Still flying
14.01.2026 19:43 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@taskforce23.bsky.social
Some occasional planespotting from around the Aerospace Valley Full res photos here: https://flic.kr/ps/3WJdKd
Still flying
14.01.2026 19:43 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Caught all four bombers this year, would like to keep the streak going into 2026, especially as some of them get new hardware
31.12.2025 00:34 β π 38 π 6 π¬ 2 π 1Caution wake turbulence
27.12.2025 03:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The Scaled Composites Model 432 looking a bit more production-representative
23.12.2025 17:15 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0I'm aware, but the callsign was still NASA872
19.12.2025 01:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Here's a rare sight
A NASA RQ-4 (N872NA) flying around today, first time I've been able to capture one
Note the SkyRange decal
GE Aerospace's Flying Test Bed landing at Victorville after a flight test last week
There's plans to do durability testing on their newer engines in the Middle East next year, so hopefully I can catch that
Saw some cool stuff today
11.12.2025 22:54 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1Sad end to Universal Hydrogen's Dash 8
Caught at the Mojave Boneyard
Nov. 22, 2025
This and more shots in the album:
www.flickr.com/gp/193204189...
Stratolaunch's "Spirit of Mojave" lifts off with the Talon-A3 reusable hypersonic vehicle
Got the boneyard in the background too π€
Phone video of the "Spirit of Mojave" taking off with TA-3 on board!
22.11.2025 20:20 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0She's up!
22.11.2025 19:56 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Talon underneath the 747
22.11.2025 17:12 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1Stratolaunch's "Spirit of Mojave" minus Talon
We'll see if it flies today
Holy cow, people caught an Edwards-based B-52 (likely 60-0031) with a pair of LRSO missiles!
lookunderrocks on instagram
L-29 Delfin as FURY02 taking off to serve as chase for the YFQ-44A
02.11.2025 22:08 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0YFQ-44A makes its first flight at KVCV, 10/31/2025
02.11.2025 20:03 β π 23 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Lot more people behind me too. Pretty neat to see
31.10.2025 21:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Those aren't my shots, but I'll be more than welcome to give you some tips!
31.10.2025 21:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Anduril's YFQ-44A making it's first flight today
Tail code 'AI' serial 25-1001
Edited photos to come later
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31.10.2025 14:42 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A Calspan G-III with an interesting "pod"
It's a 300 gallon tank for an F-16 but crammed with sensor apertures π€
Pointy planes in the Southern Californian desert
29.10.2025 05:45 β π 47 π 6 π¬ 4 π 0F414 noises as the X-59 lifts off
29.10.2025 05:26 β π 28 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0X-59 takes to the skies for the first time
Oct 28, 2025
Great to see this thing finally in the air, one of my first projects involved X-59 parts
Some kind of pump issue and the birds weren't getting topped up fully
24.10.2025 20:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0