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TLIGuy
·Last Christmas Naval aviations style....
The Aviators Thread
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MRC
·Pretty amazing that the centreline external fuel tank can take the weight of an F-16 in an emergency belly landing:
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hen
·Interesting video on how "bean counters" destroyed Boeing by taking control from the engineers.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakTCM has aviation movies today.
Here are some pics from “The Lost Squadron”. (1932).
Here are some pics from “The Lost Squadron”. (1932).
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DoctorEvil
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaBonus points for anyone who can identify that make of aircraft. I'm struggling...
Nieuport 28?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuport_28
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MRC
·I think that's something very heavily modified or even mocked-up. Those leading struts look like they came from a post-WWII Pitts, not WWI or 1920s. The head visible is so far back that their arms won't reach the gun -- which was always a requirement to clear the frequent jams. So is/was this a two-seater with a gunner ahead of the pilot? I can't see any trace of a prop-disc, or even the bolt circle to attach the prop to the crankshaft, which is how a mock-up to be filmed in front of a background would be. That roundel could be British or French but there's a lot of white there for a combat aircraft.
Is the movie any good, is it worth searching out on DVD?
Is the movie any good, is it worth searching out on DVD?
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakI think that's something very heavily modified or even mocked-up. Those leading struts look like they came from a post-WWII Pitts, not WWI or 1920s. The head visible is so far back that their arms won't reach the gun -- which was always a requirement to clear the frequent jams. So is/was this a two-seater with a gunner ahead of the pilot? I can't see any trace of a prop-disc, or even the bolt circle to attach the prop to the crankshaft, which is how a mock-up to be filmed in front of a background would be. That roundel could be British or French but there's a lot of white there for a combat aircraft.
Is the movie any good, is it worth searching out on DVD?
1932 movie. I have seen better. There are actually several early 30s movies featuring airplanes. You can pick and choose.
Yesterday’s TCM lineup was all about aviation.
It made for an interesting post with the shot of the wrist watch.
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SpeedyPhill
·Lionel Peter Twiss (1921-2011) became the first pilot to fly faster than 1000 Mph !
10 March 1956, Twiss broke the World Air Speed Record, previously with F-100 Super Sabre, flying the supersonic delta-winged research plane Fairey Delta 2 with a speed of 1,132 mph (1811 km/h) in level flight !
10 March 1956, Twiss broke the World Air Speed Record, previously with F-100 Super Sabre, flying the supersonic delta-winged research plane Fairey Delta 2 with a speed of 1,132 mph (1811 km/h) in level flight !
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Bonk
·Retired airline pilot. The watch I wore the most when working was a Breitling Colt quartz. I’m a nerd for accurate watches and the Breitling was/is the most accurate watch I’ve ever owned. It’s one of the few COSC certified quartz watches. I still have it. I owned a Fortis Fleiger for a while and a few other pilot style watches. These days my favorite pilot watch is a Rolex Airking (126900). I know it’s a divisive watch but I love the darn thing.
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SpeedyPhill
·Excited here as in March, about the 80th anniversary of the world's best known "soap bubble helicopter", I will get a ride in one... yes the version used by NASA astronauts... a childhood dream!
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Edit: looking a bit deeper in its history:
8 March 1946 the first civil-certified helicopter, first crash already occurred 3 April 1946...
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As there was still no governor, the automatic system maintaining constant rotor RPM by adjusting engine power compensating for drag when the collective is lowered or raised.
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Edit: looking a bit deeper in its history:
8 March 1946 the first civil-certified helicopter, first crash already occurred 3 April 1946...
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As there was still no governor, the automatic system maintaining constant rotor RPM by adjusting engine power compensating for drag when the collective is lowered or raised.
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DoctorEvil
·Excited here as in March, about the 80th anniversary of the world's best known "soap bubble helicopter", I will get a ride in one... yes the version used by NASA astronauts... a childhood dream!
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DoctorEvil
·Retired airline pilot. The watch I wore the most when working was a Breitling Colt quartz. I’m a nerd for accurate watches and the Breitling was/is the most accurate watch I’ve ever owned. It’s one of the few COSC certified quartz watches. I still have it. I owned a Fortis Fleiger for a while and a few other pilot style watches. These days my favorite pilot watch is a Rolex Airking (126900). I know it’s a divisive watch but I love the darn thing.
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·Edit: looking a bit deeper in its history:
8 March 1946 the first civil-certified helicopter, first crash already occurred 3 April 1946...
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MRC
·A while ago (page 4 of this thread, gulp!) I commented on briefly flying an Antonov AN-2, well here's a really decent video of the pre-flighting and flying experience....
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·Welcome to the forum! I'm curious about how accurate that Breitling is. How many seconds does it gain or lose a month/year? The most accurate quartz watch I have is a G-Shock square G5600-UE that gains 3-5 seconds a month. Most accurate mechanical is an Aqua Terra with Caliber 8500 that gains 0.5-1.0 sec a day. And what did you fly back in the day? 😊
My last job was flying A320/321.
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DoctorEvil
·A while ago (page 4 of this thread, gulp!) I commented on briefly flying an Antonov AN-2, well here's a really decent video of the pre-flighting and flying experience....
Some of the numbers were interesting. Seems like it's not particularly fast if it cruises at around 100 knots IAS. The Piper Cherokee that I used to fly cruised at 120 KIAS and it was a lot less powerful. A 100m landing run is pretty awesome though. Looks like it was made for the outback. Tough as nails.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaThe Piper Cherokee that I used to fly
No wonder you enjoyed the speed.
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·A while ago (page 4 of this thread, gulp!) I commented on briefly flying an Antonov AN-2, well here's a really decent video of the pre-flighting and flying experience....
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SpeedyPhill
·Excited here as in March, about the 80th anniversary of the world's best known "soap bubble helicopter", I will get a ride in one... yes the version used by NASA astronauts... a childhood dream!
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