±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 941
Total: 941
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: News Archive
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Photo Gallery
07: Community Forums
08: Home
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Member Screenshots
12: Photo Gallery
13: Photo Gallery
14: Photo Gallery
15: Community Forums
16: Home
17: Community Forums
18: Member Screenshots
19: Your Account
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Home
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Your Account
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Member Screenshots
33: Community Forums
34: Photo Gallery
35: News Archive
36: Community Forums
37: Home
38: Community Forums
39: Photo Gallery
40: Community Forums
41: Downloads
42: Member Screenshots
43: Your Account
44: Downloads
45: News Archive
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Photo Gallery
49: Downloads
50: Member Screenshots
51: Home
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Downloads
55: Home
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Photo Gallery
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Home
68: Community Forums
69: Photo Gallery
70: Photo Gallery
71: Home
72: Member Screenshots
73: Downloads
74: Home
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: News Archive
80: Your Account
81: News Archive
82: Community Forums
83: News Archive
84: Home
85: Member Screenshots
86: Photo Gallery
87: Community Forums
88: Home
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Home
92: Member Screenshots
93: Photo Gallery
94: Statistics
95: Home
96: Downloads
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: Photo Gallery
100: Photo Gallery
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Home
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Photo Gallery
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Photo Gallery
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Photo Gallery
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Your Account
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Member Screenshots
124: Home
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Member Screenshots
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Photo Gallery
132: Community Forums
133: Photo Gallery
134: News
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Home
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Tell a Friend
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Photo Gallery
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Member Screenshots
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Home
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Member Screenshots
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Your Account
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Downloads
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: News Archive
173: Home
174: Member Screenshots
175: Home
176: Home
177: Member Screenshots
178: Community Forums
179: Downloads
180: Home
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Home
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Home
191: Member Screenshots
192: Photo Gallery
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Member Screenshots
196: Photo Gallery
197: Community Forums
198: Your Account
199: Home
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Member Screenshots
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Home
207: Community Forums
208: Community Forums
209: Photo Gallery
210: Community Forums
211: Downloads
212: Community Forums
213: Photo Gallery
214: Community Forums
215: Photo Gallery
216: Photo Gallery
217: Photo Gallery
218: Community Forums
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Photo Gallery
224: Your Account
225: Member Screenshots
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Member Screenshots
229: Your Account
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Home
234: Home
235: Home
236: Community Forums
237: Photo Gallery
238: Community Forums
239: Statistics
240: Community Forums
241: Member Screenshots
242: Community Forums
243: Photo Gallery
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Member Screenshots
254: News Archive
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: News Archive
261: Community Forums
262: Member Screenshots
263: Community Forums
264: Member Screenshots
265: Home
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Community Forums
270: Photo Gallery
271: Community Forums
272: Home
273: Community Forums
274: Your Account
275: Community Forums
276: Photo Gallery
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: News
281: Statistics
282: Community Forums
283: Home
284: Home
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Member Screenshots
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Your Account
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: News Archive
302: Downloads
303: Home
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Home
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Home
311: Community Forums
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Home
320: News
321: Home
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Member Screenshots
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Home
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Member Screenshots
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Home
345: Home
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Community Forums
351: Home
