Aircraft Close-Ups

Detailed views of aircraft components, including wings, noses, and cockpits, highlighting vintage and modern aviation.

Minimalist View of Airplane Wing from Underneath

Collection of model airplanes

Bulgaria, Sofia, Outdoor Park by the National Museum of Military History, Soviet Mig-23 jet fighter

The Artemis I Orion crew module pressure vessel is loaded on NASA's Super Guppy plane in New Orleans for transport to Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 1, 2016. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Jet Engine on a Private Plane

USA, North Dakota, Fargo, Fargo Air Museum, World War 2-era, TBM Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft

Image L75-6092 is available as an electronic file from the photo lab. See URL. -- Photographed on: 08/03/75. -- By 1972 the Lunar Landing Research Facility was no longer in use for its original purpose. The 400-foot high structure was swiftly modified to allow engineers to study the dynamics of aircraft crashes. "The Impact Dynamics Research Facility is used to conduct crash testing of full-scale aircraft under controlled conditions. The aircraft are swung by cables from an A-frame structure that is approximately 400 ft. long and 230 foot high. The impact runway can be modified to simulate other grand crash environments, such as packed dirt, to meet a specific test requirement." "In 1972, NASA and the FAA embarked on a cooperative effort to develop technology for improved crashworthiness and passenger survivability in general aviation aircraft with little or no increase in weight and acceptable cost. Since then, NASA has "crashed" dozens of GA aircraft by using the lunar excursion mod

STS-134 Endeavour Sitting on Launch Pad 39A

Pilot and mechanic Loren Olsen working on Beech 18's radial engine, Juneau International Airport Float Pond, Juneau, Alaska.

AVIONETA DELANTE DEL HANGAR.

Montage of an airplane taking off against an airport gate sign and video departure schedules.

Tail of Vietnam war Airplane displayed in Saigon (Vietnam), purple

Romania, Bucharest, National Military Museum courtyard, Soviet built Mig-19 jet fighter

PAINTING: "135 at the Wash Rack" LMW. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-09952. Base: Paris Country: France (FRA)

MUSEO DEL VUELO (MUSEUM OF FLIGHT). Interior. Seattle. Estado de Washington. Estados Unidos.

Pilot poses proudly on old aircraft

USA, South Dakota, Box Elder, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Air and Space Museum, Nike Ajax Missile

A C-130 Hercules, Arlanda, Sweden.

A truck is backed into place on an USAF Reserve C-5 Galaxy destined for Iowa.(Exact date unknown). Base: Montgomery Air National Guard State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russia, Novorossiysk. Monument torpedo boat inscription to the heroes of the sailors of the Black Sea coast on the embankment in the city near the port August 18, 2023 Russia, Novorossiysk. Monument torpedo boat inscription to the heroes of the sailors of the Black Sea coast on the embankment in the city near the port August 18, 2023. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxStrelax 20826004

Closeup of rubber dinghy on trailer in parking lot in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Asia

A left front view of the B-2 advanced technology bomber in front of its hangar at Air Force Plant 42 during its rollout. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial view of a weathered DC-3 airplane wreck contrasts starkly against the surrounding black sands and vivid green moss, Eyvindarholt, Rangárþing eystra, Iceland.

Intrepid where Enterprise will be displayed

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, final preparations are made to the interior of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft before it is towed to the mate-demate device for mating with space shuttle Discovery. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is a Boeing 747 jet originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. NASA 905 is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. Discoverys new home will be the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.

Military Lockheed Martin Jets Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes T-33A Shooting Star grey mothballed

Airship below the clouds computer -generated 3D illustration with an airship below the clouds

Vintage Photograph. Vintage airplane silhouetted against a vibrant sunset sky.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery sits inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after its rollover from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1. In the VAB, Discovery will be mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters for its launch on mission STS-103. The launch date is currently under review for early December. STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, is a "call-up" due to the need to replace portions of the pointing system, the gyros, which have begun to fail on the Hubble Space Telescope. Although Hubble is operating normally and conducting its scientific observations, only three of its six gyroscopes are working properly. The gyroscopes allow the telescope to point at stars, galaxies and planets. The STS-103 crew will also be replacing a Fine Guidance Sensor and an older computer with a new enhanced model, an older data tape recorder with a solid-state digital recorder, a failed spare transmitter with a new one, and degraded i

Closeup of wingtip fuel tank on small jet engine trainer on displayat Unification Park in Gangneung, South Korea, Asia

Aan IL-38N Novella airplane of the Russian Navy flying over Saint Petersburg region, Russia.

