Aviation
Read MoreCleared for Takeoff
A Horizon Air Dash 8 takes runway 24R at LAX for departure.
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Copperheads
A full ramp of KC-135's for the Arizona National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing at Sky Harbor International Airport.
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Sentimental Power
Up close and personal with the #2 Wright Cyclone R-1820 SER engine of the great "Sentimental Journey", a Boeing B-17G warbird.
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Stormy Sunset
Overlooking the wet ramp of Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at Sunset. Scattered thunderstorms moved through in the late evening to make this image pop with color and contrast.
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Wasatch Arrival
This Delta A320 is seen on final for Salt Lake City International Airport with the Wasatch Range providing a dramatic backdrop.
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Sleeping Beauty
A 445th Airlift Squadron Globemaster rests on the ramp under the cover of darkness.
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Contact Departure
A long exposure image of the Phoenix Sky Harbor control tower at night, with the light trails from a departing jet.
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KABOOM!
A P-51 Mustang seen during an aerial demonstration at the Aviation Nation 2012 Airshow at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
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Line up and Wait
An Air France Airbus 380 lines up on LAX's runway 24L for departure back to Paris.
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Solo Thunderbird
One of the opposing solo's from the USAF Thunderbirds performs a high G turn in front of Sunrise Mountain during Aviation Nation 2012.
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Liftoff
A British Airways 747 lifts off the runway at Boston's Logan International Airport, bound for London.
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Rouge Sunrise
Awaiting takeoff clearance during blue hour.
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LUVrise
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 taxis to the runway shortly after sunrise in Phoenix, AZ
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American Heritage
American Airlines retro painted "Astrojet" departs Los Angeles International Airport on a beautiful morning.
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Feel the Heat
This Viper is seen flexing its muscles while departing Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 14-2.
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United Landscape
A United Airlines Boeing 737 glides down final approach in front of the Wasatch range in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Aggressor
A "Red Team" Aggressor departs Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 14-2.
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Sunrise Taxi
A United Airbus A320 taxis out for departure at daybreak in Phoenix, Arizona.
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