random pics that YOU have taken.......

[djmcmath]

Originally posted by StevoRocket
Dixons - the high street high tech store in the UK, today stopped selling 35mm cameras. Digital is outselling 35mm by 15 to 1.

Guys like me are a slowly dying breed. I'm going to go spend the evening in the darkroom printing 4x5s to commemorate. (sigh)

[Por_sha911]

Originally posted by xlr8

Hey! That's one nice looking white 87 in this pic. Looks like the trip up to the Cherohalla Skyway. We need to do that again!

[Por_sha911]

Here's the view at our stopping point that day:

[Robert Coats]

More here:
Oshkosh 2005 Pics

[Brother]

Cool, I took this photo from your oshkosh library. I fly these.

Actually I fly the ones with the XL on the tail on the right side of the picture.

[ronin]

the F5. one of my all-time faves. not much of a payload capacity though

[Brother]

Similar. But these are both T38's. The black one is an A model and the gray one is a newly upgraded T-38C model with the slightly more powerful engines.

[CJFusco]

May 6, 2005

[ronin]

Originally posted by Brother
Similar. But these are both T38's. The black one is an A model and the gray one is a newly upgraded T-38C model with the slightly more powerful engines.

wow. could've fooled me. forgot all about the trainer. they do use the same platform, no? so how does the F20 figure in all of this? (besides the single engine)

[Brother]

The F-5 has some different spraybars in the engine that makes it more powerful and only the rear cockpit is present. So the nose looks much longer. Some countries still use it. iran for one.

I'm not sure the F-20 was ever put into production.

[xlr8]

[MFAFF]

Few more differnces between the T-38 and F-5... different engines and intakes... slightly differnet wing planform and geometry, and most of all differnt fuselage.. the F-5 (sinlge seat versions aprt) have a longer and slightly flatter and fatter fuselage...mainly towards the front....to get the twin cannons in and to increase internal volume...avioincs etc etc.

Nose is also longer...

F-5A and B are pretty thin on the operational side, however few more nations still use the F-5E and F..

F-5G was renamed the F-20 because it was so different....and praised by Chuck Yeager as the best dog fighter he had ever flown.

USN and USAF wanted it as dissimilar ACM aircraft, but cost precluded such a dedicated programme.... F-16 and F-18s used instead....as well as F-5s and A-4s...Only three F-20s were built and only one survives.

F-5s also served as the basis for the X-29 and the SSB Research aircraft
http://www.rosamondproperties.com/sonic_boom.html
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/x-29.htm

[DonDavis]

Museum of Natural History.

[StevoRocket]

Taken in Germany of course. A3 2.0 T Sportback. (run in for 2000 miles)

[Erakad]

Hey I've got one of those too. Taken in GM, VW Golf TDI.



Hmmm...post 359 (not that I'm counting)

[xlr8]

[djmcmath]

That's a sweet shot, Russ. Where is it?

[xlr8]

NYC

[StevoRocket]

NYC using Google Earth

[scottmandue]

Originally posted by MFAFF
Only three F-20s were built and only one survives.

And it is hanging from the ceiling where I work!