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 Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. My favorite jet, looks wise. Dassault Rafale. But my overall favorite has to be the SU-27.  Click here for the full 962x693 image.
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dev/null posted:There's something with the French and low level flight French pilots are nuts. No idea what makes them that way though.
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Mar 25, 2010 22:36
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kris_b posted:The school I work at had a visit the other week from the local Police Eagle unit. Eurocopter AS355 F1. According to the crew, the FLIR is worth more than the chopper. F1 model twin-stars are the worst. 
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Apr 7, 2010 03:02
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Every year there's an air show in at the Chino Airport. I was working at Staples at the time and had forgotten about the air show. Shortly after noon the entire building shook, like three times, had no idea what the gently caress, until I walked outside and saw the 4 F16s flying in formation over the store. Also there is a sweet yellow flying wing that is kept at the Air Museum at Chino that flys.
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I didn't get any good pictures (only this HDR failure from my phone) but we followed this around Quebec about 2 weeks ago Twin-Star outside of Pittsburgh  Swiss SuperPuma in northern Scotland.  Erickson Skycrane in socal    Camera mount on a Long Ranger  Wish I had bigger of this one, bit of an oh-poo poo moment in Thailand  10 minutes later:  From the cabin of a DC3  Horsies!  Brazil  Vancouver  
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Sep 3, 2011 01:35
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DC-10s have always been my favorite airliner. I've never been on one though, maybe I need to fly KLM before they retire them.  Wikipedia posted:Air France-KLM has sent out requests for proposals for 100 aircraft of the type A350 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner to replace these MD-11 aircraft (along with the A340s and older 747-400s of Air France). This replacement is projected to start in 2014. D C fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Sep 6, 2011 |
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Sep 6, 2011 23:11
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BonzoESC posted:KLM only had MD-11s, which are bigger and better than the DC-10s. Oh I know, MD-11 is a stretched DC10, same deal, no one flys DC10s anymore, unless I go to Africa or something I bet.
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Sep 7, 2011 00:25
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A few weeks ago I had to take an emergency work trip up to Yellowknife to film a Dornier 228 from Summit Air for the Discovery Channel. I guess Summit Air is giving a plane to the UN World Health Program and they are making a show about the pilots flying it from Yellowknife to Sudan or something like that. Such a strange looking airplane  This isnt the one we shot, it was done up in UN colors and logos and such.
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Oct 15, 2011 20:29
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I've heard that there's an actual airframe hiding somewhere that wasn't destroyed, you would think by now that coming forward with it would be okay, I dont see how the government would have issue with it, I'm sure most of the people involved with the decision to cancel it would be dead by now.
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Nov 22, 2011 21:38
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SyHopeful posted:Reminds me of when I used to hot-fuel Astars We hot fuel all the time, hell, we do everything hot. It's going to take more then a static shock to ignite Jet-A
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Nov 27, 2011 02:32
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Dec 20, 2011 23:19
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 It is a DC-3, so nice, havent seen any of the footage anywhere, we were filming a commercial for the owners coffee company. http://www.storyville.com/ The guy flew the entire crew from Seattle to southern Oregon every day in his Embraer Legacy, though we were staying down south with the heli. But yeah its full speed for the B2 (with that camera system) and just above stall for the DC3, around 100 knots. I think we've shot more DC3s then any other planes. D C fucked around with this message at 23:59 on Dec 20, 2011 |
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Dec 20, 2011 23:54
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Ola posted:100 knots stall is jet speed. First hit on google says clean stall is 65 knots, with full flaps 58 knots. Full boat empty maybe. With the camera we are lucky to get 120 balls out. And all the DC3 pilots wouldn't go below 100 ish.
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Dec 21, 2011 04:42
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Sarkazein v2.0 posted:Our airline has second hand aircraft purchased from US Airways. I'd really like to talk tail numbers with some of their mechanics to see which airframes were the dogs and which were the gods. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they sold the dogs.
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Dec 25, 2011 10:32
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meltie posted:That's really, really skilled... but is it flight? Falling with style.
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Jan 1, 2012 23:56
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HeyEng posted:The start switch on a Boeing 707 is utterly loving satisfying to operate. Like there ain't a doubt in the world that you're about to crank up almost 20,000 lbs of thrust. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri8czC41UW8
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co199 posted:Speaking of zorching, this one is thirsty! A converted passenger
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Jan 11, 2012 03:30
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co199 posted:Yep, A310 MRTT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A310_MRTT Just thought its weird that it has windows.
