Who Likes Aircraft ?

[super-bee_ski]

PS: I have not seen 1 F-35 taxi by or take off from Eddies Sand box all morning

Okay, "Our" F-35s are flying today........

 

[Bladecutter]

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There was a P-61 in my childhood.....wicked airplane

 

[Bladecutter]

Aztec's Curse, B-17F of the 11th Bomb group saw a lot of action in the Solomon Islands September, October 1942



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So much better looking than the G.

 

[polywideblock]

So much better looking than the G.

but open to attack from the front , that's why they added the chin turret

 

[Bladecutter]

but open to attack from the front , that's why they added the chin turret

Yes, goes without saying, just like the bubble canopy gave better visiblity but a P/F-51B razorback is more elegant than a later P/F-51D bubble. Just better visual balance. And maybe cuz my Old Man flew one hell of a lot of B-17F's (& G's)off a production line @ Douglas Burbank during WWll. 1300 hours in 17's alone in less than two years.

 

[super-bee_ski]

So:
today 15 June I flew the F-22 Flight Simulator
Very cool and neat experience
I only wish I could share this with you all.
It's the closest thing to actually flying a F-22

 

[Car Nut]

Anyone know the story on this beauty?

 

[Car Nut]

 

[Car Nut]

 

[Car Nut]

 

[CtownChris]

Saw this on North bound 71 near Mansfield Oh on Thurs.

 

[oldbee]

Chris, wonder where it's going?

 

[oldbee]

Sooo -ski, can we talk about the O2 problem on current fighters? Too many computers not doing too many things correctly?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Anyone know the story on this beauty?

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You found the pictures,; you tell us. Must have been challenging (to say the least) getting it out of the swamp.

 

[Car Nut]

You found the pictures,; you tell us. Must have been challenging (to say the least) getting it out of the swamp.

So far, it's called ghost of the swamp, still looking.

 

[polywideblock]

was it found in New Guinea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Ghost

 

[Car Nut]

was it found in New Guinea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Ghost

That's it, called swamp ghost, I had it backwards.

 

[Auggie56]

Saw this on North bound 71 near Mansfield Oh on Thurs.

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Some guy built one for kids to get the feel of sitting in a cockpit. He travels to air shows and charges a fee. If this is it I don't know.

 

[Auggie56]

 

[Car Nut]