Not a trip to the zoo (Airplanes!)

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These are from the 2009 airshow at the Ontario, Oregon airport.
First up is the Aardvark. It's an FB-111. This is a high speed tactical bomber, capable of supersonic speed. It has a swing wing to lower the landing speed and improve maneuverability. It's huge, more than 73 feet long and 17 feet high, with a wingspan of 63 feet when fully extended.


The pilots are seated in a pod that can be ejected.



At the other end of the alphabet, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, aka the Warthog. Courtesy of Gowen Field at Boise, and talked into making multiple passes.

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Cool series, QuietOne!