Members soc_monki Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 the b52 is glorious in its way the B52 is nuts...it just doenst look like it should fly, but it does. kind of like a Bumblebee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gspointer Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 I know quite a few guys that used to fly F-4's never heard it referred to as "ugly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 and the nick for the f4 i was thinking of was "double ugly", excuse me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 The Phantom gathered a number of nicknames during its career. Some of these names included "Rhino", "Double Ugly",[106] the "Flying Anvil", "Flying Footlocker", "Flying Brick", "Lead Sled", the "Big Iron Sled" and the "St. Louis Slugger".[107] In recognition of its record of downing large numbers of Soviet-built MiGs,[108] it was called the "World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gspointer Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Standing next to a running F-4 is an experience! I assume it is psychological, but it feels like the 3 feet of cement under it are shaking! Go GE J-79's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Love the F-4. Definitely baddass. But here's the king of baddassness Followed closely by the Grim {censored}ing Reaper -- no wonder the guy sounds freaked out in Call of Duty when he screams out "AC130 above!!" Nowhere to hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eyeball987 Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 The Blue Angels are in town this week and have been practicing air show moves over the lake (Cleveland). Pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 thats a really good shot of the a10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 The Blue Angels are in town this week and have been practicing air show moves over the lake (Cleveland). Pretty sweet. seen em before? amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 the B52 is nuts...it just doenst look like it should fly, but it does. kind of like a Bumblebee... Especially given the amount of ordnance it's carrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 thats a really good shot of the a10 Yeah, looks awesome. Here's the direct link -- it's super high resolution: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/A-10_Thunderbolt_II_In-flight-2.jpg It's now my wallpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 the b52 can fly under some heavy circumstances: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_B-52_with_no_vertical_stabilizer.jpg i want to say i saw an article of an f15 landing with one wing... edit: yup http://www.military.com/video/military-aircraft-operations/crash-landings/f-15-one-wing-miracle-landing/660534011001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 The Blue Angels are in town this week and have been practicing air show moves over the lake (Cleveland). Pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 the b52 can fly under some heavy circumstances: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_B-52_with_no_vertical_stabilizer.jpg i want to say i saw an article of an f15 landing with one wing... Holy {censored}!! Good to know, considering they're capable of carrying nukes now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 I was *this close* to enrolling in the Air Force when I was 18. I wanted to be a fighter pilot in the worst way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimSG Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hard to believe it's a 30+ year old design. The F22 is marginally better but waaaay over budget. The Navy got it's money's worth with the F/A18Holy cow!!!!! Talk about revisionist history. The FA18 was wayyyyyyy over budget and way behind schedule in its own time. Short range + abysmal weapons loading = budgetary waste. Yeah there have been a few revisions to the platform but it earned its label as the plane that "couldn't go anywhere and couldn't do anything when it got there". Sure we'll pump it up as much as we can because we are stuck with it but that plane was flawed from the get go.And just one note on all that vitriol...this is coming from someone that has worked for the Navy in one way another for 30 years.Don't get me started on the fail that is Lockheed Martin though...but to hold the FA18 up as an ideal model of procurement vs the F22 is :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mermph Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Meh. I can do all that with my Cessna and I get better MPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimSG Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 What an awesome program and pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cylon Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 the f14 is bad ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 i was at NAS oceana for the last F14 flights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sbrett Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 That's a pretty awesome vid but it just feels like something is missing. Like Kenny Loggins or Cheap Trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevetemp Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Great vid..thank you!Count me in with those who are fascinated with flyers, especially the big ones. Even a big commercial jet on approach is like how can that be? I used to think the A10 was the dumbest flyer ever. Then I saw it in action. Not only is the ordinance astounding (that cannon {censored}! )....but it's flight abilities will {censored} you bricks. It can "come about" for another pass before you're done {censored}ting. It did a full 360...in the infield of the landing strip. An awesome bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 they sound awesome too, the hogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hell's yeah! A10 and AC/DC Some really good clips showing how tight it can bank after an attack run. Love it when it lights up the nose cannon -- smoke starts trailing. The GAU-8/A Avenger itself weighs 620 pounds (280 kg), but the complete weapon, with feed system and drum, weighs 4,029 pounds (1,828 kg) with a maximum ammunition load. It measures 19 ft 5 1?2 in (5.931 m) from the muzzle to the rearmost point of the ammunition system, and the ammunition drum alone is 34.5 inches (88 cm) in diameter and 71.5 inches (1.82 m) long. Power for operating the gun is provided by twin 77 hp electric motors. The magazine can hold 1,174 rounds, although 1,150 is the typical load-out. Muzzle velocity when firing Armor-Piercing Incendiary rounds is 3,250 feet per second (990 m/s), almost the same as the substantially lighter M61 Vulcan's 20 mm round. The standard ammunition mixture for anti-armor use is a four-to-one mix of PGU-14/B Armor Piercing Incendiary, with a projectile weight of about 15.0 oz (425 grams or 6,560 grains) and PGU-13/B High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) rounds, with a projectile weight of about 12.7 oz (360 grams or 5,556.25 grains). The PGU-14/B's projectile incorporates a lightweight aluminum body, cast around a smaller caliber depleted uranium penetrating core. The Avenger is lethal against tanks and all other armored vehicles. The Avenger's rate of fire was originally selectable, 2,100 rounds per minute (rpm) in the low setting, or 4,200 rpm in the high setting. Later this was changed to a fixed rate of 3,900 rpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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