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·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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The Aviators Thread
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SpeedyPhill
·Helicopter training for astronauts, nowadays: #Artemis
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/helicopter-training-for-artemis-missions/
and
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/e...ns-for-simulated-artemis-moon-landing-course/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/helicopter-training-for-artemis-missions/
and
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/e...ns-for-simulated-artemis-moon-landing-course/
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Bonk
·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? 😊
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberSpeaking of Boeing, here is my latest vintage model, from back when they were producing fine airplanes. It's a Stratoliner, aka the prototype of what became known as the 707.
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DoctorEvil
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Image courtesy of Sierra Hotel Aeronautics via Facebook
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·@Tony C.
Superb model of an early Boeing 707, a jet liner designed 70 years ago and that remains in military versions available as KC-135, E3 Sentry, E8 J-STARS, etc...
I still remember the 720 which had other engines and last week we commemorated:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_548
A large jetliner in the day, but small compared to a Boeing 747
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My model of a Bell 47G helicopter, which was used by NASA for over a decade...
Superb model of an early Boeing 707, a jet liner designed 70 years ago and that remains in military versions available as KC-135, E3 Sentry, E8 J-STARS, etc...
I still remember the 720 which had other engines and last week we commemorated:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_548
A large jetliner in the day, but small compared to a Boeing 747
My model of a Bell 47G helicopter, which was used by NASA for over a decade...
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberA large jetliner in the day, but small compared to a Boeing 747
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A Kodak
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TasMike
·If I remember correctly after it finished service with QANTAS that aircraft was owned by Michael Jackson. A sister 707 was owned and flown by John Travolta after being retired from QANTAS.
It is now on display at the QANTAS Founder's Museum at Longreach airport in central Queensland - a significant city in the history of QANTAS and just down the road from Winton, QANTAS' birthplace.
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DoctorEvil
·🤣 Bad Boeings...
Image courtesy of Aviation Humour via Facebook
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmaker
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·Neil Armstrong and his life-long love & interest for rotary-wing aircraft...
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·60 years ago : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Palomares_accident
Well brought story in this BD / comics book:
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Well brought story in this BD / comics book:
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hen
·I had a less than pleasant cross Atlantic flight twice this month. It was an old Boeing 787 flown by Air France. First the 'joy' of flying an old Boeing, just waiting for it to fall out of the sky. Second they messed up our reservation, so no extra leg room for tall norwegians. Third seats were broken and screens did not work, just letting us hope the engines and avionics were maintained properly.
SAS and Airbus from now.
SAS and Airbus from now.
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DoctorEvil
·A blast from the past. When the F-14 Tomcat was still new...
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·Working on something special... "" 75 years USAF Thunderbirds aerobatic squadron ""
Planning & preparation is half-of-the-work !
(Photo: MWU)
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Planning & preparation is half-of-the-work !
(Photo: MWU)
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MRC
·Late morning today there was quite a rumbling noise overhead. not the C130s so frequently heard around here but this AN12 (reg UR-CKM) passing by at 24,000ft.
The AN-12 is a new spot for me (what's an audible "spot" called?) , although this and her sisters are in or over the UK regularly. Today's flight was Basel to Reykjavik and was #1 followed on FR24 while over the UK.
The AN-12 is a new spot for me (what's an audible "spot" called?) , although this and her sisters are in or over the UK regularly. Today's flight was Basel to Reykjavik and was #1 followed on FR24 while over the UK.
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DoctorEvil
·Late morning today there was quite a rumbling noise overhead. not the C130s so frequently heard around here but this AN12 (reg UR-CKM) passing by at 24,000ft.
The AN-12 is a new spot for me (what's an audible "spot" called?) , although this and her sisters are in or over the UK regularly. Today's flight was Basel to Reykjavik and was #1 followed on FR24 while over the UK.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaVp Vance has left Pakistan, one one of these I guess, which one you guess.
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