I stopped ay the end of runway 12 for about 40 minutes from around 10 am, and was lucky to see a couple of Hawks (no pics, sorry) and about a dozen F-35s launching from runway 12.
Is that a stealth-defeating radar reflector under the nose?
Noisy buggers!
Unusual to see the missile launch rails plus one AIM-9X:
That undernose bump looks like some kind of forward-facing window in these pics.
Howzat?
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Re: Skypirate at RAAF Williamtown 12 Feb 2024
Very cool and great photos, David!
The thing under the nose is the Electro-Optical Targeting System. or EOTS:
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/pr ... -eots.html
Here's a closer shot:
The thing under the nose is the Electro-Optical Targeting System. or EOTS:
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/pr ... -eots.html
Here's a closer shot:
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Aha! Thanks, Paul!
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Very nice shots David - so are we going to see an F-35 on your bench soon?
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Great photos David!
I agree regarding the noise, when we get them on the range here, they are far noisier than any other visitor!
I agree regarding the noise, when we get them on the range here, they are far noisier than any other visitor!
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Says the person who was very excited by all the Typhoons flying over us at East Kirkby and taking from Coningsby...just sayin' like
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We had 5 F-35s up from Luke one night last week, doing circuits and bumps around 9pm - scared the living daylights out of many residents in the town!! They were REALLY LOUD!!!
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Re: Skypirate at RAAF Williamtown 12 Feb 2024
In my defence, it had been quite a while since I thrilled to the sight and sound of military fast jets.
Twin Merlins turning on the East Kirkby Mossie was an equal thrill!
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LOL!!! I can hardly blame you, having built an F-35 I did have to stop myself from falling asleep, and I LIKE boring grey jetsskypirate wrote: ↑February 16th, 2024, 7:19 amIn my defence, it had been quite a while since I thrilled to the sight and sound of military fast jets.
Twin Merlins turning on the East Kirkby Mossie was an equal thrill!
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