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| Comments: 89 (Read/Post) Favorites: 2 (View) |
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on: 10-08-2002
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A-10 Warthog |
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| #22 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:39:57 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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The way planes get thier names are offten each a fun little story, the B-17's offical designation was NOT "Flying Fortress" that was coined by a reporter who was there at the planes unveiling, Boeing liked the sound of it, and it just sorta stuck
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| #24 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:40:39 PM |
| Posted By : TinIndian |
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#18 Yup. Did you know they had a prototype for it with a 16 (or 18?) cyl. engine which, if I remember correctly was made by Mopar?
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| #25 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:41:29 PM |
| Posted By : fordtacomaz |
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#22. they saw the plane take off from Boeing field outside of Seattle, WA and exclaimed how it resembled a "flying fortress" now THAT was a badass plane.
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10-08-2002 @ 07:41:41 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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That plane was a tough sonofabitch, there are documented cases of them coming home with CONNECTING RODS out the side of the cowl!
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| #29 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:43:08 PM |
| Posted By : TinIndian |
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#25 Agreed. Even more awesome when you see it in person, takin' off with all 16 superchargers goin' to simulate a bomb run. Followed shortly behind by 3 P-51 Mustangs, fighter escort supreme.
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| #30 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:43:49 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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#28, Don't ask me how, but there are pics..... and radials have rods, they just connect to a central rotor, not a crank...... and they probably were shot out, but still....
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| #33 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:45:42 PM |
| Posted By : fordtacomaz |
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#39. i've heard one fly over and he was at like 500 feet or so. i couldn't talk to my dad who was standing next to me it was so loud.
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| #34 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:45:56 PM |
| Posted By : TinIndian |
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#27 And it sat in the cowl upside-down. Funky, but very powerful. But by the time it was developed, they didn't need it. Chrysler loved to play with huge engines at the time.
#28 Talent. And the fear of Me-109s and Fw-190s helps, I'm sure. They were heavily out-matched, speed-wise. Hence the huge engine experiments.
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| #36 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:47:13 PM |
| Posted By : comradesampo |
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#32, I used to live in Columbus, OH, so I've been to the USAF Museum a few times. They have a bunch of WWII-era and post-WWII heavy bombers there, including the B-36, which is FUCKING HUGE. Look it up sometime, it's astounding.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of those planes in operation.
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| #38 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:48:51 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#36, I've never heard of a B36 before, so I'm about to look that up.
According to heavy bombers, there's only one B29 Superfortress left that's still flyable, and there's another one being restored to that condition. There are a bunch of static displays left, though.
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| #39 |
10-08-2002 @ 07:48:53 PM |
| Posted By : fordtacomaz |
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#36...the B36 i believe was the biggest airplane that the US built. besides the Spruce Goose...
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10-08-2002 @ 07:49:38 PM |
| Posted By : TinIndian |
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#33 Stand next to it. It was bad-ass. They start the engines in order, 1 being left wing outside, 4 being right wing outside. By the time 4 was in sync with the rest, you're lucky to hear your own thoughts. Kids were standing on the runway behind the plane, leaning toward it at a 45% angle, TRYING TO FALL DOWN and couldn't. It was sheer beauty, the power this thing had. Seeing it made you proud to be a part of the country who created her.
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