Author Topic: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...  (Read 1192019 times)

Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #425 on: January 03, 2014, 08:37:49 PM »
Mockup of the TBF2 which thankfully Grumman put it into a cocoon and re-appeared as the S2F/S-2.



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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #426 on: January 03, 2014, 08:46:35 PM »
More from Tommy's Blog:

One interesting aspect of the control of the X-47B when it is on deck is that there are two guys, the primary and a backup (in this case Northrop Grumman test pilots), with the remote control hardware; they send commands to the X-47 to stop, to, turn, fold/unfold wings, etc. in accordance with the hand signals from the usual plane director in the yellow shirt just as if they were in the cockpit.





Source: X-47B Update
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #427 on: January 04, 2014, 04:13:15 AM »
More from Tommy's Blog:

One interesting aspect of the control of the X-47B when it is on deck is that there are two guys, the primary and a backup (in this case Northrop Grumman test pilots), with the remote control hardware; they send commands to the X-47 to stop, to, turn, fold/unfold wings, etc. in accordance with the hand signals from the usual plane director in the yellow shirt just as if they were in the cockpit.






How much do you bet the Plane Director STILL faces the aircraft when he gives the hand signals?  :)

And that control transmitter makes my 16 channel Robbe F-14 Navy look like a Sinclair ZX-81!
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #428 on: January 04, 2014, 04:18:20 AM »
I just love the markings on this …um…errr…plane…




Yes,,, black & red trim goes well on lots of things  :)



Oh I dunno: it seems to be having trouble staying on a thing or two there....... ;)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #429 on: January 04, 2014, 04:31:15 AM »
what a fantastic arse!

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #430 on: January 04, 2014, 05:16:18 AM »
More from Tommy's Blog:

One interesting aspect of the control of the X-47B when it is on deck is that there are two guys, the primary and a backup (in this case Northrop Grumman test pilots), with the remote control hardware; they send commands to the X-47 to stop, to, turn, fold/unfold wings, etc. in accordance with the hand signals from the usual plane director in the yellow shirt just as if they were in the cockpit.


How much do you bet the Plane Director STILL faces the aircraft when he gives the hand signals?  :)

And that control transmitter makes my 16 channel Robbe F-14 Navy look like a Sinclair ZX-81!

Kit do you have a Sinclair ZX-81? I'll still have mine. Paid waaaaay too much for it.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #431 on: January 04, 2014, 06:51:30 AM »
More from Tommy's Blog:

One interesting aspect of the control of the X-47B when it is on deck is that there are two guys, the primary and a backup (in this case Northrop Grumman test pilots), with the remote control hardware; they send commands to the X-47 to stop, to, turn, fold/unfold wings, etc. in accordance with the hand signals from the usual plane director in the yellow shirt just as if they were in the cockpit.


How much do you bet the Plane Director STILL faces the aircraft when he gives the hand signals?  :)

And that control transmitter makes my 16 channel Robbe F-14 Navy look like a Sinclair ZX-81!

Kit do you have a Sinclair ZX-81? I'll still have mine. Paid waaaaay too much for it.

Hell no! I was WAY upmarket when I got my first computer.  :)

It was an Amstrad CPC664, complete with 64 Mb of RAM and a 3" floppy drive, ultra-hi-tech stuff in those days. By the time I'd finished with it there was a veritable MOUNTAIN of plug-in add-ons hanging from the back of it, and it taught me a lot that was very useful later on in life, for work and leisure.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #432 on: January 04, 2014, 11:55:14 AM »
I just love the markings on this …um…errr…plane…




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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #433 on: January 04, 2014, 05:08:59 PM »
Mmmmmm! (cue Benny Hill music)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #434 on: January 04, 2014, 11:49:20 PM »
Would a humorous comment about requesting landing clearance be out of place?

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #435 on: January 05, 2014, 09:55:34 AM »
I just love the markings on this …um…errr…plane…




Yes,,, black & red trim goes well on lots of things  :)



Oh I dunno: it seems to be having trouble staying on a thing or two there....... ;)


I'd say it's staying on just fine... but only because none of our number happen to be there...
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #436 on: January 10, 2014, 04:02:48 AM »
I'd just like to say

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #437 on: January 17, 2014, 06:39:22 PM »
Real world apoc whiffing ...........


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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #438 on: January 17, 2014, 07:12:31 PM »
Holy Cr..! :o

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #439 on: January 18, 2014, 11:40:26 AM »
Real world apoc whiffing ...........



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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #440 on: January 19, 2014, 12:47:16 PM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #441 on: January 19, 2014, 05:17:05 PM »
OMG!!! Amazing! Where did You found it?
I was often going to http://www.ww2incolor.com/, there's a pretty cool thing there, but this one is  :)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #442 on: January 20, 2014, 02:34:06 AM »
That 109 pic is amazing for a number of reasons!

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #443 on: January 23, 2014, 09:21:17 AM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #444 on: January 23, 2014, 09:34:01 AM »
TT I love both of those!
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #445 on: January 23, 2014, 12:27:04 PM »
10 gun sighting
 :) :)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #446 on: January 23, 2014, 03:55:23 PM »
Love the Harriers! :)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #447 on: January 23, 2014, 03:56:03 PM »
OMG!!! Amazing! Where did You found it?


Can't remember sorry - was somewhere online.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #448 on: January 25, 2014, 03:59:04 PM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #449 on: January 26, 2014, 12:21:40 AM »
Glad they are liked  :)



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