Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 1)

Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 1)

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Rouleur

7,037 posts

190 months

Tuesday 27th July 2010
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Simpo Two

85,652 posts

266 months

Tuesday 27th July 2010
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At first glance this Stuka has something of an Me-262 about it:



From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Ulrich_Rudel

Edited by Simpo Two on Tuesday 27th July 17:11

Eric Mc

122,106 posts

266 months

Tuesday 27th July 2010
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Maybe the D and H model, but not the earlier A and Bs.

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Here are the three basic Stuka shapes. You can see that the later versions have a longer and more aggressive looking profile.




Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 27th July 22:22

Skywalker

3,269 posts

215 months

Tuesday 27th July 2010
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Love this one.


Mojocvh

16,837 posts

263 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Eric Mc said:
AlexC1981 said:
I'm using this as my desktop wallpaper at the moment.

Looks like a real workhorse.
"Work donkey" more like. smile
Why do you say that eric?

Eric Mc

122,106 posts

266 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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I think it is fairly well known that the Tornado F3 had many shortcomings as a fighter interceptor. No doubt, the crews who fly/flew it would have done the best they could with the asset they were given but it would have been in serious trouble if it had ever had to mix it with many of its contemporaries.

The real Apache

39,731 posts

285 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Eric Mc said:
I think it is fairly well known that the Tornado F3 had many shortcomings as a fighter interceptor. No doubt, the crews who fly/flew it would have done the best they could with the asset they were given but it would have been in serious trouble if it had ever had to mix it with many of its contemporaries.
Yep, once the AMRAAMs had gone so should the Tonker, but I guess they left a Mauser on 'just in case'

Eric Mc

122,106 posts

266 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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It was interesting that during Gulf Wars 1 and 2, the RAF didn't send out the F3s and the Saudis relied on their F-15s.

The real Apache

39,731 posts

285 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Didn't the Saudis send up some ADVs though? memory isn't what it used to be

Eric Mc

122,106 posts

266 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Maybe, but they didn't do much as far as I am aware.

Semi hemi

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199 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Ryanair introduce their new standby tickets



Eric Mc

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266 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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I'm not impressed by their fuel saving techniques either.

Semi hemi

1,796 posts

199 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Excuse me, I wanted an aisle seat

whiteonyx

368 posts

216 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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two small prigles and one bottled tap water, that will be £12.50 please!

Seriously, how was that last photo taken? just before he was shreaded by the prop!

Semi hemi

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199 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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whiteonyx said:
two small prigles and one bottled tap water, that will be £12.50 please!

Seriously, how was that last photo taken? just before he was shreaded by the prop!
Photograher was a guy called Andy Keech. produced 3 books in the mid to late 70's called Skies Call #1 #2 & #3. full of fantastic images.

That one was taken using a support attached to the nose that was airbrushed out(alledgedly) leaving one of the guys in the final image...

Incidently, the old and Bold from that era refer to it as the time when "Sex was safe & skydiving was dangerous"

FourWheelDrift

88,628 posts

285 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIyixC9NsLI

Badger badger badger badger.............


Mr_B

10,480 posts

244 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Ayahuasca

27,427 posts

280 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Rouleur said:
Is the French thing overtaking its own flares?

RizzoTheRat

25,218 posts

193 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Seeing the parachutists on the wings pics above I came across this recently



Apparently a nutter called Rick Rojat, AKA "The Human Fly" doing 250kts at the Mojave 1000 air races

Ayahuasca

27,427 posts

280 months

Wednesday 28th July 2010
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Name the plane.

Clue: It's not a Mossie, although it is Merlin-powered.


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