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Tremblay posted:I'd think so. Follow up: What is better than one highly reliable engine? Two engines double the chance of a failure
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Feb 23, 2012 01:09
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That'l make a good episode of the show. Spent some time in their hangar in November and December, we were filming some of their aircraft for another show.
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I spy with my little eye, something that is stupid rare... 
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Apr 26, 2012 02:07
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The Locator posted:I autocross on the same ramp with 6 of those. Maybe parts planes? Beechcraft bought most of them back, theres only a handfull still flying.
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Apr 26, 2012 22:12
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CommieGIR posted:Needs a "DEAL WITH IT" at the end.
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May 14, 2012 07:54
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Ridge_Runner_5 posted:Not sure which terminal I came into at LAX, but I had to ride an underground moving walkway for a good distance to get to baggage pickup. I swear, the air in there had not been cycled since at least the early 80s. It reeked of cigarette smoke and polyester in there. This was in I think 2006. Would be Tom Bradley International, they are currently working on a new extension for the terminal too.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:All trijets are cool but some are cooler than others: Pff... 
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May 25, 2012 02:50
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Boomerjinks posted:Who was at Wings Over the Rockies? Did you see the other helicopter flying around it filming? Mah camera. (I wasn't there) 
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Jun 2, 2012 01:30
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HeyEng posted:I wanna own a Kiowa. Buy a Long Ranger and paint it drab.
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Jul 6, 2012 02:37
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Was in Yellowknife working last week, the airshow was on Saturday and Sunday, since I was working with the Ice Pilots guys I got a chance to get nice and close. Just wish I had my camera. 
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Jul 16, 2012 20:58
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DiscoDickTease posted:At the beginning of August I am heading up there as an apprentice to Buffalo Airways. I was just talking to Rod today as he had been on holiday for a while. I;m excited/nervous as gently caress to work there. I love the old planes but its far as poo poo away from everyone I know and love here in Ontario. It's an interesting place to say the least. At least you'll have a bit of summer to get settled before winter hits. All of the people that I've met at Buffalo are nice, just dont get on Joes bad side haha.
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Jul 17, 2012 02:06
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Triggs posted:So being in the middle of nowhere Alabama and next to one of the US military's busiest schools allows guys to fly their $10,000+ toys on improved runways for free. Do you have Parkinsons? Thats basically unwatchable, sorry.
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Jul 19, 2012 06:17
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Cygni posted:Not to start F-22 chat again, but that article is pretty goddamn stupid. A Mig-15 would be great at zero range with an F-22 too, it can turn great! It's like the F-22 was designed specifically to never be in those situations or something! Hurf hurf. It's just the germans trying to get good PR for the Typhoon program, which is a horrifically overpriced boondoggle of its own. They are also awesome enough to quote beyond visual range kill statistics from 1950 and onward, as if they are using ancient missels and radar systems. Selective journalism!
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Jul 30, 2012 19:04
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Suicide Watch posted:?? How does the ducted fan counter the torque from the main rotor? The platform seems very ideal for a gunship/quick penetrator though, although we know the army already has silent stealth hawks. The fan/duct is probably offset slightly, enough to counter the torque. edit: it all the pictures of it flying the rudder is turned to the left to do that. D C fucked around with this message at 08:54 on Aug 2, 2012 |
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Slo-Tek posted:Just ran across this on xplanes.tumblr Reminds me of Spotted Lake 
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LobsterboyX posted:The DC-3 is such a beautiful airplane, in so many ways. I wish I could show you guys the DC-3 footage I shot on Sunday. So sweet.
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Good, I spent an hour researching and got nowhere. Its also a lot younger then I was expecting. D C fucked around with this message at 04:38 on Nov 8, 2012 |
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Nov 8, 2012 04:35
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The Locator posted:So, dumb aviation related question, figured this thread was the best place for it. Probably has to do with the massive Amazon warehouse in PHX right?
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Nov 28, 2012 04:55
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I always end up wearing my sunglasses to sleep on planes, even when its dark outside. Only time I can get away without them is on overnight long flights where they actually turn out all the lights, and everyone has their reading lights off.
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slidebite posted:I wish. It's impossible for me to sleep in a sitting position. You get really used to it when you have to fly a lot. I never could, but since I do like 80k miles a year I can conk out pretty quick.
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You guys should ride in a helicopter at the end of a long day. It's like Nyquil.
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