Viper Pics

[loadtoad]

A friend from my old ANG unit emailed these to me. In my opinion these are some of the nicest air-to-air shots of the Viper. Now the anniversary paint job I have no comments on...

Unit was BRAC'd and transitioning to Predators. 147th FW out of Houston Tx.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z11/loadtoad0503/F16C1403.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z11/loadtoad0503/FOVV7401.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z11/loadtoad0503/F16C0102.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z11/loadtoad0503/F16C1604.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z11/loadtoad0503/F16C1602.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z11/loadtoad0503/F16C1903.jpg

 

[Schnugg]

Modern day "Scooter." (sorry A4s)

Nice pics.

 

[badger16]

I like the idea of the paint job in principal...but how on Gods green earth after they were done painting it they could've have said "Yup, looks good to me. Lets take some pictures!" I have no idea. My response would have been. "lets put it in the WAY back of the hanger and never talk about this ever again." The rest are the photos are amazing! the second one is my favorite. Great post!

 

[thebluto]

"Viper" vs "Fighting Falcon"...reminiscent of Stripes "They call me the cruiser".."They should have called you the dork".

At least the Navy calls their airplanes cool names to begin with, so people don't have to refer to them by some other name.

 

[Lawman]

"Viper" vs "Fighting Falcon"...reminiscent of Stripes "They call me the cruiser".."They should have called you the dork".

At least the Navy calls their airplanes cool names to begin with, so people don't have to refer to them by some other name.

U'hem.... Corsair II.

 

[raptor10]

rhino...

 

[UMichfly]

c'mon...everyone knew this thread would devolve into this. It's just AW logic

 

[Lawman]

Ok.... you win.

Rep for getting it first.

 

[AllAmerican75]

Those are outstanding pictures; they almost don't look real. Bravo Zulu to your buddy who took them.

 

[FLYTPAY]

Unit was BRAC'd and transitioning to Predators. .

ROFLMAO

 

[Pags]

outstanding pics...I kinda dig the throwback paint job. Wouldn't want to fly that jet everyday, but good for a photo op.

 

[SemperGumbi]

"Viper" vs "Fighting Falcon"...reminiscent of Stripes "They call me the cruiser".."They should have called you the dork".

At least the Navy calls their airplanes cool names to begin with, so people don't have to refer to them by some other name.

Yeah....and can I add Lightning II to the mix?

 

[raptor10]

Yeah....and can I add Lightning II to the mix?

You mean the Mako right?

 

[Pugs]

outstanding pics...I kinda dig the throwback paint job. Wouldn't want to fly that jet everyday, but good for a photo op.

I like it too. I'd like to see the Navy do a few commemorative historical schemes. Maybe a 1930's like graced the the F-3-F's, a early WWII scheme with the blue and light gray and of course the classic 50's gloss gull gray and white.

Would be a nice thing to do something special for the 100th anniversary of Naval Air

 

[Pags]

I like it too. I'd like to see the Navy do a few commemorative historical schemes. Maybe a 1930's like graced the the F-3-F's, a early WWII scheme with the blue and light gray and of course the classic 50's gloss gull gray and white.

Would be a nice thing to do something special for the 100th anniversary of Naval Air

Agreed. An all over gloss blue paint job from late WWII would be slick...plus I'd like to see a 60S painted like an old Phrog.