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Post by: Terror on April 01, 2002, 10:28:43 PM

My father flew on one of these back in the day:

(http://walden.mo.net/~aedwards/images/Med53_26.jpg)

Terror

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Post by: brady on April 02, 2002, 01:07:00 AM

:( ahhh come on..........


                                    :)

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Post by: 8ball on April 02, 2002, 01:49:36 AM

a COD?  Carrier On-Board Delivery

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Post by: funkedup on April 02, 2002, 02:29:13 AM

NAA AJ Savage.  Not sure which variant.

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Post by: Pongo on April 02, 2002, 11:02:07 AM

interesting picture.
something is in the water below the plane..is it a torp wake?
Is something exploding in the water about 600 yards behind the ship?
Is that ddg firing a missle?

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Post by: Terror on April 02, 2002, 11:32:36 AM

DING!

North American AJ1 Savage.

Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-48 air-cooled radial engines rated at 2300 hp at 30,000 feet and one Allison J33-A-10 turbojet, rated at 4600 lb.s.t. Maximum speed 449 mph at 34,000 feet, 357 mph at sea level. Cruising speed 270 mph. Landing speed 120 mph. Combat ceiling 40,800 feet. Initial climb rate 2900 feet per minute. Range 1730 miles with a 7600 lb MK-15 nuclear weapon and a pair of 300 gallon wingtip fuel tanks. Maximum ferry range 3000 miles. Dimensions: Wingspan 71 feet 45 inches, Length 63 feet 1 inches, height 21 feet 5 inches, wing area 836 square feet. Weight: 30,800 pounds empty, 50,900 pounds gross, 54,000 pounds maximum. Armament: Maximum offensive load 12,000 pounds, such as a 7600 pound MK 15 nuclear weapons or six 1600-pound conventional weapons and two 300-gallon wingtip tanks. No defensive armament was carried.

One of the earliest jet powered nuclear capable bombers.

Terror

Title: ummm maybe my eyes are goin bad
Post by: Critter on April 02, 2002, 05:36:52 PM

but that looks a whole lot like a prop driven plane to me. What do I know... I'm a helo man m'self

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Post by: 8ball on April 02, 2002, 05:44:33 PM

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Originally posted by Terror


One of the earliest jet powered nuclear capable bombers.

Terror

I'd hate to break the bad news to ya', but those big things on the engines are props. ;)

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Post by: Hamish on April 02, 2002, 05:49:37 PM

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Originally posted by Terror


and one Allison J33-A-10 turbojet, rated at 4600 lb.s.t.

Did you miss this part in the write up?
:D

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Post by: midnight Target on April 02, 2002, 05:52:27 PM

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i was with vc-7 from 1953 rto 1955. i flew in an aj with a jet in the tail. i remember an ensign named chiarri and an at named army (armstong) i was an ad and can remember almost falling out of the bomb bay when checking the plenum chamber of the jet engine. i remember p river and port lyauty. any one remember me. it wasa good time for me,,,,,,,,hrb3
02/18/2002 @ 17:22

from
this site (http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/specs/northam/aj-1.htm)

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Post by: Hamish on April 02, 2002, 05:58:32 PM

Hahah i just went to the same site for a pic for the people who can't see the jet engine (cause it's in the tail end)

Here ya go: