Airplane Porn (and the occasional helicopter)

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[]2eDeYe]

 

 

 

Whoopie, A ZEPPELIN!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did not know there was 'A Christmas Story' forum until today :rofl:

[Z-train]

The F-22 Driver can hear  the Bear over the noise of his own fighter.

[q-tip]

The F-22 Driver can hear the Bear over the noise of his own fighter.

The Russians don't exactly make things that are refined and quiet

[KiloTango1200]

5 Apaches at the Denton TX airport.

 

5 Apaches and one of Champion Air's Embraer 145

 

500 Dale Earnhardt

 

Champion Air is part of Dale Earnhardt (Sr.) Inc. They operate a couple of Embraer 145-50 passenger regional jets to transport pit crews to NASCAR races. The Denton TX airport is a little more than 10 miles from the Texas Motor Speedway. We get Champion Air and several driver's private jets during a race weekend. They don't want to deal with the zoo that Ft. Worth Alliance, located next to Texas Motor Speedway, becomes on race weekend. On race weekend, the Denton airport is relatively calm while Alliance airport is a full blown Ringling Brothers Circus. We dispatch 60-80 rental cars during the weekend, while Alliance does 10 times that. The drivers are shuttled from the racetrack to their planes at Denton by helicopter, making us an exclusive NASCAR club.

 

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http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/NORTH-AMERICAN-P-51-MUSTANG/1945-NORTH-AMERICAN-P-51-MUSTANG/1147803.htm

[Burabuda]

experimental p51 with pulse jets

 

[KiloTango1200]

Me and The Living Legend Bob Hoover at the National Business Aircraft Association convention. At an aviation convention, a resurrected Elvis wouldn't have created as much excitement as Bob. What an awesome experience! Got to spend about 15 minutes with him!!

 

 

He did engine out aerobatics in an unmodified Aero Commander Shrike twin engine business aircraft. He would even pour a glass of tea while rolling the aircraft.

 

 

 

This is called energy management.

[Jesse C.]

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wow what a life to look back on!  here's his mustang (somebody else piloting)

 

[KiloTango1200]

He's freaking Superman. On his 59th mission, his malfunctioning Mark V Spitfire was shot down by a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 off the coast of Southern France and he was taken prisoner. He spent 16 months at the German prison camp, Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. Bob managed to escape from the prison camp, stole an Fw 190, and flew to safety in the Netherlands. If that is not the definition of a real BAD ASS, I don't know what is! James Bond took lessons from Bob Hoover. He was also Chuck Yeager's wing man, in a Lockheed P-80, for Chuck Yeager's flight of the Bell X-1 that was the first to break the sound barrier. The right stuff. Right here. Right now!!.

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[RaptorReed]

I was a Powerplant technician in one of the P-3 squadrons up at Whidbey until April 2013 when I left active duty, Q-tip. POS aircraft that gets the job done however.

 

 

From my very first deployment in 2005! it was the Final deployment of the last remaining two F-14D Squadrons. 

Who needs a DSLR, when you got disposable!

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And my Old Squadron when I was still stationed on the east coast (net find of pic)

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I was a Powerplant technician in one of the P-3 squadrons up at Whidbey until April 2013 when I left active duty, Q-tip. POS aircraft that gets the job done however.

 

 

From my very first deployment in 2005! it was the Final deployment of the last remaining two F-14D Squadrons.

Don't need to tell me, I posted at someone else's request.

 

Badass that you got to see the 14's when they were still using them.

[Jesse C.]

He's freaking Superman. On his 59th mission, his malfunctioning Mark V Spitfire was shot down by a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 off the coast of Southern France and he was taken prisoner. He spent 16 months at the German prison camp, Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. Bob managed to escape from the prison camp, stole an Fw 190, and flew to safety in the Netherlands. If that is not the definition of a real BAD ASS, I don't know what is! James Bond took lessons from Bob Hoover. He was also Chuck Yeager's wing man, in a Lockheed P-80, for Chuck Yeager's flight of the Bell X-1 that was the first to break the sound barrier. The right stuff. Right here. Right now!!.

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Well, first to break the sound barrier in level flight.

 

George Welch did it two weeks before Yeager flying an F-86. He even did it again the day Yeager flew the X-1

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Welch_(pilot)

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b29 vs. xb36

size does matter..

 

[Burabuda]

change of subject, the osprey flying at 45 degree tilt rotor is much louder than a ch53e--or even a group of 3 ch53e's

but the ch53e is noisier if that makes sense

 

 

[]2eDeYe]

b29 vs. xb36

size does matter..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking of B-29s, this is great story of one of the few remaining. It was left for salvage, a few guys decided to restore it and did the ratsun thing, got it running straight from the salvage yard and flew it to the restoration facility. It's now parked at a museum and enjoyed by many. 

 

 

http://www.twinbeech.com/B-29HawgWild.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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They recently stationed some ospreys at jblm, and yes those fuckers are LOUD!

[Z-train]

There's a B-36 down the street from me.

[Jesse C.]

Saw the Blue Angels fly into Marine Corp Air Station Miramar today! They where looking sharp! 

 

Yes, the B-36 at Pima is an impressive sight! That museum is a must see for all airplane fans! 

[Jesse C.]

And this bad boy is going to fly again soon! Also rescued from China lake

 

[RaptorReed]

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