What a cracking photograph........

[NutLoose]

Posted on the SAAF forums and just had to post it here....

Best seat in the house?????


http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/9320/usaff15estrikeeagleende.jpg

Last Shuttle of the Space Shuttle "ENDEAVOR" flight from KSC, 5-16-2011. A seriously nifty photo of Monday's shuttle launch - from the best seat in the house....an F-15E Strike Eagle at 26 thousand feet over the east coast: the protective combat air patrol for the launch......

And from another launch

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/186/f22nasa17622.jpg





Todays Photos - Friday 24th June 2011 - Page 2 (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?200117-Todays-Photos-Friday-24th-June-2011&p=5720541&viewfull=1#post5720541)

[500N]

Awesome photos.

I saw a similar photo from a civilian / commercial flight that also happened to be passing the area at the same time. The Captain had informed the passengers to keep a look out as they may see the Endeavor and by chance they did.

I'll try to find the picture.


Edit
Picture and Video of the launch here
PhotoBlog - Awesome photo of shuttle from airplane (http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/16/6653856-awesome-photo-of-shuttle-from-airplane)

and another picture here
Airplane passenger snaps amazing photos of Endeavour | MNN - Mother Nature Network (http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/airplane-passenger-snaps-amazing-photos-of-endeavour)

.

[Capt Niff Naff]

Any reports of TCAS alert - and what in heck could you do?!:eek:

[Fareastdriver]

I was lucky enough to be at the Kennedy Space Centre a few years ago and watched a night launch of Atlantis. I have had a soft spot for that shuttle ever since and my computer wallpaper is one of the photos taken of it latched to the ISS on its last trip.

It is still the only thing I have seen that can burn through money faster than my wife.

[ShyTorque]

Any reports of TCAS alert - and what in heck could you do?!

I'd turn right and ignore any RA that said climb.... ;)

[Hipper]

An interesting site. This is from the same page.

What's going on here? Is this a trick of photography or just superb flying?

http://i51.tinypic.com/2isjbtk.jpg

[500N]

I saw that. The text said it was part of the display but didn't have time to check up the Blue Angel's web site.

.

[fleigle]

That is a standard part of the Blue Angels display.
No.5 is further away from the camera.
f

[Hipper]

Ah yes, of course it is.

I never noticed despite oggling at it for a while but number 5 appears shorter then 6.

Good picture though. I wonder what it's called? The Missionary Position perhaps.

[Capetonian]

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee406/Helios340/25oct11.jpg

Many others here :

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 winners - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/8841408/Landscape-Photographer-of-the-Year-2011-winners.html)

[D John]

For the best low level seat in the house (or garden) I found this photo to be cracking.....

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/milorgman/Flight/7-761.jpg


cheers,

-John;)

[Chris Kebab]

..shouldn't that last shot be in Aviation History and Nostalgia?

[ex-fast-jets]

Not if WEBF has anything to do with it!

Nice piccie though!!