Pretty amazing that the centreline external fuel tank can take the weight of an F-16 in an emergency belly landing:
Bonus points for anyone who can identify that make of aircraft. I'm struggling...
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?
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!
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.
Edit: looking a bit deeper in its history:
8 March 1946 the first civil-certified helicopter, first crash already occurred 3 April 1946...
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? 😊
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....
The Piper Cherokee that I used to fly
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....
