AirVenture 2022 - Jets

AirVenture was celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force, so Boeing Square was filled with Air Force hardware. Like this big C-17 Globemaster III.

This is the first time I've seen Air Force's new tanker jet, the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus.

The KC-46 from the rear.

The always cool F-16.

An A-10 Warthog with nice paint scheme.

A Beechcraft T-6 Texan II trainer in throwback paint scheme. The T-6 replaced the United States Air Force's Cessna T-37B Tweet and the United States Navy's T-34C Turbo Mentor.

Privately-owned jets, mostly L-39s, line a taxiway.

Business end of a MiG-17, flown by the airshow pilot Randy Ball..

The SIAI-Marchetti S.211 (later Aermacchi S-211) is a turbofan-powered military trainer aircraft. Some are now flown privately, I guess.

ZZZ

Business end of a North American F-86 Sabre, in the paint scheme of ace Joseph McConnell, the top American flying ace during the Korean War, who had 16 victories, all against MiG-15 fighter jets.

Tail end.

Nice L-39 in U.S. Navy trainer paint scheme.

From Wikipedia: Many L-39s are finding new homes with private warbird owners all over the world. It has been claimed that the L-39's desirability stems from the fact that it is "the only available second-generation jet trainer". This trend is particularly evident in the United States, where their $200,000–$300,000 price puts them in range of moderately wealthy pilots looking for a fast, agile personal jet. Their popularity led to a purely L-39 Jet class being introduced at the Reno Air Races in 2002, though it has since been expanded to include other, similar aircraft.

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