F-32 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Now we're all spending more time at home I've been modelling more but also editing and cleaning up photographs that I haven't managed to get around to! The first batch I'd like to share are from my 2013 visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. They now have an F-117 Nighthawk on display, sadly it wasn't there when I visited, I guess I'll need to make another visit one day: Su-22 killer by tony_inkster, on Flickr F-14 Tomcat by tony_inkster, on Flickr Black Aces F-14 Tomcat by tony_inkster, on Flickr Marine One by tony_inkster, on Flickr Air Force One by tony_inkster, on Flickr Air Force One by tony_inkster, on Flickr Air Force One by tony_inkster, on Flickr 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Great images, my friend. Looks like a good place to visit. Tomcat is still in my top three airframes of all time. Cheers. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 A great set of images Tony. I went there too in 2014 and have shots from some very similar angles! It is an excellent collection in a very scenic area. Not sure what the landscape looks like these days though as I understand the Californian wildfires came quite close. Many thanks for sharing. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 The VC-137C is beautiful. Yes, it's smaller than the VC-25 but it has an elegance the newer airplane can't match. My two cents worth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Nice set! I was there just before Christmas last year; the fires burned right up to the grounds in places, but none of the buildings was touched. they were very lucky. As for the f-117, it had not long been put on display when we visited. It is very awkwardly placed on the west side of the main building, in shadow for most of the day and in a bad position to get a good photo of the whole airframe. 013 by Paul Bradley, on Flickr 024 by Paul Bradley, on Flickr On the plus side, if you need close-up detail shots...... 014 by Paul Bradley, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Is it my imagination, or does the rear fuselage panel in the second-to-last F-117 shot look a bit wrinkled? Exposure to sunlight? Age of the materials? Radar-absorbant paint bubbling in the sun? Interesting to see, whatever the reason. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) It's very wrinkly.... 021 by Paul Bradley, on Flickr And she is a real one, not a replica: https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/military-history/2019/11/04/restored-f-117-nighthawk-coming-to-reagan-library/ Edited May 31, 2020 by Paul Bradley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 5/31/2020 at 1:55 PM, SAT69 said: The VC-137C is beautiful. Yes, it's smaller than the VC-25 but it has an elegance the newer airplane can't match. My two cents worth. And I most definitely agree with you. The VC-137C brought an air of dignity and class to presidential travel. The VC-25 just can't do that, never has and never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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