Super Tucano at Nellis

super tucano at Nellis

Not exactly a black project, but cool never the less. Besides the Navy looking at these planes, they are also destined to be used in Afghanistan.

reply to post by gariac


Thanks Gariac - and congratulations to Bruce Smith- great quality. Especially liked the EWACS shots which looked looked quite messy - no injuries I hope.

Peace!

[edit on 6-11-2009 by The Wave]

Bruce spends a lot of time at the fence. Many locations. He certainly knows his way around the base. Also check out the Nellis Spotters:
Nellis Spotters

They are young and dedicated. It's really nice to see new blood out there.

I have another photo coming from Tonopah, but I'm working on getting permission. Basically it is a shot of the NT-43A over what looks like the land east of the Tonopah Test Range.

It is this plane, but in a different location:
NT-43A

Or maybe there is another NT-43A, but I doubt it.

Just thought I'd throw in that these are the very planes that Blackwater (Xe) had ordered a few years ago. Not sure if they ever got any.

reply to post by Asktheanimals


Thanks again for some great shots Gariac!

Yes, Blackwater did purchase some, without the machine gun pods.

Tucano's are fantastic, I flew the T1 variant during basic training here in the UK and loved every second!!! Certainly a move up from Chipmunks and Bulldogs!

Would make a great choice for manned SOF close support.

Cheers

Robbie

The Superbird showed up today in a different configuration. I added the photo to the same webpage.