Wednesday Wings: 58th Tactical Training Wing, Luke AFB, 1979

by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 03/01/2017 at 16:20

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A gorgeous collection of aircraft from the 58th TTW.

Northrop F-5E Tiger II from the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (built by Fokker) from the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (for administrative reasons, the Luftwaffe F-104G has American markings)

McDonnell F-4C Phantom II from the 310th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron

McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle from the 555th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron.

Replies (10)

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
03/01/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 0

probably less relevant as they are all jets, but I’ve heard that lining up these multigenerational type shots can be tricky, just on speed alone.

"user314" (user314)
03/01/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 1

At Oceana in ‘07, there was an F-22 in formation with P-51. I can’t imagine that was fun for either pilot. I’ll have to post pics and/or vids later.

"Jcarr" (jcarr)
03/01/2017 at 17:12, STARS: 1

I’ve heard pilots talk about that a lot in the context of heritage flights at airshows. You have a WWII-era plane running at the upper edge of it’s performance envelope and a modern jet running at the bottom edge of it’s envelope. Tricky indeed.

"Jcarr" (jcarr)
03/01/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 1

F-22/P-38/F-86 at Oshkosh 2007

"McMike" (mcmike)
03/01/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 0

=128

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/01/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 3

Note how the F-16 and F-4 both have their leading edge slats extended, flying just about as slowly as they can ( hi res ).

In this one, note again the leading edge slats on the Super Hornet, also its higher angle of attack. He’s doing all he can to stay even with the F-8, even though the F-8 was one of the fastest fighters of WWII ( hi res ).

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/01/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 1

See my reply above to MonkeePuzzle.

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/01/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 0

Huh?

"McMike" (mcmike)
03/01/2017 at 17:38, STARS: 2

4+5+15+104=128

I added them up.

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/01/2017 at 17:56, STARS: 2

I was told there would be no math.