Patriots Jet Team

Going back and looking over more images from this past September's Reno Air Races and these are a few images I got of the Patriots Jet Team.

Jet Class Racers

These are all part of the Jet Class races. This would be the fastest pushing speeds past 500 mph, though their are a few Unlimited class racers that have gone past the 500 mph mark as well. The passenger jet in the first image is not an actual race jet but was the pace plane.

Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon

Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon

Ryan STA

This Ryan STA is one of the planes that was in the static display at the Reno Air Races this year. It was an interesting looking 2 seater plane from around 1937. I like how the shinny chrome finish picks up interesting reflections and some blue from the sky. A lot of the images I did in the static display area are more close crop/detail shots as I was trying to find some interesting images and at the same time minimize the amount of clutter and people in the scene. Over the next few weeks I will be doing more blog posts with other photos from this years Air Races.