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·Upside down landing ~
The pilot was not killed, but in the hospital.
The pilot was not killed, but in the hospital.
The Aviators Thread
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SpeedyPhill
·60 years ago... 27 September 1964
Boscombe Down, BAC TSR2 test pilots... interesting wrist watch !
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Boscombe Down, BAC TSR2 test pilots... interesting wrist watch !
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DoctorEvil
·60 years ago... 27 September 1964
Boscombe Down, BAC TSR2 test pilots... interesting wrist watch !
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Fallout Boy
·anyone collect helmets?
I am not the seller, I don t know him, I just want to publish the link. He sells some fine watches too.... click on "16 Anzeigen online"
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/einzigartige-piloten-jet-helm-sammlung/2859669283-234-6273
I am not the seller, I don t know him, I just want to publish the link. He sells some fine watches too.... click on "16 Anzeigen online"
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/einzigartige-piloten-jet-helm-sammlung/2859669283-234-6273
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SpeedyPhill
·Who remembers these Swedish aircraft...
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SpeedyPhill
·Canberra Bomber in RAAF Amberley base hanger 1955!
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaIt was of course a concoction done by the Phot guys at Amberley and the Canberra was actually on jacks for the photo.
Some very clever old time "photoshop" was then done.
Those guys would be amazed at AI now.
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·Somewhere I used to have the original B&W photo which was actually RAAF Approved (or at least stamped RAAF etc).
It was of course a concoction done by the Phot guys at Amberley and the Canberra was actually on jacks for the photo.
Some very clever old time "photoshop" was then done.
Those guys would be amazed at AI now.
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··Melbourne AustraliaSo it wasn`t a low pass through the hangar, military pilots are a bit crazy but not that crazy 😀 Cool photo!
I did have a few true "low pass" photos.
The best was one I took from the control tower (pallet on a power pylon + a VHF hand held) at Learmonth Air Weapons Range.
It was a Mirage coming toward us at VERY low altitude, the wing vortices were kicking up rocks the size of cricket balls and we were looking down into the cockpit as the knucklehead in the cockpit looked up at us and waved.
Unfortunately my ex has got most of my good photos, but that one is burnt in my mind.
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Fallout Boy
·Interesting: runway BER changes new official names - the power of earth rules.
The two runways at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will be given new official names. The identifiers are based on the Earth's magnetic field between the North and South Poles. But the North Pole is sliding around.
According to BER Airport, the northern runway previously bore the runway designation 25R/07L - on Thursday it will now become the 24R/06L. The southern runway - previously 07R/25L - becomes 06R/24L.
https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitr...burg-flughafen-ber-verschiebung-gradzahl.html
The two runways at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will be given new official names. The identifiers are based on the Earth's magnetic field between the North and South Poles. But the North Pole is sliding around.
According to BER Airport, the northern runway previously bore the runway designation 25R/07L - on Thursday it will now become the 24R/06L. The southern runway - previously 07R/25L - becomes 06R/24L.
https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitr...burg-flughafen-ber-verschiebung-gradzahl.html
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·NOAA "Miss Piggy" Hurricane Hunters. Damn brave people! They seems a bit unprepeared considering all the loose stuff flying around. Its a modified Good ol P3B Orion.
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·NOAA "Miss Piggy" Hurricane Hunters. Damn brave people! They seems a bit unprepeared considering all the loose stuff flying around. Its a modified Good ol P3B Orion.
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·Damn brave alright. Hats off to those people. I normally try to fly away from storms, not towards them! Have a soft spot for the Orion. I was lucky enough to ride in one as an observer when I was a medical officer in the RAAF.
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··Melbourne AustraliaI have also spent many hours in the old P3-B.
they are rock solid.
99.9% of the time.
Unfortunately there is the slim 0.1% chance of something going wrong.
I knew the Captain of this P3 (one of my troops who became a pilot).
Tragically, one fatality (maybe due to the seat we would never willingly occupy).
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/325789
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·99.9% of the time.
Unfortunately there is the slim 0.1% chance of something going wrong.
I knew the Captain of this P3 (one of my troops who became a pilot).
Tragically, one fatality (maybe due to the seat we would never willingly occupy).
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/325789
The Norweagian P3B`s flew long missions in all kinds of weather in the arctic keeping tabs on the Soviets. It was in service in various forms ( B,C and N) From 1968 to 2023 (when the P8 Poseidon took over), with out accidents as far as I know.
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··Melbourne AustraliaOps! What happened here? " I have also spent many hours in the old P3-B." This quote is not mine. I have not spent many hours in the P3B, I was a firefighter/ crash /rescue not a pilot and was inside to get to know the lay out of the plane only. Would you be kind and correct it please?
The Norweagian P3B`s flew long missions in all kinds of weather in the arctic keeping tabs on the Soviets. It was in service in various forms ( B,C and N) From 1968 to 2023 (when the P8 Poseidon took over), with out accidents as far as I know.
.From memory, and from seeing various reports, the plane took off and turned to do a low pass over the strip (often done on deployments as a "thank you" to the locals).
As it pulled up for climb, parts of the leading edge started departing the wing, resulting in an unflyable configuration. An attempt to go around was unsuccessful (damn you altitude) and the lagoon was the only option.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaSort of related to aviation.
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··Melbourne AustraliaI know where Elon got the idea from, good old Aussie ingenuity.
I was involved in Nulka in a very small way when DSTO were seeking information/experience with the current guided missiles we used (ca December 1986)..
I was involved in Nulka in a very small way when DSTO were seeking information/experience with the current guided missiles we used (ca December 1986)..
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·It's the " Aviators " topic after all... NASA missions... Really like the "All Navy crew" mentality !
Remember both Apollo 12 (1969) and Skylab 2 (1973) missions were flown by an " All Navy " crew... ending in an " All Navy " recovery.
Apollo 12 recovery by USS Hornet in South Pacific and Skylab SL-2 recovery by USS Ticonderoga in Pacific off Tijuana.
Superb spirit to produce Apollo 12 sailor mugs with a glass bottom... Navy veterans know the reason, not only to check Your surroundings!
Great to see aviators Pete Conrad & Paul Weitz were immediately given their leather Navy G1 jackets !
(Photos: US Navy/MoonwatchUniverse)
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Remember both Apollo 12 (1969) and Skylab 2 (1973) missions were flown by an " All Navy " crew... ending in an " All Navy " recovery.
Apollo 12 recovery by USS Hornet in South Pacific and Skylab SL-2 recovery by USS Ticonderoga in Pacific off Tijuana.
Superb spirit to produce Apollo 12 sailor mugs with a glass bottom... Navy veterans know the reason, not only to check Your surroundings!
Great to see aviators Pete Conrad & Paul Weitz were immediately given their leather Navy G1 jackets !
(Photos: US Navy/MoonwatchUniverse)
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