Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)
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Ayahuasca said:
Eric Mc said:
I intend to build a model of a NASA SR71 soon.
Why not a CIA A-12 (much cooler!)?i) I'm currently building up a collection of NASA and NACA themed models and NASA never operated A-12s (they did operate a YF-12 as well as a few SR-71s at various times)
ii) there is no kit available of the A-12. There are quite a few of the SR-71 in both 1/72 and 1/48 and Italeri do a nice YF-12 in 1/72.
The CIA aircraft are a bit dull looking as they carried minimal markings and (sometimes) a (usually false) serial number.
Another interactive spinnable photo. The boneyard: https://www.aerialsphere.com/spheres/arizona/tucso...
spicjt said:
Maybe a new thread but has this question been posted before?
What is the most dangerous plane of all time - in the sense of doing what it's designed for.
Definitely a new thread - first you need to define the criteria you are judging by. One argument would be that it would be the B-29 because one bomber killed more people in a single mission than any other aircraft before or since. What is the most dangerous plane of all time - in the sense of doing what it's designed for.
Tornado GR1B ZA457 while serving with 617 Squadron - relatively rare pic showing full wraparound camo
Aircraft history is here http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/...
Aircraft history is here http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/...
spicjt said:
Eric Mc said:
The XB-70 counts as one of the most outrageous aeroplanes ever built. I love it.
Maybe a new thread but has this question been posted before?What is the most dangerous plane of all time - in the sense of doing what it's designed for.
[quote=bencollins]My vote for dangerous plane is the starfighter, just one look at its proportions you know it was crap. Perhaps earlier planes were more dangerous, but they should have known better by the sixties.
The Starfighter first flew in 1954.
It's crash rate was about the same as other similar capability aircraft of the era in which it was used.
Its accident rate with the West German air force and navy was higher than with other users and that was down to how their crew were trained.
Former RAF pilot Jerry Pook, "Flying Reestyle" describes the Starfighter as one of the best aircraft he ever had the pleasure top fly. Read his book and you might get a different perspective on its attributes -
The Starfighter first flew in 1954.
It's crash rate was about the same as other similar capability aircraft of the era in which it was used.
Its accident rate with the West German air force and navy was higher than with other users and that was down to how their crew were trained.
Former RAF pilot Jerry Pook, "Flying Reestyle" describes the Starfighter as one of the best aircraft he ever had the pleasure top fly. Read his book and you might get a different perspective on its attributes -
MartG said:
Definitely a new thread - first you need to define the criteria you are judging by. One argument would be that it would be the B-29 because one bomber killed more people in a single mission than any other aircraft before or since.
Guess take out the A-Bomb and could still be B29 anyway?Eric Mc said:
Its accident rate with the West German air force and navy was higher than with other users and that was down to how their crew were trained.
It was also attributable to the over ambitious role the germans gave it; the F104 was never going to be a good match for ground attack/recce however good it was as an interceptor, had UK-PLC been as good in the bribery and corruption stakes as Lockheed's sales dept the Luftwaffe and the Bundesmarine might have ended up with Buccaneer for attack and recce and Lightning or the slightly bonkers SR177 for interception.Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff