The General Airplane Thread

[Swagger897]

Bunch of money there

 

[Carlos]

 

[Carlos]

 

[Swagger897]

You know, I remember seeing books with the F35 in them as a kid and always wanted to actually see this thing in action....


But that was more than ten years ago at best, and they're still training.. So much time wasted on this thing, we could've actually created something much better.

 

[Carlos]

You know, I remember seeing books with the F35 in them as a kid and always wanted to actually see this thing in action....


But that was more than ten years ago at best, and they're still training.. So much time wasted on this thing, we could've actually created something much better.

Ten years ago... I knew nothing about planes, wasn't even really interested in planes to be honest. I almost knocked a girl up, that's what I did. Good times. The kid could've been old enough to dream about being a pilot. Woah.

 

[JohnBM01]

This is my debut to this thread. Because I've been seeing videos of Flight Simulator X, X Plane 10, and Infinite Flight; I started trying to educate myself a bit more on planes. I used to go to the Wings Over Houston Air Show a lot in the past. So it isn't as if I am fairly uneducated on planes. I've never flown or plane or been on a plane ride. Here is mostly just a bunch of plane musings of mine.

* Anyhow, I became a good bit fascinated when I saw the ICON A5. The A5 is supposed to a plane to offer recreational flying fun in a fairly affordable package. You could fly it in the air or even have it on water. It is supposed to be priced around $188K USD to $250K USD. Very fascinating plane.

* When it comes to light planes, I've heard of various Cessna light planes being perhaps the most popular light planes to fly. Especially craft like the 172 have been more like some of the more popular light planes today.

* I started a thread recently on the Red Bull Air Race, and I hardly know any proper light planes used in competition like this. I do love seeing those planes fly through those pylons with the proficiency of F1 racers.

* I certainly love military planes. I remember watching a flight demo of the Super Hornet. That thing is mind-blowing! I've seen various acts by the likes of the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels. I love blue and gold as a color combination, and one person mentioned if my blue and gold is like the Blue Angels. I don't know if they are a military demo team or anything, but I even once seen graceful plane flying by the Canadian Snowbirds.


Other than all of this, it's nice to be here in this thread talking planes!

 

[Carlos]

* When it comes to light planes, I've heard of various Cessna light planes being perhaps the most popular light planes to fly. Especially craft like the 172 have been more like some of the more popular light planes today.

So many cool lightweight planes! Wouldn't think of a Cessna when someone says light airplane.




And check these kind of things out

 

[Swagger897]

When it comes to light planes, I've heard of various Cessna light planes being perhaps the most popular light planes to fly. Especially craft like the 172 have been more like some of the more popular light planes today.

Yup, they've sold more than 34,000 of them making them the most popular aircraft to date.

I certainly love military planes. I remember watching a flight demo of the Super Hornet. That thing is mind-blowing! I've seen various acts by the likes of the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels. I love blue and gold as a color combination, and one person mentioned if my blue and gold is like the Blue Angels. I don't know if they are a military demo team or anything, but I even once seen graceful plane flying by the Canadian Snowbirds.

Blue Angles are the Navy's special air show team thing (there's a better word for it but yeah...).

 

[Carlos]

 

[Swagger897]

Interesting fact most people don't know. Fuel is actually stored in the vertical stabilizers on the 747

 

[Brett]

Blue Angles are the Navy's special air show team thing (there's a better word for it but yeah...).

Flight demonstration squad.

 

[Carlos]

 

[catamount39]

Uh...air flow testing device? That's an odd thing.

 

[Venom800tt]

After a bit of research, it appears 747's up to the 747-400 model can carry a spare engine inboard of the #2 engine. It is only for transporting spare engines, and usually have the fan blades removed and the core capped to keep FOD for entering the engine being transported. Don't know if the 747-8, which has an entirely new wing can do this trick.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I did this a while back:

 

[Carlos]

Uh...air flow testing device? That's an odd thing.

That time when we strapped an extra engine on to a jumbo

 

[catamount39]

Well that's the most ingenious thing ever, I like that idea. 👍

 

[Brett]

SU-34 Cockpit:

 

[niky]

Speaking of light weight:



If you're an aviation enthusiast, it's an oddity of mild interest.

If you're a Studio Ghibli fan, it's more than that.

There aren't many fictional aircraft that you can build a life-sized flying model of. Granted, it might probably never become as aerobatic or robust as the fictional version, but it's a fascinating proof-of-concept.

*If this has already been posted, apologies. I don't come in here that often.

 

[Carlos]

A U.S. Air Force WC-135 will soon be in action near the Korean peninsula, searching for fallout from the alleged North Korea’s nuclear test.

