Aviation Fans

[arch stanton]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Reference the US crash and got beers post about the B-52s (which is weird because both are bands), pretty crazy that both these planes still fly, and are part of our active duty, not in storage "just in case".

Definitely got our money's worth from those two airframes.

[ten ocho recon scout]

4 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Definitely got our money's worth from those two airframes.

Yep. The builders and designers did a great job on those. 

Forgetting war for a second, just thinking about how those B-52s, with their heavy loads and high work tempo (cold war, Vietnam, middle east conflicts) are still flying is impressive as hell. I've read they plan to fly them until 2050...that's insane

And funny enough, they still look "current". They don't looknow like a Soviet bear, or an old car.

[gotbeer]

Why Were Two F-117s Flying Over Nevada?

[arch stanton]

Classic Navy safety training

[gotbeer]

I don't know what that video was about exactly.  But I'm thinking it's if you are a good looking chick, you can get access to anyplace in the Navy.

[ten ocho recon scout]

11 hours ago, gotbeer said:

I don't know what that video was about exactly.  But I'm thinking it's if you are a good looking chick, you can get access to anyplace in the Navy.

Now that women are allowed on cruises, id say even an average looking chick can get access, especially after month 2.

If marines are around, you can fit in below average. And id add girls that dont fit....

"Go fat early or go home alone" is up there with "locate, close with and destroy" in terms of the infantrys order of the day.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I somehow came across a video compilation of passenger jets being hit with crosswinds during take off and landing. Jesus, that does not look like fun. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

34 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

I somehow came across a video compilation of passenger jets being hit with crosswinds during take off and landing. Jesus, that does not look like fun. 

Ive seen vids like that. No thanks.

I fly a ton. Still am not a fan. You get used to it...kind of.

Matter if fact, a few months back i was on a fishing charter and talked to a southwest(?) Pilot, ex navy fighter pilot. Was about a month out from retiring from the airlines. Asked him if he was ready or not really. Said it was time, he was done "being scared up there"......furthest thing from a confidence builder ever in my life.

[gotbeer]

‘One hell of a booster’: Blue Origin’s spaceship totally survives what should have been a fiery flight

When a booster is supposed to blow up, but doesn't.  That is pretty impressive.

 

[Tank]

i really dig these boosters/rockets that are able to come back and land.

[gotbeer]

How an F-16 pilot used a sonic boom as a weapon to save ground troops

 

 

[nate]

This is aerospace but too awesome not to share.

http://gizmodo.com/a-first-person-account-of-debugging-a-live-saturn-v-roc-1449074528?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=Gizmodo_facebook

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, nate said:

This is aerospace but too awesome not to share.

http://gizmodo.com/a-first-person-account-of-debugging-a-live-saturn-v-roc-1449074528?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=Gizmodo_facebook

 

That was a good story.  To think one spark, and boom. 

[Jay]

In case you didn't know, air show this weekend in HB featuring USAF Thunderbirds.

http://www.hbairshow.com/

[ten ocho recon scout]

Dangit! Im headed out of town for a few days. Them and the blue angels are xool as hell to watch

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Someone is in town this weekend.

Courtesy of the Las Vegas Aviation group on Facebook.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

And the departure, last night.

[Tank]

enjoy those road closures, @yk9001 !

[yk9001]

Oh my coworker just fucking went off on a facebook rant.  The gist:

Obama, I'm glad it took me an hour and a half to get home from work last night, so you can go on Jimmy Kimmel and read your Mean Tweets!

[nate]

"A designers dream is an engineers nightmare"

Aerodynamics and weight distribution seem to be left out of this particular example.

[Blarg]

Most cartoon artists don't worry about those things.

[Tank]

looks like it was designed by carnival cruise line or some steampunk enthusiast.

[Blarg]

Hah, wife and I just attended the Steam Punk event in Oxnard a couple weekends ago. What a silly group of people but everyone was having a good time. It even extended itself to some of the shops in old Ventura. 

[nate]

Of all the weird RP stuff, Steampunk is by far the most tolerable for me.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The #1 guy was in town early in the weekend, #2 just left.