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Paintball.
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# ? Jun 8, 2024 09:40 |
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Just float a bunch of barrage balloons to deal with the drone menace.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 02:27 |
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On the ramp right now for at least a week now: A Saudi Arabian C-130 that is, I'm guessing, broken. e: fixed mysterious broken image. NSA deleted it?!?!? Nebakenezzer fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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Nebakenezzer posted:On the ramp right now for at least a week now: Or the pilots are refusing to go outdoors until all the white stuff goes away.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 04:08 |
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You can bet your last dollar that Herc is really loving broken. I mean who wants to tech out in Newfoundland in January?
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 04:12 |
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That #2 engine looks awfully feathered, but I can't really tell
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 05:19 |
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Nebakenezzer posted:On the ramp right now for at least a week now: Speaking of C-130s and their crews that are accustomed to warm climes stuck in cold wx, let me tell you about the time the RTAF dudes came to Red Flag-Alaska in Oct....and then were stuck for almost two weeks after the exercise ended because their lone Herc kept breaking. Incidentally one of the problems they had was a prop making GBS threads the bed...iirc it was on the #2 engine e: totally unrelated, here's a pretty cool slideshow containing a bunch of pictures from the effort to disassemble and ship the EP-3 that got forced down on Hainan Island back in '01 iyaayas01 fucked around with this message at 07:34 on Jan 8, 2016 |
# ? Jan 8, 2016 06:56 |
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Me @ dronechat
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 10:05 |
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iyaayas01 posted:e: totally unrelated, here's a pretty cool slideshow containing a bunch of pictures from the effort to disassemble and ship the EP-3 that got forced down on Hainan Island back in '01 As awesome as this no doubt was to witness, I sure as hell would not want to be right under an An-124 with those big 'we give no fucks about your noise restrictions' Russian/Ukrainian turbofans. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 10:16 on Jan 8, 2016 |
# ? Jan 8, 2016 10:07 |
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Vitamin J posted:Outfitted with the right gear this thing can cause just as much trouble to an airliner as a DJI Phantom, fly out of line of sight distances, and be piloted FPV carrying an HD recorder to spy on little Susie. tell us more about your upcoming court case
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 12:04 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:
An-124s aren't too bad. Roughly analogous to a CF6 or JT9, and about as loud. Il-76's though... gently caress those things.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 14:11 |
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VOR LOC posted:Me @ dronechat Drones are aeronautical. Unless we get a separate thread for drones, its not really fair to keep moaning about it.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 14:30 |
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CommieGIR posted:Drones are aeronautical. Unless we get a separate thread for drones, its not really fair to keep moaning about it. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3386779
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 14:43 |
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We have a model car thread in AI. It's still not a convincing reason why we cann it discuss drones in aeronautical insanity.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 14:50 |
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Boomerjinks posted:The really obnoxious people are the ones going "I REGISTERED MY DONE WITH THE FAA SO SHOOTING AT IT IS LIKE SHOOTING DOWN A CESSNA AARGHBARGL" hmm. federal law (18 U.S. Code § 32 - Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities) says : quote:(a) Whoever willfully— according to my reading of the above Boomerjinks' neighbor has confessed to a federal crime. Section A, paragraphs 2 and 8. (assuming that B's quad is registered with the FAA)
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 15:17 |
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If you're all FAA gung ho, the FAA says anything a modeler flies is an aircraft. That puts us ~here~ instead of in RC threads. I think you should go start complaining to the FAA.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 15:46 |
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Perhaps one of you can help me navigate the FAA's bureaucracy (I emailed the FAA about this too). My hackerspace is exploring registering one or more sUAs for private, recreational use. How do I fill out Form AC 8050-1 - AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION APPLICATION? Do I just show up at the field office near O'Hare, or can I get them to mail one to me? Will they assign an N-Number when I give them the 8050-1? Is there a cost involved in getting a randomly assigned N-Number? They're really not clear on this.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 16:18 |
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Safety Dance posted:Perhaps one of you can help me navigate the FAA's bureaucracy (I emailed the FAA about this too). My hackerspace is exploring registering one or more sUAs for private, recreational use. How do I fill out Form AC 8050-1 - AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION APPLICATION? Do I just show up at the field office near O'Hare, or can I get them to mail one to me? Will they assign an N-Number when I give them the 8050-1? Is there a cost involved in getting a randomly assigned N-Number? They're really not clear on this. The way the FAA license works is its per USER, not per device unless your UAV/sUA is over a certain weight limit and intends to fly in normal traffic zones. i.e.: You can use the same N number on any device as long as you are only flying one device per user registered. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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CommieGIR posted:The way the FAA license works is its per USER, not per device unless your UAV/sUA is over a certain weight limit and intends to fly in normal traffic zones. Not for sUAs owned by corporations, it doesn't.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 16:31 |
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Safety Dance posted:Not for sUAs owned by corporations, it doesn't. Ah, that makes a difference. Yeah, you need a per vehicle N number. However, if you registered the devices as PERSONAL, not as owned by the Hackerspace, that would make a difference.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 16:35 |
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iyaayas01 posted:e: totally unrelated, here's a pretty cool slideshow containing a bunch of pictures from the effort to disassemble and ship the EP-3 that got forced down on Hainan Island back in '01 Nice (always kinda alarming when the big object only fits into the bigger airplane with inches to spare.) Was this airframe reconstructed and returned to service?
