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Anyone who has been in a 777 and looking at the wing during a severe up/down draft event has a whole new outlook on this picture!

ROTF!

Good one Cap'n!

I remember a flight back from Germany (K-town) on a MAC chartered 747 where the plane was loaded to the maximum weight. As the plane taxied down the runway, I looked out my window seat by the wing and saw the wing rise gradually for quite a long time before the plane actually left the ground. In a lesser sense, the wing did almost what your parody shows!

Quite an engineering marvel to see that much flex designed into the wing!

ROTF!

Good one Cap'n!

I remember a flight back from Germany (K-town) on a MAC chartered 747 where the plane was loaded to the maximum weight. As the plane taxied down the runway, I looked out my window seat by the wing and saw the wing rise gradually for quite a long time before the plane actually left the ground. In a lesser sense, the wing did almost what your parody shows!

Quite an engineering marvel to see that much flex designed into the wing!

And all this time I thought the wings acted like that because the planes are powered by giant rubber bands.....

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It's amazing that an aircraft that entered service over 40 years ago is still as valued for its role in combat today as it was back then. And if memory serves correct, the planned lifespan and use of the aircraft will put its usefulness well into this century almost giving it some 60-70 years of service!

As a little retro, I always liked this bomber, the B-58. it was short lived (from 1960-1970) but it set many benchmarks and was radical in it's day.

It's amazing that an aircraft that entered service over 40 years ago is still as valued for its role in combat today as it was back then. And if memory serves correct, the planned lifespan and use of the aircraft will put its usefulness well into this century almost giving it some 60-70 years of service!

As a little retro, I always liked this bomber, the B-58. it was short lived (from 1960-1970) but it set many benchmarks and was radical in it's day.

I don't have pics, but two of my personal favorites have always been the Navy EA-6B Prowler, because for some reason it reminds me of a dragon fly, and the Air Force SR-71 Blackbird, because my cousin used to fly them.

I don't have pics, but two of my personal favorites have always been the Navy EA-6B Prowler, because for some reason it reminds me of a dragon fly, and the Air Force SR-71 Blackbird, because my cousin used to fly them.

Very cool. What a piece of engineering. And a handful to fly from what I understand. It took a special kind of pilot to fly one. My hats off to your cousin. He was one of a few truly special pilots to have flown missions in one.

And as a token of appreciation, a nice photo of the Blackbird in flight.

And one of the Prowler. Not the fastest plane in town, but a real workhorse for the Navy!

Among my favorites are of course the B-52, the A-10 (both of which I've already posted)but another great one is the F/EF/FB-111

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Among my favorites are of course the B-52, the A-10 (both of which I've already posted)but another great one is the F/EF/FB-111

I'm not going to disagree with that!

I don't have pics, but two of my personal favorites have always been the Navy EA-6B Prowler, because for some reason it reminds me of a dragon fly, and the Air Force SR-71 Blackbird, because my cousin used to fly them.

Very cool. What a piece of engineering. And a handful to fly from what I understand. It took a special kind of pilot to fly one. My hats off to your cousin. He was one of a few truly special pilots to have flown missions in one.

And as a token of appreciation, a nice photo of the Blackbird in flight.

He had many stories about the plane. My favorite wasn't really a story. He just mentioned one day that the Blackbird leaked jet fuel "like a sieve" on the runway! When I asked him about that (I think my question went something like, "WHAT?"), he told me that it was designed to seal properly after the skin warmed up. Apparently, Blackbird pilots would always have a minimal fuel load to take off, then refuel in the air after flying around a bit. This is one of the reasons I was a submarine sailor!

another one of my classic favorites... The F-104. The Hot Rod of the skies.

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Chaffe Test

A nice little vid, have you seen it Troy?

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The Brits got a few;

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...This is scenario seems similar to the clashes between the Japanese Zero and the American P-48 that the AVGs (who became known as the Flying Tigers) flew. The Japanese plane could turn more quickly and go faster than the P-48, but was relatively lightly armoured. The P-48 could dive faster and take far more punishment. Chennault's tactics made the best of the P-48's few advantages.

I am NOOOOOO expert; however, just a mild enthusiast of WW-II, and with the facts above - isn't this exactly why the F4U Chance/Vought Corsair was created??? (Following the P-48, of course.) The F4U Corsairs, (I thought) were built to be "Zero Killers"... The "Gull Wing" made her more manueverable; however, it also made her one of the most, (if not the most), difficult planes to land - at the time... Still, I thought she was the best at "Zero Killing".

8-D

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Saudi Arabia have just bought 72 of these

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...This is scenario seems similar to the clashes between the Japanese Zero and the American P-48 that the AVGs (who became known as the Flying Tigers) flew. The Japanese plane could turn more quickly and go faster than the P-48, but was relatively lightly armoured. The P-48 could dive faster and take far more punishment. Chennault's tactics made the best of the P-48's few advantages.

I am NOOOOOO expert; however, just a mild enthusiast of WW-II, and with the facts above - isn't this exactly why the F4U Chance/Vought Corsair was created??? (Following the P-48, of course.) The F4U Corsairs, (I thought) were built to be "Zero Killers"... The "Gull Wing" made her more manueverable; however, it also made her one of the most, (if not the most), difficult planes to land - at the time... Still, I thought she was the best at "Zero Killing".

8-D

The Grumman F6F Hellcat was the premier "Zero Killer". They were superior to the Zero on all counts. They were also known as "Ace Makers". They downed thousands. They ruled the skies over the Pacific from 1943 on.

My paternal grandfather served as a mechanic on an aircraft carrier. I wonder if he worked on those....I should probably do more research on that.

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