Aircraft - Page 9

glatt · 04-26-2016, 07:46 AM

I remember it from Riptide.

I remember seeing it was a cheap old surplus chopper in the story line of that show, and wondering if someday I might be able to afford an old surplus chopper. I was a dumb kid, so I didn't know anything about the 5,000 hours of maintenance for every hour of flight rule of thumb back then.

Gravdigr · 04-26-2016, 11:40 AM

It's a Sikorsky H-34, and was one of the last helicopters to use a piston engine.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-27-2016, 01:43 PM

The good old days...

xoxoxoBruce · 04-28-2016, 07:04 PM

Does this count as aircraft?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-30-2016, 10:38 PM

The asshole Air Force is still trying to kill the Warthog claiming to save money, when in truth to maintain and support the A-10 costs 0.21% of their $255,000,000,000 budget. They want extra money to dump into the mishandled nightmare called f-35, that even if by some miracle gets finished won't hold a candle to the A-10 for close air support. You know, the one stinking job that helps and protects boots on the ground.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-01-2016, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The asshole Air Force is still trying to kill the Warthog claiming to save money, when in truth to maintain and support the A-10 costs 0.21% of their $255,000,000,000 budget. They want extra money to dump into the mishandled nightmare called f-35, that even if by some miracle gets finished won't hold a candle to the A-10 for close air support. You know, the one stinking job that helps and protects boots on the ground.

While I'm at it...

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The United States Air Force never really wanted GPS. The 621B program, the precursor to GPS, was underfunded. After it evolved into the GPS program in the early 1970s, the Air Force largely neglected it, to the point of disowning it and defunding it. A few times, it tried to kill its own creation, and GPS was kept alive by the Pentagon’s largesse…

One reason the Air Force was slow to embrace GPS is the space-based projects were never seen as a priority. “The Air Force is not a big user of space,” says Scott Page..”The Air Force gets to build for space, but the Marine Corps, Army, and Navy are much more reliant on actual space services than the Air Force itself is. The budget for space is in the Air Force, but in terms of the number of customers and users, they’re all in the other services.
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Gravdigr · 05-07-2016, 04:21 PM

Boeing's oldest flyable twin-engine airliner makes last flight

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Gravdigr · 05-14-2016, 11:54 AM

"Rainbow jet exhaust" is just awesome.

Gravdigr · 05-16-2016, 10:54 AM

Mystery as British Airways A380 plane lands in London with square tire

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xoxoxoBruce · 05-16-2016, 03:59 PM

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Kumar Mysore, from the Royal Aeronautical Society, told the Mail that the square shape might be due to how the weight of the Airbus A380 distributes itself on a deflated tire.

"You can see that the wheel is not damaged at all, as it is designed to take this weight.

"The effect is the same as when you squeeze a rubber ring toy with different intensity, it can turn into a different shape.

"In an A380, for this particular situation, it happens to be squarish."

I realize he was put in a position to satisfy the reporters, probably on short notice, but what clear and utter bullshit!

xoxoxoBruce · 05-17-2016, 03:42 AM

Oh shit...

Gravdigr · 05-17-2016, 01:10 PM

Somebody just got fired.

Gravdigr · 05-19-2016, 11:42 AM

"Model" aircraft, in this case:

xoxoxoBruce · 05-19-2016, 11:33 PM

Say hello to my little friend...

xoxoxoBruce · 05-20-2016, 02:09 PM

Look at that big Fokker...

04-26-2016, 11:40 AM	#2
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04-27-2016, 01:43 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The good old days... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-28-2016, 07:04 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Does this count as aircraft? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-30-2016, 10:38 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The asshole Air Force is still trying to kill the Warthog claiming to save money, when in truth to maintain and support the A-10 costs 0.21% of their $255,000,000,000 budget. They want extra money to dump into the mishandled nightmare called f-35, that even if by some miracle gets finished won't hold a candle to the A-10 for close air support. You know, the one stinking job that helps and protects boots on the ground. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-07-2016, 04:21 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Boeing's oldest flyable twin-engine airliner makes last flight __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-26-2016, 07:46 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I remember it from Riptide. I remember seeing it was a cheap old surplus chopper in the story line of that show, and wondering if someday I might be able to afford an old surplus chopper. I was a dumb kid, so I didn't know anything about the 5,000 hours of maintenance for every hour of flight rule of thumb back then.

05-14-2016, 11:54 AM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"Rainbow jet exhaust" is just awesome. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-16-2016, 10:54 AM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Mystery as British Airways A380 plane lands in London with square tire __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-17-2016, 03:42 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh shit... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-17-2016, 01:10 PM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Somebody just got fired. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-19-2016, 11:42 AM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"Model" aircraft, in this case: __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-19-2016, 11:33 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Say hello to my little friend... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-20-2016, 02:09 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Look at that big Fokker... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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