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”Flying Train” As far as I am concerned, this is an evolution of the XC-120 packplane and I am therefore 100% in favor.
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Hermsgervørden posted:”Flying Train” It sounds to me like an "ideas" company looking for a buyer. E.g. quote:"While Akka’s not banking on convincing a plane maker to necessarily build the entire “Link & Fly” concept, it’s betting on the design to be an attention grabber and a showcase, parts of which are likely to end up in customers’ commercial aircrafts down the line."
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Jul 13, 2018 09:18
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That sounds like a terrorist haven. You can attach a bomb anywhere in the city, and it will be transported to the airplane for you.
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Jul 13, 2018 12:19
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Hermsgervørden posted:”Flying Train” Straight out of a Popular Mechanics from 1998
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Hermsgervørden posted:”Flying Train” quote:With Akka’s futuristic concept, passengers would board a train-like tube at a neighborhood station and have their retinas scanned for security during the ride to the airport. Wings would then be attached to the pod for take-off. The company has showcased the idea in a 3D mock-up video, gathering interest from potential customers in Asia, Ricci said, without naming any company. Some Dahir Insaat poo poo. My local airport (Miami) has more daily flights than every train system in the metro area has train runs, and I suspect everywhere in the US with passenger rail infrastructure is like this.
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Jul 13, 2018 18:28
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCh7QxeSDGY
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Jul 13, 2018 18:30
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Seattle folks, Brian Shul will be giving his lecture August 3rd at the Museum of Flight at the same time the Blue Angels will be parked in the adjacent Boeing lot, and a PBY, Skyraider, Growler, and Hawkeye will split the Museum's parking lot that weekend. Should be a fun time 
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HookedOnChthonics posted:Seattle folks, Brian Shul will be giving his lecture August 3rd at the Museum of Flight at the same time the Blue Angels will be parked in the adjacent Boeing lot, and a PBY, Skyraider, Growler, and Hawkeye will split the Museum's parking lot that weekend. Should be a fun time YES YES YES YES YES
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Jul 16, 2018 05:27
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhk7UkqPAvQ&t=725s Some good looks at fire retardant drops in here.
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Jul 17, 2018 09:14
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HookedOnChthonics posted:Seattle folks, Brian Shul will be giving his lecture August 3rd at the Museum of Flight Oh man I should super go to that and try to talk the SO into going - thanks for the heads up
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Jul 17, 2018 11:50
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Possibly in a clever trick to distract him, Donald Trump is redecorating AF1. Apparently the colors are too weak and female
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Jul 17, 2018 19:51
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His 757 doesn’t have the world’s worst livery, but it ain’t better than the current VC‐25 scheme. 
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Jul 17, 2018 20:02
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I suspect it's satire, but the sad part is I'm really not 100% sure. E: Holy poo poo, it's not satire?  and christ, just when you think this can't get any more bizarre: https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trump-says-he-misspoke-on-russia-meddling-1.4016913 quote:U.S. President Donald Trump says he meant the opposite when he said in Helsinki that he doesn't see why Russia would have interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections. 
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Jul 17, 2018 20:03
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slidebite posted:I suspect it's satire, but the sad part is I'm really not 100% sure. Take me back to 2015 with you, please! https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-air-force-one-getting-makeover/
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Jul 17, 2018 20:10
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The article cites a CBS News article with video of the president talking about the new planes, so it sadly isn't satire. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-air-force-one-getting-makeover/
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Jul 17, 2018 20:11
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slidebite posted:I suspect it's satire, but the sad part is I'm really not 100% sure. Yeah, the headline on the BBC a few days ago was "Trump sides with Russia against FBI" The sad, hilarious, part of this is all the house and senate republicans saying absolutely nothing, instead of howling for blood I know how you feel, though, a small part of me broke when I saw Reality Winner, former NSA translator, was going to prison for leaking classified info
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Jul 17, 2018 20:33
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Earlier this week in Alberta, a fellow died while piloting (crashing) a homebuilt ultralight helicopter. Turns out the pilot was also the guy who designed it.
