Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[NM62]

hammo19 said:

We all love the A10

Love that!

[NM62]

MartG said:

irocfan said:

NM62 said:

No need Tootles - it's just that I am old enough to remember the competition and I have always liked the A-10.

In all honesty I get the impression that the only people who don't like the A10 are the generals who were likely to miss out on industry kickbacks/sinecures because the 'hog did everything it said on the tin and was (relatively) cheap

And the fast-jet mafia who are currently trying to kill it off

From memory they performed many tasks in Iraq GW 1 and GW 2 better than some of the newer kit which extended their operational life - would really love to buy one if a big EuroMillions win came in.

[Ayahuasca]

From an airshow at the weekend. That Bleriot is the oldest airworthy aircraft in the USA.

[gwm]

[Ayahuasca]

[yellowjack]

Tootles the Taxi said:

Some gratuitous shots from last night's "Best of British" airshow at the Shuttleworth Collection...

'yellowjack' likes this. Very much indeed!

[Tootles the Taxi]

yellowjack said:

Tootles the Taxi said:

Some gratuitous shots from last night's "Best of British" airshow at the Shuttleworth Collection...

'yellowjack' likes this. Very much indeed!

Damned tricky subject to shoot (as I suspect some Pakistani Sabre pilots discovered).

[knight]

Can't remember if I've posted this before, a sad day in 2003!

[Zahc]

A moment before touch down.....................





Chaz

[eccles]

Ah, bits of structure and sheet metal I'm intimately aquainted with! Not much in that photo I've not had apart and replaced at some point!

[Zahc]

eccles said:

Ah, bits of structure and sheet metal I'm intimately aquainted with! Not much in that photo I've not had apart and replaced at some point!

I know what you mean. Pretty much my home for last 12 years up 'til last year.

[eccles]

Zahc said:

eccles said:

Ah, bits of structure and sheet metal I'm intimately aquainted with! Not much in that photo I've not had apart and replaced at some point!

I know what you mean. Pretty much my home for last 12 years up 'til last year.

I used to pull them to pieces, and put new bits back in after you lot broke them.

[Zahc]

eccles said:

I used to pull them to pieces, and put new bits back in after you lot broke them.

Ha, easy mate... I'm no Aircrew. I was a GE. ;-)

[Zahc]

I like to get a different perspective if I can..............



Chaz

[FourWheelDrift]

Zahc said:

I like to get a different perspective if I can..............



Chaz

You are Tom Cruise AICMFP.


Ps. Please don't sell me out the Lizard people.

[eccles]

Zahc said:

I like to get a different perspective if I can..............



Chaz

See, I look at that picture and think, there's a nice view of of a butt line 20 longeron!

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

Whereas I look at that picture and deperately try to remember who was allowed in the cupola!

[robm3]

eccles said:

smack said:

ChemicalChaos said:

What was the cost and man hours to keep them polished up when they were bare alloy, though?

It saves fuel, but you have to wash them more, polish, and still paint it. So it is not seen as a cost saving in reality.

I used to work on American Airlines MD-11's and various Tristars that were polished. They were only polished when they came in for 'D' checks, so not much more in the way of maintenance.
An American Trans Air Tristar captain told me they saved 3 tons of fuel on a transatlantic crossing after the aircraft was polished.

A neighbor of mine has a patented coating that is applied to many commercial jets saving washing and polishing. I know Qantas use it and he's currently pushing it in the U.S. He did tell similar facts that you've just quoted.
I have a small amount of it on my jetskis, it's two years old now and still beading very nicely when wet!

[perdu]

Zahc said:

A moment before touch down.....................





Chaz

And I look at that picture and think blimey

Are they still using those bloody awful seats?


Bet you were well tied in for that one

I like it

[MartG]

A couple of Wildcats - RN Black Cats display team at Sunderland