Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is USS Ranger CV-61 in 1981. You can see how the port deck edge elevator has stay on the flight deck during flight operations. #ussranger #cv61 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 departing San Diego in 1996. #usskittyhawk #cv63 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

A bit about the MAAS arresting system. #maas #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari L

Another LAPES drop at Khe Sahn #c130 #lapes #khesahn #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

How C-130’s supported Marines at Khe Sahn #c130 #lapes #khesahn #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Antietam CVA-36 during trials with its new angled deck. #ussantietam #cv34 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

A bit about the F-35B’s lift fan. #f35b #marineaviation #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is NASA 834, was used at Dryden in 1986 and 1987 in the Variable-Sweep Transition Flight Experiment (VSTFE) program. This program explored laminar flow on variable sweep aircraft at high subsonic speeds. The variable sweep outer-panels of the F-14 aircraft were modified with natural laminar flow gloves to provide not only smooth surfaces but also airfoils that can produce a wide range of pressure distributions for which transition location can be determined at various fl

Checking out the Thunderbird Phantom south of Tucson! #f4phantom #thunderbird #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A variant of the S-3 was the ES-3A Shadow seen here with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) landing aboard USS Saratoga CV-60 in 1992. #es3a #s3viking #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari