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Cactus Ghost posted:ngl having the nerve to call it Astro Van is pretty amazing LOL but the astro van was driving on the ground
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Someone told me I should repost this here, so...Nipponophile posted:I went to a plane museum this week and took a bunch of pictures. The Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL is one of the largest military aviation museums in the world and possesses an example of drat near everything that ever flew in Navy or Marine colors. In the interest of not clogging up the thread, I'll just post a few of the more unique displays and link the rest of the gallery if you want to see more.
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So many historic planes housed smack dab in the middle of hurricane alley.
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Nipponophile posted:Someone told me I should repost this here, so... That big seaplane is the Curtiss NC-4, not a JN-4.
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PainterofCrap posted:My third-happiest moment in the Shuttle program was when Mission Control woke the crew with Deep Purple: Did you record the Car Talk spot yourself?
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Potato Salad posted:Did you record the Car Talk spot yourself? Yeah, I did! It was broadcast live on (IIRC) Saturday mornings, then repeated the following day. I set it up. Also recorded the Car Talk Christmas show from 1995 - I digitized the latter & it's a holiday favorite. Gotta go looking for the shuttle call, though.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:That big seaplane is the Curtiss NC-4, not a JN-4. You're correct. I blame my lapse on not having taken any notes to go along with my photos, and also being a little punch-drunk from being at the end of my vacation, and also being more than a little actual drunk from all the malt liquor, and oh hey, what's that over there...  Rip Testes posted:So many historic planes housed smack dab in the middle of hurricane alley. At least it's a lot better than it used to be. The first time I visited the Museum back in the 80s, it was less than a third of its current size and many of the exhibits were being displayed outdoors. Nowadays, almost everything is pretty well secured from the elements. Nipponophile fucked around with this message at 04:46 on May 9, 2024 |
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Potato Salad posted:Did you record the Car Talk spot yourself? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moAqzM4ptm8 I miss this show so much.
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Nipponophile posted:Someone told me I should repost this here, so... The last time I visited that museum was in the mid-90s and I'm definitely going to see the updated version as soon as I can. In fact, I'm planning a wholly insane roundabout (in a rental car) museum megatrip from Northern VA to: 1. Charlotte NC - Sullenberger Aviation Museum (opening 6/1 at long loving last) 2. Atlanta GA - Delta Flight Museum 3. Robins AFB GA - Museum of Aviation (two-fer as Macon isn't too far from Atlanta) 4. Fort Novosel AL - US Army Aviation Museum (there are some very interesting uniques and prototypes here) 5. NAS Pensacola FL - Naval Aviation Museum 6. Mobile AL - USS Alabama Memorial Park (another two-fer as they have an A-12 and YF-17 prototype, and I saw the other at the Western Museum of Flight in 2019) 7. Huntsville AL - US Space & Rocket Center 8. Dayton OH - Museum of the US Air Force (already been once, but I kinda want to see the Memphis Belle in-person) Something ~2300 miles all in from start to finish. And yes, I've been to the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin.
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Nipponophile posted:
I believe I visited that same museum back in the 80s as well and when thumbing through your photos I was starting to doubt I had ever actually been there. Quite the collection and its now on my list to revisit.
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Just to get the jump on any BREAKING NEWS twitter accounts, an air Senegal 737 rejected takeoff due to a hydraulic failure this morning. They slid off the end of the runway and briefly caught fire. All passengers evacuated via the slides with minor injuries. One of the AvHerald commenters says the FO received serious injuries. https://avherald.com/h?article=51867a11&opt=0 The aircraft was nearly 30 years old.
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Safety Dance posted:Just to get the jump on any BREAKING NEWS twitter accounts, an air Senegal 737 rejected takeoff due to a hydraulic failure this morning. They slid off the end of the runway and briefly caught fire. All passengers evacuated via the slides with minor injuries. One of the AvHerald commenters says the FO received serious injuries. The mainstream coverage I've seen is exactly what you'd expect. Yeah, I'm sure Boeing's current troubles explain a 30-year-old two-generation-old aircraft in a developing country having an, all things told, fairly minor accident.
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eh I wouldn't call that minor. Glad to hear everybody made it out okay.
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Speaking of 737s, what's the little plastic bit between the two panes of a passenger window? It's up at the top, usually. this thing:  and should someone care if it's fallen off and is just rattling around between the panes? Asking for an airline who's probably had enough of Boeing's poo poo lately :v
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Arguably, cracking through the engine cowl and using the engines as a skid plate when your nose gear snaps off 100' past past the end of the runway is not minor
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Hadlock posted:Arguably, cracking through the engine cowl and using the engines as a skid plate when your nose gear snaps off 100' past past the end of the runway is not minor Arguably if that had not happened, it would not actually be an accident by ICAO definitions. Just one serious injury and a written off plane is on the minor end of the spectrum of all possible occurrences which are "accidents."
