Airliners.net....april fools?

[AirBadger]

I doubt the people who run Airliners.net would be fooled...I'm sure its real.

 

[epic!]

those crazy commies

 

[Fearless Tower]

Why would the guy be flying with his refueling probe fully extended???

If it's a fake, it wasn't a matter of airbrushing the gear out, it was probably taken during an inflight refueling.

It seems rather interesting that both photos taken from two completely separate locations are attributed to the same photographer...

 

[sleddriver71]

It's fake. The fast moving airplane and the background are both in sharp detail. Look at the attitude of the airplane. Don't you think it would have a little nose up attitude?

 

[414Flyer]

Why would the guy be flying with his refueling probe fully extended???

If it's a fake, it wasn't a matter of airbrushing the gear out, it was probably taken during an inflight refueling.

It seems rather interesting that both photos taken from two completely separate locations are attributed to the same photographer...

Both photos are not attributed to the same person.

What made me think earlier it was not real, was that the plane seemed to be about the height it would be as if its gear was extended, and that the small lettters on the outside of the intake were very sharp, compared to most pics of something going fast.

I am not so sure anymore it was fake, but if it is not, its a really good lens with really fast shutter speed.

 

[Tailwind]

I thought is was fake also...but then I noticed the jet nozzels were in the tapered configuration...ins't that a high power setting?

 

[sleddriver71]

Oh, of course, so that makes it real...

 

[NuGuy]

Airliners.net....april fools?

Nah, they have fools there every month...

Nu