Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[Ayahuasca]

Eric Mc said:

LotusOmega375D said:

That's amazing (and rather worrying...)

How did the Crusader fare in combat?

It was highly regarded by those who flew it. The US Navy were less keen on it because of its single engine - which is why the Phantom was preferred. It was also planned that the Crusader would be the last gun equipped fighter with the US Navy. As it turned, that wasn't actually what happened.

According to wiki it was a 'difficult' aircraft and of a total of 1,261 Crusaders built, by the time it was withdrawn from the fleet, 1,106 had been involved in mishaps.

[oops -see that has already been quoted above]

Edited by Ayahuasca on Thursday 2nd February 14:08

[Eric Mc]

Define "mishap"?

All I've ever read states the pilots who flew it loved it - and regretted having to switch to the heavier and gunless Phantom.

[FourWheelDrift]

Eric Mc said:

Define "mishap"?

All I've ever read states the pilots who flew it loved it - and regretted having to switch to the heavier and gunless Phantom.

Mentioned on here with a few examples - https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LyBQBwAAQBAJ&a...

[Eric Mc]

You've got to put all that into the context of the era in which it was designed -and the aircraft it replaced.

[MartG]

MB ejection seat being tested

[MartG]

[tight5]

MartG said:

MB ejection seat being tested

[Steve_D]

tight5 said:

MartG said:

MB ejection seat being tested

There used to be an ejector seat trainer at Farnborough. Would sit in the technical college across the road and watch them whilst I should have been studying engineering matters.

Steve

[MartG]

When the designers place the main undercarriage too close to the CofG



F-111B - article here about the 'fix' which moved the wheel 8" rearwards http://tailspintopics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-f...

[Stickyfinger]

MartG said:

When the designers place the main undercarriage too close to the CofG



F-111B - article here about the 'fix' which moved the wheel 8" rearwards http://tailspintopics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-f...

Naaa, just put lead shot in the nose and secure with plasticine, model makers have been sorting that problem for years

[MartG]

10th May 1972, F-4J 155800 NG 100 from VF-96 USS Constellation, shortly after shooting down 3 Mig-17s was damaged by a SAM explosion. LT Randy H Cunningham and LTJG Willie P Driscoll both survived

[Eric Mc]

That has to be artwork.

[Elroy Blue]

Cunningham went on to become a Congressman and served eight years in prison after accepting bribes for defence work.

Edited by Elroy Blue on Sunday 5th February 16:16

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

'Duke' Cunningham and his RIO 'Irish' Driscoll (Radar Intercept Officer) were the only USN Aces of the Vietnam War.

[yellowjack]

5ohmustang said:

Ooh! A "spot the odd one out" competition!

[tight5]

MartG said:

When the designers place the main undercarriage too close to the CofG



F-111B - article here about the 'fix' which moved the wheel 8" rearwards http://tailspintopics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-f...

Reminds me of

[tuffer]

Dr Jekyll said:

There was also


and

Twin B-52 fuselage shuttle launcher.


Or a C-5 variant.

[paul.deitch]

I was asked to scan an old family album for a friend and there were a bunch of Zep photos in it. I thought it might be interesting to share this one. Does anyone know what the liquid release on the left might be?

[tuffer]

paul.deitch said:

I was asked to scan an old family album for a friend and there were a bunch of Zep photos in it. I thought it might be interesting to share this one. Does anyone know what the liquid release on the left might be?

Ballast or toilet flush....

[Eric Mc]

It's most likely water ballast - although those guys on the left seem to be legging it quite quickly.

Do you know where the photo was taken?