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    Airplane Stuff I Found On The Internet

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    • ttyymmnn
      ttyymmnn last edited by ttyymmnn

      Avro CF-100 Mk. V "Canuck" (serial 18551) of No. 410 Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario and Convair F-102A-75-CO "Delta Dagger" (s:n 56-1300).jpg

      Avro CF-100 Mk. V Canuck of No. 410 Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario and Convair F-102A Delta Dagger

      100th FS crew chiefs with Capt. Andrew D. Turner.jpg

      100th Fighter Squadron crew chiefs with Capt. Andrew D. Turner

      Bicentennial T-2C Buckeye.jpg

      Bicentennial T-2C Buckeye

      C-124A Globemaster II Bill Larkins.jpg

      Douglas C-124A Globemaster II (Bill Larkins)

      Convair YF-102 SDASM.jpg

      Convair YF-102 (SDASM)

      Curtiss SOC-1 "Seagull" scout observation aircraft, 1939.jpg

      Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull, 1939 (US Navy)

      Douglas A-20H-10-DO Havoc (Boston) (sn 44-466) with experimental tracked main landing gear..jpg

      Douglas A-20H Havoc with experimental tracked landing gear

      Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-1049C "Super Constellation" (N6217C).jpg

      Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation (N6217C)

      Fought F4U-1 Vought F4U-1 Corsair HMS Victorious 1944 pilot Lt.Cdr. P.N. Charlton.jpg

      Vought F4U-1 Corsair crash lands aboard HMS Victorious 1944

      Gene Cernan Lunar Rover.jpg

      Gene Cernan and the Lunar Roving Vehicle. During Apollo 17, the final mission to the Moon, Cernan piloted the rover on its final sortie and recorded a maximum speed of 11.2 mph, giving him the unofficial lunar land speed record.

      Lockheed F-104G DA 102 ZELL tests Edwards AFB 1963 SDASM.jpg

      Lockheed F-104G rocket takeoff, Edwards AFB, 1963 (SDASM)

      Lockheed XR6O-1 85163.jpg

      Lockheed R6V Constitution

      Model 118 Forced Landing in National City in 1947 SDASM.jpg

      Convair Model 118 crackup, 1947 (SDASM)

      North American XB-70A-2 Valykrie (s:n 62-0207).jpg

      North American XB-70A-2 Valkyrie. This aircraft was lost in a midair collision on June 8, 1966.

      Steichen.jpg

      Grumman F6F Hellcat from Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5) awaits the take-off flag aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10), 20 November 1943

      V-1 cutaway.jpg

      V-1 flying bomb cutaway

      Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass prototype at Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River..jpg

      Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass prototype at Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River

      #Planelopnik all the things

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

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        ForSweden @ttyymmnn last edited by

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        If the Biden administration does not restore this font, impeach!

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        • ?
          A Former User last edited by

          What city is the SuperConnie flying over? Don't recognize it...

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          • ttyymmnn
            ttyymmnn @Guest last edited by

            @cressida-s_kanji_4_diamante said in Airplane Stuff I Found On The Internet:

            What city is the SuperConnie flying over? Don't recognize it...

            It doesn't say, but commenters suggest Miami. There is super 8 home video of this aircraft at "Florida Airport" in 1955.

            #Planelopnik all the things

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

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            • doodon2whls
              doodon2whls @ttyymmnn last edited by

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

              tracked landing gear

              That looks and sounds like a terrible idea.

              '21 K1600GTL
              '18 Jekyll AL3
              '16 F-150 Lariat
              '00 VFR800
              '96 R400

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              • Jcarr
                Jcarr @ttyymmnn last edited by

                @ttyymmnn That Super Connie. I can’t wait until the AF1 Connie is restored and makes its inevitable trip to Oshkosh.

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                • ttyymmnn
                  ttyymmnn @doodon2whls last edited by

                  @doodon2whls said in Airplane Stuff I Found On The Internet:

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

                  tracked landing gear

                  That looks and sounds like a terrible idea.

                  They tried it with the gigantic B-36 as well.

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                  The idea was to distribute the weight more evenly than the massive wheels the Peacemaker originally came with. It also allowed for the B-36 to operate from rougher runways in case the bombers needed to be dispersed.

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                  The system worked, as you can see in this video, but it was heavy and complex, and Convair opted for a traditional four-wheel bogey instead.

                  #Planelopnik all the things

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

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                  • doodon2whls
                    doodon2whls @ttyymmnn last edited by

                    @ttyymmnn Good god ! That's nuts !

                    '21 K1600GTL
                    '18 Jekyll AL3
                    '16 F-150 Lariat
                    '00 VFR800
                    '96 R400

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                    • ttyymmnn
                      ttyymmnn @doodon2whls last edited by

                      @doodon2whls said in Airplane Stuff I Found On The Internet:

                      @ttyymmnn Good god ! That's nuts !

                      They did a lot of crazy shit back in the day with those Cold War military budgets.

                      #Planelopnik all the things

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

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                      • Skyfire77
                        Skyfire77 @ttyymmnn last edited by

                        @ttyymmnn there's some dispute over how well it actually worked:
                        The first and only flight of the track gear occurred on March 26, 1950. The takeoff roll was described as very rough and noisy. The aircraft circled the airfield once and came in for a landing. Parts of the track system left a trail down the runway on rollout. The track system was deemed unfit for such a heavyweight aircraft and the idea was eventually abandoned.

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

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                        • davesaddiction
                          davesaddiction @ttyymmnn last edited by

                          @ttyymmnn Moved to Best of OPPO. 😉

                          TR-6060 . RWD . LS3 . MagneRide . Brembos ... 4 doors + 5 seatbelts

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