maurer8photography
@maurer8photo
Father of eight & Aerospace Valley photographer
Spirit of Nebraska shaking the ground on takeoff. Excuse the shakiness, wasn’t expecting it to turn over us. The ground wasn’t very stable lol. #b2
Since I shared some awesome shots of the F-35A dropping flares, thought it only reasonable to also share some photos of the F-22 Raptor dropping flares. @PacificAirshow greatness! #f22
A couple recent high flyers over Mojave. VooDoo and NASA ER-2.
NAS Fallon memories. Only had one opportunity to visit, but it was the best!
Getting closer…
The X-59 is ON THE MOVE!👏 @NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has successfully completed its first low-speed taxi test, moving under its own power for the very first time! This is the last series of ground tests for the X-59 to complete before first flight.✈️…
We had a nice visit from a VAW-115 E-2D Hawkeye yesterday! Welcome to Mojave Liberty Bells! #e2d #vaw115
Axiom 4 re-entry as seen from Antelope Valley. First time seeing a crewed ship. Awesome sight and welcome back! @Axiom_Space @SpaceX #spacex
Now retired and being used at a local school, Northrop Grumman’s Gulfstream II was always a great catch at Fox Field. Love a good testbed and N82CR is still missed. #gulfstream
Why the middle of the night 😂 It’s going to be a long day tomorrow if we watch this
Dragon and the @Axiom_Space Ax-4 crew are on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down off the coast of San Diego at ~2:31 a.m. PT tomorrow. Dragon will also announce its arrival with a brief sonic boom prior to splashing down in the Pacific Ocean
That time "Beo" dropped flares all over the @PacificAirshow, all while making some nice shockwaves. We look forward to this show every year! #f35 #pacificairshow
XB-1 and its chases rolling by on various flights during the test phase. Really enjoyed their time here in Mojave. Now it’s fun watching them progress towards and transform supersonic passenger travel. Great work @boomaero! #xb1 #n990xb #boomsupersonic
VX-9 EA-18G lighting the burners. Love the names on some of these aircraft…Heavy Freddie and Chicken Joe. #vx9
Mid week blues. Blue Angel solos lighting up NAF El Centro during past winters. #blueangels #f18
#testpilottuesday A couple T-38s from USAF Test Pilot School taxi past the crowd at the #viper50 event in 2024. Great opportunity to see some really cool stuff! #eafb #t38
Good times when an Luftwaffe A400M was in Mojave on the ramp and the skies were filled with clouds. Sons of Transport #a400m
VX-9 Vampire. EA-18G lighting the fire as it leaves Mojave. Love the local crews! #vx9
A couple photos from today’s brush fire near Lancaster, CA. LACoFD, @Lacofdairops, and @kerncountyfire worked together on the #mariafire #lacofd #kcfd
Another grass fire west of Lancaster this afternoon. @LACOFD, @Lacofdairops , & @kerncountyfire stopped the fire at just over 200 acres. #mariaic #mariafire #lacofd #n281la
VFA-125 Rough Raider F-35C departure. Love the sound of those F135 engines in the desert! #vfa125
Happy Birthday America! Now for some jet noise! 🔥