MikeG36 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Lazy R said: Roaring Lion fire, Hamilton MT 2016 This link is a time lapse of the 3.5 hours it blew up. It is horrifying. I remember that. I could hardly breath the smoke was so thick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy R Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 So we're chewing some of the same dirt, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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XSIV4S Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, TBO said: How did that not kill her?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbt Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 House with river view... "The house survived on the island for 75 years. It was purchased in 1970 by Richmond architect Henry Tenser Jr. for about $1,500. After the house was damaged beyond repair by flooding, Tenser decided to burn the house down instead of deal with the undertaking of demolishing it. With three matches, a can of kerosene and permission from the Richmond Fire Bureau, the house on Sharp's Island, built around 1895, washed away in ashes." www.richmond.com/from-the-archives/from-the-archives-sharp-s-island-in-the-james-river/collection_1ee127f8-6be0-11e7-a4c0-df249432e44c.html#4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 17 hours ago, Eric said: "Sir, no offense but I think you need a refresher on basic land navigation." 17 hours ago, Eric said: Were those built out of existing P51s or were they new construction? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 26, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, SC Tiger said: "Sir, no offense but I think you need a refresher on basic land navigation." Were those built out of existing P51s or were they new construction? Almost surely they were built from existing P-51s. We had a shitload of them left over after the war. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Eric said: Almost surely they were built from existing P-51s. We had a ****load of them left over after the war. I just read the Wikipedia article - apparently they were new construction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang The fuselages were actually a little longer than a P51. That's not to say some P51s weren't recycled into P82s at some point (cut up and welded together). Edited July 26, 2018 by SC Tiger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 26, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 26, 2018 Just now, SC Tiger said: I just read the Wikipedia article - apparently they were new construction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang The fuselages were actually a little longer than a P51. That's not to say some P51s weren't recycled into P82s at some point (cut up and welded together). Hmmm. That seems like a weird thing to be dedicating resources to, at the start of the Jet Age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 15 minutes ago, Eric said: Hmmm. That seems like a weird thing to be dedicating resources to, at the start of the Jet Age. Production started at the end of WWII but no fighters were available. by the end of the war. And practical jet fighters were still a few years away. The engineering was probably piggybacked off of the P51 so likely very little extra design and development time was needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 26, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, SC Tiger said: Production started at the end of WWII but no fighters were available. by the end of the war. And practical jet fighters were still a few years away. The engineering was probably piggybacked off of the P51 so likely very little extra design and development time was needed. Necessity is a mother. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Just now, Eric said: Necessity is a mother. I think WWII weapon and equipment acquisition went something like this: Company: "We have this great new plane that we think you should check out. It's tested well and we would love to schedule a demonsta......" USAAF: "Great! We'll take 10,000. If it sucks we'll send it to the Russians or something!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 26, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 26, 2018 Just now, SC Tiger said: I think WWII weapon and equipment acquisition went something like this: Company: "We have this great new plane that we think you should check out. It's tested well and we would love to schedule a demonsta......" USAAF: "Great! We'll take 10,000. If it sucks we'll send it to the Russians or something!" Pretty much, but the Sovs loved the Airacobra. They kicked some serious ass with those things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 hours ago, XSIV4S said: How did that not kill her?? At the resort we frequent, we see a lot of that. The locals say that when an adult gets lost/killed, it is not uncommon for the chicks to adopt another mom. Saw an Eagle take a pass at the last chick in the string...…….. And miss! It gave up, no second try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Al Czervik Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, TBO said: Two sets of the collapsible 109 undercarriage. I'd bet landings would have been puckery, if it had ever been flown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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