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Quoted for fire bomber pilots are insane. (And send more, the entire state is slightly on fire.  )
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Nebakenezzer posted:When were 727s phased out? Re-reading Calvin and Hobbes, one thing I noticed is that there is no internet or any sort of wireless devices. I know that's normal for when it was written, I guess I'm surprised how much I notice the technology change from the mid-90s. If you mean main line airlines delta phased them out around 2003ish.
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Sep 15, 2014 22:01
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YF19pilot posted:What plane is that, looks to be 'marking' where to drop the load? Looks like some kind of twin ala 410 or a Seminole. Usually lead planes are either King Airs or Aero Commander 500s. Edit Ardeem posted:Quoted for fire bomber pilots are insane. (And send more, the entire state is slightly on fire. My brother isn't a pilot, but he's one of the ground guys helping you guys out. You guys are going to be just fine 
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Sep 15, 2014 22:02
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Naturally Selected posted:Holy hell, I guess it is hard to paint a shark-mouth that doesn't look absolutely retarded. And sometimes it's intentional. Did anyone else here watch Riptide back in the mid-80s? A group of detectives with a boat, a robot sidekick, and this thing, "The Screaming Mimi", a Sikorsky S-58T painted pink with a pig face:  If you think that the era of Breaking Bad and Mad Men represents a new golden age of television, you obviously didn't get to experience 1985.
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Sep 15, 2014 22:07
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Nebakenezzer posted:When were 727s phased out? Re-reading Calvin and Hobbes, one thing I noticed is that there is no internet or any sort of wireless devices. I know that's normal for when it was written, I guess I'm surprised how much I notice the technology change from the mid-90s. For major passenger airlines, generally the early 2000s. For FedEx, just last year. Other cargo companies are still flying them in limited numbers, and there are also some 727 business jets kicking around.
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Sep 15, 2014 22:23
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StandardVC10 posted:For major passenger airlines, generally the early 2000s. For FedEx, just last year. Other cargo companies are still flying them in limited numbers, and there are also some 727 business jets kicking around. A few of the minor middle eastern airlines still fly them on regular routes too
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Sep 15, 2014 23:30
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hobbesmaster posted:Is it true airplanes start playing "highway to the danger zone" after exceeding 250kias under 10kft or Mach 0.9? The ones I fly just make a really annoying "beep-beep-beep" noise if you exceed 250k under 10,000. However, I did run across an AM radio station in California playing "Highway to the Danger Zone" this morning while trying to find something to listen to in cruise that wasn't right wing talk, FOOTBALL!!!, or "all Jesus, all the time", which was kind of awesome.
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Sep 16, 2014 01:07
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two_beer_bishes posted:I take position reports over the radio for oceanic flights and .78-.83 covers drat near all the flights (narrow and wide bodies). The 787s I work are normally .85 and occasionally I get a bizjet going .86-.91 (.91 I've seen exactly once). There's always someone doing .74. And they're always at the front of a sequence. And they're always just far enough ahead of the big boys trying to run them over that it isn't feasible to put them behind them. "Uh yeah center, we could give you mach .76"  
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Sep 16, 2014 02:54
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fknlo posted:There's always someone doing .74. And they're always at the front of a sequence. And they're always just far enough ahead of the big boys trying to run them over that it isn't feasible to put them behind them. Approach likes to stick 250kts on the big guys, shove 'em four miles behind the ERJ doing 270 flat-out and barely climbing, and then act like they did you a huge favor. Little-known fact: the world literally ends two-and-a-half miles outside of your boundary.
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Sep 16, 2014 03:17
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fknlo posted:I had a Scandinavian 737 going from sowewhere Scandinavia way to IAH yesterday. That's the oil route from SVG (Stavanger) to Houston. All business class operated by PrivatAir.
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Sep 16, 2014 04:21
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Spaced God posted:Usually lead planes are either King Airs or Aero Commander 500s. There are a couple slightly more exotic options kicking around: 
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Sep 16, 2014 04:22
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fknlo posted:There's always someone doing .74. And they're always at the front of a sequence. And they're always just far enough ahead of the big boys trying to run them over that it isn't feasible to put them behind them. We hit .5 the other day. Turboprops represent. We get some hilarious routing anywhere near LAX as controllers try to get us the hell out of the way.
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Sep 16, 2014 04:22
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Wingnut Ninja posted:We hit .5 the other day. Turboprops represent. Yeah who the gently caress needs Mach numbers anyways? Propz4Lyfe  I really hope not though
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Sep 16, 2014 04:37
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hobbesmaster posted:The best flights are the ones you don't remember. Its bad but I almost always fly on vicodin or something similar. As Alec Baldwin put it in 30 Rock, "Why should you fly without the same comforts of a dog? "
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Sep 16, 2014 05:35
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Wingnut Ninja posted:We hit .5 the other day. Turboprops represent. My experience flying TEC routes in a Seminole in the LAX area: Student: "Can we slow down yet?" Me:"No." ATC:"Can you pick the speed up?" Me:"No."
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Sep 16, 2014 07:36
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benito posted:And sometimes it's intentional. Did anyone else here watch Riptide back in the mid-80s? A group of detectives with a boat, a robot sidekick, and this thing, "The Screaming Mimi", a Sikorsky S-58T painted pink with a pig face: Intentionally bad is great. The Cobra I quoted just looks like someone who didn't quite know how to paint and somehow didn't have reference material for how the real ones were painted trying his best.  Cobra.
