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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: ALF on January 09, 2006, 06:43:34 PM
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The image is at 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/google_lancaster/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/google_lancaster/)
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wow, that is pritty cool coincidence.
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With only 2 airworthy( if the source i read is credible) examples flying , it is truly amazing to catch one in a satellite photo . Nice find ALF
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I almost wept
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Could get some good speed diving on that Lanc from up there.
And look at his altitude, he is a low alt base porker. :p
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lolo lo alt base porker,...lolo
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I know how that guy feels. Every year at the Boca Raton airport they have a B-17 and a B-26 for a week or two. They take them out and fly them around and it's hard to imagine, what with their size, that we used to use a few hundred of those monsters at a time to bomb the bejesus out of the Nazis.
Did you know that the B-17 can land almost vertically? I saw the pilot doing that once when I was stopped in traffic on I-95. Most amazing.
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Did you know that the B-17 can land almost vertically
LOL , must be that vstall upgrade . I wouldnt want to see any b-17 pilot screwing around in one of those precious planes, and i bet the owner, (owners more than likely) would feel the same way . i would think an almost vertical landing would be a crash . 38
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No crash. I kept watching it thinking that maybe it was a trick of the distance but it was directly to the side of me and it came down using only about 20 feet of runway and just cruised over to a hangar.
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A plane that size would take up more than 100 ft just trying to drop 10 mph of ground speed to turn, perhaps a trip to the opthomoligist for a stronger perscription, eh?
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LoL, FBBone, not really. I know what I saw and it was amazing. Believe it or not, doesn't matter. Maybe keep your own 20/20-vision eyes open for any B-17s in your area and see if they do the same thing.
And remember: just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it can't happen.
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no B17 is going to land in 20 ft unless it has a 100mph direct head wind.
youre full of chit.
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Originally posted by Morpheus
no B17 is going to land in 20 ft unless it has a 100mph direct head wind.
youre full of chit.
A well thought out post, as always, Morpheus.
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Almost as thought out as your idiotic B17/Harrier sighting fairy tail.
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I G0TZ T3H PR00F! (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/14/google_earth_competition_results/page9.html) (Fourth photo)
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Theres a BIG difference between stall speed and taxi speed, and a B-17 cant bleed that kind of speed in 20 feet without the dreaded "ground loop" effect. Just because YOU believe its true, doesnt mean it is. Like the time I was getting ready for a secret raid into Nam and got bit by a spider.................
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When the b24 "The Dragons Tail" and the b17 "Nine O' Nine" came to Hartford, I had the chance of the 2 bombers flying tree top just barely above the trees and in arms distance of me touching them as they buzzed the building I was in. The building shook violently ast hey buzzed it. Was quite a sight to see.
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Originally posted by Hoarach
When the b24 "The Dragons Tail" and the b17 "Nine O' Nine" came to Hartford, I had the chance of the 2 bombers flying tree top just barely above the trees and in arms distance of me touching them as they buzzed the building I was in. The building shook violently ast hey buzzed it. Was quite a sight to see.
........and 20 feet later they were safe and warm in the hangar!:lol :lol :lol
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Well, it can land it 30-35 feet of runway, with a 100MPH tailwind. I was a B17 pilot in WW2. I decided it was too dangerous so I switched to flying P47s, the war was soon over after then. I died a month later from an infection cause by falty wiring in my Thunderbolt. I was reincarnated as part of the "baby boom" generation in which i was to fight in Vietnam. Apparently I was always supposed to be a pilot, so I flew F4 Phantoms into Hai Phong during 'Nam. After many scary missions I was sent home to a bunch of hippie's yelling at me. I got my B.A.R. (borrowed from Bonnie of 'Bonnie and Clyde' fame) and took some of those reefer smoking a-holes OUT! Blood was everywhere. I was charged with the death penalty. After a few years on hold I was once again reborn in 1989 and here I am today.
In short, my B17 could land in 10 feet of runway on a good day.
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I didnt know they had satelites in WW2
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I didn't know your brain was that small
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You'd be surprised...
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anyone one found that airbase in north korea yet? the sneaky buggers have got a complete and seemingly airworthy B52 sitting on the tarmac.
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Originally posted by B@tfinkV
anyone one found that airbase in north korea yet? the sneaky buggers have got a complete and seemingly airworthy B52 sitting on the tarmac.
Well, they have to have at least ONE boom-bottle dropper.