Just finishing up down here at Nellis where I was a guest of the United States Air Force at yesterdays live firepower demonstration..
More later but here's a few shots from the day.
1.) F-15 drops bombs and flares
2.) Buff dropping "retarded" dumb bombs and flares
3.) Buff's "stuff" detonating on the Nevada desert floor. Note, some of the bombs hit each other on on the way down and detonate in the air.
4.)To say that the A-10 is impressive would be a huge understatement!
5.)Tow Blackhawk's tackle the rescue of a downed pilot in this simulation. Even though these guys were extremely photogenic and gave us some great framing, the action is difficult to capture. There were F-16's and A-10's working in harmony with the Blackhawks during this rescue! Damned impressive!
6.)Barrrrrruuuuupppp!!!!!!! There is no way to describe how this gun sounds... maybe a bit like a top fuel dragster, as fellow shooter Jim Kippon mused during the demo.
7.)It wouldn't be fair to say the A-10's and the Buff's stole the show but.. they were pretty darn impressive!
8.)Simulated stinger launches against this F-15E!
9.)I like the A-10, I really like my new Nikon D2H!!! This was my first foray with the newly acquired body and I did not have my settings dialed to exactly where I wanted them, but it's a neat camera!
10.)The F-117 dropped a laser guided bomb and that was something!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, it was simply a wonderful experience to meet with and watch these young American's demonstrate their training mission at the Nellis Air Warfare Center's Live Fire Demonstration!
More later but here's a few shots from the day.
1.) F-15 drops bombs and flares
2.) Buff dropping "retarded" dumb bombs and flares
3.) Buff's "stuff" detonating on the Nevada desert floor. Note, some of the bombs hit each other on on the way down and detonate in the air.
4.)To say that the A-10 is impressive would be a huge understatement!
5.)Tow Blackhawk's tackle the rescue of a downed pilot in this simulation. Even though these guys were extremely photogenic and gave us some great framing, the action is difficult to capture. There were F-16's and A-10's working in harmony with the Blackhawks during this rescue! Damned impressive!
6.)Barrrrrruuuuupppp!!!!!!! There is no way to describe how this gun sounds... maybe a bit like a top fuel dragster, as fellow shooter Jim Kippon mused during the demo.
7.)It wouldn't be fair to say the A-10's and the Buff's stole the show but.. they were pretty darn impressive!
8.)Simulated stinger launches against this F-15E!
9.)I like the A-10, I really like my new Nikon D2H!!! This was my first foray with the newly acquired body and I did not have my settings dialed to exactly where I wanted them, but it's a neat camera!
10.)The F-117 dropped a laser guided bomb and that was something!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, it was simply a wonderful experience to meet with and watch these young American's demonstrate their training mission at the Nellis Air Warfare Center's Live Fire Demonstration!
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