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June 30, 2009 2:14 p.m. bludroptop Dork
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June 30, 2009 2:36 p.m. 4cylndrfury HalfDork
the pilot wrote:
ok guys very funny...now get that skirt off my plane. I swear when I get down there Im gonna kick all your...
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June 30, 2009 4:06 p.m. mtn Dork
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June 30, 2009 6:42 p.m. neon4891 UltraDork
Drool time
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June 30, 2009 6:47 p.m. zoomx2 New Reader
4cylndrfury wrote:
the pilot wrote:
ok guys very funny...now get that skirt off my plane. I swear when I get down there Im gonna kick all your...
Well played sir, well played...
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June 30, 2009 9:09 p.m. confuZion3 Dork
That's beautiful. If I could see in color, I would be in the Air Force flying those today.
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June 30, 2009 9:33 p.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
Interesting how the shockwave forms on the wings here. I've seen vids of F14s breaking the sound barrier and the shockwave seems to form on the nosecone...
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June 30, 2009 9:41 p.m. wherethefmi Dork
I bet it did form on the nose, and the picture was caught with it there on the wings, my .02 anyway.
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June 30, 2009 10:03 p.m. Osterkraut Dork
confuZion3 wrote:
That's beautiful. If I could see in color, I would be in the Air Force flying those today.
Oh would you now?
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June 30, 2009 10:24 p.m. Appleseed HalfDork
Hmmm...every time I think supersonic, I think SR-71 and J-58s in full afterburner.
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June 30, 2009 10:36 p.m. Toyman01 Reader
Appleseed wrote:
Hmmm...every time I think supersonic, I think SR-71 and J-58s in full afterburner.
Quoted because that is a cool picture and everyone wanted to look at it twice.
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June 30, 2009 10:53 p.m. gimpstang New Reader
Both of these pictures are full of win!
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June 30, 2009 11:02 p.m. Trans_Maro Reader
That engine pic makes my man parts happy.
That's the only thing I miss about aviation. NOTHING smells better than burnt Jet A.
Shawn
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July 1, 2009 9:14 p.m. confuZion3 Dork
Osterkraut wrote:
Yes. I 100% guarantee you that I would be a fighter pilot if my eyes worked right.confuZion3 wrote:
That's beautiful. If I could see in color, I would be in the Air Force flying those today.
Oh would you now?
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July 1, 2009 10:25 p.m. Osterkraut Dork
confuZion3 wrote:
Osterkraut wrote:
Yes. I 100% guarantee you that I would be a fighter pilot if my eyes worked right.confuZion3 wrote:
That's beautiful. If I could see in color, I would be in the Air Force flying those today.
Oh would you now?
I'd take that bet!
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July 2, 2009 6:56 a.m. mapper New Reader
Trans_Maro wrote:
That engine pic makes my man parts happy.
That's the only thing I miss about aviation. NOTHING smells better than burnt Jet A.
Shawn
Too many years on the flightline in the Florida heat. 90+ summers on a concrete ramp with with F-15s rolling by. The exhaust side isn't so bad but the intake side screams and after awhile the combination of sound and fumes will make your head feel like it's going to explode. Some days I miss it!
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July 2, 2009 8:40 a.m. poopshovel SuperDork
Appleseed wrote:
Hmmm...every time I think supersonic, I think SR-71 and J-58s in full afterburner.
Dear god, that's beautiful.
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July 2, 2009 10:21 p.m. Appleseed HalfDork
Except J-58s burn JP-7. You can flick lit matches at it all day and it'll never light. HABU crews use TEB (Triethylborane) chemicals to light em' off.
Here's more Blackbird porn:
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July 3, 2009 1:44 a.m. confuZion3 Dork
Do they still fly those planes (SR-71)? I know they're essentially useless now, but they have to get some of them off the ground, right? Or are they all grounded with their engines removed and stored in warehouses? Or Decepticons?
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July 3, 2009 6:23 a.m. aeronca65t HalfDork
Since you guys like The Sled, here's Top Gear's favourite pilot, James May flying shotgun in another Cold War bird.
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July 3, 2009 7:10 a.m. Goldmember Reader
aeronca65t wrote:
Since you guys like The Sled, here's Top Gear's favourite pilot, James May flying shotgun in another Cold War bird.
Thats berkeleying awesome! May is one lucky SOB!!
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July 3, 2009 8:19 a.m. Toyman01 Reader
confuZion3 wrote:
Do they still fly those planes (SR-71)? I know they're essentially useless now, but they have to get some of them off the ground, right? Or are they all grounded with their engines removed and stored in warehouses? Or Decepticons?
A little research shows the last one flew in 1999.
9 October 1999: The last flight of the SR-71 (#61-7980/NASA 844).
Way cool plane though.
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July 3, 2009 8:35 p.m. Hal HalfDork
confuZion3 wrote:
Or are they all grounded with their engines removed and stored in warehouses?
How about being on display in museums
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July 3, 2009 8:56 p.m. Jensenman MegaDork
poopshovel wrote:
Wow.Appleseed wrote:
Hmmm...every time I think supersonic, I think SR-71 and J-58s in full afterburner.
Dear god, that's beautiful.
There is hope for mankind after all.
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July 3, 2009 9:27 p.m. RexSeven HalfDork
It was my dream to be a fighter (or attack helo) pilot when I was a kid.
For chairborne jet jockeys, check out the Strike Fighters series. It's like the Miata of fight sims: It'll run on older hardware, it's hardcore enough to please most rivet counters but accessible for anyone who wants to graduate from Ace Combat, and there is a metric butt-ton of free and payware add-ons (like almost every military jet imaginable, new maps, campaigns, etc.). The SF series has been a great time-waster these past few weeks while I waited for the sun to come back from vacation.
