Cal Fire S-2T tankers head out to the Canyon Fire
08.08.2025 08:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@taskforce23.bsky.social
Some occasional planespotting from around the Aerospace Valley Full res photos here: https://flic.kr/ps/3WJdKd
Cal Fire S-2T tankers head out to the Canyon Fire
08.08.2025 08:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Valkyrie Aero Tucanos recovering at Victorville after playing in R-2502
07.08.2025 19:25 β π 14 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Glad I caught this bird at Yuma a few years back
06.08.2025 00:46 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0It's got ports mid-span
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The 135s and B-52s will outlive us all
05.08.2025 03:55 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Actual airframe is from '68-69 but still pretty neat
05.08.2025 03:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Had to edit so much, but I think the noise adds to the shot, makes it look it was taken 70 years ago
05.08.2025 03:25 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Though they weren't able to get the altitude record, it's still an incredible achievement
Lucky to have seen 80-1078 at the Beale Air Show this year!
www.beale.af.mil/News/Article...
Love to see it
Wonder which bird it was
Think the ground level haze made it really hard for this occasion
01.08.2025 15:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Uncropped, unedited at 600mm
01.08.2025 14:38 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0A U-2 flying at 70,000ft
Only made visible by dumping fuel
Joby flying around Edwards
25.07.2025 19:48 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 0 π 5First time noticing Joby flights out of Edwards
22.07.2025 16:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0NASA's F-15B going supersonic!
18.07.2025 20:47 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Fighter Friday!
F-22s doing some BFM before RTB'ing
NASA's X-59 getting ready for potential taxi tests tomorrow
18.07.2025 03:53 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Just learned about the Pendleton UAS Range yesterday, and the flight track data last month around that area for these test birds makes a lot more sense now
Surprised the registration isn't blurred tbh
www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/f...
Simple edit of 331 landing back at Palmdale last week
14.07.2025 04:10 β π 21 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0X-59 with more engine runs today π
10.07.2025 17:59 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Golden hour Skyhawks
Draken International A-4Ks landing at KVCV after flying around Twentynine Palms
Draken logo
07.07.2025 02:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Skyhawk blending in with the desert
06.07.2025 05:12 β π 14 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0One of my faves for sure
03.07.2025 04:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Gonna be tired at work tomorrow, but absolutely worth it!
Draken International A-4s recovering at Victorville
Thanks! Love how it turned out but wish the heat haze wasn't so bad
01.07.2025 02:35 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Shots from June
1. U-2 flying around Beale
2. Tails of a U-2 and KC-135 based at Beale
3. VX-9 Growler "Triple Nickel" flying into Mojave
4. EA-37 Compass Call stopping by Palmdale
Nickname for the squadron is "Bloodhounds," but the mascot is Cerberus
28.06.2025 00:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Traveled quite a bit, but finally caught the "billboard" P-3!
27.06.2025 22:51 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0NASA P-3 coming to the area again
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www.nasa.gov/missions/air...