Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

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james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

196 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Ginetta G15 Girl said:
james_tigerwoods said:
Eeep, that must have been a "fun" landing smile
Given that one pilot had Herc experience but no carrier experience and the other had carrier exerience but no herc experience, and given that they were selecting Max Reverse about 45 feet above the deck, then yes I'd agree with you!
And how would they have got out - do Hercs have ejector seats?

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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MartG said:
A proposal that I'm sure even the designers didn't think would get off the ground - or if it did would need refuelling after 3 minutes biggrin

It's a drawing/mockup.

MartG

20,619 posts

203 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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FourWheelDrift said:
MartG said:
A proposal that I'm sure even the designers didn't think would get off the ground - or if it did would need refuelling after 3 minutes biggrin

It's a drawing/mockup.
Err, yes - that's why it is described as "A proposal", which Northrop came up with in the early 1960s wink

onyx39

11,109 posts

149 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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james_tigerwoods said:
CoolC said:
For those interested, I've just seen on the local Facebook page that there's a practice of the Queen's flypast tomorrow at RAF Waddington.

30+ military aircraft in formation at 1pm.
Hmm. I'm not a million miles away from that. But I have work to do...

Tempting biggrin
Bit more info here:

http://kryptonfish.com/downloads/qbf15.gif

Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

183 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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james_tigerwoods said:
And how would they have got out
They wouldn't.

james_tigerwoods said:
do Hercs have ejector seats?
No.

Caruso

7,422 posts

255 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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james_tigerwoods said:
MartG said:
james_tigerwoods said:
What is the biggest aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier anyway?
C-130 Hercules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-poc38C84
Eeep, that must have been a "fun" landing smile
It looked quite undramatic, but I just looked it up and the C130s stall speed is quite a lot lower than the F4 Phantom.

Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

183 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Caruso said:
the C130s stall speed is quite a lot lower than the F4 Phantom.
That rather depends upon how heavy you are.

ApOrbital

9,939 posts

117 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Fairford today


Ayahuasca

27,427 posts

278 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Very cool B2 pic.



Question: what is the heaviest inflatable boat cargo landing system that has ever been dropped by a C130?

Like this, but the cargo is strapped to a rubber boat that inflates as it leaves the ramp.






james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

196 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Ginetta G15 Girl said:
james_tigerwoods said:
And how would they have got out
They wouldn't.

james_tigerwoods said:
do Hercs have ejector seats?
No.
Eeep...

Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

183 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Ayahuasca said:
Very cool B2 pic.



Question: what is the heaviest inflatable boat cargo landing system that has ever been dropped by a C130?

Like this, but the cargo is strapped to a rubber boat that inflates as it leaves the ramp.
That pic is the US LAPES system (Low Altitude Aerial Parachute Extraction System). We had a similar system known as ULLA (Ultra Low Lever Airdrop) albeit it had been binned as too bloody dangerous by the time I got on Albert.

We dropped single RIBs (Rigid Inflatable Boats) from 500' with the 'chaps' following. IIRC the heaviest boat was 4000lb.

ApOrbital

9,939 posts

117 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Some planes where dropping stuff today at fairford.

ApOrbital

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Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Fairford.

R1nur

1,086 posts

249 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Cyder

7,045 posts

219 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Got a feeling those 3 biplanes were trundling around Bedfordshire on Sunday.

ApOrbital

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117 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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ApOrbital

9,939 posts

117 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Last one is a repost.

james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

196 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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I do love the BUFFs smile

Ayahuasca

27,427 posts

278 months

Wednesday 10th June 2015
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Dr Banjo

655 posts

148 months

Wednesday 10th June 2015
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That F-104 looks like something out of Buck Rogers In the 25th Century

Love it clap
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