tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post787119394032128684..comments2024-03-29T07:51:11.714-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Friday Flyby - 21 FebruaryOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58208048120436527422014-02-22T09:40:27.188-08:002014-02-22T09:40:27.188-08:00Good story Lou. I like the "big chrome comman...Good story Lou. I like the "big chrome command post".OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74409176773283603902014-02-21T19:27:08.879-08:002014-02-21T19:27:08.879-08:00The P-80! I built one as a boy and carefully balan...The P-80! I built one as a boy and carefully balanced the aircraft with lead split-shot. When so balanced the plane would gently glide from one end of the bathtub to the other with an absolute perfect landing near the big chrome command post, I mean drain.....Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860342410219012525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59735834850028463512014-02-21T18:22:13.190-08:002014-02-21T18:22:13.190-08:00You'd never heard of the B-58? Wow, Tuna you A...You'd never heard of the B-58? Wow, Tuna you ARE young. (I mean compared to a lot of us old Phantom guys...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85385577900632151942014-02-21T18:21:07.221-08:002014-02-21T18:21:07.221-08:00Ah yes, the P-80. Which was in last Friday's F...Ah yes, the P-80. Which was in last Friday's Flyby.<br /><br />I had a really awesome model of the T-33. You could actually remove the tail and pull the engine. Very detailed cockpit.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43194952174496926122014-02-21T17:26:29.163-08:002014-02-21T17:26:29.163-08:00I love it when I come here and find a plane I'...I love it when I come here and find a plane I've never heard of or seen before. I'm sure there are many more. Keep 'em coming!Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79558138708360344692014-02-21T17:05:48.136-08:002014-02-21T17:05:48.136-08:00As someone else has mentioned, the Hustler was one...As someone else has mentioned, the Hustler was one of my very first plastic models. The first? P-80.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7480978269807229622014-02-21T16:15:28.185-08:002014-02-21T16:15:28.185-08:00Well, I was replying to the god of punctuation. Di...Well, I was replying to the god of punctuation. Didn't want to incur his wrath!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59217491086158909332014-02-21T14:38:50.997-08:002014-02-21T14:38:50.997-08:00We have ROE here?
The Hustler was a beauty, that ...We have ROE here?<br /><br />The Hustler was a beauty, that twin-tailed light gray bird is also pretty nice.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77651198352997194262014-02-21T13:12:17.397-08:002014-02-21T13:12:17.397-08:00Gotta agree, Buck, although there's a certain ...Gotta agree, Buck, although there's a certain twin tailed fighter that's a close competitor.<br /><br />Comment deleted to correct punctuation error as required by ROE.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82434921961702044272014-02-21T13:10:04.426-08:002014-02-21T13:10:04.426-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51067283787635581082014-02-21T13:06:00.747-08:002014-02-21T13:06:00.747-08:00I think the Hustler was one of the most beautiful ...I think the Hustler was one of the most beautiful airframes in the entire USAF inventory, ever.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5121159740343760632014-02-21T11:26:59.342-08:002014-02-21T11:26:59.342-08:00Those Allisons were torque limited. Surely no crew...Those Allisons were torque limited. Surely no crew over went over the limit.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20334728257621624372014-02-21T11:17:31.256-08:002014-02-21T11:17:31.256-08:00Damn!
I suppose it's better than the fate of ...Damn!<br /><br />I suppose it's better than the fate of many of my pilots, getting sucked out of their cockpits into the vacuum cleaner.<br /><br />Having my Mom vacuum my room was like a tornado hitting an airbase. Pilots missing in action, canopies off, pitot tubes and antennae snapped off, landing gear collapsed. It was hideous.<br /><br />When I complained, my Dad suggested I actually dust my own room and actually glue the pilots into their seats and permanently affix the canopies the same way. As I liked to play with my model aircraft, I had to ask, "Then how will a pilot bail out if his aircraft if it's too badly damaged to stay in the air?"<br /><br />Both parents just kinda shook their heads.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7640364389118660132014-02-21T10:57:48.330-08:002014-02-21T10:57:48.330-08:00Great choice for a flyby. I remember as a boy buil...Great choice for a flyby. I remember as a boy building a model of this beauty that even featured a spring loaded pilot ejection seat feature. I think I lost my pilot in the floor furnace! It was a Viking demise. Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860342410219012525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22520323449970573452014-02-21T09:10:56.575-08:002014-02-21T09:10:56.575-08:00Hot, thin air will (as I understand things) make l...Hot, thin air will (as I understand things) make life "interesting" for an aviator.<br /><br />I think you just provided proof of that Juvat. (And I like your response to Departure Control. Gotta remember that one!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77952258581528898812014-02-21T09:05:47.648-08:002014-02-21T09:05:47.648-08:00Here to tell you that a fully fueled 3 bag F4E wil...Here to tell you that a fully fueled 3 bag F4E will take all 11000' of runway at Buckley at 11AM on a July morning. That exciting takeoff was followed by a call from Departure Control to "Expedite Climb". To which I responded, "This is all the Expedite, I got".juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66179576425536884942014-02-21T08:51:30.449-08:002014-02-21T08:51:30.449-08:00I Googled those aircraft, good looking birds. Bein...I Googled those aircraft, good looking birds. Being able to lift a heavy aircraft out of Stapleton on a a hot day is no mean feat!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3809380042970782102014-02-21T07:20:56.115-08:002014-02-21T07:20:56.115-08:00Convair made some interesting airplanes. On the ci...Convair made some interesting airplanes. On the civilian side, the 990 was the fastest non supersonic airliner. The 240 and derivatives were the DC-3s or their time. The original Frontier Airlines flew the 580 version. Those twin Allisons could power a full gross airplane out of Stapleton (Denver) on a hot summer day.The problem for all the aircraft manufacturers was Boeing, with a good product, and the best, or most ruthless - your choice- management.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57083255843618652442014-02-21T07:19:13.045-08:002014-02-21T07:19:13.045-08:00Well, I figured that since this was kind of a Conv...Well, I figured that since this was kind of a Convair delta-winged aircraft week, top it off with the biggest of 'em!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44444211083582379602014-02-21T07:18:23.848-08:002014-02-21T07:18:23.848-08:00Thanks Aaron, the B-58 was awesome.Thanks Aaron, the B-58 was awesome.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-92422098243897542014-02-21T06:52:40.182-08:002014-02-21T06:52:40.182-08:00FAST! Such a cool aircraft. Nice post, as usual.FAST! Such a cool aircraft. Nice post, as usual.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59059854777889193632014-02-21T06:51:48.331-08:002014-02-21T06:51:48.331-08:00Great article and some great pictures of a very im...Great article and some great pictures of a very impressive aircraft.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com