Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys

[jetmechmarty]

We called 'em Shithooks
... or Non Essential Buss (that's an electricians jab )

As opposed to the CH-53 that we simply referred to as Shitter. That made me a Shitter tech.

 

[gggGary]

 

[Beags64]

 

[gggGary]

https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/front-engined-motorcycles-used-to-be-a-thing/

 

[jpdevol]

https://interestingengineering.com/...d-martin-aircraft-faster-than-sr-71-blackbird

 

[Adamc]

 

[Adamc]

 

[Mailman]

Amazing RC planes!

 

[Adamc]

 

[Kevin Werner]

Posted before?

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[Grimly]

Got away by the skin of his teeth, by his own account.

 

[halfmile]

On my road trip to Kansas City this week I finally got to see the Coffee shop DC3. Unbelievable!

 

[Raymond]

Got away by the skin of his teeth, by his own account.

Just love the classic understatement at the end of his account when they got out of the aircraft and both agreed 'That was interesting.'

 

[gggGary]

 

[Kevin Werner]

Is Mach number reference to speed of sound at sea level? 957 mph at 70000 feet is close to 2 times the speed of sound at that altitude IIRC. I recall the U2/TR1 was limited to ~500 mph because faster was the speed of sound at 80000 ft.

 

[Jim]

Speed of sound (in air) is dependent on the temp of the air, not the altitude.

 

[Mailman]

I got hooked watching YouTube videos of these ultralight trikes, they have a lot more goin on than just a powered hang glider. They look super easy to fly, they come with a full suite of instruments and radios.

https://evolutiontrikes.com/revo/

Then I was watching another video, slightly different aircraft, but the guy got suddenly caught in some very gusty , windy conditions and he was suddenly bobbing around like a cork in the ocean.

Any of you fly boys ever try one of these? They look like fun…..on a calm day.

 

[Jim]

I got hooked watching YouTube videos of these ultralight trikes, they have a lot more goin on than just a powered hang glider. They look super easy to fly, they come with a full suite of instruments and radios.
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https://evolutiontrikes.com/revo/

Then I was watching another video, slightly different aircraft, but the guy got suddenly caught in some very gusty , windy conditions and he was suddenly bobbing around like a cork in the ocean.

Any of you fly boys ever try one of these? They look like fun…..on a calm day.

Never flew them, but I do have some time in Quicksilvers.

 

[Mailman]

Never flew them, but I do have some time in Quicksilvers.



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Those look like fun too!