BTW - for those who love interesting fly overs - Super Bowl fly over will be a B-1, B-2 and B-52. should be cool - and I was on the design team for 2/3s of those airplanes.
There's a very real difference between cool and crazy.BBRex said:My dad was a UH-1 pilot in Vietnam, and I've always thought those guys win that contest. Using rotor blades to cut small limbs to fit into LZs, Pulling out troops under fire. No way to eject if things go wrong. It was amazing what they did.aTm2004 said:
Oh yeah, it was hauling.
I've always said a fighter jet pilot would be the ultimate job in a dick measuring contest...
What do you do for a living?
<smug voice activated>
"I am a graduate of Princeton and Yale Law, and am an equity partner at <insert white shoe law firm here>."
"Well, I am a Harvard Med trained cardiothoracic surgeon who has been published 7 times."
<smug voice off>
"I just went to a state school, but I fly F-22s."
jkag89 said:
Who knew you were old enough to help design Buffs.
I have a good friend who is a fighter pilot, and if he's out in a bar and asked what he does, he will answer the craziest thing he can think of. He will never say he's a fighter pilot because that's probably the least believable response. One time I was with him, and he said he was a rodeo clown and the lady bought it.GAC06 said:aTm2004 said:
Oh yeah, it was hauling.
I've always said a fighter jet pilot would be the ultimate job in a dick measuring contest...
What do you do for a living?
<smug voice activated>
"I am a graduate of Princeton and Yale Law, and am an equity partner at <insert white shoe law firm here>."
"Well, I am a Harvard Med trained cardiothoracic surgeon who has been published 7 times."
<smug voice off>
"I just went to a state school, but I fly F-22s."
Never ask a man if he's a fighter pilot. If he is, he'll tell you and if he isn't you don't want to embarrass him.
AgLA06 said:
Subsea O&G kept those 2 pretty much flying constantly for years.
Seriously? Pics of a damn P-40 are now filtered????JB!98 said:
Cool shot of a Warhawk.
Somebody flagged my pictures of the blackbird. I took them, so no copyright issue and it was the only flagged photos in a big group of pictures. They weren't even consecutive, so I doubt it was accidental.JB!98 said:Seriously? Pics of a damn P-40 are now filtered????JB!98 said:
Cool shot of a Warhawk.
Underrated platform that, thankfully, was never used to its potential.Goose83 said:
Convair B-58 Hustler
JB!98 said:
Try again. I grew up around these.
MarkoRamius said:
Two seater would be TA-4
Goose said:
I like this thread. Imma keep it goingeverymost days if I can...
DeHavilland DH.88 Comet, forebearer to the above-posted DH.98 Mosquito.aggieforester05 said:
One of the most beautiful airplanes ever made imo. I've had a picture of it hanging on my wall for at least 20 years now.Goose83 said:DeHavilland DH.88 Comet, forebearer to the above-posted DH.98 Mosquito.aggieforester05 said:
javajaws said:
Not if we stay in his baffles, Seaman Beaumont...not if we stay in his baffles...AggieBand2004 said:javajaws said:
What a propwash nightmare
I can't explain why, but after the mustang and lightning the mosquito has always been a favorite WW2 aircraft of mine.Goose83 said:DeHavilland DH.88 Comet, forebearer to the above-posted DH.98 Mosquito.aggieforester05 said:
AgLA06 said:I can't explain why, but after the mustang and lightning the mosquito has always been a favorite WW2 aircraft of mine.Goose83 said:DeHavilland DH.88 Comet, forebearer to the above-posted DH.98 Mosquito.aggieforester05 said:
I've always wondered if it was amazing to fly like the lightning or just average like many do it all type of planes.