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"And that, billy, is how you were conceived."
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ATL is the busiest? Maybe because it's one airport, and a solid hub? Airspace-wise, I can't imagine it being worse then New York (with JFK, LGA, and EWR practically on top of one another).
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Aug 15, 2014 12:15
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Yeah, ATL is the busiest airport in the world. Hong Kong and Memphis trade off for busiest cargo airport. I've seen similar animations of traffic flow during a thunderstorm for Memphis. Warning: Aerosmith ahead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qPtWc4heA
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Aug 15, 2014 15:14
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simplefish posted:Saw this and thought of you: That is really cool. It's like a super complicated game of Frogger. I was on a training flight yesterday (E-2C Hawkeye) that took us past the San Franciso area. We could see a string of about a dozen planes, perfectly spaced and lined up, coming in to land at SFO. One of our new controllers said "wait, those are all real? I thought that was a computer glitch or something". Nope, that's what a busy airport looks like. LAX shows up the same way.
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Aug 15, 2014 17:40
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That seems kind of scary that a new controller assumes a string of flights is a "computer glitch".. Noobs 
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Aug 15, 2014 18:14
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Depending on how their radar/computer works, that's what certain types of jamming might show up.
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Aug 15, 2014 20:01
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Blue Angels over Chicago
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Aug 15, 2014 22:15
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Godholio posted:Depending on how their radar/computer works, that's what certain types of jamming might show up. Yeah, like you know what you're talking about. This is what jamming looks like: holocaust bloopers posted:Blue Angels over Chicago I saw them at Seafair this year, was pretty fuckin' awesome. Was my first time really hearing fighter jets buzz around (there goes my cred) despite having worked on their avionics  They had the Marines there too doing rotary wing demos; the CH-53E is loving huge jesus christ.
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Aug 15, 2014 22:37
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I'd really like to make it out to the Air & Water Show tomorrow. It's gonna be crowded as hell.
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Aug 15, 2014 22:39
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My dad was at the Kelowna regatta when the blue angels (in F-4s) blew out all the windows in downtown. Woops.
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Aug 15, 2014 22:40
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movax posted:the CH-53E is loving huge jesus christ. just wait 10 years until the CH-53K starts flying, it's even bigger!
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Aug 15, 2014 23:19
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Psion posted:just wait 10 years until the CH-53K starts flying, it's even bigger!  This just gives me all kinds of  feelings.
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Aug 15, 2014 23:32
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it would be better if they were carrying tanker trucks
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Aug 15, 2014 23:34
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Wingnut Ninja posted:That is really cool. It's like a super complicated game of Frogger. It really is - I watched it a number of times last night and always felt bad when some of the little arrows would almost get to the airport then got blocked out by a weather cell and have to start doing circuits. Psion posted:just wait 10 years until the CH-53K starts flying, it's even bigger! I like that they kept/went back to the huge rear end sponson/fuel tanks on the sides that an old rear end variant of the CH-53 had. Let's make that fat bastard even more swole.
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Aug 15, 2014 23:44
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Duke Chin posted:I like that they kept/went back to the huge rear end sponson/fuel tanks on the sides that an old rear end variant of the CH-53 had. Let's make that fat bastard even more swole. The fat sponsons were used by the MH-53E which just recently retired.
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Aug 16, 2014 00:18
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You know there's a guy whose sole purpose in life is to keep making the helicopter bigger, just to see how big he can get it before someone goes "Dude, that's loving absurd, we're not buying that."
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Aug 16, 2014 00:19
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FrozenVent posted:You know there's a guy whose sole purpose in life is to keep making the helicopter bigger, just to see how big he can get it before someone goes "Dude, that's loving absurd, we're not buying that." He normally hides his Moscow accent well, too. Mil V-12
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Aug 16, 2014 00:30
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holocaust bloopers posted:I'd really like to make it out to the Air & Water Show tomorrow. It's gonna be crowded as hell. My building has issued a limited number of tickets so people can get on the roof to watch. It's a shame about the forecast for tomorrow, though.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:54
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ehnus posted:The fat sponsons were used by the MH-53E which just recently retired. Thaaaaaaaaaaaaat's right, the ol' Sea Dragon. I had a feeling it was the Navy version but my brain wouldn't put it together without the right amount of coffee earlier.  I'm mostly just surprised I remembered and spelled the word "sponson" correctly that early. That doesn't exactly come up in daily conversation.   I just want to looooooove ^^ I'm going to be honest: the chin mounted side-view-mirrors are adorable. "Objects in mirror are really that fuckin' huge." Duke Chin fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Aug 16, 2014 |
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Aug 16, 2014 02:20
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priznat posted:My dad was at the Kelowna regatta when the blue angels (in F-4s) blew out all the windows in downtown. Woops. http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/science-technology/aviation/aviation-general/sonic-boom-smashes-kelownas-windows.html But I thought Mythbusters showed that can't happen? 
