Blue Angels/Space Needle

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6:09a, 7/28/15
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Or some of us followed aviation since we were little
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In reply to CanyonAg77 • 10:00a, 7/28/15
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The reason the F-18 won out for the Navy is because they wanted redundant engines. In the CONUS there is a runway every 10 yards. So if you loose an engine there is chance you can land somewhere if you start out high enough
Will dispute this. Fighters with dead engines have terrible glide ratios. In perfect, perfect conditions, you might dead-stick one in to a close and long runway. 99 times out of 100, they are going to pull the handle and give it back to the taxpayers.

And if you lose one engine on takeoff with a heavily loaded two engine plane, that one is going to be written off, too.
The Navy has since come off this line of thinking. Thus the adoption of the F-35.
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Frederick Palowaski
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10:13a, 7/28/15
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That's not just any plane. It's a Tubman 601. I flew one in "Little Neddy Goes to War"
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In reply to AggieBand2004 • 12:00p, 7/28/15
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Or some of us followed aviation since we were little


Well some of us actually fly these planes... And most of the responses on this thread are making me laugh!
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12:10p, 7/28/15
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Feel free to correct us where needed
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In reply to jfadioustoad • 3:53p, 7/28/15
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Or some of us followed aviation since we were little


Well some of us actually fly these planes... And most of the responses on this thread are making me laugh!
Others build them.
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In reply to aTmAg • 3:55p, 7/28/15
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Or some of us followed aviation since we were little


Well some of us actually fly these planes... And most of the responses on this thread are making me laugh!
Others build them.


And others simulate them.
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3:57p, 7/28/15
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Was that a simulation wise crack?
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In reply to aTmAg • 4:00p, 7/28/15
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Was that a simulation wise crack?


Nope.

That's what I did/do.
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4:06p, 7/28/15
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Oh.. that's what I do now.
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4:19p, 7/28/15
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Ah. Ok. Yeah...I saw y'all were hiring a ton of sim engineers.

I did F-16s awhile back.

Simulation is the best job in engineering. Getting to play giant video games for a living...
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5:08p, 7/28/15
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Yeah it's pretty fun flying a billion dollar video game. I do crap in virtual F-35s that our real pilots would never do in real life. Like "kill" a manpad by flying through him, approach and land on a runway at full afterburner by bleeding off speed with maximum G turns, etc.
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In reply to aTmAg • 7:15p, 7/28/15
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Yeah it's pretty fun flying a billion dollar video game. I do crap in virtual F-35s that our real pilots would never do in real life. Like "kill" a manpad by flying through him, approach and land on a runway at full afterburner by bleeding off speed with maximum G turns, etc.
Ah, yes...the "fun" stuff. I loved the F-16 sim and doing crazy crap with it.

Now, I do helicopters...and still do crazy crap. Like barrel rolls, split Ss, setting the airspeed record in our new FBW commercial helicopter...loops. It's fun when you can exceed structural limits with no regard.

I'm jealous about your job though. I'd love to fly that sim.
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10:36p, 7/28/15
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I have about 3 minutes in a T-6 simulator. Stalled it out of a loop, but managed to "land" it without cracking up.
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In reply to Ag with kids • 10:54p, 7/28/15
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Yeah it's pretty fun flying a billion dollar video game. I do crap in virtual F-35s that our real pilots would never do in real life. Like "kill" a manpad by flying through him, approach and land on a runway at full afterburner by bleeding off speed with maximum G turns, etc.
Ah, yes...the "fun" stuff. I loved the F-16 sim and doing crazy crap with it.

Now, I do helicopters...and still do crazy crap. Like barrel rolls, split Ss, setting the airspeed record in our new FBW commercial helicopter...loops. It's fun when you can exceed structural limits with no regard.

I'm jealous about your job though. I'd love to fly that sim.
I would like to try to learn how to fly a helicopter. That would be damn fun. It's probably greener grass syndrome. Too bad we can't switch for a few days. Do you have video displays below the pilot so you can look down for landing and whatnot?
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11:04p, 7/28/15
I have to do 1-2 sims a week to stay current. I hate them... The real thing is about 100x as fun!
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11:13p, 7/28/15
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What plane?
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12:02a, 7/29/15
Harrier
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In reply to jfadioustoad • 9:47a, 7/29/15
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I have to do 1-2 sims a week to stay current. I hate them... The real thing is about 100x as fun!


Well, OF COURSE, flying the real thing is way more fun.

Too bad we don't get that opportunity.

So..., sims it is!!!
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In reply to jfadioustoad • 10:40a, 7/29/15
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Harrier
Are you getting any F-35 training?
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10:53a, 7/29/15
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If the F-18 was on a conveyer belt, would it take off?
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11:44a, 7/29/15
AG
If it didn't run out of gas first.
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In reply to Know Your Enemy • 11:54a, 7/29/15
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If the F-18 was on a conveyer belt, would it take off?
The Gerald Ford class will use conveyer belts instead of catapults.
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In reply to MGS • 12:36p, 7/29/15
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If the F-18 was on a conveyer belt, would it take off?
The Gerald Ford class will use conveyer belts instead of catapults.


We can finally find out if it's moot!!!
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1:20p, 7/29/15
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*mute
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In reply to aTmAg • 1:49p, 7/29/15
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If it didn't run out of gas first.


Zing! Are we not still comparing it to the F-16?
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In reply to GAC06 • 2:23p, 7/29/15
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If it didn't run out of gas first.


Zing! Are we not still comparing it to the F-16?
I was comparing to F-35
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In reply to AggieBand2004 • 2:36p, 7/29/15
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Be quiet!
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2:43p, 7/29/15
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I sent this picture to my "RDC" from Navy bootcamp. He was an aviation mechanic for the blue angels, years ago
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In reply to Frederick Palowaski • 2:44p, 7/29/15
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That's not just any plane. It's a Tubman 601. I flew one in "Little Neddy Goes to War"


Was it a mail plane?
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9:09p, 7/31/15
AG
Well, it looks like the replacement for the F-18 and Harrier has now gone operational
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