airplanes

  • Style and Speed
  • Elegance at Rest

    Beneath the hangar glow, she rests—a vision of grace and luxury wrapped in polished aluminum and quiet strength… Continue reading

    Elegance at Rest
  • Stillness Before Flight

    A sculpture of speed and grace, she waits with a quiet promise in the heavens above… Continue reading

    Stillness Before Flight
  • Loyal Wings

    Born of ruggedness and strength, she embraced her role as a dedicated and loyal teacher for young military pilots… Continue reading

    Loyal Wings
  • Wings of Hope

    Born in an era recovering from war’s violent memories, her sleek metal fuselage reflects a future of hope and freedom. A graceful old bird, embodying the elegance of flight… Continue reading

    Wings of Hope
  • Brrrrrttt!

    When you design a gun with wings… 😎 Continue reading

    Brrrrrttt!
  • Ballad of a Gooney Bird

    Gazing skyward, her tail-wheel configuration appears as if she’s ready to fly—embracing the celestial world above, loving the heavens like her airmen within. Pulling chocks from her wheels, line personnel scramble beneath her soft beautiful lines. Aerodynamic curves, waiting to… Continue reading

    Ballad of a Gooney Bird
  • Reflection of Elegance

    Bombardier Challenger 650 admiring her reflection in the hangar floor… Continue reading

    Reflection of Elegance
  • Longitude at Rest

    “The most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality.“ — Louis Bleriot. Quoted by Louise Faure-Favrier in Les chevaliers de l’air, 1923. — Continue reading

    Longitude at Rest
  • Old School

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    Old School
  • North American T-6G Texan

    While I was at the Pickaway County Airport (KCYO) over the weekend, I had the opportunity to see this beautiful 1952 North American T-6G Texan. These U.S. military single-engine advanced trainers were used to instruct pilots during WW2. They continued… Continue reading

    North American T-6G Texan
  • Beacon of Love

    Her radiant beacon piercing the celestial sphere… a comforting glow to the airmen she loves… a fair weather signal, do not fear! Continue reading

    Beacon of Love