Airplane Porn (and the occasional helicopter)

[J-Luis]

747 Boeing Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft (CMCA) 

[J-Luis]

Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator

[Jesse C.]

On 12/14/2024 at 3:58 PM, J-Luis said:

S-22 Russian fighter

 

Let's grab one! 

 

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yo dawg......

[Jesse C.]

[J-Luis]

I'd love to see this aircraft in person. 

[Jesse C.]

On 12/21/2024 at 5:52 AM, J-Luis said:

I'd love to see this aircraft in person. 

 

Oh absolutely! The Lancaster is one of the few Warbirds I have never seen in person. I have seen parts, but not the whole thing, much less a flying one! 

[Cardinal Grammeter]

56 minutes ago, Jesse C. said:

 

Oh absolutely! The Lancaster is one of the few Warbirds I have never seen in person. I have seen parts, but not the whole thing, much less a flying one! 

I'd like to hear what the engines sounded like.  A B25 w/Wrights idling is pure manna, that rough triple beat Ra-Ki-Ta I could listen to all day long.  Engines not reliable especially on B17 which could fly on less than 2 good engines.  The B24 on the other hand could barely fly with 3 good engines and P&W made their name, Dependable Engines.  Interesting how both planes had just what was needed engine wise.  BTW, the P&W engines are boring, they purr like kittens - no lope at all.

 

The Bristol Centaurus in the Sea Fury w/5-bladed prop is just plain class.  Can't remember what they sounded like.  The B25 Wrights idling is at the top of the sound list.

 

I have a binaural recording of a B25 start recorded from the co-pilots chair.  I loved to turn friends on to it with headphones.  I'd watch their faces.  The first think you hear (haven't heard tape in at least 30 years and memory is garbage) is maybe the APU spinning up.  Then I think the starter motor... and when that first cough happens if would be smiles ear to ear.  It's a shame binaural recordings never went far.  Sennheiser actually has a human head microphone to make them.

 

 

[Stinky]

There is one in a museuum in Alberta.

 

Possibly in the Lethbridge area.

 

Sorta there....tis in  Nanton

 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanton,_Alberta

 

Edited December 25, 2024 by Stinky

[difrangia]

FW 190

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[Cardinal Grammeter]

43 minutes ago, a.d._510_n_ok said:

Wonder if pilot had glass floor to look out the nose?

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[ratpatrol66]

On 12/15/2024 at 10:37 AM, J-Luis said:

747 Boeing Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft (CMCA) 

I think it's called the domesday plane. 

Edited January 3, 2025 by ratpatrol66

[Cardinal Grammeter]

I don't know if this is real, but if it is ... (!)

 

 

trimetric on Reddit commented, "Is that an advanced high altitude strategic reconnaissance aircraft on your tail or are you just happy to see me?"

[Jesse C.]

6 hours ago, Cardinal Grammeter said:

I don't know if this is real, but if it is ... (!)

 

 

trimetric on Reddit commented, "Is that an advanced high altitude strategic reconnaissance aircraft on your tail or are you just happy to see me?"

 

Oh yes

 

[Cardinal Grammeter]

21 minutes ago, Jesse C. said:

 

Oh yes

 

I think they said on Reddit, two of these "KC-747s" were made and one is in Iran.  (I guess during the Shaw's reign)

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[J-Luis]

Dassault Mirage

[Cardinal Grammeter]

1 hour ago, J-Luis said:

Dassault Mirage

That is some bad ass positive G's over a ridge!

[J-Luis]

They risk their lives in many ways to keep us safe. 

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[J-Luis]

Golden Hawks

[J-Luis]

[J-Luis]