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BIG HEADLINE posted:In Bye-Bye Baby, the very same pilot asks a group of nuggets what's wrong with a picture of the planform of an F-15C with a crosshair planted dead-center on the fuselage. When no one spoke up, he answered for them... Because even though you're firing a hundred 20mm high-explosive shells a second, it just might not be enough to take the plane down, so make sure to aim for the driver.  that guy is just all about getting poo poo done
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Sagebrush posted:Because even though you're firing a hundred 20mm high-explosive shells a second, it just might not be enough to take the plane down, so make sure to aim for the driver. More poo poo I hadn't heard (along with some poo poo I have): http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/921898_The_Hoser_Chronicles.html
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BIG HEADLINE posted:"If he hits the silk, gun his rear end while he swings!"
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Fucknag posted:Ah yes, Moonraker, the movie that somehow managed to gently caress up "James Bond and a platoon of Marines fly to the big bad's space station in a shuttle cargo bay, where they engage the big bad's army in spacesuit combat with lasers". That is one of the coolest god drat pictures I have ever seen.
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Heard some noise earlier, stuck my head out the door and the Vulcan flew past, escorted by both flying Lancasters. Pretty cool. Pics and vid here: http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/airworthy-Lancaster-bombers-fly-Lincoln-Vulcan/story-22797384-detail/story.html Lobster God fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Aug 21, 2014 |
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That would have been a sight. I really hope when Peter Jackson finally gets around to the dambuster remake again (it was supposed to be filmed in 2009 but Hobbit got on the way) he is able to get both Lancasters down to New Zealand for filming, or take a camera crea to the UK and get one or both of them flying and record some footage. Same with the new zealand restored Mosquitos. Weta has a bunch of steel and fiberglass lancaster props for filming inside of and PJ has been buying WW2 trucks and airfield props and shipping them to NZ for years in preparation.
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I ate way too much chili last night and this morning I took a poo poo at at least Mach 0.8.
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Yes, but did you get a good measurement of the EGT?
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Fun Fact: "Hoser" Satrapa lost his thumb while he was still on active duty due to a shooting accident. Rather than let that take him off flight status, he had a loving *toe* removed and attached to the point of severance, which he's kept to this day. If I remember correctly they jokingly called him 'Toe'ser for a while after the thumb/toe replacement.
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Duke Chin posted:Yes, but did you get a good measurement of the EGT? No, it was beyond the "never exceed" end of the scale.
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Sagebrush posted:No, it was beyond the "never exceed" end of the scale. Please report to depot for teardown and inspection.
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Sagebrush posted:I ate way too much chili last night and this morning I took a poo poo at at least Mach 0.8. Duke Chin posted:Yes, but did you get a good measurement of the EGT? Sagebrush posted:No, it was beyond the "never exceed" end of the scale. MrChips posted:Please report to depot for teardown and inspection. Wow. Just Wow. Thank you all.
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Just got back from Singapore, this was my aborted attempt getting there on Monday: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCO7/history/20140818/1025Z/YPPH/WSSS
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Going to the Air Force Museum in Dayton tomorrow (finally). Any photo requests?
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Going to the Air Force Museum in Dayton tomorrow (finally). Any photo requests? All the obscure '20s and '30s planes that nobody remembers today and that are all done up in that kickass blue and yellow color scheme.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Going to the Air Force Museum in Dayton tomorrow (finally). Any photo requests? 
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Going to the Air Force Museum in Dayton tomorrow (finally). Any photo requests? Spads. They were cordoned off because of a roof leak or some such last time I was there. And everything in the R&D hanger is always a good choice.
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YF19pilot posted:And everything in the R&D hanger is always a good choice. I need to go back, when I visited last summer the R&D and presidential hangars were closed thanks to the government shutdown.
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Nerobro posted:Now I don't know if the U2 is limited due to flutter, or Mach, so I'll address both. I came here to post the U-2s newest recruiting video, but I really have no idea what you're actually saying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UMwoe8m31U
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I'd be thrilled for a U-2 ride, a U-2 Chase plane ride, or a U-2 chase car ride.
