Aviation Geeks unite?! Anybody else care about planes here?
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They use C-130s with skis to go from McMurdo to South Pole Station - the views on that flight must be absolutely immense.
Thought that the Captain's description was an interesting one about how sketchy it can get: "like landing inside of a ping-pong ball. "
USAF is replacing the T-38 with Boeing's T-7A Red Hawk: https://www.sheppard.af.mil/News/Ar...eplacement-the-newest-red-tail-t-7a-red-hawk/Another beautiful plane that I've always liked is the Northrop F-5 (and the T-38 Talon trainer variant).
That is a very interesting type of aircraft the trainer/light fighter/bomber.
I always like the Alphajet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault/Dornier_Alpha_Jet
The most interesting of these is the Fiat G.91 which was later even redesigned into a twin engined G.91Y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_G.91
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_G.91Y
I've seen a Fouga Magister up close a few years ago while it was being restored.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouga_CM.170_Magister
As for hawks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk
The USA uses a deriverate of it the T-45 Goshawk
I always like the Alphajet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault/Dornier_Alpha_Jet
The most interesting of these is the Fiat G.91 which was later even redesigned into a twin engined G.91Y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_G.91
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_G.91Y
I've seen a Fouga Magister up close a few years ago while it was being restored.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouga_CM.170_Magister
As for hawks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk
The USA uses a deriverate of it the T-45 Goshawk
And two of them were killed in one.
When I first saw the Thunderbirds in 1978 they were flying T-38s.
Agreed, and it was about 20 years old then!
Worked in aviation over many years..it's in my blood...repaired Avionics on B-52s (G and H models before and after they became cruise missile carriers) KC-135s, C-5s, C-141s and the venerable A-10 while stationed in Europe just before Chernenko died (1985) at a high tension point of the Cold War, until it finally began sputtering out in 1988. turned many a wrench and used many a multimeter in anger..
^^ I like B-52's 
As for another flying relic.. The Tu-95 Bear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95
As for another flying relic.. The Tu-95 Bear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95
Following on from the NASA theme, how about these fantastic old planes:
Martin-General Dynamics WB-57F Canberra. Originally used as a reconaissance aircraft before the U-2 came along, NASA still uses these great planes for high altitude research. It remains one of my favourites.
They're heavily modified from an even older British design, the English Electric Canberra.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra
My Grandfather worked on the English Electric Canberra in the 1950s, and one of my favourite possessions is an engine starter cartridge from those planes:
Here's a video of a cartridge start:
Martin-General Dynamics WB-57F Canberra. Originally used as a reconaissance aircraft before the U-2 came along, NASA still uses these great planes for high altitude research. It remains one of my favourites.
They're heavily modified from an even older British design, the English Electric Canberra.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra
My Grandfather worked on the English Electric Canberra in the 1950s, and one of my favourite possessions is an engine starter cartridge from those planes:
Here's a video of a cartridge start:
Had a model of the English Electric Canberra too (with the off-set Canopy - which I thought looked sort of wierd).
I've climbed into the cockpit of one of those in an air museum- was a hoot.
Following on from the NASA theme, how about these fantastic old planes:
Martin-General Dynamics WB-57F Canberra. Originally used as a reconaissance aircraft before the U-2 came along, NASA still uses these great planes for high altitude research. It remains one of my favourites.
They're heavily modified from an even older British design, the English Electric Canberra.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra
My Grandfather worked on the English Electric Canberra in the 1950s, and one of my favourite possessions is an engine starter cartridge from those planes:
Here's a video of a cartridge start:
Did some reading on the cartridge starter (coffman) and it was also used on the Spitfires thought such techniques were common on aircraft in the 30s and 40s.
Lots of aircraft used starter cartridges back then. Safer (in theory) than trying to rotate the prop by hand like in WW1!
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A rather strange looking aircraft with a asymetrical cockpit, the Sea Vixen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen
And another lovely beast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Buccaneer
A rather strange looking aircraft with a asymetrical cockpit, the Sea Vixen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen
And another lovely beast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Buccaneer
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Gotta love a DeHavilland twin-boom. Have you ever seen a Venom or Vampire up close? They're surprisingly small compared to later aircraft.
I've not seen a Vampire of Venom up close but I did see a Gloster Meteor, it is a Dutch built F.8 (3W-50)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
And another nice oldie but goodie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-100_Canuck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
And another nice oldie but goodie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-100_Canuck
Seen both up close though the Venom more often. They really do look small (Even more so if you ignore the boom portion and just look at the "main" body).
Count me down as another fan of the Buccaneer.
That one I've seen in person at the Air Museum in Trenton Ontario.
