Peregrine Point is a small charter outfit based at Alliance that was started in 2007 and specializes in short notice passenger and cargo charters. As far as I know they have this Combi BBJ and a G450. This particular BBJ is N529PP. 
Thanks to the sequester and other assorted asinine antics by Congress, there wasn’t a single active duty, Guard, or Reservist aircraft at the air show either flying or on static display at the 2013 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. But civilian outfits and organizations did what they could to have something for us avgeeks to drool over. Big thanks to Peregrine Point for having their BBJ on static display. 
Morning condensation on Peregrine Point’s Combi BBJ…. 
REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT…. 
Here’s something you don’t see often- a Boeing BBJ with a main deck cargo door- basically a heavy gross weight 737-700C; slap some Navy markings on this bird and you’d have yourself a C-40A Clipper. Boeing had announced the Combi BBJ (what they call the BBJC) back in 2007, but this is the first one I’ve seen. They’re pretty rare, there can’t be more than a small handful worldwide.
A BBJ Combi!
Interesting view of the F-18 Growler
Great closeup of some great Naval aviators taking to the skies on a training mission at Nellis AFB, NV.
Queen of the Skies turns 45.
Today in 1969: the first 747-100 “jumbo jet” made its first flight. It has a storied history. Even today it is still nicknamed “The Queen of the Skies”. Over the years there have been many variants of the 747 produced with the 747-8i and 747-8 still being produced today. This current 747-8i is the heaviest and longest 747 ever produced. You can read more about the 747 program at the Smithsonian website link here: http://s.si.edu/No88IT
Band of Brothers
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day. Location: Fort Worth Alliance Airport Air Show 2013
Aleutian Tiger
The “Aleutian Tigers” of the 343rd Fighter Group fought in one of the most harsh locales of the Second World War in the Aleutian island chain of Alaska. Not only did the Aleutian Tigers fly the P-40 Warhawk like the Flying Tigers in China, the 343rd FG was led by Lt. Col. Jack Chennault, son of the Flying Tigers’ leader, General Claire Chennault. Location: Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addision Airport
Felix the Cat
The Cultural Icon Lives On…
Felix the Cat is as much an aviation icon as it it is an American cultural icon with an intimate association with Naval Aviation since 1928. During World War II, two fighter squadrons, VF-3 and VF-6 squabbled over who was the “Felix the Cat Squadron” that got the point it required the Chief of Naval Operations to settle the issue. VFA-31 “Tomcatters” is now the heir to Felix, having transitioned from the F-14D Super Tomcat to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Location: Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addision Airport (Warbirds Over Addision 2013)
Globemaster Soaring
Jim Mumaw, a regular contributor to Avgeekery.com took this photo last summer: “The C-17 is a huge aircraft, but as I saw this one among the clouds when I was framing my shot, it looked more to me that it was dancing effortlessly through the sky!”
Are U-2s, MC-12s, KC-10s and A-10s going away?
Are U-2s, MC-12s, KC-10s and A-10s all headed to the boneyard in FY15? With a continuing pressure on the DoD budget to cut costs, Flight International assembles a team of analysts to predict which aircraft will be put to sleep and which airplanes will remain.
What’s a day in the life of an airline pilot like?
Being an airline pilot isn’t easy. You sometimes have to wake up super early, deal with bad weather and even have to coordinate with a flight attendant to go to the bathroom. CAPNAUX.com recently put together a great blog of a flight from a recent trip.
You can see his blog at: CAPNAUX.com
How do you kill an ME-262?
American fighter pilots in the skies over the Reich quickly realized the best counter to the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet was to catch it at its airfields during takeoff and landing where long engine spool up times and low altitudes negated its speed advantage. To protect the -262 bases, not only did they boast robust AAA defenses, but German ace Adolf Galland formed a special airfield protection unit called the Platzschutzstaffel that flew Focke Wulf Fw 190D-9s- the Dora 9s had outstanding low to medium altitude performance to catch the marauding American fighters.
In response, North American developed a rocket-boosted Mustang to take in the Me 262s at altitude rather than run the gauntlet of airfield defenses. An Aerojet liquid fuel rocket engine powered by red fumaric acid and aniline was installed in the rear fuselage ahead of the tail wheel and behind the radiator exhaust. 75 gallons of fuel for the rocket were carried in pressurized underwing tanks, enough for 1 minute of operation that gave the P-51 a 100 mph boost. On 23 April 1945 the rocket Mustang was successfully flight tested, but the surrender of the Reich on 8 May ended the project.
How Many Hobbits can you fit in a Boeing 777-300ER?
An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER lands at LAX. Photo by Jim Mumaw, a regular contributor to avgeekery.com
“Let’s Go!”… 65th Aggressors’ F-15C…