AC-130 Gunship 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

AC-130 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper.

I pour through hundreds of public domain photos and pick the very best to convert into high resolution widescreen desktop wallpapers.

On this site you will find excellent military widescreen wallpapers featuring airplanes, fighter jets, attack helicopters, and other aviation photography.

F-18C Hornet at Sunset 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

This shot of an F-18 Hornet at Sunset captures the beauty of flying and dream job these fighter pilots have.

Congrats to all you new widescreen monitor owners -- thanks to the holidays.

It's New Year's Eve and I wish you'all the best in 2010. Hopefully you have plans with friends and family. Be sure and ring in the New Year with someone special.

F-16C Mud Mission 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Today's widescreen wallpaper lets you fly along with a pair of F-16's on an air-to-ground (mud) mission. Pretty spectacular.

C-17 Globemaster 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Pretty amazing that the C-17 is able to operate off unimproved airstrips. I've practiced some soft-field takeoffs and landings off regular runways but never actually tried it (most won't let you due to insurance concerns).

Fun...

B-1B Winter Scene 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Just in time for the holidays, here's a pair of B-1B bombers sitting in the snow.

For those celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, I want to wish you a warm and happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends.

SR-71 Blackbird Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I think the SR-71 is visually one of the most bad-ass planes ever designed. Menacing and ominous, the plane is legendary in every respect.

What a ride this plane must have been. Mach 3.2+ and >80,000 feet ceiling. Amazing plane.

Boeing X-32B Joint Strike Fighter 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

If you have an appreciation for aerospace engineering, you might look at the Boeing X-32B Joint Strike Fighter and find something of beauty beneath the obviously ugly exterior.

In case you don't recognize this plane, it's the one that lost the JSF competition to the X-35 (now F-35) JSF.

Not many good things were said about the X-32 and it suffered a few set-backs and technical challenges during the JSF competition.
I know I was quite happy when the X-35 was chosen.

Enjoy?

P.S. Here's a video of the X-32 is action with Western fanfare music....

Sukhoi SU-34 Fighter Bomber 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a rare treat, an excellent photo of an SU-34. I received this picture from one of our site visitors named Marko R. Thanks Marko!

Japanese Air Defense F-15 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Sweet picture here of a Japanese Air Defense F-15 performing a full afterburner takeoff. Love the heat distortion.

German Air Force Torado 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's an aircraft paint scheme you don't see everyday. It's a German Air Force Tornado painted to celebrate 55,555 hours flying at the Flight Test Center at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

I wonder who designed it...

MV-22 Osprey Hover 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's an artistic rendering of the MV-22 Osprey. Part helicopter, part airplane, and some say the worst part of both. The fact that it flies is an engineering marvel.

B-1B Aerial Refueling 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot of the B-1B bomber refueling. If you love planes, being a boom operator must be the best job in the world.

The CH-46 Sea Knight 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

The CH-46 Sea Knight has been the backbone of Marine aviation since the 1960's. It's affectionately called "the Phrog" and there's a little over100 of them serving still today.

AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Great artistic shot here of a US Army AH-64A Apache helicopter. Definitely my favorite U.S. chopper. Anyone remember playing Jane's Apache Longbow? The good ole days.

Enjoy!

UAE F-16E Afterburner Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I love the F-16E. Can't believe we don't have a bunch of these in the USAF. This beautiful aircraft flies under the banner of the United Arab Emirates. Practically no drag penalty either for those over-wing conformal tanks. Bad to the bone.

F-18C Hornet Carrier Pass 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Great shot here for an F/A-18C Hornet doing a low pass over a carrier. I'd love to spend a day on a carrier getting great pics like these!

F-15E Strike Eagle Artistic 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot here of an F-15E Strike Eagle. Always amazing when engineers turn a purebred A/A fighter into an A/G bomber. Just before I left Nellis, I worked on F-15E's. Sweet plane.

Enjoy!

Weathered and Dirty F-16C 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a rare shot of a weathered and thoroughly sandy/dusty F-16C. It's obvious that the wartime turn ratios and priorities don't include a peace-time wash cycle. Still, it's not even close to some of the Navy aircraft I've seen. Check out the leaks down the sides and in the back.

A-7 Corsair II 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I was recently digging around some of the archives and found this beauty. It's a shot of the A-7 Corsair II. I'd like to say that I know what variant it is, but I don't. It's probably an A-7E but who knows?

Anyone remember the acronym for this little, under-powered jet?

SLUF: Short Little Ugly F----R

The A-7D version (for the USAF) had the distinction of being the only aircraft to ever make my eyes tear-up from the nearly toxic jet engine exhaust. Trust me, you never wanted to be stuck behind a bunch of these aircraft on the flightline.

When I was at Nellis during the 80's, there were a bunch of A-7s stationed there to train the F-117 pilots out at Never-Never Land (Area 51). Most of us knew they were a ruse, but we didn't know what for until the F-117 was declassified.

F-35A Test Aircraft 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Now that the F/A-22 Raptor is canceled, get ready to see a million of these F-35s coming to the skies near you. It may not be the sexiest fighter in the air, but it's quite technologically sophisticated.