QuietOne
04-18-2010, 09:10 PM
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.
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The pilots are seated in a pod that can be ejected.
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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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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.
6533
The pilots are seated in a pod that can be ejected.
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6535
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.
6536