SomeNew Name Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 As far as I know, DirtyComanche and myself may be the only Canadian AME's on the board here, but I have just recently aquired a set of tickets to go to the roll out of the newly built Avro Arrow Replica. This is a Canadian aircraft that was built in the 1950's which even by today's standards would still maintain air superiority. I have a love for this aircraft and would love to share it with you. I will be attending this roll out on Sunday of this week, I will be missing Thanksgiving Dinner with my family for this but that's just a small price to pay. (Ohh yeah sorry guys our Thanksgiving is this week :chillin: ) I will be sure to take many pictures and share the wealth. Also I made this thread to Talk with DirtyComanche about aircraft or anyone that has a love for these flying beauties. I'll be taking alot of pictures and will be sure to post them in time, once I get them developed. And.....let the posting begin. http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/arrow/ if you would like to know about this Canadian Legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYMJ Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Aircraft nut here also, but you're killing me, I just got red x's. :cry: Edit Getting them now. Did you change the link? :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirsMJ86 Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 fanatic here also, mainly because i am a rockwell. and if none of you other nuts can figure out why that makes me a fanatic then you have never heard of the best bomber ever. lol. and yea no pics either. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNew Name Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Sorry guys I updated the link to someother site that wasn't K.I.A Well I'm glad that there are other fanatics on here. I myself am a fully licensed M1 AME (Aircraft Maintenence engineer) and DirtyComanche is well on his way to becoming an Apprentice AME. Which Bomber are you talking about? I don't know much about what came out of Rockwell, but I always enjoy learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 I think he means the B1-b? But, the Arrow was amazing. I can never get over it being scrapped! It had some much potential. It's a definatly a part of Canadian history that I am NOT proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Oh, and everyone knows the lancaster was the best bomber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirsMJ86 Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 well i am talking about the B1 Bomber Lancer. i am sure if you saw pics you would know which one i am talking about. just get on google images and search for B1-B and you will see. it was made as a sort of replacement for the B-52. it has a much higher payload, longer flight range, smaller in size, faster, more precise target system, along with the movable wings and nose for higher speeds and take off and landings. they are not used too much anymore since the B2 has sort of replaced it. but it is still in production and used for long range non stealth missions that require mass amounts of bombs that the B2 can't carry. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNew Name Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 LOL I just found this when I googled the b1-b, I figured you guys would get a kick outta it too http://img381.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 172ky9.jpg Yeah the b1-b is a damn sexy A/C I think it saw service during the gulf and I know it has an amazing payload. I believe maybe even Chuck Yeager may have flown it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Rod Jeep Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 I'm not real big on planes, but I do have a small love for flying boats. Especially the Grumman Goose, but I like the Albatross too. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirsMJ86 Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 that is good. wonder where i can get one of those. or since they can get that do go that fast then i wonder how fast i can get my MJ to go. lol. yea the B1 is one sweet looking bomber. but i can't wait to see these pics you get. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNew Name Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 LOL that's a cessna 172 it's impossible for those to go transonic like that, the chamber of the wings is designed for subsonic flight, I think someone photoshoped that one to make it look like it's going transonic. Plus that's a formation of an Oblique Shockwave, and those only form at the mid-section of the wing and then drop back to the trailing edge. I laughed my @$$ off at that picture. Ohh yeah and I'm going to the Roll out on Sunday, so I hope to have the pictures developed but thursday at the latest. I'm soo stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Flying boats are awesome! Ever see a Martin Mars? They use them to fight forest fires in my neck of the woods. There's also a good ol' Buccaneer outside the hanger right now. Definatly a cool aircraft if you're into visiting remote lakes. Only downside to those things is that your payload capacity is horrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 LOL that's a cessna 172 it's impossible for those to go transonic like that Enough JATO packs and nothing is impossible! Just, it probably wouldn't do it in one peice. And I'm not about to be the one to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNew Name Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 I used to work on 215's before they remoed alot of them from service and have worked on a few 415's, I love doing test runs on those beasts, specially on the 215's. When they fire up the 215's with the old radial engines it just makes my heart pound. it's the most beautiful sound you have ever heard. Kinda like a beaver being fired up. there is just something about the radial engine that get's me going. plus it's the best piston engine out there, best power/weight ratio on every A/C beats the pants of any Opposed engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Rod Jeep Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Flying boats are awesome! Ever see a Martin Mars? They use them to fight forest fires in my neck of the woods. Just on tv, but those are kewl too. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNew Name Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 There's also a good ol' Buccaneer outside the hanger right now. Definatly a cool aircraft if you're into visiting remote lakes. Only downside to those things is that your payload capacity is horrid. I can't really say I'm a big fan of the pusher type props, I find they are highly unefficent, and es the Buccaneers are a horrid A/C for payload but i think they are a STOL A/C are they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Pretty certain they are. I just think they're kinda cool as they're so odd. Pusher props are probably not popular for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 But on that particular plane, you need clearance for both the water and the pilots head, while still maintaining a good COG. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. :chillin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNew Name Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Pete is right. The standard is 18 inches of clearance from the water to the tip of the prop. But with this A/C maintaining a good CofG is as easy as relocating a fire extinguisher alittle more forward or aft. An AD (airworthiness Directive) was issued about this A/C. I think it was about the hub of the prop comming off during flight, and having to replace the hardware (must have been a defect batch of bolts). I'm not too sure I'll look it up net time I'm at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I don't know much about planes, but I thought that picture of the lil plane was hilarious and... When they fire up the 215's with the old radial engines it just makes my heart pound. it's the most beautiful sound you have ever heard. Kinda like a beaver being fired up. I almost fell on the floor over that, sorry. Do you guys learn to fly and everything in the training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOMJ87 Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 don't know much about planes but i like them alot Plus I'm in the air force. Oh and we are getting the f-35 here at my base and doing away with our 16s. The airshows are awesome last one they had remote control biplanes that flew at the same time the big biplanes did and copied every stunt sycronized(if that the spelling) together. Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 If you find any F-16s in the dumpster, grab me one will ya? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOMJ87 Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 We prob have plenty of parts of of them since we have had to smack down in the past 1.5 years but you don't hear much about that unless you from the state it happens in. I think they fight to keep that kind of stuuf of the world news. And BTW if a F-16 hits the water at a very high rate of speed the biggest chunks left are the size of a credit card and also if you pass out and eject incorectly when you wake up and realize you have screwed up your body will PAY for it. :chillin: Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partsmj Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I missed this one. http://www.f-16.net/news_article1000.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partsmj Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 How about the Hornet? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 2492435253 http://www.zap16.com/mil%20fact/f-18.htm http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/ ... Marine.htm http://www.defenselink.mil/home/images/ ... 0523a3.jpg Old school http://www.defenselink.mil/home/images/ ... 0523a3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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