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Aug 16, 2014 02:25
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Well something blew out all the glass, anyway. A fun side note is he was with a buddy who had just gotten out of Czechoslovakia while the Soviets were invading so the guy dove under cover while everyone else was just going 
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Aug 16, 2014 03:00
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It was a knock against mythbusters, of course they blew out the glass.
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Aug 16, 2014 03:01
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Mythbusters bad? That's unpossible!
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Aug 16, 2014 03:15
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priznat posted:Mythbusters bad? That's unpossible! Out of all the stupid things they've done, the one that got me the most was the "taking candy from a baby" one. It's not easy because of the amount of force required, it's easy because it's a loving baby and can't do anything about it you god drat idiots. On topic, I got to ride on a CH-53 when I was in JROTC in high school. I don't remember much about it. I blame the alcohol.
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Aug 16, 2014 03:24
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Does anyone else find the Avro Vulcan to be one of the most scary looking planes of all time? Seriously it just screams cold war paranoia to me for some reason. I saw one fly at a local airshow back in the 80s when I was a young lad and I vividly remember hiding when it overflew from an unexpected direction. I can't remember if it howled like this one did, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ Watching the vid now my question is: why did they paint the underside camouflage? 
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Aug 16, 2014 05:35
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priznat posted:Does anyone else find the Avro Vulcan to be one of the most scary looking planes of all time? Seriously it just screams cold war paranoia to me for some reason. The three V bombers all have somewhat of that look about them. I think it's because they all look like they could be straight out of 50s sci fi
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Aug 16, 2014 05:38
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dissss posted:The three V bombers all have somewhat of that look about them. I think it's because they all look like they could be straight out of 50s sci fi Definitely, the Victor is pretty terrifying looking too  TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS, SO I CAN BOMB THEM
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Aug 16, 2014 05:47
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The Victor looks like a boss weapon from Ace Combat or Strikers 1945 III.
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Aug 16, 2014 05:52
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dissss posted:The three V bombers all have somewhat of that look about them. I think it's because they all look like they could be straight out of 50s sci fi The Vulcan even has firing ports for its twin-linked plasma cannons! 
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Aug 16, 2014 05:59
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They may look scary, but they also look goddamn awesome. I'm a sucker for big wings.
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Aug 16, 2014 06:06
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Yeah they are very cool looking planes. I have a thing for British plane designs.  This crazy potbellied bastard.
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Aug 16, 2014 06:11
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priznat posted:Yeah they are very cool looking planes. I have a thing for British plane designs. I always thought those were ugly as hell
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Aug 16, 2014 06:18
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Much like anything with a bit of tub, it can look pretty nice from certain angles.
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Aug 16, 2014 06:26
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They are, but so ugly they're good, somehow. Plus they could move like nobody's business. Dunno what's going on here. Drying the boots? Hazing ritual?
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Aug 16, 2014 06:29
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Eej posted:Much like anything with a bit of tub, it can look pretty nice from certain angles. With optimism like that you must be a popular wingman
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Aug 16, 2014 06:47
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1967 Paris Air Show short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvMGgv6J7EY
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Aug 16, 2014 06:58
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priznat posted:Yeah they are very cool looking planes. I have a thing for British plane designs. The even crazier thing is to realize that the potbelly is a fuel tank, extending it's endurance to a whopping hour and a half or something while also making gear-up landings....interesting. edit: regarding V-Bomber chat, the last flight of the Victor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGjPu6DPzWU
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Aug 16, 2014 07:04
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charliemonster42 posted:The even crazier thing is to realize that the potbelly is a fuel tank, extending it's endurance to a whopping hour and a half or something while also making gear-up landings....interesting. Yeah they didn't have much for range that's for sure! Slap on a couple tanks on top of the wings, good to go.
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Thanks
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dissss posted:The three V bombers all have somewhat of that look about them. I think it's because they all look like they could be straight out of 50s sci fi V bombers don't fly, they are so ugly that they repel even the Earth.
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