I got to see one in the early 80's that I probably shouldn't have. It had to make an emergency landing and my Grandpa snuck me out to see it. I was immediately pulled into a hanger and placed under armed guard. The Air Force flew in a crew on a C-130, complete with their own guards, to repair and get it turned around. I didn't get to see it depart since it was late on a school night!B-1 83 said:Dad donated his WW2 flying jacket and "chit patch" there for display.ABATTBQ11 said:
Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. We were in Columbus for a wedding and decided to make a trip there.
First SR71 I saw was at the Barksdale air show when I was a kid and dad was stationed there (1973/74?). It was heavily guarded and roped off for a distance.
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Laughlin?
Teacher Wife 82's dad ('55 instructor pilot) was leading a training flight out of Lackland in the early-mid 70's when they had to divert to DelRio because of thunderstorms over San Antonio. As they were taxiing in he said he saw the strangest plane being towed into a hanger. He asked the AP what the black plane was when he got out, and the AP said "Colonel, I don't see a plane, and neither do you."
Teacher Wife 82's dad ('55 instructor pilot) was leading a training flight out of Lackland in the early-mid 70's when they had to divert to DelRio because of thunderstorms over San Antonio. As they were taxiing in he said he saw the strangest plane being towed into a hanger. He asked the AP what the black plane was when he got out, and the AP said "Colonel, I don't see a plane, and neither do you."
Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really
No sir, NAS Chase Field in Beeville, Texas. Not sure why they didn't just coast on up to San Antonio for Kelly or Randolph, but it was Beeville.B-1 83 said:
Laughlin?
Teacher Wife 82's dad ('55 instructor pilot) was leading a training flight out of Lackland in the early-mid 70's when they had to divert to DelRio because of thunderstorms over San Antonio. As they were taxiing in he said he saw the strangest plane being towed into a hanger. He asked the AP what the black plane was when he got out, and the AP said "Colonel, I don't see a plane, and neither do you."
ABATTBQ11 said:
We got there at 9:45 and stayed until they closed at 5, and I wish I could have been there longer. We were planning on getting there at 9, but the fam took forever to get out.
ETA The collection is massive. It's astounding that they have both a YF-12 AND SR-71. They also seemed to have every F-86 variant ever made, along with just about every famous USAF aircraft except the Enola Gay. Bockscar is a nice second though. The XB-70 is massive and just incredibly impressive in person. It is hard to imagine it at Mach 3.
We visited a few years ago and had to run through the last hangar because the first four(?) were so interesting. The Cold War period had some amazing birds. My favorites were the XB-70 Valkyrie and the SR-71 Blackbird (and the YF-12 and D-21).
I'm pretty certain the flight controls for the Valkyrie were mechanical. I could not imagine the kind of force required to actuate the controls on that beast.
BaitShack said:
Does anyone know why every parked T6 Texan 2 has the cowl / access panel propped open? I rarely see one that isn't. They'll be sitting on the ramp all day with those open.
One side is to check the oil. The other is to cool the turbine to make it easier to restart.
If I recall what My Favorite Pilot / former T-6 FAIP told me, the engine has to be under a certain temperature before restart. If it's not, they have to spin it with the starter (no fuel) until it cools off enough to start. Obviously that's hard on the battery and starter, so they try to bring the temp down like this.
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Remind me, are you a Viper driver?
A very old one……1980CanyonAg77 said:
Remind me, are you a Viper driver?
Ah. My Favorite Pilot might have flown the same aircraft, and she just separated last December.Viper16 said:A very old one……1980CanyonAg77 said:
Remind me, are you a Viper driver?
(My photos)
Thunderbirds, USAFA graduation 2011
Thunderbirds, USAFA graduation 2011
Just realized I have a photo of "909", seven years before she was lost in a 2019 crash.
My Favorite Pilot T-38 Solo Day. Plane was born in 1967, the pilot in 1988
MFP, PIT (Pilot Instructor Training) sortie to KAMA
BLK 1, Black nose, immovable side stick and rudder, FCNP on the right console.
National Nuclear Museum in Albuquerque has lots of great airplanes. B-29, B-47, F-16, lots of others, as well as missiles and weapons.
USAFA Armaments Museum, Destin, Florida. Tons of aircraft.
From 2016, flight of four T-6s from Columbus AFB, stopover in AMA, returning from USAFA Graduation Week.
One more museum. Pima Air and Space, Tucson, Arizona. Highly recommended and they offer tours of the Boneyard, nearby.
Didn't realize the base of my birth was still open. It housed B-52s once upon a time……CanyonAg77 said:
From 2016, flight of four T-6s from Columbus AFB, stopover in AMA, returning from USAFA Graduation Week.
Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really
Yep, definitely a former SAC base, still has the "igloos" where they stored nuclear weapons, and the big concrete alert pad where fueled and armed -52s used to sit and wait for Armageddon.
It's one of four primary primary training bases for USAF. Columbus, Del Rio, Wichita Falls, Enid.
It's one of four primary primary training bases for USAF. Columbus, Del Rio, Wichita Falls, Enid.
My dad flew alert for many years……. Primary target was Gorky, secondary was Moscow.
Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really
Six turnin' and four burnin'CanyonAg77 said:
One more museum. Pima Air and Space, Tucson, Arizona. Highly recommended and they offer tours of the Boneyard, nearby.
For many years there was a B-36 at Amon Carter Field/Greater Southwest International Airport. I remember seeing it a a kid,CanyonAg77 said:
One more museum. Pima Air and Space, Tucson, Arizona. Highly recommended and they offer tours of the Boneyard, nearby.
jkag89 said:For many years there was a B-36 at Amon Carter Field/Greater Southwest International Airport. I remember seeing it a a kid,CanyonAg77 said:
One more museum. Pima Air and Space, Tucson, Arizona. Highly recommended and they offer tours of the Boneyard, nearby.
That's this aircraft
http://www.ub88.org/researchprojects/b36peacemaker/thelastb36/the-last-b-36.html
I walk down this high bay almost every day.
If looks a little different now tho
If looks a little different now tho
And the xc99 that was at kelly afb is in the boneyard at david monthan after a short stay in Dayton.
Pretty amazing how large they were for when they were built
Pretty amazing how large they were for when they were built
I always strained my neck to see that plane when we drove by Kelly. My grandpa and I both thought it was a B-36 from the road. First time I heard the 6 turning 4 burning phrase.UmustBKidding said:
And the xc99 that was at kelly afb is in the boneyard at david monthan after a short stay in Dayton.
Pretty amazing how large they were for when they were built
Just saw that Brian Suhl died. Probably not a celebrity death by general board definition, but he and other sr71 Crew made huge impact on the world order.
This should be a movie
One of the guys did a time lapsed photo of us moving a bird the other night. Brick building on the left is the High Altitude Test Chamber where we do a lot of our "exotic" testing.
The car headlights are really cool.
Yep, I used to see that thing every day across the runway from where I worked on the Kelly side. And a little closer I guess when some of us played paintball on the Lackland sideUmustBKidding said:
And the xc99 that was at kelly afb is in the boneyard at david monthan after a short stay in Dayton.
Pretty amazing how large they were for when they were built
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