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Member Screenshots
361: Community Forums
362: Photo Gallery
363: News Archive
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Statistics
368: Downloads
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Downloads
373: Community Forums
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Photo Gallery
377: Member Screenshots
378: Photo Gallery
379: Photo Gallery
380: Community Forums
381: Home
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: Downloads
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Downloads
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Photo Gallery
397: Member Screenshots
398: Member Screenshots
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums
401: Member Screenshots
402: Community Forums
403: Home
404: Community Forums
405: Community Forums
406: Photo Gallery
407: Community Forums
408: Home
409: Community Forums
410: Community Forums
411: Member Screenshots
412: Downloads
413: Photo Gallery
414: Community Forums
415: Community Forums
416: Home
417: Home
418: Community Forums
419: Home
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Photo Gallery
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Community Forums
432: Photo Gallery
433: Home
434: Community Forums
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Photo Gallery
441: Community Forums
442: News Archive
443: Community Forums
444: Photo Gallery
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Home
448: Community Forums
449: Member Screenshots
450: Home
451: Community Forums
452: Photo Gallery
453: Home
454: Photo Gallery
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: News
458: Downloads
459: Member Screenshots
460: Member Screenshots
461: Contact
462: Your Account
463: Member Screenshots
464: News
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Home
472: Home
473: Community Forums
474: Home
475: Community Forums
476: Home
477: Home
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Photo Gallery
481: Downloads
482: Photo Gallery
483: Member Screenshots
484: Community Forums
485: Member Screenshots
486: Community Forums
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Member Screenshots
490: Photo Gallery
491: Community Forums
492: Member Screenshots
493: Community Forums
494: Photo Gallery
495: Your Account
496: Community Forums
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Member Screenshots
502: Community Forums
503: Home
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Downloads
509: Member Screenshots
510: Community Forums
511: Home
512: Community Forums
513: Home
514: Your Account
515: Downloads
516: Home
517: Community Forums
518: Downloads
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Photo Gallery
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: News
525: Community Forums
526: Your Account
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Member Screenshots
532: Home
533: Home
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Statistics
537: Photo Gallery
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Photo Gallery
543: Home
544: Photo Gallery
545: Community Forums
546: News
547: Community Forums
548: Home
549: Member Screenshots
550: Community Forums
551: Community Forums
552: Community Forums
553: Photo Gallery
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Photo Gallery
557: Community Forums
558: Downloads
559: Downloads
560: Photo Gallery
561: Community Forums
562: Community Forums
563: Photo Gallery
564: Community Forums
565: Photo Gallery
566: Photo Gallery
567: Your Account
568: Home
569: Statistics
570: Your Account
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Member Screenshots
574: Community Forums
575: Community Forums
576: Photo Gallery
577: News
578: Community Forums
579: Photo Gallery
580: Member Screenshots
581: Community Forums
582: Community Forums
583: Downloads
584: Downloads
585: Community Forums
586: Community Forums
587: Your Account
588: Photo Gallery
589: Downloads
590: Community Forums
591: Community Forums
592: Home
593: Community Forums
594: Photo Gallery
595: Community Forums
596: Community Forums
597: Your Account
598: Member Screenshots
599: Photo Gallery
600: Community Forums
601: News Archive
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Community Forums
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: Photo Gallery
608: Home
609: Community Forums
610: Home
611: Community Forums
612: Community Forums
613: Your Account
614: Photo Gallery
615: Community Forums
616: Home
617: Community Forums
618: Community Forums
619: Community Forums
620: Community Forums
621: Photo Gallery
622: Community Forums
623: Community Forums
624: Community Forums
625: Photo Gallery
626: Community Forums
627: Downloads
628: Home
629: Home
630: Community Forums
631: Community Forums
632: Home
633: Community Forums
634: Community Forums
635: Home
636: Community Forums
637: Community Forums
638: Member Screenshots
639: Community Forums
640: Community Forums
641: Community Forums
642: Home
643: Home
644: Community Forums
645: Home
646: Community Forums
647: Photo Gallery
648: Community Forums
649: Your Account
650: Community Forums
651: Community Forums
652: Community Forums
653: Photo Gallery
654: Community Forums
655: Home
656: Tell a Friend
657: Photo Gallery
658: Photo Gallery
659: Community Forums
660: Home
661: Downloads
662: Home
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Community Forums
666: Photo Gallery
667: Community Forums
668: Community Forums
