Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Fenders are so weird you have to be reminded how the fingerings work?

Not having to fight the neck dive with it I have to think more about actual notes.

 

[PillO]

Which airline?

Judging by the tail fin - JetBlue.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

The 707 was the first plane I flew on! Back then, on Armed Forces Day, you could buy a ticket for a quick clight around El Paso, and they pointed out features of interest, including at the local bases. Apparently there was nothing secret to see from the sky. Dad and I took a flight when I was 8ish, and I stayed glued to the window. I think I was 26 or 27 before I got to fly again, my first trip for work. It was, as I recall, a short trip from Atlanta to Jacksonville. It was just as mysterious and thrilling as my first flight. To this day, I love flying.

my brother, sister and I would jump on a PanAm 707 in summer to go visit my grandparents in Sicily every year….the on board entertainment as this cheesy music tape loop that you listened to via these cheap headphones that were just tubes bussing the audio from the arm rest speakers…to boot, this is pre turbofans….those turbojets were SO LOUD…….heck who am i to complain…russians converted the TU-95 as airliners……gnarliest, loudest turboprop EVER imho….the prop arc diameter is twice that of the fuselage……

 

[GBassNorth]

And just to prove we can stay on topic, here’s a pic of a thunderbird bridge…

 

[PillO]

Because I am amused by burp and fart jokes, I always get more enjoyment from the Blue Angels over the Thunderbirds. And because of that, I find this picture particularly amusing.

 

[dagrev]

And just to prove we can stay on topic, here’s a pic of a thunderbird bridge…
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Is that the new vintage two point bridge? Gibson is going in the right direction! But that color......

 

[PillO]

And just to prove we can stay on topic, here’s a pic of a thunderbird bridge…
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An alternative Thunderbird bridge.

 

[MCF]

Which airline? I've flown twice now, both times on Delta because they have had the best covid-safe rating. No problems.

Then again, I was flying to see my 93 y/o dad. If it weren't for that, I'm not sure I'd be ready to fly yet. We are jonesing to see our daughter and her fam in Alaska, I have to admit.

JetBlue.

 

[MCF]

Judging by the tail fin - JetBlue.

Ding, Ding, Ding! Winner, winner chicken dinner.

 

[GBassNorth]

Is that the new vintage two point bridge? Gibson is going in the right direction! But that color......

…and the string spacing looks huge as well.

 

[Klondike]

Which airline? I've flown twice now, both times on Delta because they have had the best covid-safe rating. No problems.

Then again, I was flying to see my 93 y/o dad. If it weren't for that, I'm not sure I'd be ready to fly yet. We are jonesing to see our daughter and her fam in Alaska, I have to admit.

I have flown many many times. In my experience I love Alaska Airlines. I have more leg room on their planes more than amy other airline. I don’t know the measurements but I know when my knees are getting crushed on other planes.

 

[Klondike]

An alternative Thunderbird bridge.

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Holy cow, what is that?

 

[PillO]

Holy cow, what is that?

Thunderbird 4

Children's program from the 60s. Done in Supermarionation. Came from the same studio that brought us Captain Scarlett.

 

[JIO]

my brother, sister and I would jump on a PanAm 707 in summer to go visit my grandparents in Sicily every year….the on board entertainment as this cheesy music tape loop that you listened to via these cheap headphones that were just tubes bussing the audio from the arm rest speakers…to boot, this is pre turbofans….those turbojets were SO LOUD…….heck who am i to complain…russians converted the TU-95 as airliners……gnarliest, loudest turboprop EVER imho….the prop arc diameter is twice that of the fuselage……

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That's an awesome bird!

 

[JIO]

Thunderbird 4

Children's program from the 60s. Done in Supermarionation. Came from the same studio that brought us Captain Scarlett.

Never saw Captain Scarlett, but how about Supercar, Stingray and Fireball XL5?

 

[JIO]

 

[JIO]

This is what my dad piloted in the South Pacific. B25 medium range bomber (not his plane - but this is his squadron) Pretty badàss if I say so myself... they were know for precision bombing supply route bridges in Burma.

 

[TBird1958]

This is what my dad piloted in the South Pacific. B25 medium range bomber (not his plane - but this is his squadron) Pretty badàss if I say so myself... they were know for precision bombing supply route bridges in Burma.

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Indeed! and a very loud plane as well, it'd good to be some distance away when one is started up.

 

[lasbassplayer]

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Another option.

 

[JIO]

Indeed! and a very loud plane as well, it'd good to be some distance away when one is started up.

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