The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery

[HeyJoe]

Sunday stroll at Fallon

Look who has F/A-18F now!

Ragin' Bull in decent light

E-2 business end

MiG killers enshrinement outside TOPGUN spaces and hangar

40 Years and counting

Business end of Prowler

Checkerboard

The end

HJ Photos

 

[Hozer]

Damn HJ, you almost make Fallon look pretty. Almost.

 

[Lobster]

I dunno it looks pretty good with lawn orniments like these...:tongue2_1

HJ Photos

HJ Photos

 

[bunk22]

Funny Thing Here, I never did Like anything that Fly's and has the Ka-Pellar on the Top. These things just Beat the Air into Submission! But, I guess someone has to Support Them.:sleep_125

 

[Hozer]

You may fire when ready, Gridley.

 

[MasterBates]

MB, if You are Older than the Hornet, You have to be Older than about 30. I was working at McDonnell Douglas when the First F-18 Airframe was Laid out, and I watched the very 1st panels go together, they were the Nose Section and Forward Cockpit of the Very 1st Hornet. That was, (The "Captain" is here) either '78 or early '79.You're just a "Billy Boot" Son! What's a "60 Fleet", MB? Also, You mentioned "AD Pilots", Hell I worked on the AD Skyraiders in the '50's. Guess I'm not Up To this new Military Lingo anymore, THANK GOD!

Yep. Still older than hornets.

 

[scoolbubba]

without asking anything about capes/classified nonsense, does the little propeller whirlygig on the end of the Prowlers pylon store create power for the store (slinging trons is the lingo?)

mods feel free to throw in stupid questions thread, or delete if this is inappropriate.

 

[Lobster]

the little propeller whirlygig

ah yes the technical term haha...


(P.S. I've got no idea what its called either I just got a laugh out of the word whirlygig haha )

 

[rare21]

ah yes it reminds me of as i was selecting out of advanced, i asked E5B something about the "pontoons" yes the "pontoons" on an H-53, and he took quite a while to answer and if i could have seen his face it would of been one of total confusion and stupendous hilarity but i eventually found out they were called "sponsons" i believe (been a while since the FRS) and i did indeed ask my wife to slap me silly for even pondering the idea that they were called "pontoons" (i had no idea what else to call them)

 

[ea6bflyr]

without asking anything about capes/classified nonsense, does the little propeller whirlygig on the end of the Prowlers pylon store create power for the store (slinging trons is the lingo?)

The proper name is a Ram Air Turbine commonly referred to as a RAT. And yes, those power the pods.

-ea6bflyr

 

[scoolbubba]

Well that doesn't look like a turban at all.


How was I supposed to know it was called that, I'm not a high speed jet bub...?!

 

[Checkert]

I noticed that the C-40's in the pictures as well as other Navy C-9's and Gulfstream's no longer have tailcodes, squadron identifiers, or even United States Navy on them. Is this for security reasons since 9/11?

 

[Uncle Fester]

It's so as to not offend local sensibilities when on the road. Some of the VR guys fly into places where we'd rather keep a low profile.

 

[LazersGoPEWPEW]

Some F/A-18C love.

 

[Flash]

I noticed that the C-40's in the pictures as well as other Navy C-9's and Gulfstream's no longer have tailcodes, squadron identifiers, or even United States Navy on them. Is this for security reasons since 9/11?

It's so as to not offend local sensibilities when on the road. Some of the VR guys fly into places where we'd rather keep a low profile.

These incidents at Shannon Airport, Ireland were probably a big part of that:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1028/kellym.html

http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0308/shannon.html

I believe both aircraft were Navy VR birds (at least one was a C-40).