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Did they ever do the highway airbase thing after the fall of the wall?
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hobbesmaster posted:Did they ever do the highway airbase thing after the fall of the wall? Based on semi-recent press, they progressively stopped doing the "combat-ready aircraft" thing after the fall of the wall so I'm guessing not so much. Sweden still does it, at least.
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Jul 30, 2021 01:39
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Not that I've seen, but I was 9 (at a USAFE A-10 base) when the wall came down. They consolidated the USAFE A-10 footprint all into Germany and brought a lot of them home while we shuttered bases over the following decade, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was basically an old-timer's story by like 1994.
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Jul 30, 2021 01:42
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“He’s too close for missiles. I’m switching to guns.” Shroud pops open. Broomstick emerges.
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Jul 30, 2021 01:43
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My parents used to have a Rowenta toaster that said "Made in West Germany" and of course sensibly threw it away when it stopped working. What I wouldn't give to still have it in my kitchen, being maintained uneconomical repair after uneconomical repair 
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Jul 30, 2021 01:55
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hobbesmaster posted:They used to do that training in west Germany, I guess they need to train the capability every once in a while? Those highways were explicitly designed for it though.
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Jul 30, 2021 02:00
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vessbot posted:My parents used to have a Rowenta toaster that said "Made in West Germany" and of course sensibly threw it away when it stopped working. What I wouldn't give to still have it in my kitchen, being maintained uneconomical repair after uneconomical repair I've got a P226 marked made in West Germany
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Jul 30, 2021 02:03
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rscott posted:Michigan roads are more or less like landing on a gravel air strip Please don't use our roads as runways, they absolutely can't take it 
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Jul 30, 2021 02:41
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two_beer_bishes posted:Please don't use our roads as runways, they absolutely can't take it “How the gently caress can a PCN be negative?!”
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Jul 30, 2021 03:23
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LO-loving-L at making a vaccine delivery with a giant Disney World/Star Wars advertisement, hooo boy
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hellotoothpaste posted:LO-loving-L at making a vaccine delivery with a giant Disney World/Star Wars advertisement, hooo boy 
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Jul 30, 2021 03:37
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hellotoothpaste posted:LO-loving-L at making a vaccine delivery with a giant Disney World/Star Wars advertisement, hooo boy The United States wholeheartedly embracing the well deserved Evil Galactic Empire branding is really great to watch.
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Jul 30, 2021 05:05
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hellotoothpaste posted:LO-loving-L at making a vaccine delivery with a giant Disney World/Star Wars advertisement, hooo boy PT-MUA is a Brazilian registry, and that plane is operated by the South American carrier LATAM so 
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vessbot posted:My parents used to have a Rowenta toaster that said "Made in West Germany" and of course sensibly threw it away when it stopped working. What I wouldn't give to still have it in my kitchen, being maintained uneconomical repair after uneconomical repair I think it was an FAG. I have no idea where it got to.
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Jul 30, 2021 06:29
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I have a weather station that was made in “Western Germany”. You know, just the western part of Germany. Not like there’s any political division, hahaha.
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Jul 30, 2021 06:35
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Finnish Jerry?  https://twitter.com/itsmaggydude/status/1420745385425788936
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Jul 30, 2021 07:55
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My summer plane
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Jul 30, 2021 07:58
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onezero posted:Finnish Jerry? Of course it’s from my favorite subreddit, WeirdWings. More photos.    The Fun Police, protecting and serving 
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Jul 30, 2021 08:12
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bennyfactor posted:PT-MUA is a Brazilian registry, and that plane is operated by the South American carrier LATAM so Indeed; my guess is that particular aircraft was next in the rotation of needing to be flown so it wasn't more expensive to keep it parked.
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Jul 30, 2021 11:33
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Charles posted:My summer plane "Voi vittujen kevät!"
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Jul 30, 2021 11:39
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Beef Of Ages posted:Indeed; my guess is that particular aircraft was next in the rotation of needing to be flown so it wasn't more expensive to keep it parked. Good ol’ Hobson’s choice
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Jul 30, 2021 11:44
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Beef Of Ages posted:Indeed; my guess is that particular aircraft was next in the rotation of needing to be flown so it wasn't more expensive to keep it parked. If you look at the flight history it looks like it flew a regular revenue flight to JFK then hopped over to ORD to pick up the vaccines.
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Jul 30, 2021 13:48
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Zero One posted:https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/07/29/michigan-air-guard-to-make-history-by-test-landing-aircraft-on-state-highways/ I had to look up what a C-146 was and OH, MY GOD THE AIR FORCE HAS DOORKNOBS. When did this happen?
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For anybody who's working on the "Covid infeactions lead to air rage" angle:
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ausgezeichnet posted:I had to look up what a C-146 was and OH, MY GOD THE AIR FORCE HAS DOORKNOBS. When did this happen? I guess they're old US regional airliners? https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/c-146a-wolfhound-transport-aircraft/ quote:The C-146A Wolfhound is the military version of Dornier 328 airliner designed and built by Fairchild Dornier. Sierra Nevada Corporation was contracted to provide design, modification, integration, modernisation, test and certification for conversion of 17 Dornier 328 airliners for use by the US Military.
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The Dornier 328 is like the ATR's sexier cousin.
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Jul 30, 2021 20:25
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Charles posted:Those highways were explicitly designed for it though. It's probably not a true story, but when I was a kid there was a SAC bomber base an hour away and I was told that the Interstate near it had a section that was perfectly straight with no bridges crossing over it and much thicker pavement than normal. Of course, the base is gone now so even if that was the case 30 years ago it wouldn't have been kept that way
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It's possible there were unofficial or classified things, but no money was ever designated for highway strips in the U.S., just ones adjacent to highways. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_strip
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Charles posted:It's possible there were unofficial or classified things, but no money was ever designated for highway strips in the U.S., just ones adjacent to highways. A quick google search says that there are around 20 thousand currently active strips in the US. And who knows how many more abandoned overgrown concrete slabs that could still probably be pressed into emergency use in a day. The planners likely looked around and anywhere they would want a a road to be an alternate landing strip there was something more useful within 30 miles.
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I mean it's literally just a human-sized quadcopter with stub wings. Those things don't exactly have long legs. It's a part 103 ultralight, so you can't operate it in any controlled airspace or over people or cities. Just another rich person's toy imo. I am impressed that they're getting into serial production already. But then again it didn't require any certification or anything, so mass production is less like building a certified aircraft and more like making a kayak with a bunch of propellers on it.
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Aug 1, 2021 10:59
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Sagebrush posted:a kayak with a bunch of propellers on it. Kickstarter when?
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https://www.record-eagle.com/news/s...592d516d36.html Seven crashes in seven days. Just every decision he made was wrong… including this one: This guy decided to talk to the news to give his side of the story.
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Zero One posted:https://www.record-eagle.com/news/s...592d516d36.html Not gonna read that, will get angry.
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Aug 1, 2021 16:42
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That moron straight up doesn't get it.
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Aug 1, 2021 20:34
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So he got a lemon and didn’t take umpteen hints to leave well enough alone and ship the drat thing? That about cover it?
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Zero One posted:https://www.record-eagle.com/news/s...592d516d36.html quote:Collier wanted to capture the experience while it was fresh in his mind so he wrote a first-person account, in case it had any motion picture potential. I guess those AOPA accident case studies are technically motion pictures
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Zero One posted:https://www.record-eagle.com/news/s...592d516d36.html Fools, little children, and ships named Enterprise, huh?
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quote:And the experience was so traumatic, he doesn't see himself piloting an airplane again. At least he learned his lesson. Eventually.
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