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Dave91TM said:
So this pic tells me that, if I join the air force, I'll fly supersonic aircraft and my girlfriend or wife can greet me on the active tarmac immediately after my flight driving a brand new top of the line 57 chevy convertible, because, as an air force pilot, I will also have gobs of money. Ya gotta love the truth in advertising (LOL)
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Well actually….yes. Up until unification in the early 70’s my mom used to pick dad up right from the tarmac. I can remember as a kid on base in Cold Lake riding my bike into the hangars on the hangar line and “visiting”. Times were different then and there was a pride about being in the forces and being in the forces meant as a family. Back then very few lived off base and we looked after each other.

Good times. Great memories.
 
It is the required ASA for pilots. Everyone should have an Ass Scratching Arm.

Amazed what other people notice in these pics.

Too funny Eric. :ROFL:
 
Rruuff Day said:
Is it my imagination or does he have a third arm growing out of the center of his back? :Biggrin:
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Not your imagination. It is a Transport Canada and FAA requirement that all Airline Transport Rated pilots have the third arm. It serves to keep the number of pilots down (allowing for artificially maintaining stupid high salaries) and how could you manage the cockpit in a large Boeing/Airbus without the assistance of arm #3. Between the coffee, the first class dinner, and dealing with a First Officer either in the act of or in contemplation of doing something stupid, three arms are not always even enough. Pilots are special people. Just ask one. They will confirm.
 
Rruuff Day said:
Is it my imagination or does he have a third arm growing out of the center of his back? :Biggrin:
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I noticed that as well, it must be a 3rd arm because you cannot put your left hand behind your back and have your thumb pointing away from you...... but maybe pilots can?!?!?!?
 
Dave91TM said:
I noticed that as well, it must be a 3rd arm because you cannot put your left hand behind your back and have your thumb pointing away from you...... but maybe pilots can?!?!?!?
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Pilots can do anything. Because they are pilots.
 
Some interesting history fighter plane history found on the HAMB
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The lady in the third picture, riding the Norton, is Beatrice ('Tilly') Shilling, an engineer who worked in aviation in the UK before and during WW2. She designed the carburettor modification for the Rolls Royce Merlin engine that prevented engine cutout in negative G situations (Did you ever wonder why they roll over on their back before diving in all those old war movies?). She got an OBE for that! The modified part was irreverently referred to as 'Tilly's orifice'. After the war she went car racing and passed away in 1990 aged 81.
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Another article on Beatrice Shilling

Beatrice Shilling - Revolutionising the Spitfire​





July 1935: Miss Beatrice Shilling sits astride her Norton motorcycle at the Brooklands race track.


July 1935: Miss Beatrice Shilling sits astride her Norton motorcycle at the Brooklands race track.

Born 8 March 1909 (now coincidentally International Women’s Day), Beatrice “Tilly” Shilling was considered one of the great engineers of her time.​

When she was young she would ask questions about engines and would spend her pocket money on certain practical tools for fixing things (penknife, a glue pot and an adjustable spanner). She also enjoyed playing with Meccano.
Beatrice left school in her teens and took up an apprenticeship with Margaret Partridge in her electrical engineering company.
She was one of two women studying engineering at The University of Manchester in 1932 (the first year the course allowed women to join). After completing the course Beatrice took up motorcycle riding, eventually gaining a Gold Star for outstanding performance at Brooklands; reaching 106mph by using a revolutionary supercharger.
1936, the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in Farnborough, Hampshire, hired Beatrice; the RAE later became a leading specialist in carburetors.
Beatrice Shilling is most known for her engineering ideas for the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine in 1940 fighter planes. When either the Spitfire or Hurricane would perform a nose dive the engine would cut out due to the flooding of the carburetor.
Shilling innovated a small metal disk, similar to a washer, which would regulate the fuel flow, resulting in prevention of stalling. This invention was named the ‘RAE restrictor’, however while touring RAF bases and meeting various officers it soon got the nickname ‘Tilly’s orifice’, for various reasons other than it has a small puncture in the centre of the disk.
On distributing this, the RAE restrictor became integral to the RAF aircraft. Shilling was then seen and celebrated as a crucial contributor to the eventual victory, receiving an OBE in 1948. Continuing to work for the RAE until her retirement in 1969, she also remained active in the racing and aerospace engineering communities until her death in 1990, age 81.
Although Beatrice Shilling was key to the successful function of Merlin engines, she remains one of the little-known figures in history, people are unaware of her achievements towards the war effort, racing community and even women’s empowerment.
Here’s to the thrill-seeking, freewheeling gear-head, Tilly.
 
Black 03 Z06 said:
Another article on Beatrice Shilling

Beatrice Shilling - Revolutionising the Spitfire​





July 1935: Miss Beatrice Shilling sits astride her Norton motorcycle at the Brooklands race track.

July 1935: Miss Beatrice Shilling sits astride her Norton motorcycle at the Brooklands race track.

Born 8 March 1909 (now coincidentally International Women’s Day), Beatrice “Tilly” Shilling was considered one of the great engineers of her time.​

When she was young she would ask questions about engines and would spend her pocket money on certain practical tools for fixing things (penknife, a glue pot and an adjustable spanner). She also enjoyed playing with Meccano.
Beatrice left school in her teens and took up an apprenticeship with Margaret Partridge in her electrical engineering company.
She was one of two women studying engineering at The University of Manchester in 1932 (the first year the course allowed women to join). After completing the course Beatrice took up motorcycle riding, eventually gaining a Gold Star for outstanding performance at Brooklands; reaching 106mph by using a revolutionary supercharger.
1936, the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in Farnborough, Hampshire, hired Beatrice; the RAE later became a leading specialist in carburetors.
Beatrice Shilling is most known for her engineering ideas for the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine in 1940 fighter planes. When either the Spitfire or Hurricane would perform a nose dive the engine would cut out due to the flooding of the carburetor.
Shilling innovated a small metal disk, similar to a washer, which would regulate the fuel flow, resulting in prevention of stalling. This invention was named the ‘RAE restrictor’, however while touring RAF bases and meeting various officers it soon got the nickname ‘Tilly’s orifice’, for various reasons other than it has a small puncture in the centre of the disk.
On distributing this, the RAE restrictor became integral to the RAF aircraft. Shilling was then seen and celebrated as a crucial contributor to the eventual victory, receiving an OBE in 1948. Continuing to work for the RAE until her retirement in 1969, she also remained active in the racing and aerospace engineering communities until her death in 1990, age 81.
Although Beatrice Shilling was key to the successful function of Merlin engines, she remains one of the little-known figures in history, people are unaware of her achievements towards the war effort, racing community and even women’s empowerment.
Here’s to the thrill-seeking, freewheeling gear-head, Tilly.
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I would say that setting up a 4 BBl atop a SBC would be childs play for her
 

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