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RandomPauI posted:
What sort of mustaches are we looking at in either case?
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Well, for the early 20th century it should be obvious.
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You've heard of the side mullet right? Long on the right short on the left? You rock a side handlebar. The left side is a full strong manly handlebar mustache. The right side is a petite handlebar, more delicate but also more sophisticated. People questioned it at first but your so damned confident about it and so sexy that you started a trend. On a related note, you can be a mustachioed female in the motorcycle scenario but not the steward scenario. Otherwise you'd be a stewardess.
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Apr 20, 2016 14:10
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I was going to say a Delta stewardess.
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EDIT:NVM
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CarForumPoster posted:EDIT:NVM We also have an Osprey pilot, a E-3 crewman, and former Prowler operator who post from time to time.
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Jonny Nox posted:He's crew, I believe. Rotodomes for life
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HawkHill posted:Tetraptous, thanks for the very interesting post. Thanks! Brennan's helicopter is also very interesting--I researched him, as well as some other early helicopter pioneers, but decided to omit them in my post as the length increased. I tried to focus on people with claims to the first helicopter, those who developed key technologies that led to the modern helicopter, and some others, like Sikorsky, who are of particular historical interest. Working on Part II now, which will cover some of the major advances in helicopter technology from the late 20s and 30s. I think there will also be a separate Part III, focusing on developments around the WWII era. Tetraptous fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Apr 21, 2016 |
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RandomPauI posted:I assume we're playing Comedy Bang Bang rules Would you rather. Now when I'm manu-- quote:I am opening the floor to questions. gently caress! also thanks for getting this stuck in my head anew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY5MxCxGOF0 mlmp08 fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Apr 21, 2016 |
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Apr 21, 2016 00:34
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Tetraptous posted:...Working on Part II now, which will cover some of the major advances in helicopter technology from the late 20s and 30s. I think there will also be a separate Part III, focusing on developments around the WWII era. Looking forward to it. Thanks for all the great work.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:22
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Crossposted from the Airpower thread. https://www.facebook.com/usawtfm/videos/10154208113753606/
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mlmp08 posted:Crossposted from the Airpower thread. Some chut rigger somewhere is hosed.
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So, pipe dream or is there a snowballs chance in hell this might actually happen? US House defence committee directs Air Force to look at restarting F22 production My guess is if this is seriously looked at, Lock-Mart would make it punishingly prohibitive. e: The directive to even look at it probably won't even happen quote:The proposal, part of the annual defense authorization legislation, is far from becoming reality. Senators on the counterpart panel would need to support the measure -- as would both chambers and the president -- before the secretary would be required to carry it out. slidebite fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Apr 21, 2016 |
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Apr 21, 2016 16:51
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Pipe dream AND it will be prohibitively expensive. It was discussed pretty well in, I think the Cold War/Airpower thread in TFR. My take is that it's about 5 years too late to be viable, regardless of cost. By the time F-22s are actually rolling down the line, F-X (next USAF fighter program) should be flight testing.
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slidebite posted:So, pipe dream or is there a snowballs chance in hell this might actually happen? That and the Air Force is not as sold as Congress is
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Speaking of the F22... I know that NOVA had a special on the fly-off between the F35 and F32; was anything ever done for the YF22 and YF23? I could have sworn that there was some kind of media/documentary about it, but I've never been able to find anything when I've looked.
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Godholio posted:By the time F-22s are actually rolling down the line, F-X (next USAF fighter program) should be flight testing. Who says the F-X won't be the F-22++?
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Cat Mattress posted:Who says the F-X won't be the F-22++? F-22E Strike Lightning or F-22E Super Lightning?
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Godholio posted:Pipe dream AND it will be prohibitively expensive. It was discussed pretty well in, I think the Cold War/Airpower thread in TFR. Assuming it held to schedule. When was the F35 supposed to originally enter service? Early 1990s?
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Cat Mattress posted:Who says the F-X won't be the F-22++? That's basically going to be Lockheed's submission, I expect. This next jet is supposed to evolutionary, rather than revolutionary so a shorter timeline makes sense. Do I think it'll actually be in delivery 10 years from now? No, but if they hold to it when the RFP is issued, I think we could see a flyoff around 2030. Nebakenezzer posted:Assuming it held to schedule. When was the F35 supposed to originally enter service? Early 1990s? The F-35 really is the perfect storm of bad decisions. It's the black was-just-a-virgin in a horror movie who leaves the crowded room at midnight with a full moon to go investigate weird noises in the basement of the haunted house built on an Indian burial ground.
