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Aircraft that make your jaw drop!
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stan23
Well-known member
Took this photo of the F/A 18 at the air and space museum in SD. Growing up in SF, it was always exciting to see them fly during fleet week.
I love that the tip of the aircraft is a phillips head screw.
Abacinator
Unholy Blasphemies
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRT!
- Joined
- May 4, 2005
- Location
- Orinda, CA
- Moto(s)
- A funky red & white Italian named Gianni Cervo! Versys - two of 'em! And a Ducati for laughs.
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 281672
Just to be a contrarian, I'm going to cite some radial engined (I love the sound!) civilian aircraft.
Lockheed Super Constellation
Staggerwing Beech
DeHaviland Beaver (my BIL had one!)
Lockheed Super Constellation
Staggerwing Beech
DeHaviland Beaver (my BIL had one!)
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2002
- Location
- San Jose, bottom of dirty 130
- Moto(s)
- ‘18 Alta EX006, ‘17 Alta MX019, 06R6, 05TM530, 01TM250 2T, ‘24 Yam Tenere 700, Lightning Spark
- Name
- Butch
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 1093637
Awesome
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2002
- Location
- San Jose, bottom of dirty 130
- Moto(s)
- ‘18 Alta EX006, ‘17 Alta MX019, 06R6, 05TM530, 01TM250 2T, ‘24 Yam Tenere 700, Lightning Spark
- Name
- Butch
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 1093637
Awesome foto. Please explain what is happening here. Pressure delios…F-15EX
BillSmith
The Little Twitches Grandpa
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2007
- Moto(s)
- HD 2011 FXDF Dyna Fat Bob
- Name
- Bill
I'm a Boomer so as a kid, consumed everything WWII. Told wife I'd be a while when I spied a Messerschmitt Me 262 on display during our visit to the Smithsonian.
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2002
- Location
- SC Mtns
- Moto(s)
- Attack™-ed R1, hybrid S1000rr, XR1200 Q-Ship
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 2815246
Water condensing out of the air due to lower air pressure cause by the rapid pitch-up.
CDONA
Home of Vortex tuning
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2010
- Moto(s)
- TW200, Monkey
- Name
- # 44659
Not experiencing lift at the moment,
all drag, and hanging on thrust ?
I have watched a pair of Worties, fly air currents against a hill, trying to soar.
Two jet powered crop dusters, playing.
I watched the same from a Red Tailed Hawk, and a Raven, playing with summer lift, in the wind.
I get to watch local, there is a biplane with a big radial, not so much stagger in these wings,
all drag, and hanging on thrust ?
I have watched a pair of Worties, fly air currents against a hill, trying to soar.
Two jet powered crop dusters, playing.
I watched the same from a Red Tailed Hawk, and a Raven, playing with summer lift, in the wind.
I get to watch local, there is a biplane with a big radial, not so much stagger in these wings,
stratslingr77
Well-known member
I've always liked the RA-5C Vigilante
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NorCalBusa
Member #294
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2002
- Location
- SC Mtns
- Moto(s)
- Attack™-ed R1, hybrid S1000rr, XR1200 Q-Ship
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 2815246
The Vigilante was ahead of its time. One of my XO’s flew them. Told me that they used to piss off the Phantom pilots that were assigned to escort them. The Vigi’s would launch after their escorts and catch them before going ‘feet wet’ then have to slow down to not run away from the Phantoms on the mission, then outrun them back to Mother.