Classic warbirds and other aviation vids.
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Offutt AFB NE, August 2012 more ...
I've got a 1000 from this show ... I better stop ...
I've got a 1000 from this show ... I better stop ...
I’ll tell you a cool story about a time when a Rockwell B1 was sitting on the Shell Aerocentre ramp. It only ripped out and dragged 100 feet of chain link fencing. Because of that,it sat there,unattended for close to month. I was able to get visitor passes for some friends and we spent many an evenings walking around and twice climbed the ladder and got inside. Security was very lax to say the least. I might have film pics somewhere packed away in the garage.
Obviously they knew about the boundary layer and such in designing the under body air intake. The drag cars copied it very closely.
Screwed up the last post, this was supposed to be the last one
I saw one of those aardvarks back when I worked at the shell aerocenter. Was fortunate enough to fuel it twice. Very cool and unique aircraft.Screwed up the last post, this was supposed to be the last one
I found this picture today wandering around the interwebby thing because I have no life!
What is particularly interesting to this thread is what is in the background.
What is particularly interesting to this thread is what is in the background.
This is one of aviation’s hardest planes to fly. and land as well. At 70,000 feet the window for keeping it in the air or stalling is 5 knots. That doesn’t leave a lot of room for mistakes. As well,they need a chase car to count down the altitude before the pilot gets her on the runway. Always wondered why they don’t use Corvettes. All I’ve ever seen chasing these are Pontiac G8s and Camaros.
Found another shot of those same bombers. Ford built B24 Liberator.
This plane looks like it should have been powered by a jet engine. Cool Buick.
