Fox Field - KWJF

[nmcbride]

Nice catch on that A-26!  They need to put that on display at an airshow........love the nose art.

I was quite pleased to catch the A-26.    It has always one of my favorite planes, but I have only seen them in museums until now.    He made several take offs and landings while I was there so I got to savor the moment. 

Loved the nose art too.

[phantomphan1974]

I was quite pleased to catch the A-26.    It has always one of my favorite planes, but I have only seen them in museums until now.    He made several take offs and landings while I was there so I got to savor the moment. 

Loved the nose art too.

Check under the VNY thread for more photos of it as well.

[f4_phantom_fan]

Caught this NASA bird last Friday........

[f4_phantom_fan]

Dornier 328 today.......

[Midnight Mover]

Dornier 328 today.......

Very cool

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Two of the Dornier 328s Boeing is using to shuttle people between Seattle and the AV for the 747-8 Project.








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[phantomphan1974]

Nice catches Bernie.

[SkyBaby]

My father in law works there, so maybe I'll have to go bug him at work some time!  That looks like a cool place.  Where's the best place to stand for arrivals and departures? 

[kick Z tail out]

Heads up to Brian, my fellow air tanker buddy... I guess Minden's BAe146 tanker project was spotted at Fox today. Supposedly they're looking to get it certified to fly on fires sometime this season. I'm gonna miss the P-2s.

[phantomphan1974]

That would be cool to see.  Is it just the one tanker?  I would think they still need the P-2's!

[kick Z tail out]

That would be cool to see.  Is it just the one tanker?  I would think they still need the P-2's!

Yeah so far they only have one but both Minden and Neptune Aviation intend on getting rid of their P-2s in the very near future. Will be a sad day to see come. It'll especially be ironic in the case of Neptune Aviation... the name won't be relevant anymore. :p

Minden has one, Neptune has one also, and a company called Tronos is working on a 3rd. The Tronos 146 completed it's first aerial test drop last October. (See their picture below). There's also a video online of theirs doing low altitude testing of air tanker flight profiles and the word is the plane handled very well over ridges and canyons. It has a speed brake which will be nice.

[phantomphan1974]

Cool, but too bad the P-2 will fade away.  Maybe sell them to a warbird owner, but probably too big and costly.  Use to be one under restoration at Almogordo Airport.

[f4_phantom_fan]

Caught this today. Not sure when this showed up, but it's in the industrial area near the armory. Here's what's left of C-130E #61-2360A.

[nmcbride]

Caught this today. Not sure when this showed up, but it's in the industrial area near the armory. Here's what's left of C-130E #61-2360A.

Saw the C130 carcass last Thursday.   Wonder what the story is...

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A little Air Tanker action for the Camarillo Fire.