Hi all here are some shots of 61-2662 RC-135s from yesturday.regards Ryno
61-2662 RC-135S 'Cobra ball' OF 55TH WG BLK
61-2662 RC-135S
- capercaillie
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Re: 61-2662 RC-135S
Lovely stuff, particularly the slight bank shot with the black wing just showing.
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Nice catch shots 2 5 and 6 for me
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Very nice set but the before last shot stands out indeed!
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Nice shots of a nice piece of kit. What's the idea behind the black wing and engines?
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Beautiful shots of the old beast, as for the strange paint job Paul, it's because this RC is photo reccon and also photographs missle tracks, the black on the wings and engines cuts out sun reflections from those parts of the aircraft....So you see they are photographers just like us.
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Re: 61-2662 RC-135S
Lovely! I agree, that banking shot is a gem! As for the black wing, yes the previous explanation is true...for the older Cobra Ball airframes. With the newer systems in use, it's no longer necessary to paint the right wing and engines black...they do it purely for traditional reasons now. At least that's the way it was explained to me when I was with the 95th RS.
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pic 6 is great! Nice angle!
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Re: 61-2662 RC-135S
Ryno56 wrote:]
I know others have commented but that pic is just sex!
The rest are lovely too, the "tucking up" one is gorgous.
fabulous machine...
You caaan't trust the system... Maaan!