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Military Aircraft Close-Ups

Dramatic views of various military aircraft including turbofan engines, fighters, and amphibious planes against cloudy skies. Emphasizing power and functionality.

Close-up view of wingtip ESM sensors on a U.S. Navy E-6A Mercury aircraft.

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with orbiter Columbia on top takes off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip. In the foreground is another SCA, which brought Atlantis back to KSC from California. The ferry flight began in California March 1. Unfavorable weather conditions kept it on the ground at Dyess AFB, Texas, until it could return to Florida. Columbia is returning from a 17-month-long modification and refurbishment process as part of a routine maintenance plan. The orbiter will next fly on mission STS-107, scheduled Oct. 25

USA, Florida, Leesburg, WW II military airplanes

An IL-78 tanker and a Tu-160 bomber of Russian Air Force.

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Vintage Military Airplanes in flight

Condor Flying condor in the Colca canyon,Peru Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 11324044

A C-2A Greyhound aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour lands in darkness on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after 14 days in space, completing the 5.7-million-mile STS-130 mission to the International Space Station on orbit 217. Main gear touchdown was at 10 20 31 p.m. EST followed by nose gear touchdown at 10 20 39 p.m. and wheels stop at 10 22 10 p.m. It was the 23rd night landing in shuttle history and the 17th at Kennedy. Aboard are Commander George Zamka; Pilot Terry Virts; and Mission Specialists Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick, Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson. During Endeavour's STS-130 mission, astronauts installed the Tranquility node, a module that provides additional room for crew members and many of the station's life support and environmental control systems. Attached to Tranquility is a cupola with seven windows that provide a panoramic view of Earth, celestial objects and visiting spacecraft. The module was built in Turin, I

Planes on display -Sun n Fun airshow, Lakeland Florida

SR-71B Blackbird slices across the snowy southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California after being refueled by an Air Force Flight Test Center tanker during a recent flight. Capable of flying more than 2200 mph and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet, they are excellent platforms for research and experiments in aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, thermal protection materials, atmospheric studies, and sonic boom characterization.

take off of an old airplane from the runway

Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 5, and Capt. Nicholas Eberling, Thunderbird 6, fly back from Minden, Nev., Aug. 25, 2015.

Aerial of speed boat on calm water

Bottom view of the DC-3 aircraft Bottom view of the famous DC-3 aircraft Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonardoxBrigantix 9304249

Proteus and an F/A-18 Hornet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are seen here in flight over Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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A B-52D Stratofortress bomber rests on static display just past the base's main gate. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of an F-117A Stealth fighter aircraft parked in a hangar during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Details of the plane against a picturesque sunset

Front view of the DC-3 Dakota aircraft Front view of the famous DC-3 Dakota aircraft Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonardoxBrigantix 9299281

Russian helicopters

Aerial View of YB-49, Jet-Propelled Version of the Northrop Flying Wing. Aerial View of YB-49, Jet-Propelled Version of the Northrop Flying Wing.

Lear Jet (NASA 705) in flight over Central CA.

B-52H Stratofortress aircrafts taxi down the Mass Parking Apron at Minot Air Force, North Dakota, Aug. 17, 2022. The temporary deployment of strategic bombers demonstrates the flexibility, readiness and global deterrence and enhances skills and relationships necessary to confront any global challenges.

Graham Parker (Australia), racing in NZ Gliding Grand Prix, near Omarama, South Island, New Zealand

NASA's modified Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 skims over portions of the U.S. Borax mine during a recent mission from the Dryden Flight Research Center.

An air-to-air right side view of the first C-5 Galaxy aircraft to be painted in a camouflage pattern. State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A floating crane lowers an A-37 Dragonfly aircraft from the container ship Tyson Lykes to a Navy barge. The aircraft will have its protective cover removed and will be reassembled at the U.S. Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, Kisarazu, Japan, prior to being flown to Osan Air Base, South Korea. There it will be used as a maintenance trainer. Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN)

A North American Aviation A-5A Vigilante (Navy serial number 147858/NASA tail number 858) arrived from the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, MD, on December 19, 1962, at the NASA Flight Research Center (now, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA). The Center flew the A-5A in a year-long series of flights in support of the U.S. supersonic transport program. The Center flew the aircraft to determine the let-down and approach conditions of a supersonic transport flying into a dense air traffic network. With the completion of the research flights, the Center sent the A-5A back to the Navy on December 20, 1963.

Shadow of a helicopter on airport tarmac

close up detail of Classic Old propeller airplane

Belgium, Brussels, Heysel, The Atomium, symbol of Brussels from the 1958 Worlds Fair

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Kicking up dust as it touches down on Runway 15 at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility, the orbiter Discovery completes mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. At touchdown -- nominally about 2,500 ft. beyond the runway threshold -- the orbiter is traveling at a speed ranging from 213 to 226 mph. Discovery traveled 5.3 million miles, landing on orbit 202. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 37 minutes and 54 seconds. Main gear touchdown occurred on time at 9:14:43 EDT. Wheel stop was at 9:15:49 EDT. The returning crew members aboard are Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly and Mission Specialists Piers Sellers, Michael Fossum, Lisa Nowak and Stephanie Wilson. Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter, who launched with the crew on July 4, remained on the station to join the Expedition 13 crew there. The landing is the 62nd at Kennedy Space Center and the 32nd for Discovery. During the mission, the STS-121 crew tested new equipment a

NASA Lifting Bodies on Rogers Dry Lake Bed

An-30 reconnaissance aircraft of the Russian Air Force.

Lear Jet (NASA 705) in flight over Central CA.

