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GENERAL TOPICS => D.O.T. => Topic started by: Flyin6 on September 26, 2021, 07:39:48 PM

Title: Where was I?
Post by: Flyin6 on September 26, 2021, 07:39:48 PM: Who knows where I was in the pics?
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 26, 2021, 07:41:07 PM: The guy in the pic with me was my first ever platoon leader. Retired as a full Colonel. We are close friends to this day!
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Post by: dave945 on September 26, 2021, 08:08:28 PM: Are you guys at wright Patterson at the Air Force museum? You realize you were army, right?

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Post by: JR on September 26, 2021, 10:24:16 PM: Love to go there. A26 is sweet.

Hey, is that a Don sighting!!
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Post by: oklawall on September 27, 2021, 07:12:13 AM: I'm with Dave the Air Force museum

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Post by: Flyin6 on September 27, 2021, 06:07:05 PM: Korrekt!

The U.S. Air Force National Museum.

I'd call it a national treasure

My favorite plane in there: ____________ Any guesses?
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Post by: dave945 on September 27, 2021, 06:33:20 PM: Quote from: Flyin6 on September 27, 2021, 06:07:05 PM
Korrekt!

The U.S. Air Force National Museum.

I'd call it a national treasure

My favorite plane in there: ____________ Any guesses?
XB 70 Valkyrie
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 10:07:16 PM: Quote from: dave945 on September 27, 2021, 06:33:20 PM
Quote from: Flyin6 on September 27, 2021, 06:07:05 PM
Korrekt!

The U.S. Air Force National Museum.

I'd call it a national treasure

My favorite plane in there: ____________ Any guesses?
XB 70 Valkyrie
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If it weren't for the Memphis Belle, the B-36, and that B-52, it could be second.
Nope not the B-70, but its a bomber and a tad bit faster!!!
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Post by: JR on September 30, 2021, 12:20:57 AM: Had to be the B58 then if faster than the 70. Delta wing rocket!
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 30, 2021, 09:21:44 AM: SR71 is my fav hands down.

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Post by: JR on September 30, 2021, 10:56:59 AM: That would be a good guess and probably faster than the Husler.
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2021, 11:38:37 PM: Quote from: JR on September 30, 2021, 12:20:57 AM
Had to be the B58 then if faster than the 70. Delta wing rocket!
Bingo!

Double supersonic + 1/2 more

Convair moscow killer.

The belly tank was mounted on top of the nuke

If you look closely, the centerline pod is two parts. he conformal bottom piece is all fuel. Above that is a thermonuclear bomb, as in Hydrogen. That bomb was designed to destroy all of Moscow, so it's a biggin. If you look you can see two of its fins sticking out the back of that centerline pod.

Four J79's!!! The F4 had just two.
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Post by: JR on October 03, 2021, 12:19:52 PM: And heavy enough it needed the 8 wheels on each of the rear gear.

Yep, they dropped the "big one" then where clean for a fast exit.
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2021, 11:18:42 AM: Quote from: JR on October 03, 2021, 12:19:52 PM
And heavy enough it needed the 8 wheels on each of the rear gear.

Yep, they dropped the "big one" then where clean for a fast exit.
It killed a good number of flight crew I hear. Fires/technologies not fully developed.
The ejection seat was more like a capsule for ejecting at high speeds. Normally ejections need to happen upright if possible and subsonic. If you want to see/speak/hear and do other things like that then the slower the speed of ejection, the better.
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Post by: JR on October 04, 2021, 01:30:21 PM: They were doing lots of those "capsule" things back then. XB70, F111, B58, to bad so few really worked.