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Bill, no restaurant ever advertised "Food just like you'd get on TWA". https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif
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I guess you're right! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif
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One of my favorite historical photos. Orville Wright on his final flight in 1944. He died in 1947. He's in the copilot's seat of an Army Air Corps Lockheed C-69 Constellation transport, probably one of the most complex and largest aircraft at that time. Think of it, it had only been just over 40 years since he and Wilbur had first flown at Kitty Hawk and there's Orville Wright thundering along in a giant 4-engined globe-circling transport. Only 25 more years from this photo until Neil Armstrong would be standing on the moon. Wilbur Wright died in 1912 from typhoid fever. Photo of a C-69, c1944: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...hotos/C-69.jpg |
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In 1972 my friend Bill Larkins took this photo of the Douglas DC-7C used in the movie American Graffiti. The airplane was parked at Concord airport (California Bay Area) for the final scenes where Kurt boards the airplane to go off to college.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...iDC7CCCR72.jpg Here's what a DC-7C looked like when it was the "hot ship" of the commercial airlines. Pan American's "Clipper Flora Temple" gets waved-off at San Francisco on a beautiful day in 1959. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...mpleSFOc59.jpg Before Lear Jets and the subsequent development of corporate aviation there were these: surplus WWII medium bombers that were converted for executive travel. This one's a Martin B-26 Marauder and has been heavily modified and has large three-blade DC-6 props in place of the stock four-blade units. My friend Bill Larkins shot this one at San Francisco in 1956. The Lear Jet didn't fly until 1963-64. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...956Larkins.jpg |
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Pilot Error Cited in Blue Angel Crash Associated Press | January 14, 2008 PENSACOLA, Fla. - A Navy Blue Angels pilot killed in a crash in a residential area last year apparently had become disoriented after failing to properly tense his abdominal muscles to counter the gravitational forces of a high-speed turn, The Associated Press has learned. A report obtained by The Associated Press blamed the April crash on an error by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis, who died when his F/A 18 Hornet went down near a Marine Corps station in Beaufort, S.C. Davis was in his first season flying in formation with the Navy's elite aerial demonstration team. "In his final turn to attempt to rendezvous with the other Blues, he put a very fast, high-G turn on the aircraft. A real aggressive turn," Capt. Jack Hanzlik, a Navy spokesman and former aviator, told the AP on Monday. Davis' parents were watching the team perform. An investigator reviewing flight data found that as the turn subjected Davis to six times the force of gravity, a temporary decrease in blood flow to his brain likely caused him to experience tunnel vision and become disoriented, the report found. However, Davis worked to regain control of the plane, "and in the last few seconds he may have been aware of his low altitude and was attempting to save the aircraft," said the report by Marine Lt. Col. Javier J. Ball. The AP obtained the report as the result of Freedom of Information Act request. "Kevin had performed these maneuvers in training and in the fleet. He had done them in similar situations and he had a history of performing them well without any problems," Hanzlik said The Pensacola-based Blue Angels fly without the G-suits that most fighter pilots wear to avoid blacking out during such maneuvers. The suits inflate and deflate air bladders around the lower body to force blood to the brain and heart. However, the air bladders can cause a pilot to bump the control stick, so the Blue Angels instead learn to manage the forces by tensing their abdominal muscles. The crash at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort was the Blue Angels' first since 1999 and the 26th fatality in the team's 60-year history. Because of the crash, the Navy has increased its exercise requirements for Blue Angels pilots with an additional focus on abdominal muscles. The team has also stepped up its requirements for centrifuge training tailored for Blue Angels pilots. Eight people on the ground were injured and some homes were damaged when the plane crashed in a residential area about 35 miles northwest of Hilton Head Island, S.C. The pilot's family said through the Navy that they did not want to comment on the report. |
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Love that KLM/St Maarten approach vid, you have to watch the one there where people are holding on to the fence while they are tking off
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Here are some Actual Pic's of the British Airways 777 that landed short of the Runway in England
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Not a good picture considering you will be on one of those tomorrow and you are not helping Hartwegs frame of mind at all! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif
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Those Pic's are better than this one.........LOL.....See you and Annie next Saturday.........
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For anybody who is not familiar with a jet engine, a jet fan blade should be perfectly smooth.
