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Variety of aircraft including military planes and private jets on airfields, showcasing sleek designs and varied weather conditions.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley prepare for takeoff from Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility to practice touch-and-go landings in a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). An STA is a Gulfstream II jet that is modified to mimic the shuttle's handling during the final phase of landing. Ferguson and Hurley will practice landings as part of standard procedure before space shuttle Atlantis' launch to the International Space Station.Atlantis and its crew are scheduled to lift off at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the station. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight

E-2D Hawkeye of the U.S. Navy at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France.

A C-12 Huron airplane is parked on the ramp while a UH-72 Lakota helicopter taxis by at Cairns Army Airfield Jan. 31, 2024. The C-12 is assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, U.S. Army Reserve, and is stationed at Fort Novosel, Alabama, the home of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.

Air to air left side, backlighted, view of an Air Mobility Command's 437th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III as it turns right over the ocean near Charleston, South Carolina. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians load the spacecraft airborne support equipment to the Orbital Sciences' L-1011 carrier aircraft. This equipment will maintain the in-flight monitoring and control of the NuSTAR spacecraft before the release of the Pegasus XL rocket.The Pegasus will launch NuSTAR into space where the high-energy x-ray telescope will conduct a census for black holes, map radioactive material in young supernovae remnants, and study the origins of cosmic rays and the extreme physics around collapsed stars.

The Global 5000 of the German government stands at the government terminal at Berlin-Brandenburg BER airport in Schoenefeld, 04.12.2020., Schoenefeld, Germany, Europe

Flight crews at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, flew the Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) installed in the B200 King Air on May 3, 2021.

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A 117-foot P-3B NASA research aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Baltimore, Md. The aircraft is part of a month-long field campaign designed to improve satellite measurements of air pollution. The name of the experiment -- Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER -- AQ) -- is a mouthful, but its purpose is simple. Come July, the aircraft will be flying spirals over six ground stations in Maryland.

Aircraft, taxiing on the landing strip of an airport

A Breeder F-27 MK 300 Troopship During an open day in the airbase.

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German Air Force VIP Global 6000 jet, Dresden, Germany.

A Civilian Gates Learjet from Swiss Air.

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-25. Hurricane Katrina

Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Beef Island. Corporate jet at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island (Large format sizes available).

Turboprop Prop Pilatus Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Excursion 2000 red PC12 straight on

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) performs touch-and-go landings over the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey and Pilot Eric Boe are flying two Gulfstream II business jets that are modified to mimic the shuttle's handling during the final phase of landing. These practice landings are part of standard training before space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station.Scheduled to lift off Feb. 24 at 4:50 p.m. EST, Discovery and its six-member crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost.

. Boeings MD-90 aircraft flies from Victorville California to Palmdale, California on August 15, 2023. This aircraft will be NASAs future Sustainable Flight Demonstrator. Modifications to the aircraft will include changes to the fuselage and most notably the use of a transonic truss-braced wing.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The shuttle training aircraft, or STA, moves toward the runway on NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility. In the cockpit are STS-120 Commander Pamela Melroy and Pilot George Zamka, who will begin landing practice on the runway. A modified Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet, the STA simulates an orbiter's cockpit, motion and visual cues and handling qualities. In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiter's atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Melroy and other crew members are at Kennedy Space Center to take part in the terminal countdown demonstration test, which also includes a simulated launch countdown. Mission STS-120 is targeted for Oct. 23.

A Super King Air 350i of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

An Israeli Air Force G550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft.

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-139. USA aircraft preparing for departure on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Air to air side view of Air Mobility Command's 375th Military Airlift Wing's C-9 Nightingale aeromed evacuation aircraft approaches the runway for landing at Scott AFB, Illinois. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Engine detail of private jet on tarmac of airport at dusk with taxing jet in background

Aircrafts - HU-25 Guardian - 26-HK-55-24. Coast Guardsman walking toward HU-25 on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

HFB (Hamburger Flugzeugbau) 320 Hansa Jet (a factory copy) to the taxi bar of the airport.

Raytheon Hawker 800XP Business Jet Aircraft at Inverness Airport Scotland. SCO 2481

A left side view of a British Royal Air Force VC-10 aircraft parked on the flight line during an air show. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Artwork Bell Textron Co. Bell Textron Tilt Rotor Forward Swept Wing Configuration (Bell-029564 Swept Wing Tilt Rotor Concept)

Classic aircraft Lockheed Super Constellation C-121C Connie on the tarmac seen from the side

An air-to-air left side view of an NKC-135 Airborne Laser Laboratory (ALL) over the test range. The aircraft is testing the Pointer-Tracker atop the fuselage for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory of the Space Technology Center. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-98 Skytrain II aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 58 (VF-58) comes in for a landing. VR-58 is a Naval Air Reserve squadron. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Left rear view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft on the runway with its rear loading ramp down during airlift exercise Bright Star. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

The Grumman S-2 Tracker (previously S2F) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the US Navy. They're now primarily used for aerial fire fighting. This one is landing at Porterville, CA airport.

Air Force Global 6000 in Abuja, Nigeria, 04.02.2024.photographed on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Africa

NASAs all-electric X-57 Maxwell, in its Mod II configuration, arrives at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The X-plane was delivered by prime contractor Empirical Systems Aerospace of San Luis Obispo, California, in two parts, with the wing separated from the fuselage, to aid in a more timely delivery. X-57 is NASAs first crewed X-plane in two decades, and seeks to further advance the design and airworthiness process for distributed electric propulsion technology for general aviation aircraft.

A Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 of the Ejercito del Peru with the registration EP-825 at the airport Cuzco, Peru, South America

Bombardier Learjet 45XR M-ABJA Ryanair departing from Luton Airport, UK

Air to air image of a 375th Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Illinois. C-9 Nightingale aircraft on final approach to Scott AFB, Illinois. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A Gulfstream G450 aircraft with registration N818GC at Porto Airport, Portugal, Europe

Aircrafts - HU-25 Guardian - 26-HK-55-36. HU-25s on ramp3. Hurricane Katrina

A C-9C Nightingale aircraft of the 89th Military Airlift Wing taxis onto the flight line. The aircraft is carrying Chinese Vice Premier Tian Jiyun, who is in the U.S. on an official visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Raytheon Beech Premier 1 Corporate Jet

NASA ground and maintenance crews prepare the F/A-18 research aircraft for a supersonic research flight off the coast of Galveston, Texas in support of the QSF18 flight campaign. These crews are vital to making sure the aircraft is ready to operate safely and efficiently for NASAs research.

Tu-134A-3 airliner of Russian Air Force landing.

Aerial view of an IL-18 transport plane of the Russian Air Force parked on apron in Pushkin, Russia.

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040423-F-0558K-033. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NASA's large Airborne Science research aircraft, a modified DC-8 airliner, displayed new colors in a check flight Feb. 24, 2004, over its home base, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, California.

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Arriving at Inverness Dalcross Airport is this Dassault 2000EX Private business Jet from Antwerp.

Raytheon Beech Premier 1 Corporate Jet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson, left, and Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, prepare to depart the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a T-38 jet. While at Kennedy, space shuttle Endeavour's crew participated in a launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. The pair will return to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to resume training for their upcoming mission.Endeavour and its six STS-134 crew members will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. Launch is targeted for April 29 at 3:47 p.m. EDT.

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Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar (J-Star) aircraft on static display in support of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT) Seminar held at Langley Air Force, Virginia June. The SACLANT Seminar was attended by 100 delegates from 18 countries, the purpose was to bring NATO leaders together to discuss issues from a Maritime and North American perspective and give leaders a hands on opportunity. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Wilderness Air Cessna 208 Caravan at the landing strip serving Yao and Jacana Camps in the Jao Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Airplane in Hangar with remove before flight Labels in red. Airplane in Hangar with remove before flight Labels in red warning safety

DF-ST-86-09220. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

An Embraer 135BJ Legacy 650 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines Executive Air with registration number B-3293 at Shanghai Airport, China, Asia

At EBACE, Europe's biggest private aviation exhibition in Geneva, aircraft manufacturers such as Embrarer from Brazil are showing their latest business jets. At Europe's biggest private aviation exhibition EBACE in Geneva, the aircraft-manufacturer are showing ther new business-jets

A preserved MiG-15 Fagot of the Czech Air Force.

A Tu-214VPU command aircraft of the Russian Federal Security Service taking off.

Woman Beside Helicopter

Rob Holland, piloting his MXS-RH, performs aerobatics during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. Holland has been performing at air shows for over 18 years. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Old Indonesian airliner, Pangkalan-Bun, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, South Asia, Asia

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a propeller plane for the flight from Manila to Tacloban City, Philippines, on December 18, 2013, to inspect damage from Typhoon Haiyan and to announce $25 million in fresh U.S. aid for recovery efforts.

Agricultural fields spread out beyond NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory as it heads for landing at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.

Sefofane flight to Kalamu Tented Camp, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa

A side view of a C-12J Huron poised for to take off. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NASA's Gulfstream III was one of several research aircraft that NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland mission used during its six-year field campaign to record the temperature, salinity, and depth of the ocean around the entire island. OMG used airports in Greenland, Iceland, and Norway as bases for research flights. This image was taken at Thule Air Base, Greenland, on Sept. 18, 2016.

The Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) maritime patrol yields with the registration numbers 250 and 251.

A DHC-6-300 Twin Otter of Winair with the registration PJ-WCD at the airport St. Maarten

MINSK, BELARUS, JUNE 15, 2018: Genex cargo flight Antonov An-26B plane preparing to take-off on runway in National Airport Minsk

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Gibraltar - July 29, 2018: Royal Air Maroc Express ATR 72 airplane at Gibraltar Airport (GIB).

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Cessna aircraft on 75 Mile Beach Road, official Highway and airfield, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Fokker F27-300M Troopships maintenance at Schreiner Aircraft Maintenance at Maastricht Airport.

An air-to-air side view of a 438th Airlift Wing, C-141 Starlifter, flying over the western part of Long Island, New York. The C-141, tail #70166, with a white painted fuselage is used to transport senior civilian and military officials. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Young couple at an airport next to their 2009 BMW 330i and Cessna 310.

Nepal, Himalaya, Tumlingtar, twin-turboprop passenger aircraft taking off on dirt airstrip

DF-ST-88-06752. Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-04-09144. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

UH-IH (USA 64-13628 NASA 734) IN FLIGHT. Rotorcraft Research. NASA SP Flight Research at Ames 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology

Astronaut Michael Foale, left, and Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, backup crew members for Expedition 7, depart the plane after their flight to Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The crews performed suit leak checks and Soyuz inspection, seat liner checks at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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