

 

[Viking1066]

Boeing Vertol CH-113A Voyageur Petawawa 1966 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Boeing XB-52 1950's Boeing XB-52 "Stratofortress" 1953 the net

 

[Viking1066]

USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) with AD Skyraiders of VA-176 1960 the net