According to the Washington Post, a U.S. defense official confirmed that the WC-135 Constant Phoenix atmospheric collections aircraft will be used to determine whether the provocative nuclear detonation claimed by Pyongyang was really a hydrogen blast.

http://theaviationist.com/2016/01/07/wc-135-in-action-near-nk-after-nuke-test/

 

[Swagger897]

At first I looked at the first picture like "Oh that's a cool head on shot of a 747."

Then I studied the wings a bit outboard to inboard... When I got to the left side... I noticed a little a little thing I haven't seen before on a 747, and I'm quite familiar with that aircraft.

Then I looked closer at it, and really could not tell from the first image...



Then I saw the second image. I was like "Nooo.... That ca... Whaaa? There's a RR tag on it? Buu.. Whaa???"

Third image properly made my jaw hit the floor.

Only thing is though it doesn't look like the same RB211. The intake is more narrow, and the N1 fan is too far back (even though it's not there, the center rotating drive is still too far back.

Maybe Rolls have updated them, maybe not. But I find it odd that they would attach it to the wing, rather than not put it in the aft cargo, where there's plenty of room for it (unless of course (and most likely) this was a paying flight)).

 

[Carlos]

At first I looked at the first picture like "Oh that's a cool head on shot of a 747."

Then I studied the wings a bit outboard to inboard... When I got to the left side... I noticed a little a little thing I haven't seen before on a 747, and I'm quite familiar with that aircraft.

Then I looked closer at it, and really could not tell from the first image...



Then I saw the second image. I was like "Nooo.... That ca... Whaaa? There's a RR tag on it? Buu.. Whaa???"

Third image properly made my jaw hit the floor.

Only thing is though it doesn't look like the same RB211. The intake is more narrow, and the N1 fan is too far back (even though it's not there, the center rotating drive is still too far back.

Maybe Rolls have updated them, maybe not. But I find it odd that they would attach it to the wing, rather than not put it in the aft cargo, where there's plenty of room for it (unless of course (and most likely) this was a paying flight)).

I challenge you to find out!


I have no audio atm, no idea if they are saying what engine it is.

 

[Swagger897]

I challenge you to find out!


I have no audio atm, no idea if they are saying what engine it is.

No they didn't say.

I know delta transports engines, cars, rhinos, tigers, etc in their 747s when paid, just surprised here that they didn't throw it in the back.

Probably a lot more to it though...

The engines that this bird, Longreach, uses from the RB211 family, is the RB211-524G-T. These are the last of the supported models of RB211 from RR.

So to see something a little bit different makes me question it a lot.

 

[Crash]

Interesting fact most people don't know. Fuel is actually stored in the vertical stabilizers on the 747

You mean the horizontal stabilizers?

This is something that the 747-8 is capable of too, though the first ones had this deactivated until they fixed the potential flutter problem during a performance improvement package.

But I find it odd that they would attach it to the wing, rather than not put it in the aft cargo, where there's plenty of room for it (unless of course (and most likely) this was a paying flight)).

An engine may just clear the lower cargo hold height, not sure though. Even if it does clear, an engine is not going to fit through the lower hold cargo door.

 

[Swagger897]

Here's a joke to piss some people off:

You mean the horizontal stabilizers?

This is something that the 747-8 is capable of too, though the first ones had this deactivated until they fixed the potential flutter problem during a performance improvement package.



An engine may just clear the lower cargo hold height, not sure though. Even if it does clear, an engine is not going to fit through the lower hold cargo door.

Yeah... Did I say that?

lol, keep getting mixed up between the two lately. Was attempting to do a repaint for flight simulator and couldn't get the tail (which, yes, I know now) lined up right matching the pictures.

 

[Dan]

Here's a joke to piss some people off:

Wait, now all of my recommendations on YouTube are going to be conspiracy theory nutcases! Damn you!

 

[Swagger897]

I'm just happy you can close all those now. I care about my subscriptions, and that's it.

 

[Dan]

Why do some fighter jets have tinted canopies? Is it to reduce sun glare, minimize eye strain, or something else? For example, the canopy on the F-35B in @Carlos's post has a red-orange tint. The F-22 Raptor below his post has a yellow tint.

 

[Venom800tt]

Why do some fighter jets have tinted canopies? Is it to reduce sun glare, minimize eye strain, or something else? For example, the canopy on the F-35B in @Carlos's post has a red-orange tint. The F-22 Raptor below his post has a yellow tint.



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It is a gold based coating to reduce EM emissions from inside the cockpit, while also absorbing EM emissions directed at the plane. It is more or less a stealthy coating.

 

[Carlos]

Why do some fighter jets have tinted canopies? Is it to reduce sun glare, minimize eye strain, or something else? For example, the canopy on the F-35B in @Carlos's post has a red-orange tint. The F-22 Raptor below his post has a yellow tint.



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What Venom said, but it has been done for some time now. The Prowler for example

F-16s too, for example the shot down Jordanian one:

Problem was, it is or was easily scratched and that gave visibility problems at night.