#allianceairshow

[sentinelchicken]

The business end of the M197 20mm Gatling gun in the chin turret of a Marine Corps Bell AH-1J SeaCobra. The M197 was developed in 1968 as a lightened variant of the M61 Vulcan cannon when it was realized the M134 7.62mm Minigun on the early Cobra gunship variants lacked the punch against more difficult targets in Vietnam. Designed specifically for helicopters (as well as for light attack aircraft and naval vessels), the M197 took the M61 Vulcan gun and removed three barrels and shortened the remaining three barrels. This was done primarily to lighten the gun and reduce the recoil forces. As a result, the M197 has an average recoil force of 1300 lbs/5.8 kN while the M61 Vulcan has a recoil force of 2100 lbs/9.4 KN for 4000 rounds/min and 3200 lbs/14.2 kN for 6000 rounds/min. And because I know the question has just popped into your heads, the recoil force for the A-10’s GAU-8/A Avenger is an astounding 10,000 lbs/45 kN! #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KAFW #AFW #FortWorth #AllianceAirShow #airport #Texas #FWAAS2011 #FWAAS11 #avgeekery #avgeekschoolofknowledge #Bell #AH1 #SeaCobra #helicopter #M197 #USMC #mil_aviation_originals #instaaviation #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Fort Worth Alliance Airport)

[pressxtolive]

#F/A-18A++ #VMFA-112 AM BuNo #163155 at the 2019 Alliance Airshow in Fort Worth, Texas. My pic from October. Cool to see legacy Hornets around. #vmfa112 #allianceairshow #hornet #legacyhornet #marines https://ift.tt/33tRiPr

[davequinn247]

“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.” #TheodoreRoosevelt #quote #Family learning about the brave men who jumped out of this #airplane to defend our way of life. Thank goodness they stood in the gap. @allianceairshow #2017 #veterans #ww2 #allianceairshow #c47 #aviation (at Fort Worth Alliance Air Show)

[labarkeriadog]

We don't always like each other, but we love @labarkeriadog treats ❤🐶❤ shop our treats today at @fourseasonsmarkets in Watauga #sundayvibes Next weekend is the Fort Worth @allianceairshow ✈ don't forget to stock up on CBD for dogs that are stressed by the by the noise and live near the Alliance Airfield. (at Watauga Artisans Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIxHNklUYo/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sentinelchicken]

This is from the 2012 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show and that’s Major Caroline Jensen heading out, flying as Thunderbird 3 (Right Wing) who that show season. She was the third woman to fly for the USAF Thunderbirds (Nicole Malachowski was the first, then Samantha Weeks). An F-16 pilot with combat time over Iraq, Jensen was the first mother to fly for the Thunderbirds as well as the first USAF Reservist. | October Aviation Photo Challenge | @kjdphoto1971 | #1017planes | “Girls Trip” | Day 11 | #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KAFW #AFW #FortWorth #AllianceAirShow #airport #Texas #FWAAS2012 #FWAAS12 #avgeekery #avgeekschoolofknowledge #Lockheed #F16 #FightingFalcon #Viper #Thunderbirds #USAF #mil_aviation_originals #instaaviation #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Fort Worth Alliance Airport)

[texasred1878]

Alliance Airshow with my main man Jude was badass. The tricks these fools were pulling off were incredible. #AllianceAirshow #Planes #Tricks #TameImpala

[sentinelchicken]

This USAF Heritage Flight is full of some serious apex predator action. Each of these types were flown by the highest scoring US aces of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Richard Bong scored 40 victories fighting in the Pacific with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning as his mount. Joseph McConnell scored 16 victories in the skies over Korea flying the North American F-86 Sabre as his steed. And in Vietnam Steve Ritchie and his WSO, Charles DeBellevue, flew as a crew on the F-4D and F-4E Phantom with 5 victories. DeBellevue flew as WSO for another pilot who scored a victory, so sometimes DeBellevue is credited with 6 victories. Another USAF pilot, Jeffrey Feinstein, also scored 5 victories but had a different WSO each time. In the Navy, Randy Cunningham and his RIO (Radar Intercept Officer as opposed to the USAF’s Weapons System Officer) Willie Driscoll scored 5 victories flying the F-4J Phantom. | October Aviation Photo Challenge | @kjdphoto1971 | #1017planes | “Aces High” | Day 12 | #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KAFW #AFW #FortWorth #AllianceAirShow #airport #Texas #FWAAS2012 #FWAAS12 #avgeekery #avgeekschoolofknowledge #Lockheed #P38 #Lightning #NorthAmerican #F86 #Sabre #McDonnellDouglas #F4 #Phantom #USAF #HeritageFlight #mil_aviation_originals #instaaviation #Avgeekery #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Fort Worth Alliance Airport)

[sentinelchicken]

The original USAF plans were for a force of 750 F-22 Raptors, but even before the first production F-22A made its first flight in  September 1997, force reductions were already cutting deep into the Raptor program. The first of many restructurings came in January 1993 that resulted in the reduction of flight test aircraft from 11 to 9. Three years later in 1996, the two-seat F-22B variant was cut from the program and another 4 aircraft were cut from the flight test program. I had read somewhere that the loss of the F-22B variant wasn’t too much of an issue as the sim phase of the Raptor training course is so extensive and realistic, but the time a new Raptor pilot steps into the cockpit for their first flight, they have “virtually” flown the F-22 many times. However, in some circles, a two seat F-22B variant would open the door for more specialized versions of the F-22 like electronic warfare (similar to the Navy’s EA-18G Growler) or strike (a stealthy replacement for the F-15E Strike Eagle). @kjdphoto1971’s May Aviation Photo Challenge | #0516planes | Day 4 | My Country’s Air Force | #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KAFW #AFW #FortWorth #AllianceAirShow #AllianceTurns25 #airport #Texas #FWAAS2015 #FWAAS15 #avgeekery #avgeekschoolofknowledge #Lockheed #F22 #Raptor #USAF #mil_aviation_originals (at Fort Worth Alliance Airport)

[sentinelchicken]

While the P-51 was the first aircraft to be designed with a laminar flow wing, in reality the wing never demonstrated laminar flow despite what’s often said in aviation literature. Yes, laboratory and wind tunnel studies did demonstrate laminar flow- but small manufacturing imperfections, camouflage paint, dirt, and dings from operational use pretty much prevented laminar flow from taking place. But a laminar flow airfoil has other benefits and this is where the Mustang got its advantage. Because the thickest part of the airfoil is further back from the leading edge, compressibility and shockwave formation is delayed- this feature is beneficial even at lower speeds as it reduces drag and while laminar flow would have been great, the drag reduction in practice was still significant enough to give the Mustang outstanding performance. #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KAFW #AFW #FortWorth #AllianceAirShow #AllianceTurns25 #airport #Texas #FWAAS2015 #FWAAS15 #avgeekery #avgeekschoolofknowledge #NorthAmerican #P51 #Mustang (at Fort Worth Alliance Airport)