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Me thinks someone is in a bit of trouble? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif [/ QUOTE ] I had they had "Proof" of Insurance......LOL https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Ken https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif |
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I found this picture by all of my old flight books in the basement. This is a Gee Bee R-1 which was flown by many daredevil pilots for the Thompson Trophy. One of these pilots was the famed Jimmy Doolittle of the Doolittle Raid on Japan in 1942. This plane was the fastest plane in 1932, flying at a speed of 476 KPH. It must have been amazing to fly...
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Talk about an engine with wings..... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif Nuch |
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Delmar Benjamin built an exact replica of the Gee Bee (Granville Brothers) and disproved all the myths about how dangerous the airplane was. The Gee Bee was a very hot ship for its day and men like Doolittle mastered it only through careful piloting and experience. Benjamin proved that the Gee Bee, like any airplane, is only as dangerous as the experience level of its pilot. If you were lucky enough to see Benjamin's aerial demonstration with his replica Gee Bee then you know that it suffered decades of misunderstanding by the myth-makers. You might try YouTube to see if someone posted any of Benjamin's Gee Bee performances--they are spectacular.
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Got this from a pilot buddy. Caption said that this happened at an airshow in KS in 1990. The pilot misjudged his altitude as he came down the back side of a loop and saw that ground impact was imminent. Looks like he dropped the wing flaps as he pulled hard on the stick to avoid ground impact and almost certain death. Tail supposedly dug a 12-inch furrow on the field. Aircraft is a surplus Russian/Soviet MiG-17, one of two MiG types that gave American pilots fits over Vietnam, the other being the MiG-21. (The earlier, non-afterburning MiG-15 fought in Korea in 1950-53.)
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Wow! The pucker factor must have been at an all time high there, "10" pushing cloth! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif
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Yes Bart, that is a perfect example of a VERY HIGH pucker factor. Realize too that in the photo the jet is traveling parallel to the ground. The pilot has pulled hard aft on the stick and the jet's angle of attack (angle of the wing to the line of movement, parallel to the airfield surface in this shot) is very high. If he had anything in his bowels and bladder it undoubtedly made a hurried exit into his flight suit during this maneuver/recovery. He is what pilots call a "lucky bastard."
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Roger that!
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I think the same type of event happened at El Toro a bunch of years back during the air show that they had annually... the pilot plowed into the ground after a low altitude loop...but wansn't killed? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif
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Yes, that same thing happened. It was an F-18 Hornet and the pilot attempted a low-altitude loop and ran out of room. He too pulled very hard on the stick but got the jet into a "high alpha" condition (nose very high in relation to the direction of movement) and the jet slammed into the runway. It hit hard and spun (360s) and came to a stop without exploding. The pilot was injured (back injuries from compression) and was in the hospital for awhile but survived. There might be video on YouTube. It happened at MCAS El Toro.
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Yes, that same thing happened. It was an F-18 Hornet and the pilot attempted a low-altitude loop and ran out of room. He too pulled very hard on the stick but got the jet into a "high alpha" condition (nose very high in relation to the direction of movement) and the jet slammed into the runway. It hit hard and spun (360s) and came to a stop without exploding. The pilot was injured (back injuries from compression) and was in the hospital for awhile but survived. There might be video on YouTube. It happened at MCAS El Toro. [/ QUOTE ] That be the one. We were there that Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If I remember right the accident occured during the Sunday show... |
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[ QUOTE ] see their cockpit area..............fascinating. [/ QUOTE ] And contrary to what airline management would like you to think, NO, airplanes do not "fly themselves." Sit back, relax, and enjoy your flight! [/ QUOTE ] Look Mom no hands!!! http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ghtrace123.jpg |
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That has got to be one of the funniest aviation photos going. My understanding is that is a father/son flight crew picture from United Airlines. Looks like a DC-8 cockpit.
The other good one is of the little kid hanging on to the windshield wiper of a 737 on "take your kid to school day". I'd post it if I had it. Phil Woj. |
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This one? [image]http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...umoriginal.jpg[/image]
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[image]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...air20force.jpg[/image]
All girl kc 135 flight crew ....flew a mission over afgahnastan.I do belive that it was a few years ago now. |
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I was in the Air Force for nine and a half years, flew the '135 for five of those years, and one good-looking female was a rarity, let alone four. Photo is just another PR move by some craven PR officer. Not that women can't do the job, just that that photo is total PR fluff.
