Every child fancies things that fly or move. Many dream to become fighter pilots and engineers who design and built them. Here is a collection of amazing civilian & military aircraft photos, from around the world.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels from a KC-10 Extender
Two Soviet MiG-29 aircraft en route to an air show are intercepted by F-15 Eagle aircraft.
North American P-51D Mustang
US Navy F-14D Tomcat Refueling
Admiring the Noctilucent clouds from Boeing 767 Flightdeck, which sit at an altitude of around 50 mi up (mesosphere).
Noctilucent clouds are not fully understood as a meteorological phenomenon. Clouds generally are not able to reach such high altitudes with such thin air pressures.
Cockpit of Airbus A320-211
C-17 Globemaster III, having just released a series of flares over the Atlantic Ocean
The Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) returns to the Kennedy Space Center after a 10 month refurbishment.
Departing Boeing 757-23A (R/W 26L) four minutes after sunrise.
Shot of a EK/Atlas Air 747, being “chased” by EK B777-200
Photo is actually taken from the cockpit of another EK B777!
A F-16C refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker, as another F-16 stands by during Operation Desert Storm