deicer Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 Oops... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pulman Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) On 9/22/2023 at 12:57 PM, deicer said: Oops... I know someone who had this happen in a CF-18 during an Atlantic crossing. In that configuration the basket adds lots of drag and zero fuel. I’m pretty sure “oops” was replaced by a lot of “tabernaks” as he barely made it to an alternate. Edited September 24, 2023 by Rich Pulman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 https://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/poor-lambs-corsairs-baa-baa-blacksheep.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 21 hours ago, Rich Pulman said: I know someone who had this happen in a CF-18 during an Atlantic crossing. In that configuration the basket adds lots of drag and zero fuel. I’m pretty sure “oops” was replaced by a lot of “tabernaks” as he barely made it to an alternate. I was working in Maintenance in Baden when the first CF-18s came across the pond. Saw at least one that had a missing AoA vane, and various bumps and bruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 It is truly awesome to see these behemoths go through the canal! One of the best vantage points is at the Welland Canal museum! https://www.stcatharines.ca/en/arts-culture-and-events/visiting-us.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st27 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Here’s a couple of ship transits in the Welland that didn’t go so well: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Sent to one of my granddaughters who just turned 16 Looks better in full screen FOR ANNA.mp4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Kip Powick said: Sent to one of my granddaughters who just turned 16 Looks better in full screen Who doesn't use a seatbelt these days? It's not like we still have bench seats in the front so a couple can canoodle. Personally - I'm looking forward to the day I've shrunk enough that I can use a booster seat with the 5 point harness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Specs said: Who doesn't use a seatbelt these days? It's not like we still have bench seats in the front so a couple can canoodle. One only has to look at the stats concerning "Traffic Stops" and post fatal accidents to get an idea how many people out there, both young and old, DO NOT wear a seatbelt. Canoodle ??? I have only owned cars that have/had centre consoles . Canoodle .....Isn't that what the back seat was for...... plus more advanced canoodling ??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 23 hours ago, Kip Powick said: Canoodle ??? I have only owned cars that have/had centre consoles . Canoodle .....Isn't that what the back seat was for...... plus more advanced canoodling ??? I have canoodled in many different vehicles - believe me, where there's desire you can find a way! Some of my best canoodling was in the back seat of a 1972 Toyota Corolla - you have got to be motivated to make that work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 What happens when you practice to really impressive the spectators at a pending airshow and fly "outside" the envelope".. Only viewable on You Tube via link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-S_NM--evM&t=12s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 https://www.military-history.org/behind-the-image/behind-the-image-b-52-storage-area-davis-monthan-air-force-base-arizona.htm Little history of the B-52 In case you were wondering According to the US Air Force, the cost of an an individual B-52 ran to about $84 million (in 2012 dollars; or $9.28 million in 1962). A total of 742 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H S/N 61-0040, delivered in October 1962. About 76 B-52 aircraft are still on active duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 My brother found this by his cabin, near Smithers B.C. Any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pulman Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 6 hours ago, Kip Powick said: What happens when you practice to really impressive the spectators at a pending airshow and fly "outside" the envelope".. Only viewable on You Tube via link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-S_NM--evM&t=12s That’s also what happens when you have sh!tty leadership. The PIC on that flight was a well known problem child. Sadly, his CO also paid the ultimate price that day; with his wife and kids watching. A stupid, horrible, did-not-need-to-happen accident. It still upsets me whenever it’s brought up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rich Pulman said: It still upsets me whenever it’s brought up. Me too. So many people knew it was imminent and did not act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pulman Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 6 hours ago, Kip Powick said: https://www.military-history.org/behind-the-image/behind-the-image-b-52-storage-area-davis-monthan-air-force-base-arizona.htm Little history of the B-52 In case you were wondering According to the US Air Force, the cost of an an individual B-52 ran to about $84 million (in 2012 dollars; or $9.28 million in 1962). A total of 742 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H S/N 61-0040, delivered in October 1962. About 76 B-52 aircraft are still on active duty. Many years ago we took a 4-plane of T-33s into KDMA. We nearly didn’t get out because they thought we were dropping off the jets for “preservation”. We got a private tour of the facility from its director. He told us that they kept the BUFFs intact until there was a treaty with the USSR requiring each side to reduce its number of strategic bombers. Only then would they guillotine the necessary amount of airframes to comply with the treaty. The chopped-up airframes were left in place so that Soviet satellites could confirm the number of planes that were destroyed. Quite the political game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Tango Foxtrot said: My brother found this by his cabin, near Smithers B.C. Any ideas ? I think you found it........they will probably want it back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 22 hours ago, Tango Foxtrot said: My brother found this by his cabin, near Smithers B.C. Any ideas ? That looks a lot like a main wheel from a Lockheed Electra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 23 hours ago, Tango Foxtrot said: My brother found this by his cabin, near Smithers B.C. Any ideas ? That's the nosewheeel from the missing MH370! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 3:05 PM, Rich Pulman said: Many years ago we took a 4-plane of T-33s into KDMA. We nearly didn’t get out because they thought we were dropping off the jets for “preservation”. We got a private tour of the facility from its director. He told us that they kept the BUFFs intact until there was a treaty with the USSR requiring each side to reduce its number of strategic bombers. Only then would they guillotine the necessary amount of airframes to comply with the treaty. The chopped-up airframes were left in place so that Soviet satellites could confirm the number of planes that were destroyed. Quite the political game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I wonder if he knows what a DC3 really looks like........as far as I am concerned, those are not DC 3 wings, at least they don't look like the wings of the DC3s I have flown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Looks to me that it's just a mishmash of random parts to look like an aircraft. The tail is wrong, the engine nacelles are wrong. Does look cool though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 58 years since Snoopy first appeared as the WWI Flying Ace in a Peanuts strip published on October 10, 1965. The WWI Flying Ace is perhaps Snoopy's most well-known persona. Schulz wrote and drew more than 400 strips featuring the Flying Ace across four decades, each one chronicling Snoopy's adventures hunting down the Red Baron. When not in the air, the Flying Ace is in the tavern quaffing root beer and trying to forget the charming French lasses who flit through his heart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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