F-15 E Strike Eagle

F-15 E Strike Eagle. Click for Larger

F-15 E Strike Eagle.

The F-15 E is basically the same as the regular variants of the F-15, however the F-15 can be used for ground attack, rather than the regular F-15's, which are "pure fighters".

Cessna 208B "Caravan" Serial Number N765FE

Cessna 208B "Caravan" Serial Number N765FE. Click for Larger.

This is a Cessna 208B "Caravan", a fixed wing single engined aircraft, with a turboprop engine. They typically seat nine passengers with a single pilot, but this one belongs to Federal Express and is used for cargo.

This picture was taken at the same airshow as the below two entries, however this plane actually interrupted the airshow. I actually happen to know the pilot.

For detailed information about this particular aircraft, go here

F/A-18D

All of these are the same F/A-18-D. CLick for full size.

F/A-18D.

The  F/A-18 is a modern, supersonic, and Aircraft Carrier capable fighter/attack aircraft (F/A). It is still in service primarily with the US Navy and US Marine Corps, but also with the Royal Australian Air Force and the Spanish Air Force. 

This was at the Natrona County Airport airshow in 2006. I've got a lot more photos from that airshow, but I wont put them up all at once.

P-51C "Betty Jane"

P-51C "Betty Jane"

This is the Dual-Seat P-51C Mustang "Betty Jane". I'm not sure if it has the original Packard engine or not (the Allison wasn't fully introduced until the D model), but I saw it fly in the airshow when it had a fuel system malfunction and had to land to get repaired. It took off again later that day.

Very pretty plane.

Osa's Ark - A strange Plane

Osa's Ark

I was looking through pictures I took to find an interesting picture to start off the blog. I think this fits nicely.


This is a Sikorsky S-38. A quote gleamed from it's Wikipedia Page explains it nicely. 

"The Sikorsky S-38 was an American twin-engined 8-seat amphibious aircraft. It was sometimes called 'The Explorer's Air Yacht' and was Sikorsky's first widely produced amphibious flying boat which in addition to serving successfully for Pan American Airways and the U.S. Army, also had numerous private owners who received notoriety for their exploits."

This particular aircraft (this might actually be a replica, not sure) is the "Osa's Ark", which belonged to Martin an Osa Johnson, two American explorers. There is a whole gallery of original photographs of this plane here.

Interesting indeed.

New Blog

This blog will serve as a site to store my pictures and experiences while airplane spotting. Other people will hopefully look at it, follow it, leave comments, suggestions, discussions, etc., and enjoy it. Hopefully this will be a fun and exciting experience for everyone.

Just gotta figure out this telephoto lens first...