What are these big jets(?)

Not sure where t post this and i know the Ladies and Gents on this forum are really sharp.The two jets top and bottom left seem really big and i was just wondering what they are.I know their not secret but they seem really huge
Thanks anyway

Hooray for me.Thats the first time ive tried to add an image to anything and it bloody worked

I can see 3 Rockwell B1's And those two top I'd go with B-52's

Edit - although those B-1's could also be F-111's, sure someone else will name a few more soon.

[edit on 13/11/2007 by Now_Then]

Thanks dude.They look really big it tripped me out.I thought it might of been a gigantic super fighter.Shows how much i know when it comes to aeroplanes

Three B-1s, 2 B-52s and a Global Hawk. The rest can't be identified easily from that picture.

Ok and what is that big white plane southeast of B-52's??

It's a -135. Could be an RC or NKC but I can't say for certain without better resolution.

[edit on 11/13/2007 by Zaphod58]

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Couldn't it be a Rivet Joint to Zaph? Honestly the USAF has so many in so many diff roles its hard to say but I think the nose looks a bit different.

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I take it this is the Global Hawk Zaph?


I got a feeling that one straight in front of the 4 engine big guy is a Tornado.



That's quite an odd selection of aircraft - is this part of some sort of international exercise.

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That is the global hawk Zaph indenified, correct NT.

The Tornado is probably correct as well one of the planes behind the J-stars or what ever it is looks like a camberra as well.

The large grouping of aircraft in the lower right corner of the original picture belong to the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards Air Force Base. The area pictured in the South Base Annex. It mainly serves as a storage area until the airplanes can be restored and placed on public display. The aircraft include the following:

Trio at lower left (from left to right):
Scaled Composites Model 33 Advanced Technology Tactical Transport (N13SC)
CALSPAN TB-26B (N9146M, formerly 41-34165)
B-1B (84-0049)

Pair at upper left (from left to right):
YA-7F (71-0344)
NF-111A (63-9778) in Mission Adaptive Wing configuration

Lower pair in middle (from left to right):
C-53 (41-20093)
C-7B (63-9765) Golden Knights Parachute Team

Upper pair in middle (from left to right):
NC-135A (60-0377) avionics testbed
C-140 JetStar (59-5962)

Next pair to right (top to bottom):
YF-100A (52-5755)
B-57B (N809NA, formerly 52-1576)

Trio at far right (top to bottom):
T-46A (84-0492)
RF-8G (Bu. No. 145607)
YF-4E (65-0713)

[edit on 13-11-2007 by Shadowhawk]

[edit on 13-11-2007 by Shadowhawk]

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Found a link Shadowhawk of a bunch of the planes that have been stored on the ramp past and present and a couple that have been restored and moved on.
www.air-and-space.com...

Oh also the NC-135A (60-0377) avionics testbed was for the B-2 avionics.



[edit on 22/08/06 by Canada_EH]

In answer to the question in the thread title:

Targets.

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Awe great more Auzzie "humour" lol jks

Thanks dudesters.This and the computer help forum are the most helpful and least bitchy on this whole site.Makes a big diff when people answer your questions without belittling ya.

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Careful what you say, I can think of a few members who'll do that right here on this forum.

But yeah, hope your stay here is a welcome one (on this forum specifically).

Shattered OUT...

Originally posted by Canada_EH
The Tornado is probably correct as well one of the planes behind the J-stars or what ever it is looks like a camberra as well.

Well looks like the tornado is wrong - according to the very detailed account from Shadowhawk it should be a variant of the F-111.

The figures give a bit of scale - personally I always imagined the F-111 to be quite a bit larger than that, but what do I know?!

Tornado : L= 16.7m WS= 13.9m
F-111 : L= 22.4m WS= 19.2m

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General Dynamics NF-111A Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) Flight Dynamics Laboratory, 63-9778 was equipped with a variable camber Mission Adaptive Wing (MAW). Well there is your info on what testing it was actually used for. A precourser to the current F-18 study that is building on the F-111's earlier tests.

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