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....of COURSE it's loving "SAIL"  Hey, airplane people and pilots or whatever, stop using that loving song. Jesus tap-dancing-Christ 
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Mike-o posted:....of COURSE it's loving "SAIL" Dude it's either that or drowning pool / disturbed / breaking benjamin / some equally awful bro-rock band. Squadron videos looooooove their poo poo  heavy music.
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Duke Chin posted:Dude it's either that or drowning pool / disturbed / breaking benjamin / some equally awful bro-rock band. Squadron videos looooooove their poo poo Can we get one with Slayer for once? War Ensemble would be perfect.
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Better? http://vimeo.com/103557889
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If you're going to use Sail, at least use the DevilDriver cover.
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These videos always just serve to remind me that god drat T-38 landing gear always look so spindly and fragile. "something something someone skipped leg day." 
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What's the purpose behind the U-2 chase car/plane? Seems like every time I see a photo or video of a U-2 takeoff or landing, there's some car hauling rear end next to it.
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So, guys, it's been pretty boring in the world of aviation for the last year or so. Don't worry, China's on it!
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The Camarillo Air Show is this weekend. I like to volunteer for it: they began setting up for it yesterday. I was even there as a p-51 and a hellcat took off for some flybys. This year they'll have a B-25, a Zero, an Albatros, a bunch of experimental aircraft, pancakes, etc. They won't have me this year though because I've got to watch my Mom. Edit: Doh Proofread your posts, Paul. RandomPauI fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Aug 23, 2014 |
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brozozo posted:What's the purpose behind the U-2 chase car/plane? Seems like every time I see a photo or video of a U-2 takeoff or landing, there's some car hauling rear end next to it. The pilot doesn't have the greatest of field of views and can't twist around in the pressure suit; the chase car has another pilot in it to call out information a pilot in a regular plane would see on his own.
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brozozo posted:What's the purpose behind the U-2 chase car/plane? Seems like every time I see a photo or video of a U-2 takeoff or landing, there's some car hauling rear end next to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvmqmG30dHo
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brozozo posted:What's the purpose behind the U-2 chase car/plane? Seems like every time I see a photo or video of a U-2 takeoff or landing, there's some car hauling rear end next to it. I didn't know they used them at takeoff, but at landing they help the pilot figure out both how close he his to the ground (there's bad visibility to start with, and I understand that it has so much lift you have to come down in a nose-up stall, which makes it even harder to see), and more importantly, how close his wingtips are to the ground. The plane has bicycle landing gear, and you don't want to drag the wingtips on the ground until you're going slow enough to avoid causing damage. (There are titanium sliders on the tips for this reason, like on a MotoGP rider's knees). e: that video. Jesus, does the plane really have a quarter of a billion worth of sensors inside, or is the pilot just talking out his rear end? That sounds like AWACS money. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Aug 23, 2014 |
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Sagebrush posted:e: that video. Jesus, does the plane really have a quarter of a billion worth of sensors inside, or is the pilot just talking out his rear end? That sounds like AWACS money. 250mil of low run highly classified surveilance equipment? Sure.
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Sagebrush posted:e: that video. Jesus, does the plane really have a quarter of a billion worth of sensors inside, or is the pilot just talking out his rear end? That sounds like AWACS money. AWACS' airshow display says each plane was worth $330M in 1998. Of course, almost nothing on the E-3 is still in production, so good luck with that.
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Useful C2ISR is constantly updated, and thus cost extreme amounts of cash. If you want to find the most expensive airplane, try and find the price of the RC-135U Combat Sent.
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Nebakenezzer posted:So, guys, it's been pretty boring in the world of aviation for the last year or so. Don't worry, China's on it! I found a secret PLAAF training film on interceptions!
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FrozenVent posted:The pilot doesn't have the greatest of field of views and can't twist around in the pressure suit; the chase car has another pilot in it to call out information a pilot in a regular plane would see on his own. So, how many times has the chase car crashed into the U-2?
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