Author Topic: All Time Favorite Aircraft (Read 3095 times)

lengro · « **Reply #60 on:** February 09, 2008, 01:00:17 PM »

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Originally posted by moot
Lengro do you know who you're talking to?

I have no idea - cool I apperantly was caught twice.... wtg me

moot · « **Reply #61 on:** February 09, 2008, 01:03:34 PM »

Eagl's a jet fighter dweeb of professional proportions.

ZetaNine · « **Reply #62 on:** February 09, 2008, 04:56:11 PM »

yep yep....gotta love the warthog...my second fav for sure....

that said......I'm STUNNED to see nobody mentioned the corsair.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #63 on:** February 09, 2008, 05:11:42 PM »

All my favorites are in this video clip
The first 3 in particular

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/early-flight-silent-footage-p1.php

lutrel · « **Reply #64 on:** February 09, 2008, 05:51:17 PM »

During my 24 years in the USAF I was lucky enough to wrench on these aircraft at one time or another; B-52G, D and H models, KC-135A and Q models, FB-111B, C-130A, H, NC, and V models, A-7, F-16, F-15, A-10, TR-1 (U-2), SR-71, UH-1H, CH-53, F-4H, OV-10, F-101, B-2, F-117.

I was also able to work on these aircraft as a volunteer for air shows and over hauls; B-17(assisted in the over haul of the original Memphis Bell in 1988), P-51, and a P-47.

I actually had the chance to sit in the nose of the Memphis Bell one night, after a long day of work, during the over haul we did on her, and drink a beer while looking at the stars through the Plexiglas. Call me melodramatic, but I couldn't help but get goose bumps thinking about the history I was sitting in.

As far as a favorite; that's tough, but I'm partial to my Boeing aircraft, in particular the B-52. The most fun to fly around in to me, was the UH-1H; had some great times flying in the hueys.

Rino · « **Reply #65 on:** February 09, 2008, 07:20:00 PM »

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Originally posted by lutrel
During my 24 years in the USAF I was lucky enough to wrench on these aircraft at one time or another; B-52G, D and H models, KC-135A and Q models, FB-111B, C-130A, H, NC, and V models, A-7, F-16, F-15, A-10, TR-1 (U-2), SR-71, UH-1H, CH-53, F-4H, OV-10, F-101, B-2, F-117.

I was also able to work on these aircraft as a volunteer for air shows and over hauls; B-17(assisted in the over haul of the original Memphis Bell in 1988), P-51, and a P-47.

I actually had the chance to sit in the nose of the Memphis Bell one night, after a long day of work, during the over haul we did on her, and drink a beer while looking at the stars through the Plexiglas. Call me melodramatic, but I couldn't help but get goose bumps thinking about the history I was sitting in.

As far as a favorite; that's tough, but I'm partial to my Boeing aircraft, in particular the B-52. The most fun to fly around in to me, was the UH-1H; had some great times flying in the hueys.

What is an F-4H?

Rino · « **Reply #66 on:** February 09, 2008, 07:23:37 PM »

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Originally posted by Dux

Man I hate fueling those things..they love to spit fuel back from the fueling
port even when the level is no where close to full.

midnight Target · « **Reply #67 on:** February 09, 2008, 07:23:54 PM »

A quick Google told me the F4H was the original designation of the F-4 like the one in your avatar.

Rino · « **Reply #68 on:** February 09, 2008, 07:28:09 PM »

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Originally posted by eskimo2
At this moment:

If you want to see a 1-1 scale Albatross..Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck
NY has a beauty. Think the link is http://www.oldrhinebeck.org or a close
relative

Rino · « **Reply #69 on:** February 09, 2008, 07:33:25 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
A quick Google told me the F4H was the original designation of the F-4 like the one in your avatar.

As far as I know, the G model was the last suffix used by the
USAF. The one in my avatar is an E model, in fact one I used to work on
during the 80s. I've not heard of the H so I'm curious. I do think the
original was an F-110H, so maybe that's it.

Rino · « **Reply #70 on:** February 09, 2008, 07:38:15 PM »

I love the nickname of that V-Tail Beech Bonanza:

Fork-Tailed Doctor Killer

lutrel · « **Reply #71 on:** February 09, 2008, 08:03:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Rino
What is an F-4H?

It's a virant called the "typo"; I fat fingered it, I meant "G" model. I was with the 6514th Flight Test Squadron at Hill AFB and we had four G models we used to chase target drones with. They later got involved with the QF-4E target drone mods; it broke my heart to see those beauties roll out dressed for target duty.

BMathis · « **Reply #72 on:** February 09, 2008, 08:12:38 PM »

Rino · « **Reply #73 on:** February 09, 2008, 08:20:30 PM »

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Originally posted by lutrel
It's a virant called the "typo"; I fat fingered it, I meant "G" model. I was with the 6514th Flight Test Squadron at Hill AFB and we had four G models we used to chase target drones with. They later got involved with the QF-4E target drone mods; it broke my heart to see those beauties roll out dressed for target duty.

I was hoping I could learn something new today

I know exactly what
you mean about the QFs. I began to feel very old when I started seeing
actual birds I used to work on in books

sluggish · « **Reply #74 on:** February 09, 2008, 09:20:22 PM »

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Originally posted by bnasty

Is that your Lancair? Did you build it?