F-18C Hornet Carrier Pass 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Great shot here for an F/A-18C Hornet doing a low pass over a carrier. I'd love to spend a day on a carrier getting great pics like these!

F-15E Strike Eagle Artistic 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot here of an F-15E Strike Eagle. Always amazing when engineers turn a purebred A/A fighter into an A/G bomber. Just before I left Nellis, I worked on F-15E's. Sweet plane.

Enjoy!

Weathered and Dirty F-16C 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a rare shot of a weathered and thoroughly sandy/dusty F-16C. It's obvious that the wartime turn ratios and priorities don't include a peace-time wash cycle. Still, it's not even close to some of the Navy aircraft I've seen. Check out the leaks down the sides and in the back.

A-7 Corsair II 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I was recently digging around some of the archives and found this beauty. It's a shot of the A-7 Corsair II. I'd like to say that I know what variant it is, but I don't. It's probably an A-7E but who knows?

Anyone remember the acronym for this little, under-powered jet?

SLUF: Short Little Ugly F----R

The A-7D version (for the USAF) had the distinction of being the only aircraft to ever make my eyes tear-up from the nearly toxic jet engine exhaust. Trust me, you never wanted to be stuck behind a bunch of these aircraft on the flightline.

When I was at Nellis during the 80's, there were a bunch of A-7s stationed there to train the F-117 pilots out at Never-Never Land (Area 51). Most of us knew they were a ruse, but we didn't know what for until the F-117 was declassified.

European Trip Report

Hopefully things were pretty normal while I was gone. I just returned from a 20 day vacation to Europe and had a blast. My wife and I visited Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome. One great thing about our visit to Paris is that we were there for the Bastille Day ceremonies.

We actually got up early and made it out to the parade route. The highlight for me was the fly-over of nearly 100 aircraft and helicopters. :)

I put together a brief video for family and friends. I figured I'd post it here for some of you to enjoy. My life is pretty busy these days with travel (both business and pleasure). Next week I'll be in California again and then over in Birmingham Alabama. I've spent more time away from home that at home over the last three months.

Thanks again to all of you that visit the site. None of this would be possible without you.

F-35A Test Aircraft 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Now that the F/A-22 Raptor is canceled, get ready to see a million of these F-35s coming to the skies near you. It may not be the sexiest fighter in the air, but it's quite technologically sophisticated.