Aviation

[Fulcrum]

How could I possibly miss the super connie.
In case you have nothing better to do than looking at pictures, you might want to see some at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/_fulcrum/s ... 228872178/ some pix from the recent years, all digital. My film shots are not digitized and these days they get a bit paranoid (at many airports) when they see someone trying to do any serious pix of aeroplanes. But may be, that is the trick...I should pick a point and click innocuous camera.

[TenX]

Very nice pics..

... Let me source some from my collection.. Actually I shot some pics of big planes with big cartoons painted, in Tokyo ...

[gillgurtej]

Nice pics Fulcrum.
I will put together mine which I shot back in September flying myself from the US to Delhi on a single engine,Light airplane across the atlantic via Greenland and Iceland.

[lazybones]

Whoa Gillgurttej ! Now that's what I call a teaser. Do tell us the whole story, with pictures. Must be the air adventure of a lifetime.

Ashok

Fulcrum: the plane in question has to be the De Havilland Comet. Right ??

Ashok

[gillgurtej]

I am trying to understand how to paste pics. in here. The trip was for sure a lifetime experience even after being a pilot for the last 11 years. Flying low over the pole and the glaciers were amazing. Trying to find valleys to cross the Alps in Switzerland was another adventure.

Gurtej Singh Gill

[fantumfan2003]

I am an aviation enthusiast and a flight simmer . Just returned to guns after a couple of decades and aviation is no longer number one on my list.

Fulcrum, aviation photography at Indian airports (except defence aerodromes) is now permitted. Some ones got a scanned copy of the DGCA directive on the net. Google for Indian flight sim and aviation enthusiasts and you should get to the link.

My favourites ? F-4E (fantumfan2003 !!!), Mirage F-1, 747-400

Alright now back to the guns..... (LOL

I realize, this is somewhat off the wall of a topic. Apologies, if you find this too irrelevant and the mods are of course free to knock this off.

I am a self confessed aviation junkie, and I actually dream them too. ...and I know there are at least 3-4 more on IFG. Am trying to draw them out, and other in the closet aviation folk.
My favourites are:
Commercial:

1. Till 1950s: Dakota DC-3
   50s-late 70s: Boeing 707
   Late 70s onwards: A300

Military Combat

1. WWII to early 70s: P51, XB 41 Liberator, Spitfire Mk II, and Avro Lancaster
   Early to late 70s: Panavia Tornado
   Late 70s and later: MiG 29, YF 22
   Helicopter /Gunship - Apache. I used to live near the factory, and these guys used to do test runs around, awesome stuff.

What are yours?

[Fulcrum]

Want to see classics? Check this airliner.net link:

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... order=desc

Gurtej: where are your pictures buddy? even if they are on the web somewhere, you could send us the URL.