Tucker Sakamoto

カリフォルニア在住ヒコーキ写真家

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

水害の視察後マリーンワンでMoffett Fieldに戻り、帰路に着くバイデン大統領とエアフォースワン #AF1 #airforce1 #KNUQ

[がりれお @galileo_fun]

友人の子ども(11)から質問

子「飛行機って、最大どのくらいまで大きくできるの？」
私「男のロマンだよな、宇宙戦艦みたいな飛行機乗りたいもん」

子「で、答えは？」
私「理論上の限界は存在しないんだよね」

子「え、じゃあ無限に大きくできるってこと？」
私「それがね…

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

グラマンF-14Dトムキャット最後のデモ飛行（オシアナを除く）
#キャノピー開けてのタキシングを貼る #aviationnation2004

[湯島のとも @Syas]

昔深夜の国道4号線で写真撮ってたらパトカーが止まって職質された。
警官「こんばんわ。何を撮ってるんですか」
ワシ「もうすぐ飛行機がくるんで」
警官「飛行機？」（夜空を見上げる）「身分証とかあります？」
ワシ「運転免許あります。あともうすぐ来るんでその時だけ撮ってていいですか？」（免許書渡す）
警官「ここで？」
ワシ「ここで...あ、来ちゃった、すいません」
警官「飛行機？....飛行機！」
で撮った写真がこれ。
振り返ってせっかくなんでパトカーと絡めたのも撮った。
撮り終わった後の警官からあれ何？って聞かれたので「博物館に運ぶYSー11です」って言ったらワシと話してた方でない警官が「YS?八丈島に帰るときによく乗ったよ」と言われた。

今はヒロサワシティに展示されてるYS-11が羽田から運ばれた時の話。

[Airforce Geek @PrecisionLabs0]

🚨One split-second decision separated this F-18 from disaster.

This Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet shocked hundreds of thousands of spectators at the Gijón Air Festival when it suddenly rolled hard toward the sea during a low-level pass.

It wasn't pilot error.

The pilot detected a flock of birds directly in the jet's flight path and immediately executed an evasive manoeuvre, avoiding a potentially catastrophic bird strike before safely recovering just above the water.

At airshow speeds and low altitude, there is almost no time to react. Moments like this are a reminder that skill, training, and split-second decision-making can make all the difference.

What was your first thought when you saw the jet roll toward the water?

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

This is an Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87 flying with the landing gear down while fighting a wildfire.

It may look unusual, but there is a reason for it.

The extended landing gear creates significant drag, meaning the pilots need to maintain a higher power setting. That is important because the MD-87's engines can have a relatively long spool-up time when operating at low thrust fighting wildfires.

If more power is suddenly needed, waiting for the engines to accelerate can cost valuable seconds.

By keeping the engines at a higher power setting while using the landing gear to create additional drag, the aircraft remains closer to its maximum available thrust. This can significantly reduce the time needed to reach full power.

A well-known technique when rapid power changes matter.

Also, the way the second chase aircraft is following so closely is incredible to watch.
📹: Even_Kiwi_1166

[Francisco Cunha - ✈️ Aviation et al @OnDisasters]

Trivia- While most 747s could easily fly NY-London, the 747 that transported the Shuttle had much " smaller wings" due to the extra weight and aerodynamics for the piggybacker.

While carrying the orbiter, the Jumbo had its range cut to 1,000 miles, with speed and ceiling limited to just Mach .6 and 15,000 feet. The limited range meant returning a shuttle to Florida took as long as three days.

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

@oldconnie 現在でも、サンダーバーズもブルーエンジェルスも観客の上を通過する演目はあります（スニークパス等）。今回問題となったのは、高度が低すぎたことと速度が速すぎたことが原因だと思います。

[Ben McCombe @BenMcCombe]

For those claiming the Blue Angels incident yesterday was perfectly fine, here is their lead pilot, Captain Adam Bryan, saying it was unsafe and that they will work to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Listen to this guy, not Hegseth or
his PR guy.

I'm glad the people who matter are taking it seriously.

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

しばらくアメリカのエアショーには近寄らない方が良いかも。

[KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨‍✈️ B-737 Wrangler @MCCCANM]

Sounds like a decision was made. Fine, it was never my decision to make.

A word of caution, though: When we let this slide we send a message to everyone from the T-6 drivers to the B-52 drivers that they can get away with it, too. And they will try.

When – not if – something goes wrong, the press & politicians on both sides are going to hang everyone in the chain of command. There will be no safe harbors or protectors. The public will want heads. I can already see the headlines & it reads just like the B-52 crash at Fairchild. It will be a scandal.

I don’t want the pilot to lose their wings, or even be kicked out of the military, but when there is no discipline, that sends a message.

[ABC News @ABC]

Dramatic video shows the U.S. Navy Blue Angels making a low-altitude flyover above Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. Navy officials confirmed in a statement that Blue Angels leadership is "reviewing the circumstances surrounding the maneuver and conducting a thorough safety review.” https://t.co/UAaRdz6xrH

[Breaking Aviation News & Videos @aviationbrk]

Officials with the U.S. Navy's elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron said they're conducting a review after social media footage showed a jet flying low over a crowd of beachgoers in Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Wednesday morning.

"During an arrival maneuver, an aircraft flew lower than standard profiles, resulting in a disturbance on the beach that affected civilian chairs and umbrellas," the statement said, calling it a "low-altitude pass."

In the statement, the Blue Angels said: "The safety of our hometown community, spectators, and our pilots is our highest priority. Team leadership is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the maneuver and conducting a thorough safety review to ensure all operations adhere to strict Navy and FAA safety standards."

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

@yodahana F-14復活のみのために機材残してます。

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

@yodahana 2026年現在、どうしてこれになるのかが不思議。

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

@JETBIRDER eBayに出したら値がつきそうです。

[Aviation @xAviation]

F/A-18 Hornet taking off in a 30-knot crosswind.
The Hornet is a beautiful-looking machine.
📹: m171562

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

@sanjun27 「作ったとは言ったが食ったとは言ってない」( ｰ`дｰ´)ｷﾘｯ

[Tucker Sakamoto @TuckerSakamoto]

@wildcats9214 @sanjun27 処方してもらった薬局に電話して、相談してみるのが良いと思います。症状を説明すればどうするのがいいか教えてくれるはず。