Military Aircraft: airshows, operational, whatever, lets see what you have!

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
Well I threatened to post some, I am in awe of some of your pictures, looking down on Hercules, out the back of a tanker at the drogue, out the front of a jet at the tanker and drogue.
So here are my efforts.

Vulcan bomber.
40D Sigma 150-500@247mm 1/500 f9.0 ISO 400

IMG_3934 by Valvebounce25, on Flickr

40D Sigma 150-500@150 1/400 f8.0 ISO 400

IMG_3961 by Valvebounce25, on Flickr

40D Sigma 150-500@500mm 1/800s f11.0 ISO 400

IMG_3970 by Valvebounce25, on Flickr

40D Sigma 150-500@500mm 1/800s f11.0 ISO 400

IMG_3973 by Valvebounce25, on Flickr

Cheers Graham.

 

[Coolhandchuck]

Still operational B-25 mitchell during preflight checks.

 

[Roo]

Looking forward to this event at the start of March 100 years as a continuously operating military airbase is a pretty significant achievement.

http://www.airforce.gov.au/Interact/Displays/Air-Shows/?RAAF-iBBIZGwstZ874cZM/cfL/Idc+u6Ro5VF

 

[Roo]

Here are some from the Centenary of Military Aviation in Australia at the weekend. The first flight was at Point Cook (RAAF Williams) by a Bristol Box Kite on March 2 1914 at 7.40am. The flight was replicated on Saturday but not open to the public (damn!). Pt Cook is the oldest continuously operating air base in the world although these days it is mostly a museum.

It wasn't a great day for shooting with the light very flat and dark grey skies.

In the photos - Sopwith Pup, Stinson and Beechcraft Staggerwing. CAC Mustang (Australian built version). Roulettes Aerobatics team's PC9s.

 

[Roo]

a few more

In the photos - Southern Knight's Harvards perform over a C17 wing. Australian made Winjeel and CT4 trainers. Hudson supported by a Boomerang and a P40 Kittyhawk.

 

[Roo]

In the photos - CAC Wirraway (Australian development of the same design that led to the Harvard/Texan). Spitfire. P51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor and CAC Sabre (Australian development of the F86 built with a Rolls Royce Avon engine).

All airborne shots taken with a 5dIII and the new Tamron 150-600.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Roo.
Lovely series of pictures, good subjects, nice framing and crisp focus. I guess the Tamron is ok then!

Cheers Graham.

In the photos - CAC Wirraway (Australian development of the same design that led to the Harvard/Texan). Spitfire. P51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor and CAC Sabre (Australian development of the F86 built with a Rolls Royce Avon engine).

All airborne shots taken with a 5dIII and the new Tamron 150-600.

 

[Viper28]

Some great shots already on here:

First trip of the year and feeling a little rusty. Weather was a bit iffy as well

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#4 - bit of artistic license on this one....

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[Roo]

Hi Roo.
Lovely series of pictures, good subjects, nice framing and crisp focus. I guess the Tamron is ok then!

Cheers Graham.

Thanks Graham! The Tammy has answered every question I've asked of it so far. That wasn't great light to shoot in at the weekend but it still pulled it off

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Viper.
Yeah right, rusty, bad weather excuse for..... Excellent pics! ;D
I'd like to take pics like that on my best day, perfect health, perfect frame of mind, perfect weather, it still wouldn't happen!

Cheers Graham.

Some great shots already on here:

First trip of the year and feeling a little rusty. Weather was a bit iffy as well

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Viper.
Yeah right, rusty, bad weather excuse for..... Excellent pics! ;D
I'd like to take pics like that on my best day, perfect health, perfect frame of mind, perfect weather, it still wouldn't happen!

Cheers Graham.

Some great shots already on here:

First trip of the year and feeling a little rusty. Weather was a bit iffy as well

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Roo.
And a few more great pics just to prove a point.

Cheers Graham.

Hi Roo.
Lovely series of pictures, good subjects, nice framing and crisp focus. I guess the Tamron is ok then!

Cheers Graham.

Thanks Graham! The Tammy has answered every question I've asked of it so far. That wasn't great light to shoot in at the weekend but it still pulled it off

 

[TexPhoto]

REX50056 3eh by RexPhoto91, on Flickr


Untitled by RexPhoto91, on Flickr


REX16387h by RexPhoto91, on Flickr

 

[CarlTN]

Tex, great job!

