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Even back in the early 90s, when MD-80s weren't all that old, Alitalia had a way of making them *feel* old. I also vividly remember an instance where our pilots (on a flight from Catania to Fumicino) got into a disagreement and owing to the fact that they left the cockpit door open (not uncommon), we were able to see them gesturing stereotypically at one another while they argued about seniority (my Italian wasn't that great, but I knew numbers well enough, the word 'hours,' and several of the mid-tier curse words they were using).
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INTJ Mastermind posted:Devil’s Advocate here. The Italians never practiced chattel slavery on Africans. There’s no history of black slavery and racial injustice in their culture. Why would they care? thought this was going to be another "united sucks" conversation, only different because it mentions Alitalia. then you drop this gem of a turd
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Euros in general don’t understand why blackface is bad
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Goddamn wait till the Dutch get fired up.
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TTerrible posted:Goddamn wait till the Dutch get fired up. Delta can invite the European sky team airlines to ATL for a little chat.
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Please identify this weird biplane that flew over me in Boulder. 
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Glider tug that may have been a Super Cub once upon a time?
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holocaust bloopers posted:Please identify this weird biplane that flew over me in Boulder. Eagle DW.1?
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joat mon posted:Eagle DW.1? Wings and tail are the right shape. Never knew they existed.
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I didn't know about the Eagle DW-1 either, but I am somewhat proud that I correctly figured it was a crop duster. Clearly designed for lots of low-speed lift and control, but a skinny single-person fuselage -- says ag plane to me
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Jul 6, 2019 05:32
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It was towing a sign behind it too.
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Probably DRAG 'n' FLY Banners then.
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This may be of interest. Last year, the guys at Hush-Kit held a fighter design contest. Now, there's a new contest! Hush-Kit posted:
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Quoting myself:C.M. Kruger posted:Speaking of flying wings, those Japanese guys who made the glider from Nausicaa but jet powered haven't killed themselves yet. They're now aiming to bring it to Oshkosh Airventure along with a couple other stops in Wisconsin and California this year. The crowd funding campaign is currently at 82% with 19 days left so it'll probably happen. https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/159122
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48916084 Yodelling and F-5s. Sounds like a good time. Was in Oregon for a wedding over the weekend and stopped by the Evergreen Museum. It was a really good time and holy hell the Spruce Goose is bigger in person than you would think. Was impressed with the collection and even my girlfriend was entertained by the space portion of the exhibit. They had veterans sitting by their respective planes sharing stories and giving presentations which made me wish I had more time to spend there. First time I’ve seen an SR-71 up close too. Such a beautiful thing.
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EvilBlackRailgun posted:... Truth. The one at the Udvar Hazy in Northern Virginia is the meeting point where tours start because you can say "blackbird" and even people who know nothing about planes will figure it out.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Truth. The one at the Udvar Hazy in Northern Virginia is the meeting point where tours start because you can say "blackbird" and even people who know nothing about planes will figure it out. I don't care what anybody says, 367-80 is that facility's crown jewel
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shame on an IGA posted:I don't care what anybody says, 367-80 is that facility's crown jewel Incorrect, but bold.
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e.pilot posted:A bold statement. Yeah, we all know it's the Lear Jet 23
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Psion posted:Yeah, we all know it's the Lear Jet 23 That’s a weird autocorrect of Bob Hoover’s Twin Commander.
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e.pilot posted:That’s a weird autocorrect of Bob Hoover’s Twin Commander. I'm sorry I'm not seeing how that's relevant to the Aeronca C-2 and/or the Crosley Flea
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Bacarruda posted:Requirement 560 F15 Bacarruda posted:Requirement 570 F15 with two P&W F119s Bacarruda posted:Requirement 680 B1A with P&W F135 engines. No accommodation for noise abatement considered  Bacarruda posted:Requirement 750 Armored F15 Bacarruda posted:Requirement 760 Wait 40 years and build an F15
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Potato Salad posted:Wait 40 years and build an F15 The answer is P-38.
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MrYenko posted:The answer is P-3
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I don’t think the P-39 really has the oomph to carry four cannon and still be a decent performer. Getting good performance with that kind of weapon load probably isn’t going to be possible with a single engine in 1938.
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Weren't there early war 4 cannon hurricane variants?
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Requirement 760 Design a fighter aircraft using only technology available in 1938. The aircraft must be a capable dogfighter. Armament is to be four cannon. Aircraft must have a top speed higher than 380mph, be easy to repair and maintain and offer a high level of battle damage resistance. 15,000 ft service ceiling. Fixed for P-39
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e.pilot posted:A bold statement. Any statement that doesn’t have the hot-rod shuttle as the crown jewel is both bold and wrong. The shuttle is the biggest middle finger to aerodynamics, physics, rocket science, and best-practices in multiple branches of science and engineering that went unmentioned. It’s a monument to the egos of test pilots, only one of which earned the right to be that cocky (Joe Engle flew a re-entry by hand, starting somewhere around Mach 25 and landing it).
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P-38 would also be my answer If you want less famous... Westland Whirlwind? Needs a little more power/speed.
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Potato Salad posted:Armored F15 Isn't that just an F-15E?
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FuturePastNow posted:P-38 would also be my answer You could probably get a Fokker G.1 to perform if you put bigger engines on it and if you cut some of the crew.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:You could probably get a Fokker G.1 to perform if you put bigger engines on it and if you cut some of the crew.   
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Icon Of Sin posted:Any statement that doesn’t have the hot-rod shuttle as the crown jewel is both bold and wrong. The shuttle is the biggest middle finger to aerodynamics, physics, rocket science, and best-practices in multiple branches of science and engineering that went unmentioned. It’s a monument to the egos of test pilots, only one of which earned the right to be that cocky (Joe Engle flew a re-entry by hand, starting somewhere around Mach 25 and landing it). The space shuttle was basically technology from the future and had the maintenance requirements to prove it.
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That is pretty sexy.
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ApathyGifted posted:Isn't that just an F-15E? The F-15E is not an up-armored F-15. It's a structurally sturdier (for payload) two-seater redesigned primarily for air-to-ground missions, while the A-D models' motto was "Not a pound for air to ground."
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Not mine (obviously) but crosspost from the failure thread:
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slidebite posted:Not mine (obviously) but crosspost from the failure thread: I love how the spinner is just bouncing around in there like an ice cube in a blender.
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I’ve always flown planes or helicopters where I could see the engine compartments or intakes. Many malfunctions or leaks you’ll get alerted too can be confirmed visually. I wonder what the airline pilot is thinking when his EICAS or whatever alerts. I wonder if he ever imagines “spinner knocking around like ice cube in a blender” levels of bad.
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I like that it ruined the fan but actually seems to have left the turbine itself (mostly) intact.
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holocaust bloopers posted:It was towing a sign behind it too. In case you are still wondering, it was a hail damage sign / ad. I saw it over in Louisville too.
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