For all you aviation enthusiasts...

[Zeb_Carter]

Just thought you might find this enjoyable.

http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/Edwards09/Edwards09.html

 

[midwestyankee]

Thanks for the link. Those are gorgeous photos and I loved having all the sound files of the planes as they passed overhead.

 

[Handley_Page]

Pure Magic. Really good photos and great sounds.

 

[stephen55]

Don't know if this actually happened.....,

Looking at the photos of the B-52 reminded me of a story my brother, who is a civilian pilot, told me after one of his job stints down in the US.

Apparently a fighter pilot was very low on fuel approaching his Air Force Base and requested priority in the landing pattern. The tower replied 'no', because a B-52 that had lost an engine was coming in on an emergency approach. The fighter pilot said something like, "Gee...poor bastards, down to only seven engines."

 

[midwestyankee]

Looking at the photos of the B-52 reminded me of a story my brother, who is a civilian pilot, told me after one of his job stints down in the US.

Apparently a fighter pilot was very low on fuel approaching his Air Force Base and requested priority in the landing pattern. The tower replied 'no', because a B-52 that had lost an engine was coming in on an emergency approach. The fighter pilot said something like, "Gee...poor bastards, down to only seven engines."

True or not, that's a great line.

 

[Handley_Page]

Looking at the photos of the B-52 reminded me of a story my brother, who is a civilian pilot, told me after one of his job stints down in the US.

Apparently a fighter pilot was very low on fuel approaching his Air Force Base and requested priority in the landing pattern. The tower replied 'no', because a B-52 that had lost an engine was coming in on an emergency approach. The fighter pilot said something like, "Gee...poor bastards, down to only seven engines."

It was an RAF pilot in a Tornado, according to my information.
"Oh; the dreaded 7-engine landing, huh ?"

 

[sxyoldguy]

Thanks for the link!

 

[stephen55]

Another possible fable of aviation..........

Then there's the story of the Lufthansa pilot, approaching Frankfurt after a trans-Atlantic flight (call it 231) back in the early seventies. He calls the tower and starts speaking in German. The controller replies, in English, "Lufthansa 231, you are an international flight. You must use English."

The pilot gets indignant and says, in English,"I am a German pilot, flying a German aircraft in German airspace!! Why must I use English??"

A distant pilot breaks in on the frequency and says, "Because, you silly bastard, you lost the war!"

 

[rgraham666]

Love the Warthog. One of the ugliest planes ever but it gets the job done.

I'm surprised they flew the B2 at all. At $2 billion a pop, plus the cost of training the crew, a bird strike means far too much money goes Splat!

And as pretty and lethal as the B1, B2, F22 and F35 are I can't help but think they are the end of an era. Fighter and bomber versions of the Predator, that is remotely piloted aircraft, are the future of combat aviation.

 

[TE999]

Woohoo! That was awesome! Thanks for the post Zeb.

I flew in that B-17G 'Flying Fortress''Sentimental Journey' a few years back when it and a B-24H 'Liberator' were at a local airport selling rides for charity. They wouldn't let us ride in the turrets but I did get a seat by the right hand .50 cal in the waist...it was so cool! We flew way over the ocean and 1/3 of the state. Awesome!

 

[Handley_Page]

Then there's the story of the Lufthansa pilot, approaching Frankfurt after a trans-Atlantic flight (call it 231) back in the early seventies. He calls the tower and starts speaking in German. The controller replies, in English, "Lufthansa 231, you are an international flight. You must use English."

The pilot gets indignant and says, in English,"I am a German pilot, flying a German aircraft in German airspace!! Why must I use English??"

A distant pilot breaks in on the frequency and says, "Because, you silly bastard, you lost the war!"

The 1950s and early 60s were a good time for trans-EU flying. Into Gatow one fine morning flew an English airliner; got to it's allotted space and stopped. The pilot got out and had a good look round; there were still piles of rubble from the post-war clear-up. He sat down on a large lump of concrete and lit a fag and surveyed the place. A very officious and uniformed "official" approached him and said "You are familiar with this airport?"

"Not this close-up", said our pilot. "You see that old building over there, the one without the roof?"

"Yes", said the official

"Well, me lad," said the pilot. "I blew it up".

 

[stephen55]

True story........

As a GP I would send patients to specialists for problems outside my expertise. One of the Obstetrician/Gynecologists in town years ago, was a bomber pilot during the war. He flew a Lancaster.