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CommieGIR posted:That and the Air Force is not as sold as Congress is For sure, but hasn't Congress/defence committees pulled rank on the AF before? As in SR-71 reactivation, A-10 retirement (or lack of)? Or was that the AF doing?
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Lazy Gun posted:Speaking of the F22... This used to be free on amazon prime, not too bad for an hour documentary about the yf-23. It doesn't really cover the f-22 much though. http://www.amazon.com/Web-Secrecy-YF-23-Black-Declassified/dp/B005IZO5E4
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Cat Mattress posted:Who says the F-X won't be the F-22++? Would ultimately save money I bet to reopen the F-22 line and just skip F-X entirely.
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Guys, I got the job at Pratt and Whitney. I'm a non destructive engineering technician. I'll be frequenting this thread a lot more often and possible share some stuff I learn, assuming it's not OPSEC poo poo.
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um excuse me posted:Guys, I got the job at Pratt and Whitney. I'm a non destructive engineering technician. I'll be frequenting this thread a lot more often and possible share some stuff I learn, assuming it's not OPSEC poo poo. Nice one, congrats. NDT is a lucrative profession and always in demand.
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Mortabis posted:Would ultimately save money I bet to reopen the F-22 line and just skip F-X entirely. The F-15 line is still open, we can probably get some upgraded new C models for even cheaper!
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um excuse me posted:Guys, I got the job at Pratt and Whitney. I'm a non destructive engineering technician. I'll be frequenting this thread a lot more often and possible share some stuff I learn, assuming it's not OPSEC poo poo. Congrats! In related news, I did my first dye penetrant inspection today. That is some of the messiest stuff ever. It'd be easier to clean up a kindergarden full of glitter than dye penetrant.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Congrats! In related news, I did my first dye penetrant inspection today. That is some of the messiest stuff ever. It'd be easier to clean up a kindergarden full of glitter than dye penetrant. Ever gently caress with A/C dye?
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Preoptopus posted:Ever gently caress with A/C dye? This is much, much worse.
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You poor bastard. God speed.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Congrats! In related news, I did my first dye penetrant inspection today. That is some of the messiest stuff ever. It'd be easier to clean up a kindergarden full of glitter than dye penetrant. I bought some recently for my training institute, I think to use for crane inspection. I'm not quite sure what happened with its use.
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Preoptopus posted:Ever gently caress with A/C dye? for goodness' sake, I keep telling you Astroglide is cheaper.
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Godholio posted:The F-15 line is still open, we can probably get some upgraded new C models for even cheaper! The Silent Eagle line is open as well. No reason not to get those instead. Their RCS reduction is heavily geared towards the front aspect, but I'd imagine ones developed for us wouldn't be as gimped for export - better RAM, radar, and avionics.
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Baconroll posted:Reports that a drone hit plane on approach to Heathrow airport in London, A follow-up: it was probably a plastic bag and also the report of the strike was filed by police on the ground. So, uh... there you go 
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Spaced God posted:A follow-up: it was probably a plastic bag and also the report of the strike was filed by police on the ground. That’s still more of a drone than most so‐called “drones”, in that it was autonomous.
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um excuse me posted:Guys, I got the job at Pratt and Whitney. I'm a non destructive engineering technician. I'll be frequenting this thread a lot more often and possible share some stuff I learn, assuming it's not OPSEC poo poo. What is the real story behind the chained down Chinook that shook itself to death?
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bitcoin bastard posted:What is the real story behind the chained down Chinook that shook itself to death? Queue 100 jokes of: "It had been (insert helicopter pun)"
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bitcoin bastard posted:What is the real story behind the chained down Chinook that shook itself to death? It had been severely oppressed and confined to a small area. The inner stirrings coupled with the outside tensions was simply too much to bear. take that, CarForumPoster
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bitcoin bastard posted:What is the real story behind the chained down Chinook that shook itself to death? It realized it was a helicopter and an affront to God.
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I think it was a ground resonance test.
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