tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post239573168767052479..comments2024-03-28T06:59:58.652-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Thanks Russia, you almost ruined it...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47726669099919348682017-05-31T20:11:31.126-07:002017-05-31T20:11:31.126-07:00Thanks!Thanks!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31506031909674600222017-05-31T18:39:48.056-07:002017-05-31T18:39:48.056-07:00Oops, it seems he did. Great article by the way, I...Oops, it seems he did. Great article by the way, I laughed more than once reading through it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78302491687765501002017-05-31T10:06:06.981-07:002017-05-31T10:06:06.981-07:000007 already noticed that mis-identification.
Bea...0007 already noticed that mis-identification.<br /><br />Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72484376819899438532017-05-30T17:03:56.955-07:002017-05-30T17:03:56.955-07:00Hey, you've got a photo of the B-70 Valkyrie l...Hey, you've got a photo of the B-70 Valkyrie listed as just "Another Russian knock-off." I guess you confused it for a TU-144 or something? The TU-144 was a poorly manufactured Tupelov knock-off of the Concorde, the Valkyrie was the crowning achievement of North American Aviation. A mach-3 bomber that never saw production due to developments in ICBMS, the Valkyrie not only pushed the limits of aircraft technology, it had the Soviet PVO so afraid that they had to completely re-think their development strategy. If you think it's ugly, that's your opinion, but two guys died testing that thing and they were Americans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9951034048589710392015-09-23T12:36:01.823-07:002015-09-23T12:36:01.823-07:00Hhmm, I think Mr Bond has got you there Tuna...Hhmm, I think Mr Bond has got you there Tuna...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50530507349086250742015-09-23T11:41:17.288-07:002015-09-23T11:41:17.288-07:00Ya miss-named(countried?) only one, The big white ...Ya miss-named(countried?) only one, The big white one with canards is the B-70 IIRC. Designed to fly high and fast; sorta a high flying version of the B-58 Hustler.0007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50801606482400460182015-09-15T14:22:40.436-07:002015-09-15T14:22:40.436-07:00May I nominate the Anderson-Greenwood AG-14?
http:...May I nominate the Anderson-Greenwood AG-14?<br />http://www.trade-a-plane.com/for-sale/aircraft/Single+Engine+Piston/Anderson%2BGreenwood/14Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10495912588548830482015-09-15T10:36:14.910-07:002015-09-15T10:36:14.910-07:00Love the paint scheme of VF-302!
A friend of min...Love the paint scheme of VF-302! <br /><br />A friend of mine bought a slightly wrecked (engine throttle linkage failed; did emergency landing and landing gear collapsed) "Miglet" - an I-1L. I don't know whether it is ugly of cool looking but it definitely looks like fun - built in the 90s in the same factory making the MiGs, it was designed for pipeline surveillance. <br /><br />It's built like a tank - would "sturdy" be an apt Russian description? <br /><br />Rivits everywhere - my friend's plane has a Lycoming O-320 - an equally robust engine <br /><br />You be the judge of whether it is a beauty or beast - I tend towards the "form follows function" in the beauty camp<br /><br />http://www.pilotmix.com/i-1lWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5006255131364176452015-09-15T09:07:46.121-07:002015-09-15T09:07:46.121-07:00Or in pieces moments later?Or in pieces moments later?Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43477740396664384962015-09-15T07:57:55.242-07:002015-09-15T07:57:55.242-07:00Cool post, Tuna. There's something fascinating...Cool post, Tuna. There's something fascinating about hideous airplanes. I wonder if the genisis of the TC-4C lies in the DEW C-131?PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78152372640847966062015-09-15T06:55:29.268-07:002015-09-15T06:55:29.268-07:00I wondered where you were going with the title, bu...I wondered where you were going with the title, but I didn't peek. Great post, Tuna, thanks.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22213588825422418722015-09-15T06:54:33.484-07:002015-09-15T06:54:33.484-07:00There's really only one good view of the Fulcr...There's really only one good view of the Fulcrum and Flanker. The one from 6 O'Clock, about 1000' back with the gunsight dead steady on the cockpit and the time of flight indicator flashing. But that's just me.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12771492952078475712015-09-15T06:20:10.853-07:002015-09-15T06:20:10.853-07:00Oh my word! What a chamber of horrors! Just kiddin...Oh my word! What a chamber of horrors! Just kidding, but where did you find all those ugly birds? I had no ideer.<br /><br />I too have a very grudging like of the Fulcrum and the Flanker. Saw a MiG-29 on the taxiing out at Geilenkirchen one fine German day, it was a former East German bird taken over by the <em>Luftwaffe</em>. Looked very ugly on the ground, all sorts of crap underneath, once she got airborne she cleaned up real good. (As they say.)<br /><br />I'm glad you finished the post with that lovely Viking shot. Helped cleanse the mental pallet it did!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45652340571488340482015-09-15T02:50:39.984-07:002015-09-15T02:50:39.984-07:00My eyes, my eyes! The Russians sure had a way wit...My eyes, my eyes! The Russians sure had a way with designing an ugly airplane, but that USAF Dew C-131 takes the cake!c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.com