669: Community Forums
670: Community Forums
671: Community Forums
672: Community Forums
673: Photo Gallery
674: Downloads
675: Home
676: Community Forums
677: Home
678: Downloads
679: Home
680: Community Forums
681: Downloads
682: Photo Gallery
683: Home
684: Your Account
685: News Archive
686: Community Forums
687: Community Forums
688: Home
689: Home
690: Home
691: Community Forums
692: Community Forums
693: Community Forums
694: Community Forums
695: Home
696: Photo Gallery
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: Home
700: Statistics
701: Community Forums
702: Home
703: Your Account
704: Community Forums
705: Photo Gallery
706: Home
707: Community Forums
708: Community Forums
709: Downloads
710: Community Forums
711: Photo Gallery
712: Home
713: Home
714: Community Forums
715: Community Forums
716: Community Forums
717: Community Forums
718: Community Forums
719: Community Forums
720: Community Forums
721: Community Forums
722: Member Screenshots
723: Community Forums
724: Community Forums
725: Photo Gallery
726: Photo Gallery
727: Downloads
728: Downloads
729: Community Forums
730: Community Forums
731: Community Forums
732: Home
733: Community Forums
734: Community Forums
735: Community Forums
736: Community Forums
737: Community Forums
738: Community Forums
739: Community Forums
740: Community Forums
741: Community Forums
742: Photo Gallery
743: Community Forums
744: Community Forums
745: Community Forums
746: Community Forums
747: Community Forums
748: Community Forums
749: Community Forums
750: Downloads
751: Downloads
752: Community Forums
753: Community Forums
754: Community Forums
755: Community Forums
756: Photo Gallery
757: Home
758: Community Forums
759: Community Forums
760: Home
761: Community Forums
762: Community Forums
763: Community Forums
764: Community Forums
765: Home
766: Community Forums
767: Photo Gallery
768: Downloads
769: Community Forums
770: Photo Gallery
771: Community Forums
772: Community Forums
773: Community Forums
774: Home
775: Community Forums
776: Community Forums
777: Community Forums
778: Community Forums
779: Community Forums
780: Community Forums
781: Member Screenshots
782: Photo Gallery
783: Home
784: Statistics
785: Community Forums
786: Home
787: Home
788: Community Forums
789: News Archive
790: Member Screenshots
791: Community Forums
792: Photo Gallery
793: Community Forums
794: Community Forums
795: Member Screenshots
796: Community Forums
797: Community Forums
798: Community Forums
799: Home
800: Community Forums
801: Community Forums
802: News Archive
803: News
804: Downloads
805: Community Forums
806: Community Forums
807: Member Screenshots
808: Community Forums
809: Member Screenshots
810: Community Forums
811: Community Forums
812: Community Forums
813: Community Forums
814: Photo Gallery
815: Community Forums
816: Community Forums
817: Community Forums
818: Community Forums
819: Downloads
820: Home
821: Home
822: Community Forums
823: Your Account
824: Community Forums
825: Community Forums
826: Community Forums
827: Community Forums
828: Community Forums
829: Community Forums
830: Community Forums
831: Community Forums
832: Member Screenshots
833: Community Forums
834: Community Forums
835: Photo Gallery
836: Photo Gallery
837: Member Screenshots
838: Community Forums
839: Community Forums
840: Member Screenshots
841: Community Forums
842: Community Forums
843: Photo Gallery
844: Community Forums
845: Member Screenshots
846: Community Forums
847: Community Forums
848: Community Forums
849: Home
850: Downloads
851: Community Forums
852: Community Forums
853: Photo Gallery
854: Photo Gallery
855: Community Forums
856: Your Account
857: Member Screenshots
858: Community Forums
859: Photo Gallery
860: Community Forums
861: Community Forums
862: Community Forums
863: Community Forums
864: Community Forums
865: Community Forums
866: Member Screenshots
867: News Archive
868: Community Forums
869: Community Forums
870: News
871: Community Forums
872: Member Screenshots
873: Member Screenshots
874: Member Screenshots
875: Home
876: Home
877: Community Forums
878: Photo Gallery
879: Community Forums
880: Community Forums
881: Community Forums
882: Community Forums
883: Community Forums
884: Community Forums
885: Photo Gallery
886: Community Forums
887: Community Forums
888: Community Forums
889: Community Forums
890: Community Forums
891: Community Forums
892: Community Forums
893: Community Forums
894: Community Forums
895: Downloads
896: Home
897: Community Forums
898: Community Forums
899: Community Forums
900: Community Forums
901: Community Forums
902: Community Forums
903: Community Forums
904: Community Forums
905: Community Forums
906: Member Screenshots
907: Home
908: Community Forums
909: News Archive
910: Community Forums
911: Community Forums
912: Community Forums
913: Community Forums
914: Community Forums
915: Community Forums
916: Community Forums
917: Community Forums
918: Community Forums
919: Home
920: Community Forums
921: Community Forums
922: Community Forums
923: Community Forums
924: Community Forums
925: Home
926: Home
927: Photo Gallery
928: Downloads
929: Home
930: Member Screenshots
931: Downloads
932: Photo Gallery
933: Community Forums
934: Your Account
935: News Archive
936: Home
937: Community Forums
938: Statistics
939: Downloads
940: Community Forums
941: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Something you don't often see :: Archived
A general meeting place for all pilots!
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Officer's Club

