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Aircraft that make your jaw drop!

These used to really get the butterflies in my belly to fluttering. Sadly, my friend Johnny Walker got tangled up in wires with the one he promised to sell me back around ‘93. Lord I miss that man. An amazing aircraft, and it still makes my jaw drop.

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My partner has never flown in a small aircraft, so I talked one of my customers into giving us a Sonoma/Napa county tour in his 2025 Cirrus SR22T.
 

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Iron Maiden has a giant spitfire prop suspended over the stage when they play Aces High 🤘
 
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Abacinator said:
Iron Maiden has a giant spitfire prop suspended over the stage when they play Aces High 🤘
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One of their musicians was the pilot that flew them while on tour.
 
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For me, it’s the SR-71 Blackbird. I found out, many years after my father died, that he was part of the team that designed it. He kept his work secret his entire life.
 
GAJ said:
My uncle helped design this plane that was the linchpin in the Battle of Britain.

Even in his later year he had PTSD from the pilots lost developing it.

RIP Uncle Bob.

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The Hurricane was a remarkable plane, and its ease of repair was a boon during the Battle of Britain.
 
dravnx said:
My partner has never flown in a small aircraft, so I talked one of my customers into giving us a Sonoma/Napa county tour in his 2025 Cirrus SR22T.
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The only time I had flown in a small aircraft was around 1979 or 1980 when my girlfriends father had a plane at SJC and he would fly us to the coast for lunch
 
TheRobSJ said:
I know that’s the CO’s plane and all. So a 0-6 I can believe (MaVeRiCk WaS a cApTaiN tOo). But would have never expected to see a two star still actively flying.
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It doesn’t happen frequently, but it isn’t uncommon.

This pilot is a former TOPGUN instructor still flying an F-14 in combat as a 3-star Admiral (1 star is covered).

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Grissom said:
Which reminds me to put that ride back up to the top of my list as it is only a couple hours away
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I've thought about posting a group ride to the museum when its warmer. I'm hoping to stop by this year on the way to a BARF Rally.
 
I hit up a car show at the Estrella Warbirds Museum near Paso Robles my way to a BARF Rally in May of 2023:

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speaking of radial engines … :laughing

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that was a fun day … will definitely try to hit up the Castle Aviation Museum on my way to a BARF Rally in 2026, based on the recommendations here. :ride
 
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