 

[philmoz]

In the photos - CAC Wirraway (Australian development of the same design that led to the Harvard/Texan). Spitfire. P51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor and CAC Sabre (Australian development of the F86 built with a Rolls Royce Avon engine).

All airborne shots taken with a 5dIII and the new Tamron 150-600.

Excellent shots.

I say many of these planes at Tyabb last Sunday; but I didn't have as much success as you had.
I struggled to hand hold the Tamron at 600mm and keep the planes in the viewfinder - need a bit more practice (and some weight training)

I managed to catch this one (I think it's the Sopwith Pup).

I noticed a bit of CA around the elevator edges on your Spitfire image - did you turn on the CA removal option in LR? I find this works quite well on the Tamron.

Phil.

 

[CarlTN]

In the photos - CAC Wirraway (Australian development of the same design that led to the Harvard/Texan). Spitfire. P51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor and CAC Sabre (Australian development of the F86 built with a Rolls Royce Avon engine).

All airborne shots taken with a 5dIII and the new Tamron 150-600.

Excellent shots.

I say many of these planes at Tyabb last Sunday; but I didn't have as much success as you had.
I struggled to hand hold the Tamron at 600mm and keep the planes in the viewfinder - need a bit more practice (and some weight training)

I managed to catch this one (I think it's the Sopwith Pup).

I noticed a bit of CA around the elevator edges on your Spitfire image - did you turn on the CA removal option in LR? I find this works quite well on the Tamron.

Phil.

Great shot! I'm not usually a fan of black and white, but it works here...has a silvery look to it, too. Did you know those planes had the whole engine spin with the propeller? That's why they crashed so easily on takeoff. Too much gyroscopic effect, then if they turned the wrong direction, they just went into a spin.

 

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Did you know those planes had the whole engine spin with the propeller? That's why they crashed so easily on takeoff. Too much gyroscopic effect, then if they turned the wrong direction, they just went into a spin.

Thanks, interesting information.



Old biplane looks always good in B&W. Well done philmoz.

 

[Roo]

In the photos - CAC Wirraway (Australian development of the same design that led to the Harvard/Texan). Spitfire. P51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor and CAC Sabre (Australian development of the F86 built with a Rolls Royce Avon engine).

All airborne shots taken with a 5dIII and the new Tamron 150-600.

Excellent shots.

I say many of these planes at Tyabb last Sunday; but I didn't have as much success as you had.
I struggled to hand hold the Tamron at 600mm and keep the planes in the viewfinder - need a bit more practice (and some weight training)

I managed to catch this one (I think it's the Sopwith Pup).

I noticed a bit of CA around the elevator edges on your Spitfire image - did you turn on the CA removal option in LR? I find this works quite well on the Tamron.

Phil.

Thanks. Spot on with the Spitfire - in my haste to get it out I missed the lens adjustment after resetting the image d'oh! Lovely shot of the Sopwith! Stick with the practice and weight training - you will get plenty of great images from the lens.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi folks.
Lots of great pics people,
Rex, great shots of a mighty impressive plane, I need to ask how low overhead was it when it passed over you for the third shot, coming in to land or taking off, did you have to duck?

This problem basically went away for years but returned on planes like the Spitfire and ME109, but in these instances it was pure torque (well maybe a just a little gyroscopic progression) combined with their extremely narrow undercarriage.

Biplane does look good in b/w.

Cheers Graham.

Did you know those planes had the whole engine spin with the propeller? That's why they crashed so easily on takeoff. Too much gyroscopic effect, then if they turned the wrong direction, they just went into a spin.

Thanks, interesting information.



Old biplane looks always good in B&W. Well done philmoz.

 

[Sporgon]

I managed to catch this one (I think it's the Sopwith Pup).

Phil.

Nice shot of the Pup. I presume you must have shot this in Oz because D4170 is an Australian replica. This one uses a radial engine instead of the original 80 hp rotary - as nearly all the replicas do, so although it's nice to see them flying you don't get to hear the original sound, which basically sounds is if the engine is dying and about to cut out even when running normally !

By to days standards, in Britain at least, the original Pup would qualify as a microlight, so you wouldn't need a full PPL to fly one !