Author Topic: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...  (Read 1192121 times)

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #125 on: September 16, 2012, 04:38:18 AM »
Ah, remember the days when you could just find Me262 fuselages lying by the side of the road:

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #126 on: September 16, 2012, 12:47:22 PM »
sure beats the pick n pull salvage yards around here!
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #127 on: September 20, 2012, 02:43:42 PM »
Hi, everyone!

I've been here for a while, but didn't post anything until now. I guess I was always too lazy... Nevertheless, just want to say that I'm enjoying watching your whiffs. Here's a small contribution found somewhere on the web...

I know that many russian pilots used to remove their canopies during wwII, but these guys are crazy!
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #128 on: September 20, 2012, 11:21:28 PM »
^ Rollin' with my top down!  ;D
I think they did that for a (rather cheesy*!) Russian action flick. The ejection was filmed on the ground and then digitally altered into the film, but they did fly that Flanker without canopy and rear ejection seat for some air-to-air footage.  :icon_surprised: Breezy!



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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #129 on: September 21, 2012, 02:59:18 PM »
^ Rollin' with my top down!

Just imagine the faces around if You were parking such "vehicle"!

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #130 on: September 22, 2012, 05:19:45 AM »
^ Rollin' with my top down!

Just imagine the faces around if You were parking such "vehicle"!

Greetings!

I don't think anyone was around when James Bond activated the ejection seat in his vehicle -- someone in the car-park might get hit ! ;D

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #131 on: September 24, 2012, 10:15:22 PM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #132 on: October 09, 2012, 02:52:29 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #133 on: October 11, 2012, 05:31:43 AM »



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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #134 on: October 11, 2012, 06:54:58 AM »
Orange Starfighter looks awesome!
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #135 on: October 11, 2012, 06:57:52 AM »
I agree.  Isn't it interesting how something so simple can illicit such an assessment.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #136 on: October 11, 2012, 08:25:57 AM »
Those were great!  :-*
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #137 on: October 11, 2012, 11:56:24 PM »
I am so tired of Instagrammed photos. When I saw the XB-70 and F-104 my first thought was "Why ruin such perfectly good pictures?"...

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #138 on: October 12, 2012, 09:17:52 AM »
I am so tired of Instagrammed photos. When I saw the XB-70 and F-104 my first thought was "Why ruin such perfectly good pictures?"...

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #139 on: October 13, 2012, 06:39:12 AM »
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Instagram

Annoying software for phones that allow people to add "creative" effects to photos, like faded, sepia, tinted, noise, etc.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #140 on: October 13, 2012, 09:28:47 AM »

Instagram

Annoying software for phones that allow people to add "creative" effects to photos, like faded, sepia, tinted, noise, etc.

I don't even have a mobile phone and I can do that just by digging out the ancient Canon T1...
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #141 on: October 14, 2012, 09:45:48 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #142 on: October 17, 2012, 02:02:47 AM »
Couple days ago I ran into suissmustangs.ch or something like that, and I've found this!

Apparently, this was the 106mm recoilless rifle test, mounted on a wingtips of Cavalier Mustang. The bird looks mean and I really hope that some of you, guys, have this photo in much bigger size.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #143 on: October 18, 2012, 10:13:54 AM »
I don't have a bigger image Vuk. But here's an official USN photo of 68-15796 firing at NAS China Lake on 20 June 1974: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Hacker15E/Mustang106mm.jpg

Trivia: That Mustang is preserved at the Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB.

According to Wikipedia, "Integral Cavalier wingtip tanks have been removed." Actually the two-seat Cavalier Mustang IIs used as AH-56 Cheyenne program chase planes never had those wing tip tanks installed.  ;)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #144 on: October 21, 2012, 04:59:17 AM »
Couple for Russ:

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #145 on: October 21, 2012, 01:23:10 PM »
Thanx for the effort, Apophenia!

Unfortunately, it seems that there is no bigger photos  :icon_crap:, besides this one You found. I've found couple more smaller, but this is it. I beggin to think that they equipped the Mustang and perform the test in just one day!

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #146 on: October 27, 2012, 11:36:11 AM »

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #147 on: October 27, 2012, 01:26:59 PM »
Couple for Russ:

 :-* :) :) :) :)

Thanks !

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #148 on: October 28, 2012, 12:41:35 AM »
In that top pic Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov looks almost as much of a rust-bucket as HMAS Melbourne! :o
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #149 on: October 28, 2012, 08:56:08 AM »
Arctic camo MiG-17s in summer, what more is there to like?  8)


Amzing what 40 years of development can do.


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