Zöltuger's Whenuapai photos (1.85MB)

[Zöltuger]

OK, here are photos my dad took at the Air Force Whenuapai Open Day.


A Sea Sprite


Sea Sprite Ballet


Sea Sprite SAR



Underside of the P3


Bomb Bay doors? Check. Bombs? Uh... no.


Orion Just before touchdown.



Horizontal Iriquios? You bet!


Where's that flour bomb when you need it?


Helicopters are so ugly that people keel over when they see one.



I think I see Elvis!


Nosewheel touch and go


Boy, does this aircraft stop, or what?




Thank you for not smoking. The Green Party would have a fit to see fuel wasted like this. Does the Air Force plant any trees?


Red Checkers Taxiing


Red Checkers manage to do what the World Tour of NZ participants couldn't- a co-ordinated takeoff


Loop-de-loop



This is what the top of a 757 looks like


And this is what the bottom looks like


This thing likes to climb


Why, it's a Patented Jon Murchison Landing Smoke Shotâ„¢
This guy didn't even use thrust reversers- he managed to keep the nosewheel off the ground for 500m+




New Zealand's military might in formation



Ye Olde dump and burn


How hard is it to take a photo of an F111 travelling at M0.9? Difficult.


Cue Top Gun song "Danger Zone"


And back to earth.

[Alex]

Awesome stuff Zöltuger, great to see your shots.

Alex

[Charl]

Beaut side-on of #15 Harvard!
And isn't it amazing how nose-down you can trim a C130?
My Captain Sim version doesn't do that.
Wonder if they put a lump on the ramp to unbalance it?

[ZK-Brock]

That looks like one awesome mother of an airshow

Sea Sprite Ballet

That's pretty cool, what exactly did they do in that sequence?

I think I see Elvis!

Awesome approach B) I'm not sure if they would actually trim the nose that far down, probably easier just do push on the yoke.

Pretty amazing red checkers stuff there. Trolly and I tried some formation takeoffs, didn't really work though

And those 757 shots - amazing! That thing climbs awesome!

[ardypilot]

Awesome shots Zolt- you must have been down the threshold end of the crowd line, but I was up at the Tower end and didn't get such good shots at you. Your camera has an awesome zoom on it- what make/specs is it?

Also, congrats on the fuel dump flaming shot- mine came out out of focus

[Jenks]

Fantastic shots there Zöltuger

Thanks for sharing.

[Brennanx]

Lol i saw elvis out the back of the herc =D hes always there.

[h290master]

Were you guys in the center of the crowd line as well- I was roughly in the center getting some nice shots unfortunatly whenever I tried to photograph the F111 high speed pass my camera couldn't get in focus/ by the way did you get a photo of the display when 2 hueys dropped off troops and 1 huey acted as a support aircraft?

[Zöltuger]

I was right on the crowd control line, about 200m from active end of the runway. Perfect spot to be honest, most aircraft touched down just to our right, and took off just to our left.
Camera is a Nikkon D70s with some lens on it. Dunno which one.

[Ian Warren]

Airshows always the way - in the wrong place and time .. Ripper pic's

[AlisterC]

Thanks to you and Trolly for saving me all that money to go up and see it for real. From your awesome photos and great commentaries I need not have been there! Thanks!

[ardypilot]

Hey Alister- its always worth the money- nothing beats seeing, hearing and feeling (the jet blast) from those aircraft upclose but thanks all the same

[Zöltuger]

yeah, that F111 definitely had a bit of a kick to it

[JonARNZ]

Awesome shots!!!!

[Brennanx]

Did any of you guys get a shot of when the herc let of its flares?

[Zöltuger]

i didn't, it definietly came as a surprise to me

[h290master]

I unfortunately didnt get the shot with the Herc and flares wasnt expecting it and my camera couldnt focus in time

[ardypilot]

Did any of you guys get a shot of when the herc let of its flares?

Not a very good one...