F-16C Fighting Falcon (Block 30E)

Background

I attended the "Sounds of Freedom" air show at NAS / JRB Willow Grove on 14 September 2002. The last air show I attended prior to this one was the same show on 8 September 2001, which was likely one of the last shows to be held last year. Over the year since then, I have purchased a Canon PowerShot-G2 digital camera. I have been very impressed with its capabilities in the controled environment of my work room for picturing models. This show was the camera's "baptism of fire" for outside air show type pictures. I have determined that I no longer have need of my old Minolta X-570 or its film.

I made a couple "walk around" style photo essays at the show. One appears below, taken on a pair of block 30E F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 523rd FS that came in from Cannon AFB. I purposely took pictures that have given me trouble in the past with my film camera just to test the capabilities of the digital camera. It came through with flying colors. Even shooting into the sun, into the afterburner exhaust, the camera was able to determine the correct exposure to give me the inside of the afterburner, not a black hole.

There is nothing overly exciting about the two F-16s I photographed. I took some out-of-the-way type detail shots that are not already posted in other "walk around" type postings I have looked through. I hope you enjoy these.

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Overview	Forward Fuselage	Cockpit	Nose Wheel

Left Wing	HARM Missile	Weapons Pylons	Weapons Pylons

Weapons Pylons	AMRAAM Missile	HARM Missile	Weapons Pylons

AMRAAM Missile	Left Tail	Engine Exhaust	Engine Exhaust

Engine Exhaust	Engine Exhaust	Afterburner Interior	Afterburner Interior

Lower Tail Fin	Rear Antennae	HARM Missile	Weapons Pylons

Right Wing	Right Tail

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Overview	Cockpit	Instrument Hood	Instrument Hood

Cockpit	Cockpit	Canopy Hinge	Rear Fuselage

Left Tail	Left Speedbrake	Left Speedbrake	Left Speedbrake

Left Speedbrake Underside	Afterburner Interior	Right Speedbrake	Engine Exhaust

Right Speedbrake	Right Speedbrake

Credits

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