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Sep 16, 2014 07:38
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Naturally Selected posted:just looks like someone who didn't quite know how to paint and somehow didn't have reference material for how the real ones were painted trying his best Sounds like eastern Europe to me! 
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Sep 16, 2014 07:56
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I want to see what happens when someone flies close to a large fire above mach 1. Would the sonic boom crush the fire, give it more oxygen quickly causing it to become more intense or just scatter the fire to a larger area?
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Sep 16, 2014 11:51
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freelop posted:I want to see what happens when someone flies close to a large fire above mach 1. Well, they did use explosives to snuff out the oil well fires in Kuwait post-Desert Storm, using the compression/shock wave to knock out the flames. Not sure if flying Mach 1+ at tree top level would work (or be all that smart).
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Sep 16, 2014 12:57
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YF19pilot posted:Not sure if flying Mach 1+ at tree top level would work (or be all that smart). And that's why we shouldn't have retired the Aardvark.
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Sep 16, 2014 14:07
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Boeing should restart the B-52 line (with updated engines, of course) as a waterbomber.
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Sep 16, 2014 15:27
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It's sad what became of the old Evergreen 747 supertanker.  Also, the A-10 waterhog idea should be resurrected damnit.
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Sep 16, 2014 15:33
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Kilonum posted:Boeing should restart the B-52 line (with updated engines, of course) as a waterbomber. Only if they can some how put tanks internally and on the hard-points. Putting out fires from 60,000 feet? 
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Sep 16, 2014 15:34
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YF19pilot posted:Only if they can some how put tanks internally and on the hard-points. Putting out fires from 60,000 feet? Giant, giant water balloons. MOAWB's, if you will...
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Sep 16, 2014 15:36
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Two weeks ago we went to the AIR14 meeting in Switzerland which was apparently the largest one in Europe this year with about 400k people over 4 days. There was all sort of cool poo poo, new and old planes, plenty of teams (RAF, Spain, Al Fursan (Iran), Italian, Swiss) etc.. I thought you guys might like a few vids. Plenty more vids if you search for AIR14 on youtube Some dude having fun with an F-16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByW9-kgfTho The RAF Red Arrows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnBmcmel3XQ B-17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcXhgBTe208 Some random stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRzcXdH4mTU
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Sep 16, 2014 15:58
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Duke Chin posted:It's sad what became of the old Evergreen 747 supertanker. https://web.archive.org/web/20060803203145/http://www.firehogs.com/ Keep the dream alive.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:57
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Groda posted:https://web.archive.org/web/20060803203145/http://www.firehogs.com/ I support the Firehog idea simply because I want to see Hoser Satrapa fly one. "WHY THE gently caress DID'YA TAKE OUT THE GUN?!?!?"
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Sep 16, 2014 18:28
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SybilVimes posted:And that's why we shouldn't have retired the Aardvark. C'mon FD-71
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Sep 16, 2014 18:51
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Wingnut Ninja posted:We hit .5 the other day. Turboprops represent. Mach .44 what what On the other hand we're more than happy to go 250 below 10k! Below 1k, even!
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Sep 16, 2014 19:04
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BIG HEADLINE posted:I support the Firehog idea simply because I want to see Hoser Satrapa fly one. The Firehog doesn't have a giant water cannon in place of the GAU-8??
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mobby_6kl posted:The Firehog doesn't have a giant water cannon in place of the GAU-8?? ... What were they planning to put up there to keep the CG in the right place, a giant block of lead?
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Sep 16, 2014 19:16
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The bear can cruise at something silly like mach 0.7+ right?
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Sep 16, 2014 19:23
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hobbesmaster posted:The bear can cruise at something silly like mach 0.7+ right? It's maximum speed at altitude is mach 0.83 (920km/h @ 15,000m) But normal cruise speed is mach 0.67 (720km/h @ 15,000m)
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Sep 16, 2014 19:36
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mobby_6kl posted:The Firehog doesn't have a giant water cannon in place of the GAU-8?? Y'all started talking about it and precisely all I could think was "ROTARY SUPER SOAKER ROTARY SUPER SOAKER ROTARY SUPER SOAKER"
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mobby_6kl posted:The Firehog doesn't have a giant water cannon in place of the GAU-8??  Guaranteed that after that gun run any remaining pieces of trees or homes will no longer be burning!
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Too relevant/good not to repost:Cyrano4747 posted:hahahahahahaha
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Sep 17, 2014 01:39
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Duke Chin posted:It's sad what became of the old Evergreen 747 supertanker. drat, I had no idea. I saw that big girl up close and personal. Just got back from the Reno air races and a stop at Hill AFB museum. Will post pics as I get the energy if anyone is interested.
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Sep 17, 2014 02:57
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No sir we are not interested in airplane pics in the airplane thread 
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Describing my photographic skills as pics is generous. I'll put up what's passable within the next few days. Reno was tough for photos with my little point and shoot other than the static displays.
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Mike-o posted:No sir we are not interested in airplane pics in the airplane thread In the meanwhile this tumblr looks interesting. Mostly color photos of WW2 warbirds.
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