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Post by Gene on Aug 31, 2018 0:43:10 GMT 9
in the vein of the great escape...
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Post by Gene on Sept 2, 2018 4:09:14 GMT 9
spent 5 years following and documenting the mcchord team... best experience of my career...
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Post by Gene on Sept 3, 2018 0:58:37 GMT 9
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Post by Jim on Sept 4, 2018 0:07:41 GMT 9
Now this is what I call a Random Video
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Post by Gene on Sept 4, 2018 0:25:33 GMT 9
very sad... but very true
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Post by Jim on Nov 6, 2018 13:46:48 GMT 9
For our resident C-130 Flight Engineer
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Post by LBer1568 on Nov 6, 2018 22:57:16 GMT 9
Jim, All I can say is wow. The C-130 was never designed to go inverted. In fact, one of the USAF newest Gunships went inverted during testing at Edwards recently and was declared a dead airframe. foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/brand-new-ac-130-ghostrider-a-total-loss-after-going-in-1743122173
I don't know all the particulars, but maybe it boils down to different set of standards, or maybe the USAF bird did the unexpected maneuver with more G forces applied. PS, I worked C-130 Program in many different roles during my AF Career and post retirement. I worked C-130 Simulator at McChord 1980-1983. Then I was Test Manager at WPAFB for C-130 Sims. After retirement I worked numerous jobs over 10 years with USAF Logistics Teams, and did many Tech Manual jobs with Special Forces C-130 at Hurlbert Field. I did a Configuration Study of all Models/configurations of C-130 fleet for USAF. That was best job ever. I got to go do research on every model/configuration in operation. That included Active, Guard Reserves and "Other's. Some of the Spook Birds were the most interesting. Many were considered "Classified".
Lorin
PS I am out the door now to go cast my Vote against Liberals who want to destroy President Trump, and the Nation, if they get in power. |
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Post by Jim on Nov 7, 2018 0:40:33 GMT 9
Jim, All I can say is wow. The C-130 was never designed to go inverted. In fact, one of the USAF newest Gunships went inverted during testing at Edwards recently and was declared a dead airframe. foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/brand-new-ac-130-ghostrider-a-total-loss-after-going-in-1743122173
I don't know all the particulars, but maybe it boils down to different set of standards, or maybe the USAF bird did the unexpected maneuver with more G forces applied. PS, I worked C-130 Program in many different roles during my AF Career and post retirement. I worked C-130 Simulator at McChord 1980-1983. Then I was Test Manager at WPAFB for C-130 Sims. After retirement I worked numerous jobs over 10 years with USAF Logistics Teams, and did many Tech Manual jobs with Special Forces C-130 at Hurlbert Field. I did a Configuration Study of all Models/configurations of C-130 fleet for USAF. That was best job ever. I got to go do research on every model/configuration in operation. That included Active, Guard Reserves and "Other's. Some of the Spook Birds were the most interesting. Many were considered "Classified".
Lorin
PS I am out the door now to go cast my Vote against Liberals who want to destroy President Trump, and the Nation, if they get in power. |
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Post by Jim on Nov 16, 2018 12:00:34 GMT 9
How many engines can you identify that aren't GE? There is at least one aircraft most of have never seen, unless it was in a museum. Can you name it/
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Post by Mark O on Nov 17, 2018 1:52:01 GMT 9
How many engines can you identify that aren't GE? There is at least one aircraft most of have never seen, unless it was in a museum. Can you name it/ Well, the X-4 would be my guess. Additionally, it was powered by two Westinghouse engines. |
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Post by Jim on Nov 17, 2018 3:20:14 GMT 9
How many engines can you identify that aren't GE? There is at least one aircraft most of have never seen, unless it was in a museum. Can you name it/ Well, the X-4 would be my guess. Additionally, it was powered by two Westinghouse engines. NOPE! That has an X in its number.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_B-45_Tornado...... With GE engines. The first and only one I saw was at George AFB, CA. in 1953 and it was being used as a test bed by Edwards AFB. Don't confuse it with the B-57 Canberra........ |
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Post by Mark O on Nov 17, 2018 5:48:19 GMT 9
Oh come on Jim! You're splitting hairs, and you never said no X-planes! Besides, you mentioned ones without GE engines to boot! Gotcha!! ;-) Besides, when I was at Laughlin the T-1A Jayhawk squadron I worked with was the 86th FTS carrying on the history of an old B-45 squadron, so I know all about that one! How about the F7U Cutlass in the video? Also with Westinghouse engines. Also in the video is the XF-90 with - you guessed it - Westinghouse engines! (  ! That's an X-plane!) |
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Post by Jim on Nov 23, 2018 8:53:22 GMT 9
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Post by Jim on Nov 25, 2018 10:39:14 GMT 9
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Post by pat perry on Nov 26, 2018 4:29:47 GMT 9
Wonder if Kyle ever crapped in Mike's boat? |
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Post by Jim on Dec 27, 2018 3:57:53 GMT 9
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Post by Bullhunter on Mar 2, 2019 5:18:34 GMT 9
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Post by Gene on Mar 2, 2019 17:28:48 GMT 9
cool
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Post by Gene on Mar 5, 2019 5:14:57 GMT 9
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! That's an X-plane!)
