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Bladecutter
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Another doggy cutting. The splotches are the lows.
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$50K per hour for the F-22
Fuel cost? Jeez, good thing we have a lot of money!!
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It isn't just fuel. Keeping these things in top shape uses up man-hours. Something like forty hours of work for every hour of flight time.
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Titanium used for Mach3+ Cold War spy plane came from Russia
http://www.mining.com/bbc-future-sr-71-blackbird-the-cold-wars-ultimate-spy-plane-11725/
Major Brian Shul: "I loved that jet"
http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/7821-Major-Brian-Shul-I-loved-that-jet.html
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More from the niece’s unit.
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Ever notice that it's no problem for the government to make an engine that doesn't meet EPA standards.
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Don't worry, that project (LM's X-33) was cancelled in 2001. You're safe from those steam emissions now!
Liquid hydrogen/oxygen rockets are actually very clean.
Ooh-Rah!!! Congrats again for your niece.
Simply said- I love the 'speed check' !!!!!!!!!! I love the Corsairs& F-4's, but you could just do a "hand-job" on the Blackbird. What was the last flight from Ca. to D.C. to the Smithsonian? 2 hrs? With probably 20min. for a refuel & 30min. to slow down for landing?
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This is great! It is roughly 14-1/2 minutes long.
An 18 year-old just out of high school was trained to take pictures of damage done to German targets. He flew in a British Spitfire fitted with extra fuel tanks where the guns were. In other words, he flew over Germany unarmed...
WWII American Spitfire Pilot
This is probably one of the best WWII film clips out there. Stored for 61 years in two suitcases of 16mm home movies that were inherited by filmmaker William Lorton from his great uncle who served as a Flight Surgeon. Those suitcases contained 3 hours of war footage that included a compelling crash landing of a Spitfire in 1944.
Filmed in a 2005 interview with the now 83 year old pilot and seeing the expression on his face when he realizes it is him in the cockpit, is something you won't soon forget.
At 18 years old, he was all alone, behind enemy lines, with no guns, no escort, and he gladly did it.
They just don't make them like that anymore. It was truly the greatest generation and we owe them so much.
An 18 year-old just out of high school was trained to take pictures of damage done to German targets. He flew in a British Spitfire fitted with extra fuel tanks where the guns were. In other words, he flew over Germany unarmed...
WWII American Spitfire Pilot
This is probably one of the best WWII film clips out there. Stored for 61 years in two suitcases of 16mm home movies that were inherited by filmmaker William Lorton from his great uncle who served as a Flight Surgeon. Those suitcases contained 3 hours of war footage that included a compelling crash landing of a Spitfire in 1944.
Filmed in a 2005 interview with the now 83 year old pilot and seeing the expression on his face when he realizes it is him in the cockpit, is something you won't soon forget.
At 18 years old, he was all alone, behind enemy lines, with no guns, no escort, and he gladly did it.
They just don't make them like that anymore. It was truly the greatest generation and we owe them so much.
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Something I came across awhile back:
Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual logged maintenance complaints by
QUANTAS pilots and the corrective action recorded by mechanics. By the way, Quantas is the only major airline that has never had a jet airliner accident.
(P stands for the problem the pilots entered in the log,
and S stands for the corrective action taken by the mechanics.)
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except autoland very rough.
S: Autoland not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-fpm descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for!
P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windscreen.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing. (note: this was for a piston-engine
airplane - the pilot meant the engine was not running smoothly)
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
...my personal favorite:
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed radar with words.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed
Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual logged maintenance complaints by
QUANTAS pilots and the corrective action recorded by mechanics. By the way, Quantas is the only major airline that has never had a jet airliner accident.
(P stands for the problem the pilots entered in the log,
and S stands for the corrective action taken by the mechanics.)
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except autoland very rough.
S: Autoland not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-fpm descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for!
P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windscreen.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing. (note: this was for a piston-engine
airplane - the pilot meant the engine was not running smoothly)
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
...my personal favorite:
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed radar with words.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed
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