fortyofforty Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 11:06 PM, Al Czervik said: Saw one of these just the other day, far inland. Didn't know why. Very out of place, but cool to see there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 14, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, janice6 said: By volume I just thought it was a guy thing. The A-6 can carry up to 18,000 pounds of ordnance. The Badger can't carry much more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 14, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 14, 2018 Here is a Prowler, you know, prowling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Eric said: The A-6 can carry up to 18,000 pounds of ordnance. The Badger can't carry much more than that. I'm impressed. I didn't realize they carried that much. Maybe then they were just showing off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 14, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, janice6 said: I'm impressed. I didn't realize they carried that much. Maybe then they were just showing off. There is an aluminum truss that runs from just before the point that one wing folds up, through the center of the fuselage, to the opposite wing. All the ordnance hardpoints are mounted off this common truss. The Intruder was built enormously strong. It was slow and vulnerable to groundfire, SAMs and fighters, but it was a workhorse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Just now, Eric said: There is an aluminum truss that runs from just before the point that one wing folds up, through the center of the fuselage, to the opposite wing. All the ordnance hardpoints are mounted off this common truss. The Intruder was built enormously strong. It was slow and vulnerable to SAMs and fighters, but it was a workhorse. I remember the general comments about their carrying a large bomb load, but I had no idea it was that large. Impressive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyofforty Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Lenin's Tomb Lubyanka KGB headquarters (On the right. I had to pretend I was taking the statue.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 11:48 AM, Dric902 said: Minuteman III is gonna be replaced http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/07/26/air-force-to-have-operational-new-nuclear-armed-icbm-by-late-2020s.html good thing, they were designed in the ‘70s . My father was the guy who de-bugged the gyroscope when they were first deployed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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willie-pete Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Eric said: Look at all that air pollution. Here is some more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 And I know it is early for Christmas, but 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SC Tiger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 6:14 PM, willie-pete said: What do the laces on the front of the uniform and down the legs do? Do they help adjust it to fit more snugly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 1:46 PM, Cubdriver said: I suppose the bright side is that from inside the cockpit you can't readily see how fugly that thing is! Does it get airborne because the ground doesn't want to be seen with it, and repels it? Yeek! -Pat Rather like the Porsche Panamera (the original one) - the great thing about driving it is you don't have to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Eric said: *whispering voice* Here we see, in it's native habitat, the KC135 giving birth to a new F35.......* 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 13 hours ago, Eric said: Avro Vulcan. Britain's B-52 and almost as long-lived in service. Was the star of Thunderball. And, yes, it had a Lucas 6-volt, positive ground electrical system. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, tous said: Avro Vulcan. Britain's B-52 and almost as long-lived in service. Was the star of Thunderball. And, yes, it had a Lucas 6-volt, positive ground electrical system. Does the landing light switch have the three standard Lucas settings of "off", "dim", and "flicker"? -Pat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 8:44 PM, Geko45 said: Chair force! ? Death wears bunny slippers On 7/26/2018 at 10:20 PM, Eric said: Ultimate anti-zombie weapon. On 7/29/2018 at 10:10 PM, Eric said: Did NASA buy the prototype after the AF rejected that thing? On 8/1/2018 at 7:01 PM, jk_226 said: The USS Parche SSN-683. A Sturgeon class attack boat reportedly modified for intelligence operations against the USSR. Looks like a scene from "The Hunt for Red October". They used the DSRV in that movie. On 8/6/2018 at 5:04 PM, Eric said: Well, SOMEONE is in for a few minutes of absolute fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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