Topic Archived View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
C_Sherman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 590

PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:05 am
Post subject: Something you don't often see

Hiya,

Heading for lunch yesterday, I look up to see a P51 and an F15 flying formation. On the way back, a P47 flying wing with an F4 was on downwind leg overhead.

There is a certification deal at the AFB here this week, for airshow formation flying, and I heard there are a bunch of unusual and historic a/c in town for it.

Now, we have all seen a P51 model and an F15 model on a table, and some of us have been fortunate enough to see both in person. I still found it amazing to compare the size of the two side-by-side in flight. The F15 looks HUGE compared to the P51!

The P47 looked less tiny compared to the F4, but it was amusing watching the F4 pilot struggling to keep his speed down enough and still stay airborne.

(P51 and P47 were in civilian clothes, and I couldn't tell what the F4 was dressed as...supposed to be a wing of German F4s over at Holloman in New Mexico.)

As we finished up our 18.7 mile ruck march today, they were flying four-ships. Among the warbirds there must be two P51s, but that seems to be the only duplication. Weird to see an F4, an F15 and an F16, all flying formation on a P47 lead. The F4 was really struggling to stay in tight...doesn't like the slow speeds!

Earlier today, an F15, a P47, and a P51, with an F86 flying lead, flew past outside my window.

They had an F22 flying around too yesterday. Pretty loud...which, in addition to the US$150 million price tag, is one of many major gripes about it. There's a P40 tooling around, too.

The guy at the hobby shop was positively frothing to show me his pics yesterday...barely more than dots on the screenful of sky. He was thrilled with them, but I doubt he has the megapixels for a 40x enlargement to show any detail at all!

C

_________________
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it
will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
-Herm Albright

Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
SFC_Jeff_Button
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1311
Location: Ft Hood, TX
PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:48 am
Post subject: Re: Something you don't often see

I'm not familiar with your location, where were these planes flying?

_________________
SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7019
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:36 am
Post subject: Re: Something you don't often see

Great story Sherman and I've seen the F15 and P51 flying together a couple of years ago in Indianapolis at the air show there.

And you're right, the F15 is huge compared to the P51. We (Com Central) had a convention in St. Louis and got to tour the Air National Guard Air Base there. The F15 is their primary aircraft and lucky for us, got a grand tour of those birds up close. The F15 is amazingly loud...

Did you tell the guy at the hobby shop about Com Central? (Shameless plug)....LOL. Wink
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-1Bullet
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 1117
Location: Odessa, Texas
PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:20 pm
Post subject: Re: Something you don't often see


This pic was taken at the Commemorative Air Force Airshow 2005
F-15, F-4, P-51
To learn more about the heritage flight go to the link below
www2.acc.af.mil/airdem...ritage.htm

_________________

You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
C_Sherman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 590

PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:21 am
Post subject: Re: Something you don't often see

- SFC_Jeff_Button
I'm not familiar with your location, where were these planes flying?


Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ.

They were out again today, practicing their individual programs. My son and I watched the F15 and the P47 doing aerobatics and showing off.

There was a new (or at least one I hadn't seen before) F4 flying with them today, dressed in camo topside. Even my son could see what a struggle it was for the pilot to fly formation with the slower propeller-driven aircraft. Meanwhile, an F16 was just cruising along with it's nose in the air (high AOA), like it was designed to fly that way!

From the side, the mixed formations are funny to look at, because the prop jobs are flying straight and level, while the jets are all at high AOAs.

Amazing how those old warbirds draw out the kid in even a cynical barstard like me, and still fascinate the kids. It did set me back a moment, when my son said "Oh, yeah. Those are in my Medal of Extreme Heroic Valor (or something like that) game". I guess that is how our kids are experiencing history, if we don't drag them out of their darkened rooms now and then...

Chuck

_________________
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it
will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
-Herm Albright

Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
SFC_Jeff_Button
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1311
Location: Ft Hood, TX
PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:45 am
Post subject: Re: Something you don't often see

My two boys know about bazookas, M1 rifles, 45 colts, and various armor by playing "Medal of Honor" and some of the other PS2 and X-Box games. As an Infantry NCO I get a kick out of it. They both have taken a shine to armor, helicopter, and plane research as I have since volunteering at the Fort irwin museum.
Thats an awsome picture, lucky you and your son are to see that. Not many are as lucky as you to see those three fly together at the same time. Do you have some more pictures?

_________________
SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Officer's Club
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours

Archive Revive
Username:
This is an archived topic - your reply will not be appended here.
Instead, a new topic will be generated in the active forum.
The new topic will provide a reference link to this archived topic.