Gallery 3 - Military Aircraft

I was not expecting to see as many military aircraft as I did.  I personally prefer commercial planes, but this was great!  The C-17 globelifter was the star of the show...and I got to see it inside and out!  There were several other aircraft and you can take a look below to get a good look at them. Some of the photo's are large 1600x1200 pixels...so watch out when opening!

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	The C-17 Globemaster puts on an impressive show...		Slow, high lift, configuration on a slow flyby		Slow...slow...slowwwww
	This was amazing...the C-17 landed in 1000ft...REVERSED 1000ft and took off again in 1000ft!  Amazing short field capabilities...		Another great maneuver...short field landing with an end-of-field turnaround on 100ft wide runway. Keep in mind that this is the size of a B767!		Taxiing off to the central display area...great show.
	A nice shot of the big boy...plus some stats		The engines...Pratt Whitney F117s.  The reverser capabilities are modified for short field landings.		Nose gear and nose wheel bay
	Main landing gear and housing		Left and right views with US Flag flying		Big, bulbous nose....
	Time to go in for a 'look-see'. We have to go in through the 'service entrance'		Cavernous cargo hold. Overhead and internal piping is not covered. Guess Cargo doesn't care!		Inside of the hatch that allows top-down views...plus raising of the flag.
	Inside panels of the jet		Loadmaster (only the LM and 2 pilots are required to fly this plane) position and the upper crew rest positions
	Yours truly at the controls...note the stick approach instead of the typical large jet yoke		Completely glass cockpit layout. Note the color and lack of 'soft' finishes to a decidedly military cockpit		HUD display and a little munchkin who kept appearing in my pictures...at least you get a sense of the cockpit size!
	Overhead and center panels		Overhead circuit breaker and overhead panel		More circuit breaker panels on the rear walls of the cockpit.
	The restored M.A.T.S super constellation		A twin jet		The in-air refueling probe
	WWII bomber		I believe this is a Navy AWACS plane		Hmmmm...you don't want to mess with this mean looking beast!
	The Warthog....A10-A Tank killer!		Jet Fighter		Another Jet fighter
	Up close and personal with a Jet fighter		I always wondered how they hook up the bombs and missiles to the wings...here you have the answer...lawn chairs!		The business end of an attack fighter
	Warbird display		NASA UH2 - high altitude research aircraft NASA fighter research plane		Some warbirds on the ground...Corsairs??   US Secretary of Transportation - Norm Minetta - aircraft on final.