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Some occasional planespotting from around the Aerospace Valley Full res photos here: https://flic.kr/ps/3WJdKd

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Cal Fire S-2T tankers head out to the Canyon Fire

08.08.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Valkyrie Aero Tucanos recovering at Victorville after playing in R-2502

07.08.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad I caught this bird at Yuma a few years back

06.08.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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U-2 dumping fuel in the initial

It's got ports mid-span

flic.kr/p/2pWKPc4

05.08.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The 135s and B-52s will outlive us all

05.08.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Actual airframe is from '68-69 but still pretty neat

05.08.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had 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€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Though 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...

02.08.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love to see it

Wonder which bird it was

01.08.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think the ground level haze made it really hard for this occasion

01.08.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uncropped, unedited at 600mm

01.08.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A U-2 flying at 70,000ft

Only made visible by dumping fuel

01.08.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Joby flying around Edwards

25.07.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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First time noticing Joby flights out of Edwards

22.07.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA's F-15B going supersonic!

18.07.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fighter Friday!

F-22s doing some BFM before RTB'ing

18.07.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA's X-59 getting ready for potential taxi tests tomorrow

18.07.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CMMT Fast Track to Flight Lockheed Martin successfully conducts flight tests of two CMMT configurations, CMMT-D and CMMT-X.

Just 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...

16.07.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simple edit of 331 landing back at Palmdale last week

14.07.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

X-59 with more engine runs today πŸ‘€

10.07.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Golden hour Skyhawks

Draken International A-4Ks landing at KVCV after flying around Twentynine Palms

09.07.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Draken logo

07.07.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Skyhawk blending in with the desert

06.07.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my faves for sure

03.07.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gonna be tired at work tomorrow, but absolutely worth it!

Draken International A-4s recovering at Victorville

03.07.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Love how it turned out but wish the heat haze wasn't so bad

01.07.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shots 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

01.07.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Nickname for the squadron is "Bloodhounds," but the mascot is Cerberus

28.06.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Traveled quite a bit, but finally caught the "billboard" P-3!

27.06.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California - NASA From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore,

NASA P-3 coming to the area again

@tropicostation.bsky.social

www.nasa.gov/missions/air...

26.06.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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