I was just advised by our Chief Pilot that if I can locate this pilot, I can give her a job offer. I need help here Doc!bobm wrote:Thanks!Doc wrote:BobM....here's one just for you. Don't know what she's flying. Don't care! LOL!
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bobm, is this a Great Lakes? Or a Pitts?
The legs...um nose gear leg should give this one away. There is only one nose gear door that looks like this one...
The legs...um nose gear leg should give this one away. There is only one nose gear door that looks like this one...
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She can't fly. But, do you really care?bobm wrote:I was just advised by our Chief Pilot that if I can locate this pilot, I can give her a job offer. I need help here Doc!bobm wrote:Thanks!Doc wrote:BobM....here's one just for you. Don't know what she's flying. Don't care! LOL!
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Doc wrote:bobm, is this a Great Lakes? Or a Pitts?
The legs...um nose gear leg should give this one away. There is only one nose gear door that looks like this one...
Gonna say Super legs no wait Super Connie! I think the big gear door is the best clue.....must have been noisy!!
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ehbuddy wrote:I have always liked the CC-106 YUKON. Flew from Trenton to Dusseldorf on this one Dec 1969.
Awesome picture what a beautiful piece of kit
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Sexy and way more dangerous than Maverick ever was..........
The USAF ordered 116 "Hustlers" for the Strategic Air Command (SAC) between 1960 and 1970. B-58s set 19 world speed and altitude records and won 5 different aviation trophies. 26 destroyed in service accidents. Except 8, the rest were sold for scrap. Here is one of the 8 survivors in great shape and still looking like the deadliest nuclear strike aircraft ever built. "Calling Dr.Strangelove".
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Hey Doc...a version of the Canberra is my guess.
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Doc wrote:Anybody?
Canberra - had a flight in a RAF one back in 84 or 85. The one shown is a DERA Canberra that was used to test missile guidance and control systems//the long noses were interchangeable depending on the test programme.
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Those tilted heels, sorry, wheels are a good clue too for the Connie.JMACK wrote:
Gonna say Super legs no wait Super Connie! I think the big gear door is the best clue.....must have been noisy!!
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Can you say "BUSINESS"? Check out the lines of this puppy. Non stop service to the Gulag......
And, while we're on the subject of business. Anyone know the bomb load on this beast?
And, while we're on the subject of business. Anyone know the bomb load on this beast?
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Doc wrote:Can you say "BUSINESS"? Check out the lines of this puppy. Non stop service to the Gulag......
And, while we're on the subject of business. Anyone know the bomb load on this beast?
The bomb load of this was totally irrelevant because our boyz in the Voodoo 101ders and the genie rockets/genie Nukes would have stopped em cold over the pole!
Said with tongue in cheek!
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Step back Commies
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For appearance certainly, but you of all must have read what Col. Boyd had to say about swing-wing designs, and the B-1 in particular!Colonel Sanders wrote:Honorable mention to:
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I have a weakness for smooth lines and seductive curves. It's a horrible character flaw, I know.For appearance certainly, but you of all must have read what Col. Boyd had to say about swing-wing designs, and the B-1 in particular!
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Two views of my all time favourite airplane.
Check out how narrow this thing is. ALL engine! YUM!!
Check out how narrow this thing is. ALL engine! YUM!!
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Top photo has a belly fuel tank - no, it's NOT a bomb -
which isn't in the second photo. Looks much better
without it, and probably faster.
which isn't in the second photo. Looks much better
without it, and probably faster.
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Agreed! Though I imagine with two beefy radials, the Tigercat's range is pretty limited without the external tank.Colonel Sanders wrote:Top photo has a belly fuel tank - no, it's NOT a bomb -
which isn't in the second photo. Looks much better
without it, and probably faster.
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Drop it on the right sparky or open flame target and it still won't be a bomb but you should get a nice flare up.Colonel Sanders wrote:Top photo has a belly fuel tank - no, it's NOT a bomb -
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Some sort of Grumman, similar lines to the Bearcat....
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Yup. It's one of Grumman's "cats". Funny how, when they took over the Yankee line, they still stuck to the "cat" theme with the Cheetah, Tiger etc.Maynard wrote:Some sort of Grumman, similar lines to the Bearcat....
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That plane is far sexier than a Great Lakes or Pitts could ever hope to be. It's a Bucker Jungmann. Guess that means the girl should be a blonde...Doc wrote:bobm, is this a Great Lakes? Or a Pitts?
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