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Aircraft that make your jaw drop!

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Similar, but no.

I am 3 for 3 though. One F-4S (2 seats), one A-4M, and one F-5E.
 
An F-4 being menaced.
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Civil air patrol?
 
Enchanter said:
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When I worked in Irvine, El Toro NAS was nearby.

During the annual air show, the Blue Angels would do practice flights, and part of their route was over the street outside my office window.

So, I had views like that several times in an afternoon (but cameras weren't ubiquitous like today, so, anecdotes is all ya get!).
 
There is a video, of a tango,
two couples entwined in a slow dance of arial intimacy,
The clumsiness of sub sonic travel, imprecise, yet seeking intimacy, with the tight embrace,
Locked, without sufficient thrust, destined to drop, together, , ,
Punched out, in desperation for life, the four live, to love, again,
Avoiding the flames of regret, from a puddle of fuel, discarded, but must be avoided,
as partners of the Tango, are gently returned to the earth, emotionally spent, and very excitedly alive, in Idaho.

 
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Early A4 past the Rock?

TIL, the A4 had a roll rate fast enough, 400° * per second, that it could cause a pilot to black out during a snap roll.

‘The Skyhawk was the most fun aircraft I ever flew. Simple yet extremely quick and agile, her roll rate was an incredible 720 degrees/second. She demanded attention. Never could I trim any A-4 up for hands off flying for very long. She always wanted to “play.” Nimble and maneuverable, no wonder so many pilots loved the A-4. She acquired such endearing nicknames as Heinemann’s Hot Rod, Scooter, Bantam Bomber, Tinker Toy, and others. I always liked the scooter moniker because flying it reminded me of my two young children having fun pedaling their little three-wheel scooters in the street and screaming with joy. Flying the A-4 was like giving a kid a new and great toy.
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from :https://theaviationgeekclub.com/for...yhawk-was-the-most-fun-aircraft-he-ever-flew/

* one source says 400 deg/sec, another says 720.

For comparison a Cessna will do 75-90 deg/sec.
 
720deg is the correct number, and pilots were only 'allowed' to do a single roll. I've never heard of crew blacking out due to the roll rate. Hitting their heads on the canopy was pretty common though. It was a struggle to keep the canopies smudge and scratch free.

I think the blackout claim may be confused with being knocked in the head and seeing stars due to a snap roll caused by asymmetric slat extension. The A-4s slats were aerodynamically deployed and occasionally one would deploy before the other in certain circumstances. Never good ones.
 
budman said:
Did ya get good photos from the museum you just visited??
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Sort of. I have a crapload of images from previous visits, and I tend to look at aircraft in a different manner than most people. I now take pics of certain parts or portions of aircraft that fascinate me or catch my eye.

In this visit I focused on getting the aircraft serial numbers to allow me to look up the history of that specific aircraft. I also took pics of parts of the aircraft that I have not noticed previously that may indicate an unusual modification for a specific mission or test.

Military aircraft nerd for sure. I’ll post a couple examples….standby.
 
The design of the nose gear of the B-58 fascinates me. It appears very light and weak in my opinion. May be due to my experience with aircraft that land on aircraft carriers. They are much heavier / beefier.
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