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The Aviation Enthusiasts Thread!
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and I'll respond with the Convair 118, Convaircar
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(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_Model_118)
Top that!
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Top that!
Not even going to try.
It looks like a predator drone carrying the world's weirdest bomb. Imagine looking up and seeing one of those falling down towards you!
It looks like a predator drone carrying the world's weirdest bomb. Imagine looking up and seeing one of those falling down towards you!
There was a small airshow here in Vacaville last saturday- I don't have pics but this:
-was there.
-was there.
AV-8B Harriers performing vertical landings at night.mpg - YouTube
My wife's cousin is the pilot being interviewed. He was in high school when we got married. Naval Academy grad, Aerospace Engineering at GA Tech, chose to fly Harriers for the Marines. He's one of the smartest, finest and yet humble human beings I've ever met and we are very proud of him.
My wife's cousin is the pilot being interviewed. He was in high school when we got married. Naval Academy grad, Aerospace Engineering at GA Tech, chose to fly Harriers for the Marines. He's one of the smartest, finest and yet humble human beings I've ever met and we are very proud of him.
Hi! I'm a Former Falcon Fixer. (Say that fast 3X)
I was avionics, primarily Comm/Nav/ECM, but toward the end of my time we were Rivet Workforced together and I worked all of the avionics systems on the F-16. I started out at Hill AFB in 1980 and was assigned to the 3rd squadron to receive the Falcon. The 4th Tactical Fighter Sq. Fighting Fuujins. Back in 1980 the F-16 still had not been officially named, and the Battlestar Galactica movie/tv series was still very popular with it's Viper space fighters all of the rage. Everyone wanted the plane to be named the Viper, and many of the pilots even wore Viper pins on their flight suits. When the plane was officially named the "Fighting Falcon" we all had a dying duck fit. I remember thinking "What a totally faggy name for a cool fighter!" Anyway! I think it has been poetic justice that many still refer to the plane as a Viper even after these 31 years. I wish I could still work on them, but that type of work is better for the young bodies.
I work for an airline now repairing electric powered actuators which I love. I don't have to get wet or cold, and my joints don't ache too much.
Relic,
I also have always found the F-104 to be a cool plane. When I was stationed in Germany, I went to a museum at Hermeskeil which is near Trier. When I went thru the front door I became aware of something overhead. I looked up to see the tail of a F-104. When I took a look around I realized that the entire plane was mounted on the wall!
I found a picture on line at Invalid Link Removed
If you look at the left side of the pic you can see the F-104 still there.
Thanks for the thread. It is great to know that there are fellow bass friends that are also aviation friends.
I was avionics, primarily Comm/Nav/ECM, but toward the end of my time we were Rivet Workforced together and I worked all of the avionics systems on the F-16. I started out at Hill AFB in 1980 and was assigned to the 3rd squadron to receive the Falcon. The 4th Tactical Fighter Sq. Fighting Fuujins. Back in 1980 the F-16 still had not been officially named, and the Battlestar Galactica movie/tv series was still very popular with it's Viper space fighters all of the rage. Everyone wanted the plane to be named the Viper, and many of the pilots even wore Viper pins on their flight suits. When the plane was officially named the "Fighting Falcon" we all had a dying duck fit. I remember thinking "What a totally faggy name for a cool fighter!" Anyway! I think it has been poetic justice that many still refer to the plane as a Viper even after these 31 years. I wish I could still work on them, but that type of work is better for the young bodies.
I work for an airline now repairing electric powered actuators which I love. I don't have to get wet or cold, and my joints don't ache too much.Relic,
I also have always found the F-104 to be a cool plane. When I was stationed in Germany, I went to a museum at Hermeskeil which is near Trier. When I went thru the front door I became aware of something overhead. I looked up to see the tail of a F-104. When I took a look around I realized that the entire plane was mounted on the wall!
I found a picture on line at Invalid Link RemovedIf you look at the left side of the pic you can see the F-104 still there.
Thanks for the thread. It is great to know that there are fellow bass friends that are also aviation friends.
