Who Likes Aircraft ?

[Hikin Mike]

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Made this when I was "a lot younger".

 

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[Basket case]

"Hans......hold mein Beer"

 

[oldbee]

“Low and slow” . Wingfoot 3, the newest.

 

[Shorthorse]

I'm not good with heights but I love airplanes. I was on an aircraft carrier in the Navy a long time ago. There's nothing like watching a F4 Phantom (about 56,000 pounds) being shot off the flight deck like a pebble from a sling shot or watching a F4 grab a 1.5-2 inch cable and go from 150 MPH to 0 in 2 seconds.

 

[Auggie56]

 

[super-bee_ski]

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Yeah, I read a book on that Technology when I was in an Air Force school back in 1980....
Highly explosive
the 2 Hypergolic chemicals were:
1. "P' Stuff
2. "S" Stuff
When mixed together "BANG" and "Woosh" off you went until the fuel was spent...very dangerous mission!

 

[super-bee_ski]

It is CLEAR in my mind...the Germans were the APEX Predator or ALPHA 1 as far a scientific and engineering advances during this AGE....

 

[Basket case]

and if they had had some better leaders some of us wouldn't be reading this.....

 

[oldbee]

I'm not good with heights but I love airplanes. I was on an aircraft carrier in the Navy a long time ago. There's nothing like watching a F4 Phantom (about 56,000 pounds) being shot off the flight deck like a pebble from a sling shot or watching a F4 grab a 1.5-2 inch cable and go from 150 MPH to 0 in 2 seconds.

Yup, also as long as you never had to jump into catwalk because landing cable broke! My dad was on USSEssex during Korean War, broken cables don’t care about our measly bodies!

 

[Pops1967GTX]

 

[Auggie56]

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In memory of Jack Northrup's dream. Thanks.

 

[Dipstick]

Yup, also as long as you never had to jump into catwalk because landing cable broke! My dad was on USSEssex during Korean War, broken cables don’t care about our measly bodies!

Gotta be fast on your feet if one does. Check this yellow shirt's dance.

 

[snakeyes]

Beech Staggerwing and a DeHavilland Dominie

 

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our f35 arrived yesterday well two of the 35 we are getting .
Newcastle NSW close by Williamtown (RAAF) which are getting them