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Ola posted:This is from Vietnam: Wasn't this recreated in the dogfight series on the History channel? That was an awesome series, I need to get it on dvd. [edit] Here's a good one, talk about a balsy maneuver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLAnQ8g70is God I love the flying bricks. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Mar 11, 2010 |
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Ola posted:It makes perfect sense when you play a flight sim or whatever, but in the animation the F-8 just does a quick aileron roll about its own axis and the viewer is none the wiser. Yeah I had no clue since I have no idea about flight dynamics, so the show was very entertaining to me. I've loved the F4 Phantom since I was a kid, and to actually "see" it in "action" made me loving giddy.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I was stationed at Bragg when this happened... Oh god, this makes me sick to my stomach. I worked with C130's in the AF and have been in a few "assault landings" exactly like that. My rear end in a top hat puckered every time the pilot made the steep plunge and it felt like we were going to crash each time.
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I've always thought Dragonflies were pretty cool.
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orange lime posted:It was my dream to own one of these things, because it seemed like the perfect 2-seater jet. Small engines, straight wings, 2 tandem seats, carries all kinds of stuff under the wings in pods. Then I learned that the engines make a constant shrieking noise that's probably second only to the Thunderscreech in terms of sheer ability to infuriate. Yes they are very loud. I used to camp at a campground that was near a Guard base that had them flying around all the time. I thought they were awesome, I wonder if anyone is still flying them around. [edit] now that I think about it, they where nowhere near the infuriating sound that the A6 was, I hated those things. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 04:48 on Mar 17, 2010 |
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meltie posted:This guy is bloody crackers Ok, this is kinda cool, but really what is the point of owning and running this thing. He must be smoking crack.
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Ola posted:Some people collect stamps, some people enjoy gardening... Those plebians and their reasonable mundane hobbies 
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I'm somewhat of an aviation fan, and since I was a kid I've always loved fighter planes and jets. One of my all time favorites is the F4U Corsair. Just browsing youtube I found this great little video about the history of the Corsair so I thought I'd post it here. I learned a lot about the plane and have even more respect for it now, such an awesome aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au6rD-BdY5w
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Interesting article about a cool jet https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200615-the-record-breaking-jet-which-still-haunts-a-country?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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BobHoward posted:So, the Arrow had become an extremely expensive, state-of-the-art white elephant. It was never going to see high volume production. As unpopular as the decision was in Oh I completely agree, it was smart to cancel it, I just have a thing for delta wing jets and never knew about that one. The F-106 and Saab Vigen are my favorites, but the Arrow is definitely on the list now 
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, I think you can make a solid argument that cancellation was correct. Canada wasn't alone: around the same time, the US cancelled its own high performance interceptor, the XF-108. It wasn't nearly as far along in its development as the CF-105 (nothing but a mockup was ever built), but on paper it would've been an even more capable interceptor. It, too, was already obsolete.
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Oh I love the Draken too, I just love the Viggen dual (canard?) delta wing . The F-106 is my favorite "classic" delta. The Hustler was pretty rad too.
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BobHoward posted:If you like delta wings with sections at different angles, look up the one I mentioned which was never actually built, the XF-108. It looked pretty cool. I did! I actually remember seeing pictures of that as a kid but had forgotten about it, shame it was never produced. Also read that other article you linked about them trying to bring back the Arrow over the F35..... 
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Platystemon posted:
The Avro Arrow is so badass it shot down ten Migs.....With five missles
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When Migs go to sleep at night they check the closet for the Avro Arrow
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Speaking of building your own boat, kits like this would be pretty cool if you have the time and space https://roosterfishboats.com/
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Humphreys posted:I'm sorry, that pirate ship wheel made me instantly not take it serious. That’s just the main page look at all the different kits they have. The skiff is pretty cool.
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Zero One posted:How well does it fly? Lol I just realized I posted that in the airplane thread instead of the boat thread  That's what I get for phone posting with lovely eyesight
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