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 17:48 |
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I took a look but I can't find anything that confirms it. Wiki thinks it was but, well, wikipedia. On the other hand it did lead to a great story about the P-2 Neptune. "The Truculent Turtle" was flown from Perth to Columbus OH in one shot, the longest unrefueled flight then on record. Among the passengers, so to speak, was a young kangaroo for the National Zoo. Okay so far. now the thing is, the P-2 took off with RATO assist presumably so they'd burn as little fuel as possible on takeoff. So this baby kangaroo is, I can only assume, in a metal box in a plane, launched on fuckin' rockets and flown for 55 hours until it ends up in Ohio (and then eventually DC). I don't know, I find this whole concept hilarious. "Let's do a record-setting distance flight with a kangaroo" - someone in the USN
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 18:05 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:
They are surprisingly quiet in fact. I was shocked the first time I saw one lift off from my local airport. I was expecting masses of smoke, screaming engines and barely missing the perimeter fence, but it was quite the opposite.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 21:24 |
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Yeah, it's MiG-29s which are noisy. And stinky, drat. Nothing like raw, concentrated Soviet exhaust residue, comrade!
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 21:46 |
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Psion posted:I took a look but I can't find anything that confirms it. Wiki thinks it was but, well, wikipedia. It was even goofier than that. As I understand it, the USN was in a bad way with regard to divvying up the nuclear-delivery pie post WWII, and had to come up with some way to demonstrate that Your United States Navy could deliver an intercontinental nuclear weapon. Which they couldn't. But a massively long-distance flight with a P-2 could grab some headlines and imply such a capability to congress. The Truculent Turtle is on display at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 21:53 |
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Psion posted:now the thing is, the P-2 took off with RATO assist presumably so they'd burn as little fuel as possible on takeoff.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 22:22 |
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Psion posted:Yeah, it's MiG-29s which are noisy. And stinky, drat. Nothing like raw, concentrated Soviet exhaust residue, comrade! Mind you, we get the occasional An-12 in here, Cavok Air, or UKL. Now those you can hear from loving miles away!
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 22:56 |
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MrYenko posted:An-124s aren't too bad. Roughly analogous to a CF6 or JT9, and about as loud. I'll second that comment about Il-76's. I worked near a cargo flight line when I was deployed that serviced C-5's, 747's, and others. The Il-76's were the worst by a long shot.
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 22:56 |
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joat mon posted:The Turtle was also about 45% over its maximum takeoff weight with extra fuel. even better! a poor kangaroo surrounded by cans full of gas taking a rocket-ride for over two full days solid before landing in Ohio. Why didn't someone call animal cruelty
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# ? Jan 8, 2016 23:28 |
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TNO posted:I'll second that comment about Il-76's. I worked near a cargo flight line when I was deployed that serviced C-5's, 747's, and others. The Il-76's were the worst by a long shot. Might as well repost this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThoZNxy2JZk
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 02:56 |
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Godholio posted:Might as well repost this: Jesus
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 12:22 |
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shame on an IGA posted:Jesus I've witnessed some long takeoff rolls from the tower, but nothing quite like that video.
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 12:26 |
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Speaking of insane takeoffs:
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 13:03 |
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Love this. Tracey Curtis-Taylor finishes UK to Australia biplane flight http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35271182
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 14:47 |
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The Ferret King posted:I've witnessed some long takeoff rolls from the tower, but nothing quite like that video. The IL-76 can operate from paved and unpaved runways - maybe the pilot was trying to see if it could do it in quick succession.
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 18:41 |
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TheFluff posted:Speaking of insane takeoffs: Oh that reminded me of the F-16's accidental first flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR-48Kri0Tw Bonus gear-up landing on the next flight, too, which I didn't know about.
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 19:43 |
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Godholio posted:
"We want to test an intentional takeoff this time, but we only want to change one thing per flight, so we'll land like the last one."
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 20:38 |
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Godholio posted:Might as well repost this:
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 22:05 |
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The only plane at KAF that could come close for sheer annoyance to rivaling the Il-76 that did the weekly opium run was NASA's WB-57. TF33's are loud.
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# ? Jan 9, 2016 22:18 |
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WHAT
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