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Post by pat perry on May 16, 2016 4:25:41 GMT 9
Check it out
www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2016/05/14/air-force-nose-art-painted-planes/82979232/
It's about time!
It took 31 days to transform this otherwise dull gray F-15 Eagle into a colorful abstract worthy of its noble avian namesake. The powerful warplane is adorned with wisp-like feathers that stretch across its 43-foot wingspan and onto its fuselage. Its nest, Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, is home to the 173rd Fighter Wing and the Air Force's only F-15C training schoolhouse. The ramp holds 32 Eagles in all.
But this bird — tail number AF79-041 — stands out among its siblings.
Pat P.
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Post by Gene on May 16, 2016 4:40:47 GMT 9
wow!!  |
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Post by Jim on May 16, 2016 7:17:36 GMT 9
Never did like 3 Fingered Jack Ryan
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Post by pat perry on May 27, 2016 6:51:15 GMT 9
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Post by Mark O on May 27, 2016 7:19:59 GMT 9
Can you identify this aircraft and tell what evolved from it?
Convair F2Y Sea Dart! (Later the YF-7A Sea Dart -- sort of -- see the Wiki link.) I suppose one could argue that the Duece, or the Six, or the Hustler evolved from it, but they all were Convair "Deltas" produced pretty much around the same time. Since this was the only supersonic seaplane, and nothing like it has ever come since -- and I am being purely academic here -- I would say nothing really evolved from it. I know. Sounds like something only I would say!  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_DartMark O |
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Post by Jim on May 27, 2016 8:39:56 GMT 9
MARK cheated!!!!!!!!!!!! When you clicked on the photo to enlarge it, Sea Dart was printed above the photo 
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Post by Mark O on May 27, 2016 8:51:13 GMT 9
MARK cheated!!!!!!!!!!!! When you clicked on the photo to enlarge it, Sea Dart was printed above the photo Oh stop it! I am a Master of the Obvious! (Remember my initials? M.O.W." What do you think the "MO" stands for?!!  That, and I am a Convair Delta junkie!! Mark O |
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Post by Gene on May 28, 2016 1:42:23 GMT 9
the usaf litho program had an art project way back in the era i got my photo litho... they had very talented people
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