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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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#1384142
11/10/2012 14:25
11/10/2012 14:25
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TimR
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TimR
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It's a fantastic plane. I saw the one at Duxford and was surprised how shabby (?) it looked - like a Coupe with a lot of parking dings
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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11/10/2012 14:36
11/10/2012 14:36
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Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey
Mark_S
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Forum is my job
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Awesome. I recently read a very informative book called the "Area 51" by Annie Jacobsen. Cover whole spy programme, A-bomb programme, CIA, politics, cold war. I learned loads and simply could not believe how far ahead the thinking and US technology was. Add it to your Xmas list!
997 C4S
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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#1384148
11/10/2012 14:45
11/10/2012 14:45
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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 566 Guildford, Surrey, UK
Punto16VT
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Enjoying the ride
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Posts: 566
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It's a fantastic plane. I saw the one at Duxford and was surprised how shabby (?) it looked - like a Coupe with a lot of parking dings They're not really about looks, though, especially when stationary and the anti-radar coatings etc. "Ironically, the plane was dripping, much like the misshapen model I had assembled in my youth. Fuel was seeping through the joints, raining down on the hangar floor. At Mach 3, the plane would expand several inches because of the severe temperature, which could heat the leading edge of the wing to 1,100 degrees. To prevent cracking, expansion joints had been built into the plane. Sealant resembling rubber glue covered the seams, but when the plane was subsonic, fuel would leak through the joints."
Sprinty Coupe 20VT6 1949 White Abarth Punto Grande SS Stromboli Grey Alfa 159 Ti Abarth 695 Rivale
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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12/10/2012 14:30
12/10/2012 14:30
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Shifty
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Shifty
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I never saw this plane fly, but was told that it once took off from Farnborough during the airshow. Apparently it took off, pointed it's nose straight up and continued straight up until it was out of site...
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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12/10/2012 14:37
12/10/2012 14:37
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TimR
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TimR
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I never saw this plane fly, but was told that it once took off from Farnborough during the airshow. Apparently it took off, pointed it's nose straight up and continued straight up until it was out of site... That was a party trick for the Lightning as well.
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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12/10/2012 15:32
12/10/2012 15:32
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SteveL_SG20vt
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SteveL_SG20vt
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and for the f15 which has the highest vertical climb rate iirc. There are youtube videos of the sr27 at RIAT or Farnorough. as noisy as a B1 it seems. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=BZF-4Zt4qWs&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBZF-4Zt4qWs
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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12/10/2012 16:12
12/10/2012 16:12
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Posts: 6,731 Surrey
Emjay
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Forum is my life
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Apparently proccy has the same party trick when it's his round.
Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing? (John 7:51)
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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13/10/2012 01:44
13/10/2012 01:44
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Micah
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Micah
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I'd love to read his book but with only 3,500 in circulation, the cheapest I could find is £303...
Why deprive people of such an amazing account of his life?!
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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13/10/2012 01:52
13/10/2012 01:52
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Jef_uk
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Jef_uk
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@ OP: proving retro rules.
@shifty: The last flight of an RAF Vulcan was similar. The pilot who I met a few years back stood it on its tail, held it with the throttle, push to the after burner and set of every alarm for 10 miles before disappearing in to the endless blue.
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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13/10/2012 11:07
13/10/2012 11:07
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Jef_uk
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Jef_uk
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Oh perhaps I've confused my self and it was the sr-71 he was talking about.
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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13/10/2012 12:06
13/10/2012 12:06
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,205 Oxfordshire
enfant_teribl
My job on the forum
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My job on the forum
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Oh perhaps I've confused my self and it was the sr-71 he was talking about. Probably not an SR 71, as they actually have a poor thrust/weight ratio, and slow climb (despite their speed)
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Re: Aviation Porn...........
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#1384868
14/10/2012 11:48
14/10/2012 11:48
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johnnybravoturbo
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johnnybravoturbo
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SR-71 Blackbird On her final flight, the Blackbird, destined for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, sped from Los Angeles to Washington in 64 minutes, averaging 2,145 mph and setting four speed records. Wow
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