Old Viper Tester Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Shortly after arrival at Edwards with the 6516th Test Squadron, February 1990. Moved to the 6512th TS, Test Ops, as a dedicated test support jet, October 1991. Someone forgot the Flight Test Center tail band. On static display October 1992, Systems Command is no more and the AF Materiel Command shield is now on the tail. Safety chase training mission, December 1992. That's the AF Flight Test Center shield behind the canopy on this side. The 6510th Test Wing shield is on the opposite side. Over the Sierra Nevada foothills. Over the Boron mines, a prominent rejoin landmark just north of Edwards. He's now on our wing. Aero-braking on Runway 22 Hasegawa released a 1/72nd scale F-16B in these markings back in 1999, but I don't think anyone else has bothered with it. I think I read somewhere that all of the white/red test support Vipers are now gone. '688 went to AMARC in 1995 according to Baugher. Thanks for looking, Sven 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Pete Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Apart from the Hasegawa kits, Eduard reboxed the Kinetic F-16A with (slightly) different markings for this one. Both Speed Hunter and TwoBobs did decals for other red/white Edwards Falcons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Very, very nice, Sven! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Great shots, love the Viper in this scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Another superb set of pics Sven, thanks for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The Falcon looks really good in that scheme. Great pics keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 hi Sven, I noticed how shiny the orange paint was, going by the reflections. The jets were obviously kept in prime condition. The last photo is a stunner too, taken from a chase plane doing a twin landing i presume? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 07/04/2018 at 5:44 PM, Creepy Pete said: Apart from the Hasegawa kits, Eduard reboxed the Kinetic F-16A with (slightly) different markings for this one. Both Speed Hunter and TwoBobs did decals for other red/white Edwards Falcons. But, unfortunately, both only in 1/48th scale. Thanks to Keith for sharing another excellent set of pictures - one more to add to the "would like to build that one day" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Viper Tester Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 8 hours ago, Red Dot said: The jets were obviously kept in prime condition. The last photo is a stunner too, taken from a chase plane doing a twin landing i presume? These jets were kept in good condition, don't know about "prime", but the high gloss finish certainly seemed to tolerate the high temperatures and low humidity of the high desert. They were certainly easier to clean than the flat finishes of the aircraft in "operational" paint schemes. And yes, a formation landing on Edwards runway 22 with '688 on our wing. Usually took these shots by resting the camera on my shoulder and hoping for the best. The view finder on the old Canon A-1 was difficult to use at this angle, especially with the helmet visor down! Sven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 hi Sven, Well done on the shoulder photo technique. It's so easy to forget that all of these pictures are taken with non-autofocus film cameras and with slow (or non-existent) motor drives compared to the wonderful technology we have today. Having said that, that's where i learnt how to understand how a camera works rather than just point and shoot. Nice to hear that you're a Canon man too Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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