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This is an F-16 Fighting Falcon Taking off for its home base at the 388th TFW wing at Hill AFB, Utah after putting on a demonstration for the Hanscome AFB Open House Air Show in the summer of 1996. The power of this Fighter needed to be seen in a way you could understand why it's so powerful. I chose to show the P&W F100 engine in the full power of 24,000 lbs of thrust with afterburner on and the heat it generates as it takes off just as the sun was setting for the night. This Original Painting on canvas in acrylic now hangs in the Halls of the Pentagon as part of the Air Force Art Program permanent display.

Peter Ring is a highly acclaimed artist who specializes in creating "photo-realistic" paintings of commercial and military aircraft. Using primarily acrylics, he also dabbles in pencil drawings. Peter is deeply passionate about aviation and uses his art to convey its excitement and showcase airplanes up close and from the best angles. His impressive works have been exhibited at various events, including Cincinnati Milacron in Worcester, MA (1976), the New England Airliner Exposition in Boston, MA (1992), the Gorman Gallery at the EAA Air Adventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (1993-1994), and Horizons of Flight Exhibition & Competition at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (1994), among others. In 2010, his painting titled "When I Grow Up" was...