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Jul 18, 2018 17:16
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Both Aeronautical, and Insanity.
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Jul 18, 2018 17:24
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Phy posted:Earlier this week in Alberta, a fellow died while piloting (crashing) a homebuilt ultralight helicopter. It’s like a single party murder-suicide.
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Phy posted:Earlier this week in Alberta, a fellow died while piloting (crashing) a homebuilt ultralight helicopter. And that's why when you homebuild an aircraft, it should be an airship 
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Jul 18, 2018 18:00
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Nebakenezzer posted:And that's why when you homebuild an aircraft, it should be an airship Just don't drop your bb gun. 
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Nebakenezzer posted:And that's why when you homebuild an aircraft, it should be an airship Maybe some sort of homebuilt hybrid airship with an array of helicopters. 
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This article is from the future, but it's from a reputable source:Smithsonian's He 219 to be restored within a year. That He 219 they found underwater in a sandbank provided the antenna rack design, a completely undocumented part.
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n0tqu1tesane posted:Just don't drop your bb gun. For more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7w_v9J7iOc
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Ola posted:Maybe some sort of homebuilt hybrid airship with an array of helicopters. Didn't work out for the navy https://youtu.be/_7jENWKgMPY
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Jul 19, 2018 05:50
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https://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zone/22238/forget-the-fighters-lockheeds-lm-100j-super-hercules-demo-slayed-at-farnborough Pro-Click if you’ve ever wanted to see a C-130J upside down E: on purpose
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Prop Wash posted:https://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zone/22238/forget-the-fighters-lockheeds-lm-100j-super-hercules-demo-slayed-at-farnborough Holy poo poo!
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That was a pretty drat impressive aerobatic show by a cargo plane. Would have been a fun ride in the back. That stop was pretty impressive too.
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Remember when the USAF had a Thunderbirds-style flight demo team for C-130s? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjZMWI77b84 A video so dripping with 1960's that it'll give you lung cancer and lead poisoning just from watching it.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Remember when the USAF had a Thunderbirds-style flight demo team for C-130s? Bring back the Four Horsemen. But with J models. 
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Phy posted:Earlier this week in Alberta, a fellow died while piloting (crashing) a homebuilt ultralight helicopter. More proof that helicopters are all trying to kill us (and homebuilt ultralights most of all)  "Poor ol' Mosquito, thought of ants and crashed."
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That video is Pretty Good.
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The old mechanic at our shop pulled out his old sheetmetal toolbox and had these stickers on it. These are from when he was at SAC back in the 50s.
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Good for him, he made it all the way back. Although that does not look like the usual landing approach. Not all gliders have been as lucky, some have had to choose the nearby lakes as their landing spot.
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Saukkis posted:Good for him, he made it all the way back. Although that does not look like the usual landing approach. Not all gliders have been as lucky, some have had to choose the nearby lakes as their landing spot. Yeah, is pulling into the grass normal to slow down on a glider?
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Ya'll are missing the best part of this video: The registration. OY-SEX. babyeatingpsychopath posted:The old mechanic at our shop pulled out his old sheetmetal toolbox and had these stickers on it. These are from when he was at SAC back in the 50s. Those are amazing, and I'd probably do some pretty embarrassing poo poo to get new prints to add to my collection.
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Finnish Air Force F-18 at RIAT, filmed in cockpit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7VbF8Eqx9I
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Plinkey posted:Yeah, is pulling into the grass normal to slow down on a glider? Well that is pretty normal, easiest way to leave the landing strip. If you stop on the strip you would then have to get off the plane and start manhandling the glider, and that would take few extra minutes.
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Plinkey posted:Yeah, is pulling into the grass normal to slow down on a glider? If you’re trying to park it. 
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