On a related note, when I upgraded to the left seat of the '135 the schedulers thought it would be funny to assign me a copilot named Tim Bush and a navigator named Pat Poon. It was Eaton/Bush/Poon on all of our paperwork as well as on the scheduling board. We were famous base-wide and even the female squadron personnel thought it was funny. |
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Hey Bill - THANKS! You ruined it for me...... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif
Upon closer inspection, I don't think those girls can even see over the dashboard https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif Steve |
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I think I first saw that pic about 4 years ago. Definitely a PR or scheduling officer setup. I was chief of scheduling for a couple years and sometimes you would get bored and you would put guys together who couldn't stand each other just to see what might happen.
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Ron,
Thanks for posting all those images. Some of them were awesome! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif Great to see the F-4 Phantom still flying. Probably the loudest jet fighter of the modern era. Also great to see the Skyraider presentations with armament. Great stuff! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Steve |
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Dude....Are you kidding?? Those are awesome photographs and that had to have been an incredible show to see over the water like that. Great job man, thanks for posting! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
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It's nice to know that our nuclear power stations would survive an F4 Phantom attack.........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--_RGM4Abv8
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Airbus Wall Penetration Test
The wall won. This is what happens when you run up the engines on an A340-600, knock off the handbrake by accident and jump the chocks ! This was a brand new airplane undergoing engine tests at Toulouse prior to delivery a week or so ago. I understand that there were 6 injuries but they were not serious. A spokesman for the airline said those hurt belonged to a firm contracted to test the plane before delivery. [b] I'll bet orders for that company are at an all time low!! - - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...vy/image-1.jpg - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...vy/file005.jpg - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...vy/file004.jpg - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...vy/file003.jpg - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...vy/file002.jpg - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...vy/file001.jpg - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...vy/file000.jpg - |
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They might be able to fix it but they're never the same after going over a wall.
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Found this link on Team Chevelle......Lot's of Pic's
http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1b/ Dial up beware Ken https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif |
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Great pics Ken, This stuff is always fun to check out. Thanks for posting! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif
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This is old, not sure if it's been posted already but worth watching anyway. Tough, American built aircraft, great airmanship by the Israeli pilot. I've had Israeli pilots fly with me and I've flown their aircraft, one told me we (Special Ops) were crazy, I took it as a compliment.
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The older aviation crowd may have seen this before.
It was a test crash https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif of a Lockheed Super Connie L1649 ? In Deer Valley AZ. In 1964. It was something to do with fuel tests, maybe gel fuel. Watch it several times, look for the two telephone poles used to cut into the wings. There is also a bunker that takes out the landing gear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMjIV...eature=related Mike |
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Good eye Mike, that is indeed an L-1649 "Starliner" Constellation. The 1649 model, an outgrowth of the earlier L-1049 "Super G" Constellation, had longer wings which moved the engines farther out and quieted down the cabin. Larger diameter, slower turning propellers and larger spinners too. The 1649 was the ultimate piston-engined airliner but the jet age, well underway when TWA took delivery of its 1649s in 1957, had already rendered it obsolete. The Douglas DC-7C was its main competition at the end of the piston-engined airliner era.
Here's a great head-on shot of a TWA "Jetstream" 1649A on short-final to the south complex at Los Angeles in the late 1950s. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...tos/1649-1.jpg And another "Tee-Dub" 1649 comes over the fence at LAX. Note the wider-stance main landing gear and the big props and spinners. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...tos/1649-2.jpg |
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Nice shots Bill. Good info. Those were the days! Wonder if they served decent food in those days?
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This is old, not sure if it's been posted already but worth watching anyway. Tough, American built aircraft, great airmanship by the Israeli pilot. I've had Israeli pilots fly with me and I've flown their aircraft, one told me we (Special Ops) were crazy, I took it as a compliment. F-15 landing minus one wing [/ QUOTE ] That is amazing! BTW, the deer valley landing of that "old" plane...is it now the current site of Deer Valley airport? It sure looks familiar...as I live about 5 miles from there. |
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Nice shots Bill. Good info. Those were the days! Wonder if they served decent food in those days? [/ QUOTE ] Better food than today and with real plates and cutlery. First Class was in the rear of the piston airliners since the engine and propeller noise was louder up front, just the reverse of the jets. |
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