Spain, Canary Islands, La Palma Island, Santa Cruz de la Palma, propeller-driven airliner taxiing at Santa Cruz de la Palma airport

An air-to-air right side view of an A-6E Intruder aircraft on an early morning flight. Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Lockheed P-3C (Update II) Orion (1981-2005) on the platform

Glass nose cone of a Tu-142MZ airplane of the Russian Navy over Russia.

Prop Grumman Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes crop duster Schweizer G-164 Ag-Cat double exposure head on

Cameraman film an aerobatic squad landing at Luqa airfield in Malta

Proteus and Two Other Aircraft in Flight

A P-3C Orion patrol aircraft and a SH-3H Sea King helicopter are parked on the runway apron in front of the air operations tower at NAS Jacksonville. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial view of three E-2C Hawkeye aircraft of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One-Two-Zero (VAW-120) flying in formation off the Florida Keys. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

F7F Tigercats in formation flight over San Antonio, Texas.

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A C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del., flies over New Jersey while lit by the setting sun. The C-5, one of the largest military aircraft, provides the Air Force with heavy intercontinental strategic airlift capability.

NASA T-38s

F/A-18 Hornet aircraft's from the US Navy Blue Angels perform maneuvers during an aerial demonstration that was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on 2 June 2001. The tail section of a Federal Express airplane is visible in the foreground. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

July 4, 2010 - Silhouette of a military aircraft in flight over the Atlantic Ocean.

jet passenger plane being deiced prior to takeoff

Picture of a retro gray metal toy airplane Picture of a retro gray metal toy airplane. In the background, blue sky with clouds and sea. Copyright: xZoonar.com/JFsxPicxFactory xThielemannx 13188302

010522-N-5961C-003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

portrait of attractive woman near aircrafts

Propeller aircraft in flight, Inland ice, Greenland

An air-to-air left side view of a Soviet An-26 Curl aircraft. The aircraft is participating in recovery operations for downed Korean Airlines Flight 007, shot down by a Soviet aircraft when it entered Soviet airspace. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Sea Of Japan

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St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Kitts, Basseterre, aerial view from propeller-driven aircraft window

Space Shuttle Columbia LifT off on June 25, 1992 Kennedy Space Center Florida, USA

An A400M Atlas turns on to final approach at RAF Fairford.

Cuban Missile Crisis Outdoor Museum, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Landscape of the French Alps in summer. Mont Blanc Massif. Airplane. Saint Gervais. France.

Low angle view of a military airplane

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The moon is overhead at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as the space shuttle Atlantis is transported on a 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex where it will be put on public display.As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions.

Fighter Jet Swiss Air Force, FA 18 C Hornet J-5021 Meiringen, Switzerland, Europe

detail Jets Fixed Wing Cessna Aviat Airplanes Citation Encore charter engine

After replacement of its landing gear at NASA Dryden, NASA's Super Guppy Turbine cargo plane takes off from Edwards AFB to return to the Johnson Space Center.

Air-to-air, front view of a 60th Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy airlifter, flying over the Golden Gate Bridge with coastline and ocean in the background. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Testing Space Shuttle Rocket Booster

detail Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Hawker Sea Fury propeller nose

An F-117 Nighthawk taxi's out of it's hangar at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Helicopter Hovering Above Chinari, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

970301-F-2352G-003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '97 Base: Townsville State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

An A-10A Thunderbolt aircraft makes a low pass over a highway landing strip during the joint South Korean/United States exercise TEAM SPIRIT '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Kumi Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

Military Fixed Wing Airplanes tail wing stabilizer

Airplanes at the airshow

Airplane covered with green plants against green background

The sun rises over a B-52H Stratofortress parked on the flight line at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 23, 2022. Air Force Global Strike Command's B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions.

A front view of an LC-130 Hercules aircraft, buried in the snow since its crash in 1971, with engine nacelles empty. In January 1987 the plane's owner, the National Science Foundation, determined that it would be less expensive to repair the craft than to buy a new one. All four engines were replaced, and the plane was flown from the crash site a year later. Country: Antarctica (ATA)

A view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft taking off past the warning lights along the runway during the exercise Crested Cap. Subject Operation/Series: CRESTED CAP Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

NASAs T-34 aircraft flown from the agencys Armstrong Flight Research Center heading toward Southern Californias Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. The aircraft was flown from the agencys Armstrong Flight Research Center.

A Nevada Air National Guard C-130H Hercules aircraft flies over Pyramid Lake, Nevada, during an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift, April, 15, 2022. One of the Nevada National Guards strategic priorities is to be engaged and involved with the local communities, and these flights are one of the ways the High Rollers build support from members of the Greater Reno Area.

Giant UFO Crash Site

REAR VIEW OF TURBINE JET ENGINE.

H-126 (Hunting) Jet Flap Aircraft 40 x 80 ft. Wind Tunnel Test Program, B. Reuben.

A view of an H-46 helicopter, an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter and an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Operation Cope Angel. Subject Operation/Series: COPE ANGEL Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Northwest Airways Ford Metal Mailplane Trimotor

A T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft performs touch-and-go maneuvers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) as the vessel is underway. The maneuvers are part of the Goshawk's first series of carrier qualifications.. Country: Unknown

NASA's T-38 jets fly in formation above NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Several astronauts and astronaut candidates flew in to support the Artemis I launch and various pre-launch activities.Aircraft designations and passengers:NASA 901: Chris Condon / Astronaut Zena Cardman.902: Astronaut Candidate Nicole Ayers / Astronaut Christina Koch.903: Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen / Astronaut Drew Morgan.904: Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman / Astronaut Joe Acaba.905 (Photo Chase): Astronaut Candidate Jack Hathaway / Josh Valcarcel

The side of a plane

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