Author Topic: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less... (Read 1208311 times)

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1300 on:** March 12, 2016, 05:14:15 AM »

Source Facebook: USAF: Air Force Week In Photos March 11, 2016

Logan Hartke · « **Reply #1301 on:** March 12, 2016, 05:16:20 AM »

Yeah, that's just plain awesome.

Cheers,

Logan

abtex · « **Reply #1302 on:** March 13, 2016, 01:38:32 AM »

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The only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at Mach 2 (2172 km/h or 1,350 mph).
Taken in April 1985 by Adrian Meredith, from an RAF Tornado attack fighter, which only rendezvoused with Concorde for 4 minutes over the Irish Sea: The Tornado was rapidly running out of fuel, struggling to keep up with Concorde at Mach 2.

I'm mainly sharing it for the fact that the Tornado couldn't keep up... Shows what a great piece of engineering the Concorde was.

or My copy of the picture -- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/379709812314168802/

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1303 on:** March 13, 2016, 02:02:01 AM »

Wow!!! Beauty in Motion.

Is it just me or do I see the pilot of the Concorde mooning the Tornado crew?

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1304 on:** March 13, 2016, 06:35:25 AM »

Matching the above photo:

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1305 on:** March 19, 2016, 05:25:24 AM »

There might be a common theme here...

Click on images to get high rez versions.

taiidantomcat · « **Reply #1306 on:** March 19, 2016, 06:07:35 AM »

French friers?

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1307 on:** March 19, 2016, 07:18:20 AM »

We really need a French, 3-engined fighter (French Viper or NR-349 anyone?) to complete the set: 1 engine, 2 engines, 3 ...

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1308 on:** March 19, 2016, 08:27:34 AM »

A SR -71 top and F-12 bottom playing with a F-104 before mocking it by accelerating to mach 3.

Source: Facebook : CF-104 Starfighter Group

Vuk · « **Reply #1309 on:** March 20, 2016, 03:40:32 PM »

Quote from: GTX_Admin on March 19, 2016, 05:25:24 AM

There might be a common theme here...

Something like this?

Old Wombat · « **Reply #1310 on:** March 21, 2016, 07:34:28 PM »

Hot French butts!

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1311 on:** March 24, 2016, 08:11:44 AM »

An opening in the clouds spotted during an Australian Royal Flying Doctors Service flight from Townsville to Richmond in Queensland.

Source: Royal Flying Doctors

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1312 on:** March 24, 2016, 11:45:16 PM »

In Flight Reading material for the SR-71 crew.

Story here: That Time An SR-71 Made An Emergency Landing In Norway After Spying On The Soviets

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1313 on:** March 26, 2016, 02:15:21 AM »

A series showing Australian M113s and M1A1s in action...

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1314 on:** March 27, 2016, 07:10:03 PM »

Found this while researching the GE90 engine:

Source: Wiki-o-pedia

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1315 on:** March 28, 2016, 03:02:18 AM »

Interestng...two GE90s have only slightly less thrust than 4 engines (regardless of type). Now if one was to also take into account the lower drag/weight, it might be feasible to have a twin engined 747...any takers?

ChernayaAkula · « **Reply #1316 on:** March 28, 2016, 07:09:26 AM »

^ Tristar-ize it! :)

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1317 on:** March 28, 2016, 07:18:13 AM »

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on March 28, 2016, 07:09:26 AM

^ Tristar-ize it! :)

Similar to:

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1318 on:** March 28, 2016, 07:19:07 AM »

Or maybe go the canard version (with engine on canard):

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1319 on:** March 28, 2016, 09:55:36 PM »

Columbine II Flight.

After descending from 9,500ft to about 1,500ft for our final few miles to Mt. Pleasant, TX, Columbine II joined up on the B-25's six-o'clock position once more with Lake Bob Sandlin in the background. Mid America Flight Museum, Dynamic Aviation ‪#‎AF1‬ ‪#‎ColumbineII‬ ‪#‎air2air‬ ‪#‎AvGeek‬ ‪#‎Vintage‬ #8610

Source: Facebook - Boneyard Safari

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1320 on:** March 29, 2016, 04:41:38 AM »

Classic lineage - formation shot of the legendary NAA fighters, taken over Fort Wayne Indiana.

The idea was Vlado Lenoch's who owned at the time Moonbeam McSwine. It's interesting to note that despite the initial impression of the aircraft being totally dissimilar, you can actually notice the design transition from WW2 prime fighter to a 'Nam Fast-Mover via the exquisite F-86 of the Korean War era.

Source: Facebook - John Dibbs - The Plane Picture Company

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1321 on:** March 29, 2016, 09:42:56 AM »

This is a Facebook video. Not sure how to best present it.

Titled: Unseen footage of mistakes

https://www.facebook.com/bloodyfighters22/videos/692547500847558/

elmayerle · « **Reply #1322 on:** March 29, 2016, 09:52:13 AM »

This is why they now do separation trials in the wind tunnel, first. Near-field aerodynamics can do all sorts of unique and interesting flows.

Vuk · « **Reply #1323 on:** March 30, 2016, 04:45:17 PM »

A 1966 selfie?

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Lt Col Leslie R. Leavoy, Vietnam 1966

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #1324 on:** April 05, 2016, 12:41:55 AM »

Not cool for the passengers on both A/C but this never should have happened.

A major ground collission occured at Jakarta-Halim Airport in darkness when the Boeing 737 has commenced its to take-off from runway 24.

At a point about 1000 meters down the runway, its left outer wing hit the tail of the smaller ATR-42 aircraft.

The force of the collision literally ripped the entire tail off and and the left wing of the ATR off. About 90% of tail and the left wing from the wingtip to the left engine were missing.

Full story here.


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