« previous next »
Pages: 1 2 [3]   Go Down

Author Topic: Post War Jets  (Read 1540 times)

Offline Zapata

  • Zinc Member
  • *
  • Posts: 61
Post War Jets
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2001, 12:11:00 AM »
Ever seen the range film of the Phantom II smacking the Nellis sand on a bomb pass only to emerge a few secods later shaking the sand off like a wet dog (true f--kin story)?  THAT'S the kind of plane I want to go to war in!  You can have all the pretty jets you want, but gimme two engines, two crewmates and McDonnell Douglas stamped on the side and I'm there.

1Lt Jorgensen - F15E WSO, son of an old F-4 WSO
Logged

Offline Westy MOL

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 902
Post War Jets
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2001, 08:40:00 AM »
You're right LTHans. I stand corrected. Cod that was one big faux paus. I did mean Sweden.  :)

Westy
Logged

Offline Kratzer

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2066
      • http://www.luftjagerkorps.com/
Post War Jets
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2001, 12:58:00 PM »
Nothing is cooler than the F86.  The closer you get to 1939, the cooler the aircraft get   :)

EDIT: Which is to say that 1939 was the apex of aircraft coolness - not performance.

[ 10-25-2001: Message edited by: Kratzer ]
Logged

Offline Steven

  • Parolee
  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 681
      • http://members.cox.net/barking.pig/puke.htm
Post War Jets
« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2001, 02:56:00 PM »
F-8 Crusader

F-4 Phantom II
Logged

Offline -ammo-

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5124
Post War Jets
« Reply #34 on: October 25, 2001, 03:29:00 PM »
Its the F15E for me. This version is the Air to Ground workhorse for the USA. I have worked around these things for 8 years and deployed with them in support of Northern and Southern Watch. the force these AC provide AOR commanders is incredible. It is a true "force multiplier".
Logged
Commanding Officer, 56 Fighter Group
Retired USAF - 1988 - 2011

Offline AKDejaVu

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5049
      • http://www.dbstaines.com
Post War Jets
« Reply #35 on: October 25, 2001, 03:43:00 PM »
Quote
Anyone read the Thud series of novels by Tom Wilson? Set in Vietnam/Thailand. Excellent books...

I haven't read those... but Richard Herman Jr. did a couple of pretty decent Vietnam Era novels... one of them with the main character flying a Thud.

AKDejaVu
Logged

Offline skernsk

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5089
Post War Jets
« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2001, 04:48:00 PM »
AVRO ARROW  

This thing was decades ahead of it's time in 1958!

Specifications

Wing Span: 50 ft (15.2 m)  
Length:  85 ft 6 in (26.1 m)  
Height: 21 ft 3 in (6.5 m)  
Weight, Empty: 43,960 lb (19,935 kg)  
Weight, Gross: 62,431 lb (28,319 kg)  
Cruising Speed: 701 mph (1,128 km/h)  
Max Speed: 1,524 mph (2,453 km/h)  
Rate of Climb: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)/4 min 24 sec  
Service Ceiling: 58,500 ft (17,830 m)  
Range: 820 mi (1,330 km)  
Crew: two  
Power Plant: two Orenda Iroquois axial flow turbojet engines, 26,000 lb (11,791 kg) static thrust, with afterburner  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ 10-25-2001: Message edited by: skernsk ]
Logged

Offline Hangtime

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 10148
Post War Jets
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2001, 10:55:00 PM »
Blue Angels, F7U Cutlass

   

And another forgotten jet..
Grumman F11-3 "Tiger"

 

Watched the Angels fly these outta Pt. Magu Naval Air Station as a kid. Awsome.

[ 10-25-2001: Message edited by: Hangtime ]
Logged
The price of Freedom is the willingness to do sudden battle, anywhere, any time and with utter recklessness...

...at home, or abroad.

Offline AKIron

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 13294
Post War Jets
« Reply #38 on: October 26, 2001, 01:14:00 AM »
 

Can't leave out the world's first operational supersonic fighter.

 

And I always thought it would be the ultimate thrill to fly one of these.

[ 10-26-2001: Message edited by: AKIron ]
Logged
Here we put salt on Margaritas, not sidewalks.

Offline Arlo

  • Radioactive Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 24760
Post War Jets
« Reply #39 on: October 27, 2001, 12:40:00 AM »
Heyas Crapgame. I lived on base at Corpus and right off base at Norfolk during the mid-late sixties. I remember seeing 3 Apollo capsules with scorchmarks on them passing by our car on a flatbead at Norfolk.

 
Quote
Originally posted by Crapgame:
Fellas, been watching the constant threads where everyone seems to be beating each other up pretty well over this latest international fracas. Thought I'd introduce a new thread to siphon off some of those rants.

In short, what is your favorite post-war (1946-1972) jet and why? I don't want to see any great influx of jets in AH. I merely was reflecting fondly on my childhood the other day, about growing up so near a NAS and being able to watch dozens of jets fly low over the house each day in the landing pattern. The height of the Vietnam War so there was always plenty of activity.

With that background, is it any wonder my two favorites are the F8U Crusader and the A4 Skyhawk. I just love the looks of them and of course at that time, there were some pretty colorful Navy paint schemes and squadron colors. Also loved the Phantoms. Since they flew out of Lemoore, they were a little more rare but boy could you hear them coming a mile away.

So take a breath, take a break and let's see who likes what post war jets and why...
<S>
Crapgame
   
Logged

Offline Krusher

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2246
Post War Jets
« Reply #40 on: October 27, 2001, 09:39:00 AM »
The F14 TOMCAT..........

developed what 30+ years back?

it carries the phoenix missle.. can you say fire and forget? oh yea baby I knew you could. <G>
Logged

Offline Arlo

  • Radioactive Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 24760
Post War Jets
« Reply #41 on: October 27, 2001, 02:42:00 PM »
Heyas Crapgame. I lived on base at Corpus and right off base at Norfolk during the mid-late sixties. I remember seeing 3 Apollo capsules with scorchmarks on them passing by our car on a flatbed car at Norfolk.

(lol - oops .. hit the wrong button editing)

ShruG ... it happens

[ 10-27-2001: Message edited by: Arlo ]
Logged

Offline pugg666

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1232
Post War Jets
« Reply #42 on: October 27, 2001, 06:47:00 PM »
F-86

north american, 6 .50's and a jet engine  :eek:

sign me up  :D
Logged
Pages: 1 2 [3]   Go Up
« previous next »