San Francisco Fleet Week_Norman Graf

Eighteen Inches
The LAU-7 Air to Air Missile Launcher is 110" long giving an apparent 12" gap. Accounting for the cosine of the angle of bank, I calculate the wingtip to…
Schlieren Effect
As Blue Angel #5 CDR Frank Weisser approaches Mach 1 in the Sneak Pass, the shock waves distort the image of the background at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week…
Smokin' !
U.S. Navy Blue Angels #5, Lead Solo Commander Frank Weisser, leaves a trail of vapor in his wake while flying fast and low during the sneak pass at the 2017 San…
US Coast Guard Flyby
USCG Alenia HC-27J Spartan from USCG Air Station Sacramento leads a pair of Eurocopter MH-65D Dolphins from USCG Air Station San Francisco at the 2017 San…
USAF Heritage Flight: P-51D Mustang "Spam Can" & F-16C Fighting Falcon
The USAF Heritage Flight: North American P-51D Mustang "Spam Can", piloted by Steve Hinton, and General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon, piloted by Maj John…
Leap Frogs
Members of the US Navy Parachute Demonstration Team the Leap Frogs hurtle towards the ground at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8,…
Leap Frog
A member of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team "The Leap Frogs" prepares to deploy his parachute after jumping from a Missouri Air National Guard Lockheed C-130H…
Michael Wiskus in his Pitts Special S-1 Biplane and Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the 180th Airlift Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard
Michael Wiskus in his Pitts Special S-1 Biplane accompanies the Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the 180th Airlift Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard prior…
Michael Wiskus in his Pitts Special S-1 Biplane
Michael Wiskus performs a photo pass in his Pitts Special S-1 biplane at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8, 2017.
Sean D Tucker in the Oracle Challenger III Biplane
Sean D Tucker performs a photo pass in the Oracle Challenger III biplane at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8, 2017.
I Left My Heart...
The Snowbirds form a giant heart in the sky at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8, 2017.
Over the Top
The Snowbirds at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8, 2017.
The Snowbirds
The Snowbirds at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8, 2017.
The Patriots Jet Team
The Patriots Jet Team fly in low over the Golden Gate Bridge to start their performance at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8, 2017.
United Airlines Boeing 747 Farewell Flight
United Airline's Boeing 747 made its final appearance at the 2017 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, held October 7-8, 2017. Fleet Week sponsor United Airlines…