Simviation Forum - Thunderbirds

Feb 1^st, 2004 at 2:03am

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Here are some pics of the USAF Thunderbirds, or I should say bird, in the old T-38 Talon. This was an aircraft the Thunderbirds used in the 70's replacing the F-4 Phantom. During the fuel crisis of the 70's the Air Force went to a more economical aircraft. I believe this is the first time the Thunderbirds flew a trainer instead of a fighter aircraft. The Talon was soon replaced by the present F-16 Falcon. The first airshow I ever saw the Thunderbirds perform, was during the last season they used the Talon. That goes to show my age... Grin

Start up - Hear the Tunder!

High performance takeoff

Hugging the runway during gear up....

I know this isn't number 5 or 6, but hear is a quarter of a 4 point roll, anyway.

Oposing Inverted high speed pass. (you have to imagine the oposition Grin

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Slow speed pass.... Shocked

Show is over, returning to the flight line. This is where the anouncer (Thunderbird 7) would tell you to go see you local Air Force recruiter to find out more about opportunities for you in the Air Force. http://www.airforce.com/thunderbirds/

You can find the FSD T-38 Talon at flightsim.com. The repaint of the Thunderbird was found at avsim.com. There are even some repaints here at simviation.com. More info about the FSD Talon is available at fsd-international.com.

Thank you for showing an interest in the screenshots. Great aircraft designers and repainters make these screenshots easy to make. All I have to do is fly them. Grin

« Last Edit: Feb 2^nd, 2004 at 11:39am by codered »

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Reply #1 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 5:26am

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Nice bird, where did u find her?
Sam 8)

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Reply #2 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 5:43am

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GREAT!!! Love the T-BIRDS!!

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Reply #3 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 6:37am

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Great Shots, i just looooooooooove that plane!! Grin

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Reply #4 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 6:40am

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Could you please give us the url to download this Talon.

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Reply #5 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 9:48am

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very clear shots,well done!

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Reply #6 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 10:45am

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Nice!!!!!!!! I love The T-birds!!!!!!! Shocked

More,More,More!!!!

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Reply #7 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 2:41pm

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Very Very Very Nice

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Reply #8 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 4:04pm

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did they fly the Phantom before the Talon? i thought the Super Sabre...what's the correct order now? F-100, F-4, T-38, F-16? nice shots by the way! Wink

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Reply #9 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 7:51pm

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I think thats about right...

Excellent shots. Wink

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Reply #10 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 8:41pm

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yeah, tell us...where'd you get such as awesome looking airplane?

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Reply #11 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 10:00pm

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did they fly the Phantom before the Talon? i thought the Super Sabre...what's the correct order now? F-100, F-4, T-38, F-16? nice shots by the way! Wink

I can verify your A/C order, as I have seen them all.....the F-100 shows my age....I also remember seeing the Blue Angels flying the F-11 Tiger.....way back when.....

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Reply #12 - Feb 2^nd, 2004 at 9:39am

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I can verify your A/C order, as I have seen them all.....the F-100 shows my age....I also remember seeing the Blue Angels flying the F-11 Tiger.....way back when.....

lol...I'm not old enough to verify it as actual facts, but my father is! Grin

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Reply #13 - Feb 2^nd, 2004 at 8:11pm

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Very nice! Wink

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