Hi! I'm a Former Falcon Fixer. (Say that fast 3X)
I was avionics, primarily Comm/Nav/ECM, but toward the end of my time we were Rivet Workforced together and I worked all of the avionics systems on the F-16. I started out at Hill AFB in 1980 and was assigned to the 3rd squadron to receive the Falcon. The 4th Tactical Fighter Sq. Fighting Fuujins. Back in 1980 the F-16 still had not been officially named, and the Battlestar Galactica movie/tv series was still very popular with it's Viper space fighters all of the rage. Everyone wanted the plane to be named the Viper, and many of the pilots even wore Viper pins on their flight suits. When the plane was officially named the "Fighting Falcon" we all had a dying duck fit. I remember thinking "What a totally faggy name for a cool fighter!" Anyway! I think it has been poetic justice that many still refer to the plane as a Viper even after these 31 years. I wish I could still work on them, but that type of work is better for the young bodies.
Awesome! I am sure we have shared many of the same troubleshooting frustrations! Amen on the wet/cold/achy part. I'll never forget the first time I had to replace a main XMSN Xducer. There's me, on a big flightline in Iraq, laying on the aircraft in the middle of the night ****ing with a damn Xducer, my wet weather gear totally soaked through, temperature was a very chilly 45 degrees, and my headlamp broke. Talk about a rough couple hours! I kind of miss that stuff though.
I always wanted to work on 16's. I might get a chance as a civilian contractor one of these days, who knows. Definitely a different animal from what I'm used to.
I'm an aviation nut as well. Always wanted to be a fighter pilot, but got stuck in the wrong body....so many medical problems I can't even get in the military much less withstand anything greater than 4Gs.
So for now I screw around in Falcon 4.0 and build model kits, waiting for the day I have enough money to join a local glider club.
My main interest right now is with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force. I think they're the last air force still using the Phantom (I could be wrong though), and some of their paint schemes, especially for their Aggressor squadrons, are downright amazing....to me at least. I've been reading up on the Japanese news websites about their plans to replace the Phantoms with the F/A18, F35, or Eurofighter.
So for now I screw around in Falcon 4.0 and build model kits, waiting for the day I have enough money to join a local glider club.
My main interest right now is with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force. I think they're the last air force still using the Phantom (I could be wrong though), and some of their paint schemes, especially for their Aggressor squadrons, are downright amazing....to me at least. I've been reading up on the Japanese news websites about their plans to replace the Phantoms with the F/A18, F35, or Eurofighter.
Vulcan? I LOVE the look of those things.
The whole "arrowhead" look always seemed to futuristic to me. There was a US Navy fighter from back in the 50's/early 60's that also had that design. For the life if me, I cant remember it's name...it wasn't very successful but looked cool as all.
EDIT - found a pic of the one I'm referring to but still cannot recall the name:
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The whole "arrowhead" look always seemed to futuristic to me. There was a US Navy fighter from back in the 50's/early 60's that also had that design. For the life if me, I cant remember it's name...it wasn't very successful but looked cool as all.
EDIT - found a pic of the one I'm referring to but still cannot recall the name:
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On the ramp at the little airport in the middle of nowhere yesterday.
This is my favorite time of year to fly in this area. The leaves are just starting to turn and the visibility is excellent.
I tuned up the the emergency frequency just as an F16 was running off someone that was disturbing Mr. President's airspace near Asheville yesterday. The pilot told the F16 he looked pretty and he had taken a picture. The F16 pilot told him he taken a picture of him with his gun camera. That brought several chuckles.
This is my favorite time of year to fly in this area. The leaves are just starting to turn and the visibility is excellent.
I tuned up the the emergency frequency just as an F16 was running off someone that was disturbing Mr. President's airspace near Asheville yesterday. The pilot told the F16 he looked pretty and he had taken a picture. The F16 pilot told him he taken a picture of him with his gun camera. That brought several chuckles.
Depends on your definiton of *successful*
Douglas F4D Skyray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See first parapraph for several records/firsts. Also bear in mind that jet engine technology was barely out of it's infancy at the time this aircraft was designed.
I watched the movie "Strategic Air Command" when I was a kid, and fell in love with the B-36. What an airplane!
Now that's a BOMBER! - YouTube
Now that's a BOMBER! - YouTube
Depends on your definiton of *successful*
Douglas F4D Skyray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See first parapraph for several records/firsts. Also bear in mind that jet engine technology was barely out of it's infancy at the time this aircraft was designed.
Meh, I still stand by what I said
... compared to something like the F4 for instance, this one was in service then gone in the blink of an eye... Neat thing about the speed record though I didn't know that!On the other hand, for looks, I think this one may just be one of my new all-time favs!
Let's talk delta wingers - how about the F-102/F-106!:
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