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So.. of the two, which would you choose? B-17, or B-24?
b-17 has always been one of my favs.
I've been aboard both of those planes when they stopped by my area a few years ago. They belong to the Collings Foundation, and you can book flights on them when they're on tour. Yeah its pretty expensive, but keep in mind, the money helps them keep those old gals in flying condition.
That B-17 combined with the pics I just saw of the USS Reagan with all the cars on the flight deck just gave me an Amerigasim.
The Liberator at Dusk by Finktel Jr Productions, on Flickr
B-24 Liftoff by Finktel Jr Productions, on Flickr
Flying Fortress Climbout by Finktel Jr Productions, on Flickr
The Barn Door is Open by Finktel Jr Productions, on Flickr
Yeah nice flaps and that is a very early P-51 model, maybe an A with a Packard Merlin though? You see so many of the later types with the blister canopy and think they all look like that.Originally Posted by flyinhawaiian
Please tell me she still in flying condition.
Its actually a 'B" model and also a 2-seater. It tours around with the B-24 and B-17 giving rides and you can buy actual flight time in the P-51 in the process (for a TON of money). Absolutely stunning airplane, though - I've been fortunate to have been able to play around quite a few of those machines:Yeah nice flaps and that is a very early P-51 model, maybe an A with a Packard Merlin though? You see so many of the later types with the blister canopy and think they all look like that.
Please tell me she still in flying condition.
One of my favorite anecdotes, I was at Fantasy of Flight a couple years back, and in their hanger they have a P-51D and a P-51C, both sitting right next to each other. Well, a young boy and his father are looking at the two aircraft, when the young boy points at the D. "What airplane is that, daddy?" "Oh, that's a Mustang!" The boy points at the C. "What airplane is that?" "Oh, I don't know, son."Yeah nice flaps and that is a very early P-51 model, maybe an A with a Packard Merlin though? You see so many of the later types with the blister canopy and think they all look like that.
Please tell me she still in flying condition.
I seriously felt like shouting "It's a Mustang!" Seriously, when the two are parked next to each other, there really is no mistaking that they're the same airplane.
Turbo 340:
One for lulz:
More info here
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Ah, I was close a P-51B. Hey, have you got stick time logged in the two seater or just playing around as per the photo?
Truth be told, when I first saw the picture with that strange angled shot, I thought it might be a P-40. Then noticed the radiator below and the C-cab window and thought Ah-ha! It's an old Mustang.
There are a lot of late model P-51's around but few early ones, so I'm not surprised that the dad didn't get it. He should have asked someone though. If there are any in England, I've not seen one yet.
Short doco on the Red Arrows:
Someone told me the BBC is supposed to have filmed one as well?
In case you can't tell I'm quiet obsessed with the Red Arrows/Formation flying in general. Dreamed of being a Red since I was a kid but I think the reality is that I'm not cut out for fast jet flying. Still, I will progress towards an Aerobatics endorsment.
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PICTURES: Northrop adapts B-2's flying wing into airliner for NASA study
NASA two years ago challenged three aircraft makers -- Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman -- to design a next-generation airliner. Boeing's and Lockheed's designs have been revealed before. Northrop's concept finally was unveiled last week at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Sciences Meeting in Nashville.
It's the first airliner optimized for radar cross section! (Well, that's one way for airlines to get around slot restrictions at LHR.)
Seriously, NASA originally planned to analyze all three concepts and select a single design to build a 737-sized subscale test vehicle. That programme is now on hold due to funding cutbacks.
But Northrop is unlikely to walk away from the concept forever. Company officials emailed us another another image showing a concept for a next-generation military airlifter based on the same technology. In two decades, the USAF will likely need to start replacing the Lockheed Martin C-5A fleet. It's a requirement already being eyed by Boeing with the subscale X-48 blended wing body, and by Lockheed with the Speed Agile concept. It's now clear that Northrop plans to compete for the contract, if it ever comes.
That's a Reichsflugscheibe!
Boeing 720
Part of the 707 family, the 720 was kind of short lived at only nine years production and replaced by the Boeing 727.
Boeing 720 (Wiki)
Sorry, but the 727
Bet he wasn't Italian.Remarkably the pilot did not feel the need to perform an emergency landing - despite the dead bird being stuck - and continued for another hour to his destination in Ishigaki, in the Okinawa Prefecture.
Bird stricks not good
wth? was that an armoured bird or sth?
Bet he wasn't Italian.
Planes are fast.
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