Aviation Nation 2009 - Nellis AFB - Pictures

I don't quite know where to put this as it's pretty heavy in the military aircraft department, but there's quite a bit of civil aviation in it as well. I figure this section of the forum will work OK for these pics :)

Aviation Nation 2009 was a pretty cool deal and I made sure to take plenty of pictures while I was there :wink: I haven't seen very many other pics from this airshow, so here's a few for everyone who couldn't make it this year 8) If you like these, there's more over on my blog - just go to the address in my sig line :)

Make sure to click 'em for full size :D


Cessna 0-2 Skymaster - For sale for just under $100,000


Hangin' out with Bill Reesman - what a great guy :mrgreen:


Classy - gotta love the Mustang :D


The A-10 Warthog - Because you care enough to send the very best :twisted:


I think I might be shot if I didn't post at least one Raptor pic :P


Spooky is one good reason to be afraid of the dark!


Stearmans!!! The closest aircraft was actually used to train the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII :)


Here's a Ryan ST3KR from the Golden Age of aviation 8)


15 November 2009 - SRA Kevin Reid helps to put warheads on Taliban foreheads all the way from Nevada :thumb:




Yes, it flew for the crowd :D Gotta love the mighty P-38 - the only aircraft ever to score an aerial victory while in the glide mode thanks to Robin Olds 8)


These T-33s also flew for the crowd. I still can't quite put my finger on why I love T-Birds, but I just think they're way too cool :)


Of course, there had to be at least one MiG-15 on display :P


This is one of the ones I thought TC might like :wink:


And the Osprey even made the trip for a Sunday static display :)


The song might say that seasons don't fear the Reaper, but I think we can all agree that the Taliban fears this Reaper :twisted:


The USCG sure does love fluorescent, nearly radioactive orange, don't they :shock: ?


F-16 86-0315 on static display at the end of the day - I had to have at least one F-16 pic :wink:


I thought this was a pretty cool pic of an EC-135 8)


The Thunderbirds high alpha pass :thumb:


Bill Reesman's MiG-17F in the hot pit


This is a really big pic when you click on it - gotta love the C-17!


Another big pic here - Somehow I think I hear Dos Gringos calling out something like "Darkstar, Judy Judy - I'm goin' in for guns!!!"




Getting into the film pics (yes, I still use film :shock: ), here's a couple of the C-17 demo for TC 8)


OK, is anyone really surprised I'd take another picture of the Thunderbirds :lol: ?




There will be more pictures of this A-10 demo once the film gets developed, but I thought these two were pretty cool 8)


Experiencing the sight, sound, and fury of an F-4 Phantom was a rare treat that I felt lucky to enjoy :thumb:

Here's hoping y'all liked the pics :)

I should have known they'd start putting pilot and crewdog names on the UAVs.

Diggin the Predator and Reaper pics. I'll be flying those soon!

Thanks, Habu, and congrats on the position I only have one other decent pic of a UAS, so I figured I'd share it here as you guys both like 'em so much

Link, I hadn't thought about that, but it makes sense



I'll remember to get a few more pics of those the next time I'm at the airshow

Hey parrothead, thanks very much for taking the pics and sharing with us(especially the two MiGs )!

Bravo!!!:applause:

Thanks Stoly

Here's a few for you from my last trip to Nellis on 30 November My brother is retired USCG and was kind enough to get me on base for a bit and I managed to get some more pics of Eastern Block Cold War hardware

Yes, these are clickable for full size as well




MiG-19 Fulcrum and the tail of a MiG-23 Flogger inside the Threat Training Facility at Nellis AFB








MiG-17 Fresco outside the Threat Training Facility at Nellis AFB


MiG-29 Fulcrum in East German colors on Nellis AFB






SU-7 Fitter outside the Threat Training Facility at Nellis AFB


MiG-21 Fishbed on Nellis AFB

And yes, I also got a couple of pics of missiles, too




SA-2 Guideline surface to air missile outside the Threat Training Facility at Nellis AFB


SA-3 Goa surface to air missiles mounted on a ZIL-157 - I've always loved this unit for its "old fashioned" looks.

Here's hoping you liked these as well

Wow... I am so jealous, you've been to Paradise and got the nickel tour.

Those are SO cool, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for an early birthday present(47 on 12/23)!!!

I shall certainly toast you with some Russian Standard on wednesday!!!

To parrothead!

Wow... I am so jealous, you've been to Paradise and got the nickel tour.

Those are SO cool, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for an early birthday present(47 on 12/23)!!!

I shall certainly toast you with some Russian Standard on wednesday!!!

To parrothead!

Thanks and Happy Early Birthday

If you liked those, you should also check out the pics from the first time I got to go there thanks to Mark That was way back in 2007

Haha, those good ol Zils. We had to ID a bunch of them in imagery class.

Geez, I remember the day when if you talked about what was inside the Threat Training Facility, you would be court-martialed. Times sure have changed since the end of the Cold War....

Best Regards,

How true, Joe. Heck there's civilians flying Flankers in the U.S.

Geez, I remember the day when if you talked about what was inside the Threat Training Facility, you would be court-martialed. Times sure have changed since the end of the Cold War....

Best Regards,

I was just thinking the same thing. First time I went through the "petting zoo" we were warned of all the horrible things that would happen to us if we spoke of what was inside. I guess since Goole Maps now lets you zoom in enough to see what's inside it doesn't really matter anymore.

I should have known they'd start putting pilot and crewdog names on the UAVs.

They need to remove the "pilot" name, never has the moniker "stick actuator" been more accurate.