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*cough* The End. Also, special paint schemes are cool. 
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One of my favourite 747 pics: Also, you BASTARD for finding that SR-71 book so cheap!
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orange lime posted:Well, it's still quite possible for a bullet to hit the ring or something and jam the rotation mechanism. Just that a loss of electrical power wouldn't stop it. I saw a documentary once that showed archive film of a B-17 (I think) belly landing with the ball turret still in the down position. Can't remember what had caused the problem but guessing hydraulics since they couldn't get the gear down. Poor guy.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SDbQ5xvsrIU There's been quite a lot of SR-71 love in this thread and rightly so, but how about a radio controlled one? 
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Tindjin posted:I think this is probably one of my favorite "crash" photos. A VERY expensive accident, wouldn't like to have been the guy explaining that one to the boss. Here's ANOTHER Russian take off video, will he, won't he?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JemlhkWUzfo
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blambert posted:When flying in formation the leader really is the leader. Dude doesn't look at anything else Incredible. I just sat agape while watching that. 
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Godholio posted:But if I had the cash I'd totally pay $1M for a P-51. Gawd me too, but only if it came with wings full of Browning .50cals. 
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Thought you'd like this, sorry it's from the Daily Mail    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289185/Navigators-gag-amuses-plane-spotters-fighter-jet-races-Snowdonia.html
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Great link, lots of aircraft geek-fuel there!
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Ola posted:A spot of aeronautical virtual insanity, the upcoming Storm of War: Battle of Britain. Oh my God I need this. CFS3 is so dated.
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Sep 28, 2010 18:35
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I'm sure the A380 wing (the skin) is made in one piece though (can't seem to find a YT of it but there was one posted on pprune) where the skin thickness varies enormously throughout the length. I imagine if they do decide to repair it will be very complex and extremely expensive.
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Nov 21, 2010 18:53
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MikeyTsi posted:Chinese stealth aircraft prototype? We needn't be too concerned, it will probably fail crash testing...
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eggyolk posted:Given software that advanced I don't think leaving home is going to be a factor in the first place. or even leaving the basement. Looks and sounds awesome though.
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If you read the book there's quite a good diagram of the flight planning inside the front cover. Not taking anything away from yours mind it's a great piece of work. Also, sometimes a comedian flies through the mach loop:
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Jan 31, 2011 21:19
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blambert posted:Holy mother of god gently caress this. Balls of steel. OF STEEL! I'd be tossing my cookies all over the place on the ship, let alone the chopper.
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May 14, 2011 19:27
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VikingSkull posted:
Biz-jet jockeys too. The airport I live next to has a maintainence facility for Cessnas/Gulfstreams/Lears and the like. It's easy to tell which jets have VIPs on board and which are just ferry flights by how quickly they reach 8000ft. Like rocketships some of them.
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Jul 23, 2011 19:07
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Great pics! I absolutely love the Mustang. Not as much as the Lanc though, 4 Merlins beats 1 every time.
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Mobius1B7R posted:Does this appeal to anyone? I just about jizzed in my shorts, so yes.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:loving hell that is EPIC. Imagine the noise! Not to mention the ground shaking.
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Aug 23, 2011 19:57
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And a Jet Provost? Vampire? Where is that?
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Aug 28, 2011 16:33
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Ola posted:Fewer engines, more insanity. Holy loving crap did you see the speed he was doing at 1:30 onwards!?!?! That is serious commitment!
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Cygni posted:There's something insanely British about both that plane and the fact that the RAF still fly it. In a good way. Sadly they have alreaady started being withdrawn from service and many have been flown to the airfields where they will be scrapped. I once was on a school trip to RAF Finningley which was a Flight Training School. We were in the control tower when a VC-10 took off. The noise, the power! He rotated almost immediately, it was staggering, I was open-mouthed impressed. The ATC guy said 'probably got some saucy young stude in the jumpseat' and raised his eyebrows like it happened every day. It probably did! I hear that the 'Vickers' badges from the control columns often disappear on the way to the scrapyard. Apparently they sell for £600 each!
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ApathyGifted posted:It was confirmed to me today that the Antonov coming in to ferry some of our parts is going to be the 225. (I had only heard that it would be an Antonov before, I figured it would have been a -124.) Whoa. Take TWO cameras. And pray for good weather. The sole time we had that beast in here (Doncaster Sheffield) the crowds waiting for it to leave were huge. Unfortunately it was a rare foggy morning and nobody could see poo poo. Just a few lights, really far apart, moving through the gloom 
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Those 146's are tough little birds though... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSDzsSdPwTo
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Oct 18, 2011 18:09
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Love me some BUFFs! 
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Nov 7, 2011 20:00
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GREAT pics! Ball-turret gunner had to be the suckiest job on a B-17, imagine the cramp!
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Blistex posted:11 pages (full of photos) of a crew in Germany restoring. . . Holy poo poo that collection (and the work they are doing) is jaw-dropping!
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So a 787 went on a looong test flight today. They spelt out 787 and the Boeing logo!
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PhotoKirk posted:Vulcans don't fly. They are so ugly that they repel the ground. Oh no you loving didn't go there!
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So, if you are a fighter/bomber pilot, you paint a bomb or flag on your a/c for each mission/kill right? So stands to reason a tanker crew paints gas pumps on the side of their Victor! 
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Advent Horizon posted:LockMart just announced two new versions of the C-130J: Isn't there already a 737 derivative replacing the P-3?
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Humbug posted:If anyone is interested there is an how its made on turbine blades. Doesn't talk much about the metallurgy though. This BBC programme (How it Works - Metal) had a very interesting segment at Rolls Royce about growing turbine blades from a single metal crystal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fkc5n/How_It_Works_Metal_How_It_Works/
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Yes I did see that last week - if it's true then Hell, what a find! Wonder how much they want for one?!
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Colonial Air Force posted:757s are so ugly they just can't win popular elections. You shut your mouth I love those rocket ships! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=19KMLpc5Uu8 Edited to prove point!
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Short but sweet... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2nZh6D95X14
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blambert posted:Ask and ye shall receive: loving hell that is raw.
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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=nQW6ThGILq4 Sorry for the mobile link but take a look at this A380 landing, why someone didn't make the decision to go around is beyond me! Also have some IL76 ice fun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6P9Y-KkdbWU monkeytennis fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Mar 31, 2013 |
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Cygni posted:A friend of mine is a pilot in regional jets and said they take off at something like 50% throttle because the things are so over-engined. Told me they do ridiculous take offs on ferry flights, just for shits. There's a Cessna servicing place at the airport right behind my house, they do all sorts of bizjet painting etc. It is extremely easy to tell when there are no passengers on board! Like loving rocketships sometimes, what a way to earn a living!
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It's part of the missile launcher that was attached to the belly of one of the airliners, the Boeing serial is a red herring. Probably planted there by Obama a few weeks ago when they found out the site was going to be a mosque. 
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