A pilot for a Chinese carrier requested permission and landed at FRA (Frankfurt, Germany) for an unscheduled refueling stop. The reason became soon apparent to the ground crew: The Number 3 engine had been shutdown previously because of excessive vibration, and because it didn't look too good. It had apparently been no problem for the tough guys back in China: as they took some sturdy straps and wrapped them around two of the fan blades and the structures behind, thus stopping any unwanted wind-milling (engine spinning by itself due to airflow passing thru the blades during flight) and associated uncomfortable vibration caused by the suboptimal fan. - - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...tos/Image1.gif - - Note that the straps are seat-belts....how resourceful! After making the 'repairs', off they went into the wild blue yonder with another revenue-making flight on only three engines! With the increased fuel consumption, they got a bit low on fuel, and just set it down at the closest airport (FRA) for a quick refill. That's when the problems started: The Germans, who are kind of picky about this stuff, inspected the malfunctioning engine and immediately grounded the aircraft. (Besides the seat-belts, notice the appalling condition of the fan blades.) The airline operator had to send a chunk of money to get the first engine replaced (took about 10 days). The repair contractor decided to do some impromptu inspection work on the other engines, none of which looked all that great either. The result: a total of 3 engines were eventually changed on this plane before it was permitted to fly again. - - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...tos/Image2.gif - http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...tos/Image3.gif - - And we were worried about lead paint on our children's Toys - |
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Crazy stuff!.
So how far ahead of the main airframe mfg. date should these seat belt codes be to have been be considered correct by the Germans...or is it only necessary that they predate each individual engine assembly they're used on?. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif ~ Pete |
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Most U.S. airlines would love to achieve that level of cost control, believe me. No, I'm not kidding.
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This is for Pete, another great way to waste an afternoon. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
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Real underware changing stuff
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Factory-fresh Lockheed F-104A Starfighter visiting George AFB near Victorville, California in 1958. You can see why the '104 was called "The missile with a man in it." In the left background are North American F-100D Super Sabres of George's 479th Tactical Fighter Wing. The '100 was the USAF's first fighter that could exceed the speed of sound in level flight but on this day in 1958 the 104 was the hottest bird on earth. You can see the southern Sierra-Nevada mountains in the distance.
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I think the F-104's were the hottest looking fighters of all time. Didn't do much in the way of ordinance load though. BTW, when I was a kid I was visiting the Jersey shore and an F-100 flew over the beach ( very low ) and at a high rate of speed. I believe it was the 4th of July weekend and that particular fighter may have been one on the Thunderbirds.... If memory serves me right, that was the start of my life-long fascination with military aircraft. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif Nuch |
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I was sitting in my office at home working on my taxes and I heard that awesome, unmistakable sound of the four Cyclone radial engines of a B-17 Flying Fortress. As I run thru the house in route to the back yard the bird flies right over the house.
Wow! how cool was that. He looks to be headed to Van Nuys airport so I called my brother, the responsible party for the first F-16 put into Air Force service back in '79, 001 Balls one as he called it. He says it just flew over his house too as he (the pilot) had landed at Van Nuys. Well I'm headed for a short putt over to his place with my camera and lets see if I can get a shot of this incredible piece of aviation history. I'll post pictures if I can get some. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...n/RSCN2989.jpg |
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This guy is just cruising the sky's over me all day, they must be giving rides from Van Nuys. I don't need to move he just keeps flyin by.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif
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Quick action with the camera Bart. I am not sure who's airplane that is but it looks like a possible G model. The only G model with a Yellow tail that comes to mind is Pima Air Museums B17G "I'll be Around" though I am not positive that they ever fly that airplane but I believe it is airworthy. When you get pictures I will be able to see. The serial number for the above is 231892 with a Black square on the tail and the letter "J" inside it. Neat shot.
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As it turned out while I was sitting in line with the kids at the local In "N" Out Burger an hour later it flew over again. About 5 minutes later it began to rain and I never made it to the airport, but I'll be home all day tomorrow and if this guy continues to cruise the sky's over the hood, I'll have the camera ready again. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
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"I'm seeing this guy everwhere"......
It's a sign Bart...... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif Better get to the airport and hitch a $400 ride today! |
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Pretty sure that yellow-tail B-17G is "Fuddy Duddy" based at Orange County and I see it parked there all the time. Owned by a retired USAF general, William Lyons, who made his money building housing subdivisions.
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47Hammer, you must not be too far away from me. When I lived in Van Nuys I used to love when they had the air show and they'd buzz the house. I would always take the Monday off after the show to watch the bulk of the aircraft leave. I have some video of the last time a B-29 came through Van Nuys, fly overs of the B-2 and a B-1B and B-52 high speed pass. It's really cool to see them in action up close. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif
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Thanks to Andy for sharing this with me. A very touching video of a Legacy and his plane. It's a must watch.
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Andy & Rick,
Thanks for sharing that moving tribute to the P-51 and its original pilot. It's so nice to see and hear something positive & reaffirming about military service for a change...... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif That seems like a very close and warm family. So nice to see. Nuch |
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That Grey Eagles video is just excellent https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ouguysrock.gif
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I could watch that stuff all day! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif Thanks for posting. Rick, I've got an incredible story about WWII and these here Mustang's, I guarantee the hair on the back of your neck will stand at attention. I look forward to sharing it with you. LateBrake U2 said you would eat it up. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif
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If it is regarding P-51's, you can bank on it. Even though only part of a P-51, the hair did that very same thing when Charley started his '55 "Final Objective" at Steve Sandlins party. The sound of that RR Merlin is like no other.
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