SPAIN - Ribera del Duero (district) - Castille and Leon - BURGOS. Arandilla (comarca de Ribera del Duero); avión / escultura / monumento (53)

Allied Museum, Clayallee, Dahlem, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The Orion crew module flown on NASAs Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight test is shown on display and NASA Astronaut Nicholas Patrick speaks at an event at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, on June 16, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

On wing of flying airplane. Young businessman sitting on wing of airplane and reading book

Aircraft engine with propeller and without canopy, Friedrichshafen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

A historic ambulance, rear view, Berlin, Germany, Europe

South Vietnamese fighter plane on display at the Independence Palace, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notausstieg Notausstieg einer Mac Donnal Douglas DC3. Emergency exit of the Mac Donnal Douglas DC3 Copyright: xZoonar.com/DagmarxRichardtx 980905

Bundeswehr helicopter detail with number, Laupheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

A Douglas DC-3 of Swiss International Air Lines, Locarno, Switzerland.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Return to Flight STS-114 crew arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center in T-38 training jets to get ready for a second launch attempt aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Seen in the photo climbing out of the T-38 is Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, who represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Mission Commander Eileen Collins later told the media who waited nearby that since the scrub on July 13, the crew has focused on the on-orbit part of the mission and training for night landings using the Shuttle Training Aircraft. She praised the engineers and technicians who have been troubleshooting the elusive sensor problem and thanked them. STS-114 is scheduled to launch July 26 at 10 39 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Jet flying by The Pearl, Reykjavik, Iceland

Abandoned military DC 3 plane wreck on Solheimasandur black sand beach in Iceland

An F-8 Crusader fighter aircraft on static display at the entrance of the air station. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

Airplane view, Ireland , Rural areas. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Vilnius, Lithuania Jan 6, 2025 The interior of the Vilnius Airport and a plane propeller and timetable.

NASA test pilot Wayne Ringo” Ringelberg and photographer Carla Thomas prepare to take off for a supersonic research flight in support of the QSF18 campaign off the coast of Texas. NASA photographers and videographers take part in operations to support mission documentation.

Spaceship mural in roadside diner

DF-SC-86-09065. Country: Unknown

Canada, Alberta, Edmonton: Alberta Aviation Museum DH Mosquito WW2 Fighter/Bomber Detail

A view of a pre-tested B-52 Stratofortress aircraft wing pylon jettison on the ground. Country: Unknown

Roll out ceremony of NASA Glenn's newest research aircraft, the S-3B Viking

Colour cut-out diagram of a British 1940s commercial plane. Dated 1947

Sweden, Vastragotland and Bohuslan, Gothenburg, The Aeroseum, former underground jet fighter base built during the Cold War under rock, SAAB A37 Viggen jet fighter

F/A-18 (F-18) being moved to the 80x120ft w.t. for testing

A close-up view of the artwork on the nose of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft known as "Seacoast Lady". Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the runway apron area with a parked CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, and C-130 Hercules aircraft in use during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Pearls Airport Country: Grenada (GRD)

NASA and contractor personnel work to secure the tow bar onto the space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) shortly after Atlantis (STS-135) landed early Thursday morning, July 21, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The runway is marked to show where the nose landing gear wheels stopped. Overall, Atlantis spent 307 days in space and traveled nearly 126 million miles during its 33 flights. Atlantis, the fourth orbiter built, launched on its first mission on Oct. 3, 1985.

Soviet anti-ship combined cycle torpedo 53-56, rear view. Museum of the World ocean. Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg before 1946), Russia, Europe

The front part of the aircraft with bonnet, 6 exhaust and the inscription Double-O-Seven, Friedrichshafen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Douglas DC-3 wrecked US Navy aircraft, Solheimasandur, Solheimasandur, near Ring Road, Suourland, Sudurland, South Iceland, Iceland, Europe

Battleship model, decor for the Russian film Admiral, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Plane wreckage on the lava beach of Solheimasandur on the south coast of Iceland

Onboard number of an old war airplane Onboard number of an old military airplane Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexxTihonovx 9819607

Germany, Munich, airport, fire brigade, exercise, fire fighters, engine fire,

A British made Sea Fury fighter plane on display at the Bay of Pigs Museum, Playa Giro´n, Cuba.

Nose art of a historic fighter aircraft, North American P-51 Mustang

Model of a drone by AIRBUS, Bundeswehr Day, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A close-up view of the markings on the tail of a Swiss-made Pilatus PC-9 aircraft that is undergoing evaluation by a U.S. Army test board. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cannon outside Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong, China

Aarhus, Dok8000 stroke

George Bennie, Railroad

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