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DoctorEvil
·Just wow. I'm guessing it's the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA?
Image courtesy of Avgeekery.com via Facebook
Image courtesy of Avgeekery.com via Facebook
The Aviators Thread
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakThe stuff you find at thrift stores.
And a cheap G Shock too. My first G Shock. I always preferred the square one.
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SpeedyPhill
·40 years ago... The Right Stuff - How the Future began. movie based on Tom Wolfe's 1979 bestselling book on test pilots and astronauts.
(Photo: Warner Bros / The Ladd Company)
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For those who asked... these were indeed real " Aeromedicine " physical qualification tests which included some gruesome medical experiments during which the candidates were prodded and punctured or being held in heat chambers up to 130° F (54° Celsius) during 2 hours!
This all took place at the Lovelace Clinic (Albuquerque - New Mexico) and Wright Air Development Center (Dayton - Ohio).
The scene in " The Right Stuff " shows the blowing test, for which the all time record was set at 94 seconds, but Major John Glenn blew 151 seconds and Lt Scott Carpenter even 171 seconds !
So Naval aviators did best (Glenn was US Marine Corps & Carpenter was US Navy patrol pilot) 😁
(Photo: Warner Bros / The Ladd Company)
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For those who asked... these were indeed real " Aeromedicine " physical qualification tests which included some gruesome medical experiments during which the candidates were prodded and punctured or being held in heat chambers up to 130° F (54° Celsius) during 2 hours!
This all took place at the Lovelace Clinic (Albuquerque - New Mexico) and Wright Air Development Center (Dayton - Ohio).
The scene in " The Right Stuff " shows the blowing test, for which the all time record was set at 94 seconds, but Major John Glenn blew 151 seconds and Lt Scott Carpenter even 171 seconds !
So Naval aviators did best (Glenn was US Marine Corps & Carpenter was US Navy patrol pilot) 😁
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DoctorEvil
·The stuff you find at thrift stores.And a cheap G Shock too. My first G Shock. I always preferred the square one.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakThanks for sharing that. The document which interests me the most is "Flying The Falls". As a private pilot, doing a flypast would be amazing. However, that chart doesn't say where the location of the waterfall actually is. Do you know if it's near Goat Island? That would kinda make sense looking at the flight path.
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DoctorEvil
·Niagara Falls.North and West of Goat Island.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakThanks. I prefer to fly with an engine though 😁
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TLIGuy
·Saw this beautiful bird sitting in some tall grass behind a fence heading out of Heathrow yesterday.
What a stunning machine.
What a stunning machine.
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Dash1
·A friend took this from a sailplane a few years ago. It’s an excellent lesson in why we need a good lookout. Can you spot the Tornado?
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Omegafanman
·It sure is! Do you know whats happened to them after they all been taken out of service?
This is the best place to view one in the UK… also next to its birthplace ….
Concorde made its first test flight in Britain. On 9 April 1969, thousands of spectators watched the delta-shaped plane soar into sky at Filton, near Bristol.
https://aerospacebristol.org/
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Pvt-Public
·If you are near Washington D.C. there is one here:
https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center
https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center
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TLIGuy
·Great timing for this article I just saw posted this morning at the Daily Mail.
Maybe the Thames across from Parliament will be the place to see this Concord.
She's languishing in a forgotten corner of Heathrow. Now a group of enthusiasts need your help to restore The Concorde, once the envy of the world, to her former glory
Maybe the Thames across from Parliament will be the place to see this Concord.
She's languishing in a forgotten corner of Heathrow. Now a group of enthusiasts need your help to restore The Concorde, once the envy of the world, to her former glory
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Omegafanman
·There is a prototype open to the public at Duxford which also has a working nose drop (need to check dates when that is happening) a group of enthusiasts are slowly restoring a lot of the electrical and pneumatic systems. There is also a lot to see at Duxford of course.
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Omegafanman
·Reference Concorde, special timing for Bristol today….
It's been 20 years since the last iconic Concorde plane flew over Bristol's skies, returning to its home city.
The aircraft's first commercial flight was on 21 January 1976 and its last was on 26 November 2003.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67479172
My father worked on the design having followed by Grandfather into the aircraft industry at Filton, so it holds a special place for me.
It's been 20 years since the last iconic Concorde plane flew over Bristol's skies, returning to its home city.
The aircraft's first commercial flight was on 21 January 1976 and its last was on 26 November 2003.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67479172
My father worked on the design having followed by Grandfather into the aircraft industry at Filton, so it holds a special place for me.
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TLIGuy
·Reference Concorde, special timing for Bristol today….
It's been 20 years since the last iconic Concorde plane flew over Bristol's skies, returning to its home city.
The aircraft's first commercial flight was on 21 January 1976 and its last was on 26 November 2003.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67479172
My father worked on the design having followed by Grandfather into the aircraft industry at Filton, so it holds a special place for me.
Fantastic stuff @Omegafanman
I had to dig for these old pre digital pictures. My wife and I made our first trip to London in October 2003. We were walking along the Thames when we noticed everyone stopped and looking up. We looked up and caught sight of three British Airways Concords making their final arrivals flying along the river into Heathrow. What a sight to see three in a row following each other in.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakFrom the Concorde (above) to the early days. From a 1913 book.
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spacemission
·This is the best place to view one in the UK… also next to its birthplace ….
Concorde made its first test flight in Britain. On 9 April 1969, thousands of spectators watched the delta-shaped plane soar into sky at Filton, near Bristol.
https://aerospacebristol.org/
Where and when? ☕
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SpeedyPhill
·Do the British also call their Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilots " Aviators " ?
WW II Malta June 1943, 2nd Lieutenant W N Jones Fleet Air Arm RNVR photographed wearing what looks like an Omega CK2129 pilot watch.
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WW II Malta June 1943, 2nd Lieutenant W N Jones Fleet Air Arm RNVR photographed wearing what looks like an Omega CK2129 pilot watch.
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Omegafanman
·Another good day today at East Kirkby (Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre). They are getting ready for the next Season..
@Seiji and @SpeedyPhill would enjoy a trip here I think.
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@Seiji and @SpeedyPhill would enjoy a trip here I think.
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