The General Airplane Thread

[Swagger897]

Aren't we just spoiled with all these options these days? I mean, the workload isn't that heavy when you have to throttle yourself I assume?

Well, even flying this aircraft on a simulator is a hassle. You change throttle and monitor by the fuel flow (pounds per hour) and any sort of wind adjustment affects such a light aircraft...

Still, it's a good plane and has exceptional range.

 

[GregTheStig]

That Blue Angels 360 video... I knew that was Peachtree City! My parents are somewhere in that video. They were standing on the edge of the lake at the end of the runway.


And after today I figured I'd dig up an old favorite of mine from Flickr...

 

[Dan]

Just got around to watching the 360 Blue Angels video. I'm so glad they were kind enough to record and share their performance in such an incredible way. I felt like I was flying with them! Hopefully, more videos like that will come up in the future.

 

[ScottPuss20]

It's a Mitsi!

 

[Swagger897]

It's a Mitsi!
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looks like an erj190

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

I feel weird asking this here but does anyone else remember playing this game?

I used to when I was young.

 

[Swagger897]

I feel weird asking this here but does anyone else remember playing this game?

I used to when I was young.

mmm.... Don't think I've ever seen that before...


Anyways, I've watched this a few times before, not sure if anyone else has seen it:


Canadians don't just drift cars I guess...

 

[ScottPuss20]

looks like an erj190

Yeah, it does look suspiciously similar, but it says Mitsubishi on the side of it.

Airport Overviews:

Pratt and Whitney engine test mule:

 

[Swagger897]

^ from top to bottom:
Malaysia
Athens
Milan
Somewhere in Southeast Asia... Taiwan maybe.
Los Angeles

 

[TexRex]

 

[Carlos]

KLM 787-9

Really liking their new livery.

787-8, that wing flex

 

[Pupik]

An interesting way to scrap an airplane? Or just the dumbest excuse to charge more for a gift card? You decide...

For those who can't access eBay: Delta wants $250 for a $50 "limited edition" gift card made out of a scrapped DC-9.

That said, I flew on N401EA once.

I can't wait for another competitor in the field, although hopefully it won't be as snug as the CRJs. It still might be a decade until we see them in America, and Embraer has their similar form-factor commercial narrow-body jet in the works, as well.

I kind of doubt this will open up the US domestic market much, since it's a tough, risky, and hugely expensive market to crack into (never mind the pre-existing protectionist racket afforded to the major players). Even though the regional airlines flock to their smaller jets, they can't fly 100-seaters due to contracts...unless the airlines want out of certain less-profitable markets.

 

[Dan]

A large jet just flew over my house, and I'm fairly certain it was a C-17. I only saw the anti-collision lights, since it's nighttime. I could see clouds because the moon was shining to the south west. The jet was traveling north west.

I believe it was a C-17 for several reasons:
1: I see one over my town every few weeks
2: They are typically flying at roughly 1,000 to 2,000 feet. That's how low this one was.
3: The large distance between the anti-collision lights
4: The paint. The C-17 uses a dark, matte gray paint, which helps to conceal it at night. I could barely see the one that just went over.
5: It was traveling in the same direction C-17s fly towards McGuire AFB, and fly away from.

If it turns out that was another C-17, I have to say that paint must really help in combat when the enemy can't see it.

 

[Swagger897]

A large jet just flew over my house, and I'm fairly certain it was a C-17. I only saw the anti-collision lights, since it's nighttime. I could see clouds because the moon was shining to the south west. The jet was traveling north west.

I believe it was a C-17 for several reasons:
1: I see one over my town every few weeks
2: They are typically flying at roughly 1,000 to 2,000 feet. That's how low this one was.
3: The large distance between the anti-collision lights
4: The paint. The C-17 uses a dark, matte gray paint, which helps to conceal it at night. I could barely see the one that just went over.
5: It was traveling in the same direction C-17s fly towards McGuire AFB, and fly away from.

If it turns out that was another C-17, I have to say that paint must really help in combat when the enemy can't see it.

If my house was positioned 180 degrees the opposite way, I could see almost all traffic departing Atlanta to the west..

 

[SPhilli911]

Pratt and Whitney engine test mule:
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A few years back I got to watch a low fly-by over Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford for the PurePower 1000G engine. I work for a Pratt outsourcing company and was on site at the time, it was pretty cool to experience considering it was my first month on the job.

 

[Swagger897]

Derp

 

[Dan]

"I forgot how to engine. Hee hee."

 

[Swagger897]

SP is already derpy enough... That's just some icing.

 

[Carlos]

Some pics from my trip

I have so much more photos

 

[Carlos]

Sorry I can't resist to share some more

B&W balance out of control It gave some sort of nice effect to it though...

Still 3 days left to share some photos of.. Including a C5 Galaxy

 

[lxmmy]

Saab 35 Draken

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[BobK]

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That's such an awesome image, a juxtaposition of the old and the new!

 

[Swagger897]

I'm pretty sure in the near future I'll be getting a 3d printer:

 

[Dan]

I'm pretty sure in the near future I'll be getting a 3d printer:

I wonder how loud it actually is.

 

[Swagger897]

I wonder how loud it actually is.

Did you not watch with sound? It's actually no different than a standard RC electric engine. Seems like it would produce enough thrust too for RC planes.

 

[Dan]

Did you not watch with sound? It's actually no different than a standard RC electric engine. Seems like it would produce enough thrust too for RC planes.

I did, but some camera microphones pick up sound differently.

 

[Carlos]

Some more from the trip

 

[Carlos]

Some more pics from the trip then...

ISO 1600

Was lucky to get a sharp shot of it, and I'm amazed how bright the last photo is. It was pretty much full sundown

Two years ago an Mi-8 got hit by manpad and was able to RTB

 

[Dan]

Crazy mid-air footage of a Eurofighter Typhoon from the cargo bay ramp of a C-130:

 

[Encyclopedia]

The Hind might be the meanest heli ever built.