Aviation Fans

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That's a good link. 

 

I'm almost tempted to track down and fly a rare domestic 747 flight before it's too late.  They sometimes ferry wide body planes between large hubs.  Might be my last opportunity to ride a 747. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I have only flown one once, a Delta flight in 1975, LAX-ATL.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I flew one once. Pretty crazy how big they are. All the other long flights ive taken over the last few years have been on the dreamliner. The new planes with the bells and whistles are pretty cool. The worst part is the flight never ends...but will end as soon as youre totally into whatever movie youre watching

[Tank]

Of course, on a trip with that wide a stretch of water under me, I would prefer four engines. It remains to be seen if a twin engined jumbo jet could maintain enough altitude to make it to the nearest airport if an engine failed over the Atlantic or the Pacific.

 

i'm completely with you on this. on a flight over an ocean, 4>>>>>>2

[Tank]

only flew on a 747 once, and that was about 6 or 7 years ago. enjoyed it very much and made sure to go upstairs and take a look around. of course, the people sitting up there looked at me like i was a moron, but i didn't really care.

 

when i was a kid, the 747 was introduced. it was a thing of pure beauty to me. we had show 'n tell at school (i was in 3rd or 4th grade) and i told the class i had flown to philadelphia to independence hall and saw the liberty bell. showed them this book of historical documents i had purchased. they were all duly impressed. the only problem was that i didn't actually take the trip. we went to liberty hall across the street from knott's berry farm and i bought one of those packages of the declaration, the constitution, the bill of rights, etc. and tried to pass it off as something bigger. told a big fat lie and never got called on it.

[ten ocho recon scout]

^lol

Thats funny tank. And i remember that building accross from knotts. Always thought it was cool when i was a kid. Now i just shutter to think how many underage cholos made their first kid behind it.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

i'm completely with you on this. on a flight over an ocean, 4>>>>>>2

 

I have made trans-Atlantic round trips twice, both times on Boeing 777s both ways (once on United, once on American). As I looked down at endless stretches of water I'm thinking, where do we put down if there is a problem? 

[gotbeer]

I have made trans-Atlantic round trips twice, both times on Boeing 777s both ways (once on United, once on American). As I looked down at endless stretches of water I'm thinking, where do we put down if there is a problem? 

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Ive done several over the ocean flights...still not a fan...at all...

[Tank]

flew to hawaii once. kept looking out the window thinking "if we have any kind of trouble, we're all screwed."

[ten ocho recon scout]

flew to hawaii once. kept looking out the window thinking "if we have any kind of trouble, we're all screwed."

yep. The scary reality is that a ship sinking offers slim chance of survival in the middle of the ocean....obviously a plane much less.

It really is one of my biggest fears, but i LOVE to travel so have to do it.

[gotbeer]

Watch Army Combat Engineers Blow the Wings Off a C-130

 

 

Something something something.  Too much time on their hands.  

[arch stanton]

In the 80's there were several busted up airframes of B-52s that had been blown in half sitting between the runways at Andersen AFB, Guam. We were told it was a part of the reduction in bomber inventory required by the SALT treaty.

[Don]

I've watched the Blue Angels perform each of the last two days. Just awesome.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I have the good fortune to live near the home base of the Thunderbirds. We frequently get free shows overhead.

[mrwicked]

The Blue Angels come here for fleet week every year (except last year, bastards).

I have a party on my roof deck every year, they do awesome fly-bys over us and over the Bay.

It's amazing.

Note: these aren't my photos. Mine usually consist of my drunk friends and I and the planes somewhere in the background. These photos I'm stealing here are actually like.. you know.. good.

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2015 by mrwicked

[ten ocho recon scout]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/23/europe/england-air-show-plane-crash/index.html

[gotbeer]

Happy 61st birthday.

 

It's been 61 years since the military's most versatile plane had its first flight
 

[mp170.6]

Happy 61st birthday.

 

It's been 61 years since the military's most versatile plane had its first flight

 

 

If I had lots of money, and, you know, flying skills, I would so buy one of those for humanitarian type missions. 

 

The military would say no, but it's a fun fantasy nevertheless. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

If I had lots of money, and, you know, flying skills, I would so buy one of those for humanitarian type missions. 

 

The military would say no, but it's a fun fantasy nevertheless. 

 

There are quite a few of them in civilian hands. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2015 by Vegas Halo Fan

[mp170.6]

So maybe there is hope!

 

Now, about that money I would need.  ....  Yeah, there's no hope. 

[arch stanton]

I think there's about 60 countries that fly C-130's of some vintage or the other. They're not much fun as troop transports. I've logged a few hours in those web seat, the longest being the 5 1/2 hours between Okinawa and Guam. I can't complain though after hearing that some of the Australians fly in them from Perth to Las Vegas for Red Flag.

[ten ocho recon scout]

If I had lots of money, and, you know, flying skills, I would so buy one of those for humanitarian type missions.

The military would say no, but it's a fun fantasy nevertheless.

if i had the money, with my current flying skills, id buy an ac-130 for my oof with the business end facing the front yard, as sort of a "no soliciting" kind of sign.

[Tank]

if i had the money, i'd buy a helicopter. i hate driving in traffic.

 

"honey, let's go to san fran this weekend."

"great, i'll fire up the sikorsky. you grab the kids and some snacks."

[gotbeer]

if i had the money, i'd buy a helicopter. i hate driving in traffic.

 

"honey, let's go to san fran this weekend."

"great, i'll fire up the sikorsky. you grab the kids and some snacks."

 

I think it's just a matter of time before someone invents a drone that people can ride in.