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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.
Close-up view of wingtip ESM sensors on a U.S. Navy E-6A Mercury aircraft.
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A B-2 Spirit soars through the sky after a refueling mission
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A Nike-Hercules air defense missile on display at the Fort Polk Military Museum outdoor park. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Image of airplane in sky. Image of flying airplane in sky with clouds at background
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One-quarter right front view of a North American F-51D Mustang 'Dreamboat II' (s/n 44-74223; c/n 40763) parked on the hardstand, somewhere in Korea. The pilot appears by the propeller, walking away from the aircraft. Two crewmen stand on the left wing, one on the right, and one on the ground on the left side of the aircraft. Support equipment appears around the plane.
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Grumman F-14A model 9x7ft w.t. Test-97-446
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Air-to-air, front view of a 60th Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy airlifter, flying over the coastline with San Francisco Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco in the background. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) system demonstration program completed the first phase of demonstrations, known as Block I, on Feb. 28, 2003.The final Block I activities included two flights at Dryden, during which safe operation of the weapons bay door was verified at 35,000 feet and speeds of Mach 0.75, the maximum planned altitude and speed for the two X-45A demonstrator vehicles.
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An MQM 107D Drone in an outside static display. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Flight test engineers Bob Meyer and Marta Bohn-Meyer had the distinction of being the only married couple to both serve on flight status on this two-seat F-104 at NASA Dryden.
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Long-time NASA Dryden research pilot and former astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton capped an almost 50-year flying career, including more than 38 years with NASA, with a final flight in a NASA F/A-18 on Dec. 21, 2007. Fullerton and Dryden research pilot Jim Smolka flew a 90-minute pilot proficiency formation aerobatics flight with another Dryden F/A-18 and a Dryden T-38 before concluding with two low-level formation flyovers of Dryden before landing.Fullerton was honored with a water-cannon spray arch provided by two fire trucks from the Edwards Air Force Base fire department as he taxied the F/A-18 up to the Dryden ramp, and was then greeted by his wife Marie and several hundred Dryden staff after his final flight.Fullerton began his flying career with the U.S. Air Force in 1958 after earning bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Initially trained as a fighter pilot, he later transitioned to multi-engine bombers and became
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour's drag chute is reflected on the vehicle's tail end as it rolls to a stop on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Main gear touchdown was at 2:34:51 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 2:35:04 a.m., and wheelstop at 2:35:36 a.m. On board are STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, and Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, Drew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff and the European Space Agency's Roberto Vittori. STS-134 delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) and the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) to the International Space Station. AMS will help researchers understand the origin of the universe and search for evidence of dark matter, strange matter and antimatter from the station. ELC-3 carried spare parts that will sustain station operations once the shuttles are retired from service. STS-134 was the 25th and final flight for Endeavour, which has spent 2
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An Air Anti-submarine Squadron 29 (VS-29) S-3A Viking aircraft banks to the left after being launched from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The LINCOLN is underway off the coast of Argentina. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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View of a decaying DC-3 plane, a spectral relic against the stark black sands beneath a sky streaked with blue and gray, a haunting scene, Solheimasandur, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland.
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A child sits in the pilot seat of a C-17 Globemaster III during Wings Over Solano at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 15, 2022. The Wings Over Solano open house and air show provided an opportunity for the local community to interact directly with the base and its Airmen and see capabilities on full display at Travis AFB.
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Two Beechcraft King Air mission support aircraft operated by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center fly in formation over Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Aan IL-38N Novella airplane of the Russian Navy flying over Saint Petersburg region, Russia.
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AN air-to-air high angle right side view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft in flight during exercise William Tell '80. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '80 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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S77-28541 (23 Sept 1977) --- The NASA 747 carrier aircraft and six T-38 jets fly over the shuttle Orbiter 101 Enterprise soon after completion of a five-minute, 34-second unpowered mission during the third of a series of Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) free-flights. Crew for the September 23, 1977, flight were astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., commander, and C. Gordon Fullerton, pilot. Touchdown was 786 feet beyond aim point in the desert land of Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
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DF-ST-89-05352. Country: West Germany (FRG)
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Aerial view of a sleek gyroplane soaring above a dense cityscape, bathed in the warm glow of the setting sun, Madinah, Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia.
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A plane near a large volcanic eruption in Iceland.
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Military Lockheed Martin Jets Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes F-16 fighter Thunderbirds USAF U.S. Air Force performance flying team air show aerobatic flight demonstration squadron winter
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An osprey is seen departing Chicago OHare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, en route to McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
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The wingless, lifting body aircraft sitting on Rogers Dry Lake at what is now NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, from left to right are the X-24A, M2-F3 and the HL-10. The lifting body aircraft studied the feasibility of maneuvering and landing an aerodynamic craft designed for reentry from space. These lifting bodies were air launched by a B-52 mother ship, then flew powered by their own rocket engines before making an unpowered approach and landing. They helped validate the concept that a space shuttle could make accurate landings without power.The X-24A flew from April 17, 1969 to June 4, 1971. The M2-F3 flew from June 2, 1970 until December 22, 1972. The HL-10 flew from December 22, 1966 until July 17, 1970, and logged the highest and fastest records in the lifting body program.
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1970s USAF NORTHROP F-5E TIGER II FLYING OVER RIVER
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Futuristic vehicles flying in desert
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Aerial view of Maldivian air taxi flying above islands in the Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
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Solo Display of a Dutch Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, during an open day.
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Aircrafts - HU-25 Guardian - 26-HK-55-9. Close-up of nose of HU-25 No. 2136 (Corpus Christi) on ramp near Avitat building in Baton Rouge5. Hurricane Katrina
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Close-Up of Flags Painted on the Presidential Douglas C-54 "Sacred Cow". Close-Up of Flags Painted on the Presidential Douglas C-54 "Sacred Cow".
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Seaplane, De Havilland Canada DHC-6 300 Twin Otter, over Male International Airport, Hulhule, Maldives, Asia
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A T-33 Shooting Star performs during Montanas Military Open House “Flight Over the Falls” at Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, July 24, 2022. From 1948 to 1959, only 6,557 T-33 Shooting Stars were produced and the aircraft have been used in over 20 different nations.
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An A-10, F-15E, F-15C and a F-16D from Nellis AFB, fly a finger tip formation over the Las Vegas "Strip" with the (Left to Right) Monte Carlo, New York - New York, Excalibur and the Luxor hotels in the background. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An air-to-air right side view of a Naval Reserve C-9B Skytrain II aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 (VR-51). The Chicago skyline is in the background. State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Aircrafts - HU-25 Guardian - 26-HK-55-7. Close-up of nose of HU-25 No. 2136 (Corpus Christi) on ramp near Avitat building in Baton Rouge3. Hurricane Katrina