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« Reply #3500 on: March 04, 2020, 06:35:01 AM »
So, when the U-2 lands, do they re-attach it's wing wheels on the taxiway ?

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« Reply #3501 on: March 04, 2020, 07:11:28 AM »
Yes they do Robert.  They re-attach the "pogos" so it can taxi back to the ramp.

Here is a short video on the U-2 pogo team and their pogo truck: https://youtu.be/PpEti3-HCN4
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« Reply #3502 on: March 04, 2020, 11:49:49 PM »
Thanks Carl, I'd always wondered about that --  :smiley:

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« Reply #3503 on: March 05, 2020, 06:19:29 AM »
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« Reply #3504 on: March 06, 2020, 08:15:12 AM »
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« Reply #3505 on: March 06, 2020, 08:20:34 AM »
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« Reply #3506 on: March 06, 2020, 08:20:49 AM »
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« Reply #3507 on: March 06, 2020, 08:44:50 AM »


CFB Trenton early 1960s.
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« Reply #3508 on: March 06, 2020, 09:16:28 PM »



The Bone  - So sexy and so cool   :-* :-* 8) 8)
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« Reply #3509 on: March 07, 2020, 12:01:04 AM »
Some years ago now, I was at the Cold Lake Airshow, and had a good look at the B-1 which was on static display. There wasn't any barriers around the aircraft and I was able to walk all the way from nose to tail and wing tip to wing tip under it. I was studying the wheel bays to see what details I could make for the two 1/72 B-1B's I have, and while looking up into the nose gear bay, a woman came up beside me and started looking up too. Then she says to me 'what goes in there then'  ---- we were stood right next to the nose u/c gear when she said that, so all I did was say 'That' (pointing at the wheels) 'goes in there' (pointing at the open space of the wheel bay). The lady's face turned bright red and said 'Oh! right' and she walked away very quickly ------
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« Reply #3510 on: March 07, 2020, 01:26:21 AM »
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« Reply #3511 on: March 07, 2020, 04:37:17 AM »
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« Reply #3513 on: March 09, 2020, 02:23:25 AM »
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« Reply #3514 on: March 11, 2020, 07:31:34 PM »
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« Reply #3515 on: March 11, 2020, 07:31:56 PM »
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« Reply #3516 on: March 12, 2020, 06:27:09 AM »
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« Reply #3517 on: March 13, 2020, 07:01:47 AM »
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« Reply #3518 on: March 13, 2020, 09:11:22 AM »
Love that Viggen shot!  :-* :-* :-*
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« Reply #3519 on: March 13, 2020, 09:16:19 AM »


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« Reply #3520 on: March 14, 2020, 02:40:38 AM »
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« Reply #3521 on: March 14, 2020, 03:02:45 AM »
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« Reply #3522 on: March 14, 2020, 09:21:19 PM »
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« Reply #3523 on: March 14, 2020, 11:20:20 PM »
B-52s Arriving At Nellis AFB For Red Flag 20-2:





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