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Aviation BS and Photo Thread

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by JB, Feb 26, 2016.

  1. Oct 4, 2017 at 11:30 AM
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    crazysccrmd

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    Cool picture one of our crew chiefs took.

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  2. Oct 4, 2017 at 11:49 AM
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    CaptAmerica

    CaptAmerica Asphalt Avenger! TTC#13

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    I know those birds. Shaw AFB, SC.
     
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  3. Oct 4, 2017 at 12:46 PM
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    Delmarva

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    Flew to E80 on top today and there was a sweet T28B on the ramp there... leaking oil like a mutha.

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  4. Oct 4, 2017 at 12:48 PM
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    Delmarva

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  5. Oct 4, 2017 at 12:59 PM
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    hoverlover

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    Mostly Zip-Ties

    Meet "Turbulence". Always sets the bar high on the air race at Oshkosh.

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  6. Oct 4, 2017 at 4:14 PM
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    G's 05taco

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    Just recently finished up my Commercial Multi-engine. And took no time to start CFI training at University of North Dakota satellite campus at KIWA:plane:
     
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  7. Oct 4, 2017 at 7:59 PM
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    95 taco

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  8. Oct 4, 2017 at 8:09 PM
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  9. Oct 4, 2017 at 8:09 PM
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    I dont use facebook but thats where i found the link.
     
  10. Oct 4, 2017 at 11:50 PM
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    that thing looks ridiculous, whole lotta engine, not a lotta plane attached to it
     
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  11. Oct 5, 2017 at 6:33 AM
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    Grats! I'm down at TUS :D Always liked Willie Gateway
     
  12. Oct 5, 2017 at 3:04 PM
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    Thanks! What do you do down in tuscon? Yeah I like gateway!
     
  13. Oct 5, 2017 at 3:33 PM
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    Compared to a Lancair 360 or even a 540, it's got a lot of room on the interior. But yea, it's all motor. Made for one purpose; go freakin fast. Watching that thing take do a max performance take-off reminded me of the Blue Angels. Firewall it, release brakes, accelerate, lift 3 feet, gear up, wait in ground effect for the last 5 feet of usable runway and snap the nose to the sky. I don't remember his average speed between points but he did in, like, 14 minutes what we did in about 40.

    I might have a video taken from the ramp, if I do I'll post it up.
     
  14. Oct 5, 2017 at 4:02 PM
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    MattCowsmasher

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    Looks hella fast this A/T moves alright whole lotta nose.

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  15. Oct 5, 2017 at 4:41 PM
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    Haven't contributed in a while...so here ya go. Some sort of hybrid I think.


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    Where we're going we don't need roads.
     
  16. Oct 5, 2017 at 5:33 PM
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    straight out of mad max
     
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  18. Oct 6, 2017 at 3:01 PM
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