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Fascinating story about this plane the "All American Bomber" B17. Simply incredible and worth the read.

WWII’s B-17 “All American” Separating Fact and Fiction

Debunks chain email discussing the February 2, 1943 bombing mission of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "All American" True account of events.

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Whoaaaaaa.... nasty cavity on that second canine...

 

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Ok.... I have to post one of these now and again. Sorry it's not a better picture.

 

[Dave91TM]

Ok.... I have to post one of these now and again. Sorry it's not a better picture.

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Comin' ta Gitchya'!

 

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Ok.... I have to post one of these now and again. Sorry it's not a better picture.

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Purpose built.

 

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Perfect example of why they needed electronic stability control. Its not a starfighter, but I believe the stubby winged things were known as widow makers.

 

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Perfect example of why they needed electronic stability control. Its not a starfighter, but I believe the stubby winged things were known as widow makers.

Essentially a rocket with minimal control surfaces. Looks like the X15 experimental plane

X15 from the early 60s

 

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Perfect example of why they needed electronic stability control. Its not a starfighter, but I believe the stubby winged things were known as widow makers.

The "widowmaker" nickname for the 104 was almost exclusively because of the German Air Force. The 104 did suffer suffer from some inherent design issues particularly at low speed operations due to a lack of control surfaces. However, each design is a compromise and the control surfaces were more than adequate at Mach 2+. The larger issue with the 104 was the computer flight control system. In the early days, and the known cause of several crashes was the computer not relinquishing control to the pilot or not relinquishing all control to the pilot. Just as an FYI final approach speed minimum was approximately 230 knots. The RCAF procedure, should there have been an engine failure was simply to pull the handles and eject. There was no such thing as a forced approach/dead stick landing in a 104. I understand from my father, there was one dead stick landing with a Canadian 104 that was successful in the early sixties.

 

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The "widowmaker" nickname for the 104 was almost exclusively because of the German Air Force. The 104 did suffer suffer from some inherent design issues particularly at low speed operations due to a lack of control surfaces. However, each design is a compromise and the control surfaces were more than adequate at Mach 2+. The larger issue with the 104 was the computer flight control system. In the early days, and the known cause of several crashes was the computer not relinquishing control to the pilot or not relinquishing all control to the pilot. Just as an FYI final approach speed minimum was approximately 230 knots. The RCAF procedure, should there have been an engine failure was simply to pull the handles and eject. There was no such thing as a forced approach/dead stick landing in a 104. I understand from my father, there was one dead stick landing with a Canadian 104 that was successful in the early sixties.

Thanks Caribou, interesting. So would the flight instructor just casually end his lecture with an "Oh. by the way, if the engine fails eject!"

 

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Looks like a machine that some kamakazi pilot would use to run one of those Red Bull Races.

 

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Here's on for both Classic Warbirds and XFIRE.

 

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