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May 9, 2024 19:46
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Honestly the flight attendant on my last flight just poured me a ginger ale and wouldn't give me the whole can, when is Boeing gonna fix this, absurd how they're ruining air travel. Next you know they'll be causing traffic to make me late for my flight, just absurd.
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Can I blame Boeing for being stuck on the ramp at O'Hare for an hour last weekend? It was on an Alaska 737 MAX.
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Last time I flew they gave me the little bottle of buffalo trace and a plastic cup? I need to replace my united glass that the FA gave me when I asked if I could keep it, which my wife then broke. i say
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ranbo das posted:Honestly the flight attendant on my last flight just poured me a ginger ale and wouldn't give me the whole can, This actually happened to me on a united flight last month, but coke zero
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Psion posted:Speaking of 737s, what's the little plastic bit between the two panes of a passenger window? It's up at the top, usually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IQyvLpi5V0 1H: 40 min mark its a diffuser for the breather hole between the inner pane (nonstructural) and the middle pane
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of course there's a 2 hour youtube video on window panes. actually excellent, thanks.
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I felt a little uneasy when I read it as Boeing 737 Windows, the operating system,
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Platystemon posted:I felt a little uneasy when I read it as Boeing 737 Windows, the operating system, I assume that would be Windows 98 running an absolute shitload of custom-made patches, updates, and kludges to mimic Windows 11 functionality.
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I posted this a month ago but here is an A350 with Windows
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Wingnut Ninja posted:I assume that would be Windows 98 running an absolute shitload of custom-made patches, updates, and kludges to mimic Windows 11 functionality.  
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Wingnut Ninja posted:I assume that would be Windows 98 running an absolute shitload of custom-made patches, updates, and kludges to mimic Windows 11 functionality. And windows 98 is running a program scrapping a 3270 terminal emulator for the system/360 (introduced 4 years before the 737, so totally state of the art) deep in the avionics' butt. fe: Just checked and  the 3270 is younger than the 737.
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Elviscat posted:Can I blame Boeing for being stuck on the ramp at O'Hare for an hour last weekend? Oh the joys of the O'Hare ramp. I once got stuck for a couple hours with an upset toddler in the row in front of me. The parents tried to apologize but I told them the kid was only saying what we were all thinking.
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Speaking of Chicago. I booked a flight out of there with Delta and I had a choice between O'Hare on an A320 or Midway on a 717. So Naturally I went for Midway because it'll be really cool to fly on a 717! I can tick this off my list of planes I would like to fly on plus Midway seems cool. 
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I used to fly between Chicago and Atlanta a lot on Delta. Mad Dogs / 717s everywhere
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Biden's in town, heard this above my house, real low (10,000 ft? Maybe lower?) And going real slow, someone forget to read their TFRs before heading out this afternoon?  Jet's circling the local airport now, it's a twin engine and not an F22, I'm assuming F15, even though Whidbey NAS is close by.
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Yeah, it's got the F-15's silhouette.
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They use F15's from Portland. Looks like someone over bremerton didn't read the NOTAMS...
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BIG HEADLINE posted:The last time I visited that museum was in the mid-90s and I'm definitely going to see the updated version as soon as I can. I should really visit the S&RC again. Even before I moved away from Alabama 20+ years ago, I only went there twice. It's changed quite a bit, looking at it from the road now. I guess they caught admin doing some poo poo and the replacement was actually able to spend money where it mattered. The test article is inside, the other buildings have expanded, and everything is lit up nicer. It's one of those things that's local, but so much of a familiar landmark that you kinda think, "I should really pop in one day soon.", but you never do. I don't know what your itinerary is, but Huntsville is a chill place to relax on the weekends. Downtown is a lot busier now, Campus 805 (breweries, live music) is worth a visit, and so is Back Fourty (brewery, live music). Might be worth a two day stay over the weekend. A car is kinda a must, but Uber/Lyft can shuttle you around pretty quickly between places, IME.
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The Real Amethyst posted:Speaking of Chicago. I booked a flight out of there with Delta and I had a choice between O'Hare on an A320 or Midway on a 717. So Naturally I went for Midway because it'll be really cool to fly on a 717! Midway is also so much better to get in and out of. It's physically much smaller and although its real busy traffic seems to flow much easier in and out. Go hit up the sushi place in the A concourse its pretty good!
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Ugh I’ll take 190 over Cicero Ave any day.
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Orange Line is the best way to/from Midway and I live in the burbs.
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take the orange line wuss edit:^^^^what they said
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madeintaipei posted:I should really visit the S&RC again. Even before I moved away from Alabama 20+ years ago, I only went there twice. It's changed quite a bit, looking at it from the road now. I guess they caught admin doing some poo poo and the replacement was actually able to spend money where it mattered. The test article is inside, the other buildings have expanded, and everything is lit up nicer. Come to the Spaceflight Megathread, we have https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3580990
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