I once sent him this dear old German lady with some problem or another and got back a consult letter that started, as usual, with..."Thank you for referring Mrs. So and So... with the problem of..."

After going through his opinion and his plan of treatment, he ended the letter with...."Mrs. So and So is from Hamburg Germany. I was there twice. I went over it at 18,000 feet and shat upon it mightily!!"

That was back in the days when you could get away with that kind of stuff.

 

[Handley_Page]

As a GP I would send patients to specialists for problems outside my expertise. One of the Obstetrician/Gynecologists in town years ago, was a bomber pilot during the war. He flew a Lancaster.

I once sent him this dear old German lady with some problem or another and got back a consult letter that started, as usual, with..."Thank you for referring Mrs. So and So... with the problem of..."

After going through his opinion and his plan of treatment, he ended the letter with...."Mrs. So and So is from Hamburg Germany. I was there twice. I went over it at 18,000 feet and shat upon it mightily!!"

That was back in the days when you could get away with that kind of stuff.

Another variation on the "Have you been here before?":-
"Yes, but it was at night and we didn't stop"

 

[SeaCat]

Ya'll might like this. It takes some 20 minutes so get a drink before clicking on it.

http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500

Cat

 

[Handley_Page]

Ya'll might like this. It takes some 20 minutes so get a drink before clicking on it.

http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500

Cat

Oh, thank you, Cat.
It is a rare piece of programme.
I always liked the P51D. Especially with the RR Merlin

 

[SeaCat]

Oh, thank you, Cat.
It is a rare piece of programme.
I always liked the P51D. Especially with the RR Merlin

Glad you liked it. Watching it actually brought me to tears. Not just the history of the plane and the pilots who flew it but the allowing of the one pilot to fly again along with his grandson.

Cat

 

[pleaz_me]

Thanks for the links! I enjoyed them and I passed them on to my dad. I know he'll like them too.

 

[popcorn2721]

Love the Warthog. One of the ugliest planes ever but it gets the job done.

I'm surprised they flew the B2 at all. At $2 billion a pop, plus the cost of training the crew, a bird strike means far too much money goes Splat!

And as pretty and lethal as the B1, B2, F22 and F35 are I can't help but think they are the end of an era. Fighter and bomber versions of the Predator, that is remotely piloted aircraft, are the future of combat aviation.

Ive been a fan of airshows since I was a kid and have seen more than a few fighter planes, bombers, and transports. Once a B1 bomber landed at a small airfield a few miles up the road from my mom and dads place. We drove out to look at it from a distance. Since it was an emergency landing it was not open to be seen up close. About two days later I heard it take off under full military power (I'm assuming that they had to make up for the extremely short runways). Talk about shaking the windows. That's the most memorable airplane story I have...
Thanks for posting that link. I called my kids in to check out the pics and the sounds. They thought it was great too.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Love the Warthog. One of the ugliest planes ever but it gets the job done.

I'm surprised they flew the B2 at all. At $2 billion a pop, plus the cost of training the crew, a bird strike means far too much money goes Splat!

And as pretty and lethal as the B1, B2, F22 and F35 are I can't help but think they are the end of an era. Fighter and bomber versions of the Predator, that is remotely piloted aircraft, are the future of combat aviation.

Exactly! The day of the piloted warplane is behind us. Can the day of the crewed tank be ending as well?

 

[imalickin]

So how soon is Skynet going to be upon us?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Don't hold your breath. All these things are remotely piloted. There isn't any Artificial Intelligence involved in the process.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

No greater planes were ever built . . .




http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...=1iKbS-PqI4n-qAOgqvyVDA&q=PBY+Catalina&hl=en#




http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1219546/medal_of_honor_airborne_c_47_ps2_trailer/

 

[Handley_Page]

No greater planes were ever built . . .

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...=1iKbS-PqI4n-qAOgqvyVDA&q=PBY+Catalina&hl=en#

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1219546/medal_of_honor_airborne_c_47_ps2_trailer/

At the risk of censure from my fellow citizens, I'd like to nominate the P51 Mustang or the P38 Lightning (Gotta find some video of them now!¬)

 

[Dragonlipz]

Just thought you might find this enjoyable.

http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/Edwards09/Edwards09.html

Ok, but just.....

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Don't hold your breath. All these things are remotely piloted. There isn't any Artificial Intelligence involved in the process.

The Global Hawk is only on remote control for takeoff and maybe landing, it does receive instruction on the area it will patrol but it flies and calculate the route and waypoints on it's own. Once in the air it is autonomous.