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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: lyric1 on June 01, 2008, 05:19:30 PM
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After seeing these photos I will never complain about not seeing where I am going again. (http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3732/picture19hj9.th.jpg) (http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture19hj9.jpg) (http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6829/picture7hy2.th.jpg) (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture7hy2.jpg) (http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9753/asppgal728185421he1.th.jpg) (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=asppgal728185421he1.jpg)
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ditto... :eek:
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Wow.
That reminds me of reading about "Papy" Boyington in the book "Black Sheep One". He got oil on his windscreen....what did he do about it?
Trimmed his plane out, opened his canopy, undid his harness and STOOD UP, leaned over and wiped it off! :rock :rock :rock
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Holy crap...thas alotta oil!
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Hope he had his instrument rating.
:lol
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Wow.
That reminds me of reading about "Papy" Boyington in the book "Black Sheep One". He got oil on his windscreen....what did he do about it?
Trimmed his plane out, opened his canopy, undid his harness and STOOD UP, leaned over and wiped it off! :rock :rock :rock
Thats flying... and ill raise you 2 :rock :rock
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He must have had his head stuck out the canopy the entire time coming home. :O
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Theres one way to get your windows tinted. Unbelievable that he was able to see at all.
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other than a tiny periscope, Lindbergh had no forward visibility in the Spirit of St. Louis. He looked out the side windows when he landed.
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It never ceases to amaze me how a 400 knot wind will turn a quart of oil into a good paint job , and just think those maintanace guys have got to really mumble some foul words under their breath as they scrub and clean to get that oil off . I'm sure they are happy the pilot got home , really I'm sure they were very happy , but oh the mess ! and imagine all the oil into every nook and cranny , screw hole , inset flanges , cracks , etc . and its all gotta be cleaned perfectly and very diligently . < S > to Maintanace crews . and the messes they clean . :rock :rock :rock
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He must have had his head stuck out the canopy the entire time coming home. :O
His face was far too clean.. IMO this wasn't a combat hit and likely a oil line that broke after he took off or was taking off. No way would the engine have stayed running long at all with that much oil loss.
then again I guess he likely had his little leather pilot's helment on.
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It never ceases to amaze me how a 400 knot wind will turn a quart of oil into a good paint job , and just think those maintanace guys have got to really mumble some foul words under their breath as they scrub and clean to get that oil off . I'm sure they are happy the pilot got home , really I'm sure they were very happy , but oh the mess ! and imagine all the oil into every nook and cranny , screw hole , inset flanges , cracks , etc . and its all gotta be cleaned perfectly and very diligently . < S > to Maintanace crews . and the messes they clean . :rock :rock :rock
Quart? That engine carries gallons of oil.
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It never ceases to amaze me how a 400 knot wind will turn a quart of oil into a good paint job,
Corsairs had 20 gallons of oil. Probably about the same for the T Bolt.
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No way would the engine have stayed running long at all with that much oil loss.
you dont know the P-47, do you? They were extremely reliable. The Jug can take a hell of a beating.
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His face was far too clean.. IMO this wasn't a combat hit and likely a oil line that broke after he took off or was taking off. No way would the engine have stayed running long at all with that much oil loss.
then again I guess he likely had his little leather pilot's helment on.
This plane was hit by a ack burst. Yes his helmet looks a little dirty as well. (http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2453/picture61ez1.th.jpg) (http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture61ez1.jpg) (http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5136/picture18nd2.th.jpg) (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture18nd2.jpg) (http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1431/picture20ks1.th.jpg) (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture20ks1.jpg)