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Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys
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The main image in question, seen at the top of this post, shows an F-15EX, part of RAMBO flight, blasting out of PDX in full afterburner and executing a hard pull-up for a fast climb at the end of Runway 10R. According to Hill, this was a ‘fini-flight’ for one of the 142nd’s pilots. These are usually lively affairs marking the end of a pilot’s military flying career.
( This F15EX was at Portland Air National Guard Base, this F15 did an unrestricted take off, which is straight up! )
Kind of an enjoyable B29 landing cockpit ride along.
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I sat in a F15 during a ROTC tour at school.
Damn small plane in person.
Damn small plane in person.
An F15 is about the same length as an 18 wheeler/semi.
"Damn small" wouldn't be the term I'd use.
"Damn small" wouldn't be the term I'd use.
I was once standing on an F15 ramp in Thailand having conversation with a fighter jockey. We were standing under the wing of my airplane, a 757. As I recall, he said his jet had 16,000 lbs of thrust. I said, “Mine has 42,000 lbs in this engine, and another 42,000 lbs in that engine.”
Weary ol' soldier...
A chance at a new life. Built in '44, she's 10 yrs older than me. I dare say she might just be holdin' up a little better. Warms my heart.
A chance at a new life. Built in '44, she's 10 yrs older than me. I dare say she might just be holdin' up a little better. Warms my heart.
How a turbo prop works
NASA's WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft made a dramatic emergency landing when the gear would not extend.
AKA Canberra,
# 927 sat idle over 40 years at Davis-Monthan AFB until returned to flight status in August 2013.
# 927 sat idle over 40 years at Davis-Monthan AFB until returned to flight status in August 2013.
Hopefully she'll be back. A little sheet metal, a little paint... good as new.
When saw the film thought that's a Canberra. One of the more overlooked British aircraft from the cold war period. The B57 was a Martin licence-built version.
Haven't seen anything yet. What I can say from watching a few gear ups in real life is the lack of red emergency vehicle lights.
During an "emergency" gear up, they'll be fire trucks and other flashing light stationed all along the edge of the runway.
During an "Oh shit, we forgot sumpin" landing, there's no advance warning. Hence, no flashing lights.
Didn't notice any lights or emer vehicles in either vid.
During an "emergency" gear up, they'll be fire trucks and other flashing light stationed all along the edge of the runway.
During an "Oh shit, we forgot sumpin" landing, there's no advance warning. Hence, no flashing lights.
Didn't notice any lights or emer vehicles in either vid.
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Yep, I thought there would / should have been a foamed runway if that was known about.
Foaming runways was studied back in the 80's. They found out it doesn't really help. And because of reduced surface friction, it extended the skid by quiet a bit, causing more damage. Iirc, by about 1990 the FAA said don't foam.
Just ran across this. The Radia WindRunner. In development, the prototype is supposed to be built by '28-'29.
If it gets done, it'll be a beast.
https://radia.com/windrunner
If it gets done, it'll be a beast.
https://radia.com/windrunner
