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    • ttyymmnn
      ttyymmnn last edited by

      World War II, Korean War and Vietnam fighter pilot retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Dick Wyatt.jpg

      Retired WWII, Korea, and Vietnam USAF pilot Maj. Dick Wyatt (USAF)

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      USS Bunker Hill 2 kamikaze battle okinawa.jpg

      Two Japanese Kamikaze strikes within minutes cripple USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during the Battle of Okinawa (US Navy)

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      Space Shuttle concept 2.jpg

      Space Shuttle concept (SDASM)

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      Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II SDASM.jpg

      Republic A-10A Thunderbolt in its natural element (SDASM)

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      NAS Glynco hangar interior with five K-type blimps SDASM.jpg

      NAS Glynco hangar with five K-type blimps (SDASM)

      Read more about NAS Glynco here

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      Lockheed CL-475 N6940C c60 SDASM.jpg

      Lockheed CL-475 (SDASM)

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      Hawker "Tempest" refuel..jpg

      Ground crew refuels a Hawker Tempest (SDASM)

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      Fokker FVII.jpg

      Continental Motors Fokker F.VII (SDASM)

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      Firefox Robert Kemp SDASM.jpg

      Top secret Soviet MiG 31 stealth fighter under construction (CIA)

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      Douglas slide presentation scans 2 Doug Bono SDASM.jpg

      Douglas presentation on spaceship recovery systems, artwork by Douglas Bono (SDASM)

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      de Havilland Thames.jpg

      A de Havilland biplane over the Thames and the Houses of Parliament (SDASM)

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      Construction photo of original Ryan NYP N-X-211.jpg

      The wing of the Ryan NY-P, better known as the Spirit of St. Louis (SDASM)

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      Blohm and Voss Ha 139 D-ASTA.jpg

      Blohm & Voss Ha 139 D-ASTA (SDASM)

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      Amelia Earhart License.png

      Amelia Earhart's FAI pilot license (SDASM)

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      After four years of work by 14,000 people, the first Avro CF-105 "Arrow" is wheeled out of a hangar in Malton, Ontario, on 4 October 1957..jpg

      The first Avro Arrow is rolled out of the hangar on October 4, 1957 after four years of work (SDASM)

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      'Thunderbirds' Republic F-105 "Thunderchief".jpg

      USAF Thunderbirds with Republic F-105 Thunderchief. The team flew the Thud for just six shows in 1964 before switching to the F-100 Super Sabre following a structural failure that killed Thunderbird No.2 Capt. Gene Devlin (USAF)

      #Planelopnik all the things

      Yamaha YTR-8335
      Yamaha YTR-8445
      Schilke P5-4

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      • Skyfire77
        Skyfire77 @ttyymmnn last edited by

        @ttyymmnn said in Aviation Stuff I Found On The Internet:

        Top secret Soviet MiG 31 stealth fighter under construction (CIA)

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        Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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        • Highlander
          Highlander @ttyymmnn last edited by Highlander

          @ttyymmnn Ha, my wife and Amelia Earheart share a birthday.

          And you may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go to?"

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          • ttyymmnn
            ttyymmnn @Skyfire77 last edited by

            @skyfire77 I knew somebody would catch that, and figured it would be you.

            #Planelopnik all the things

            Yamaha YTR-8335
            Yamaha YTR-8445
            Schilke P5-4

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            • Skyfire77
              Skyfire77 @ttyymmnn last edited by

              @ttyymmnn Especially being I did the same shtick on Oppo That Was with the Flights of Fantasy series back in September.

              That's a nice pic of the construction though, I had no idea MiG built planes like Morgan does their three-wheelers!

              Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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              • VincentMalamute
                VincentMalamute last edited by VincentMalamute

                That MiG-31 in mid-construction looks like they're building a Blackbird.

                Just ran across this131b4555-ae9a-487e-98a7-53a8df7c0f29-image.png

                ...meh...

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                • Skyfire77
                  Skyfire77 @ttyymmnn last edited by

                  @ttyymmnn said in Aviation Stuff I Found On The Internet:

                  Douglas presentation on spaceship recovery systems, artwork by Douglas Bono

                  I would love to know what this was supposed to be, because I can't make heads or tails of it. Is that a reentry body (if so, it's heug!)? Are they shipping a ICBM/Launcher by sea (Why the Cone of Shame then?)?

                  Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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                  • ttyymmnn
                    ttyymmnn @VincentMalamute last edited by

                    @vincentmalamute Skyrocket! That aircraft eventually ended up being the Tigercat. I wrote a piece about that a/c back on old Oppo/Wingspan. I'm in the process of reposting my old Wingspan pieces here and on DT, so maybe I'll do that one next.

                    #Planelopnik all the things

                    Yamaha YTR-8335
                    Yamaha YTR-8445
                    Schilke P5-4

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                    • VincentMalamute
                      VincentMalamute @ttyymmnn last edited by

                      @ttyymmnn I was kinda thinking I could sneak an unknown past you. I should've known I'd fail. Can't remember how or where I ran across that F5F - was new to me.

                      ...meh...

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                      • LooseonExit
                        LooseonExit @ttyymmnn last edited by

                        @ttyymmnn said in Aviation Stuff I Found On The Internet:

                        Space Shuttle concept 2.jpg

                        Space Shuttle concept (SDASM)

                        I get it's just a concept drawing, but that's wild. Turbofans on the Shuttle would make re-entry...uh, interesting.

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                        • ?
                          A Former User @Skyfire77 last edited by A Former User

                          @skyfire77
                          Mig also appears to be building it in America looking at the two trucks there.
                          Lol.
                          Firefox film set prop.

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                          • pip bip
                            pip bip @Highlander last edited by

                            @highlander your wife is 97yo?
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                            2014 Chery J3 - (18/7/20) meh.
                            2011 Geely MK 1.5L (1/7/21)
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