At around 11:40am this morning Airliners.net site was down, server error. I think it crashed for a few minutes. Then a few moments ago it was back up. Too much traffic at one time or a coincidence? Anyhow great to have Starship launch!
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:A flight of four of OUR jets flying around should induce pride, not panic. Big whoop about a nothing burger. From the videos the F-15s aren’t even that low, much lower over my house in the country
A thought, a drone BWB that is a tanker, cargo transport, internal missile truck, and drone mother ship. The cargo height might only be 3 or so feet high. A perfect platform for two Rise engines, so not large. Designed for the refueling speed of tilt rotors, helicopters and drones. It seems that dr...
Jump to postVirgin Galactic completed their second commercial flight today, in a nominal mission. https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-galactic02-launch-success Very cool! I hope they are able to achieve the one flight per month cadence they are expecting from here on out and the once a week cadence when the ...
Jump to postThere is obviously a very real 'reverse' affect as the L-1011, DC-9 and some others used to actually reverse thrust themselves backwards out of the gate without help. It is hard on the engines and there is FOD and other dangers so it was eventually discontinued. I've watched the massive C-17 back it...
Jump to postWell delta wings are great for sustained supersonic flight and they hold a lot of fuel which helps to that end. The fastest sustained speeds for any meaningful duration were from deltas, the SR-71 family, the XB-70, B-58, Concorde and Tu-144. And then the swing wings kind of became deltas when fully...
Jump to postI live in Daytona and rode the motorcycle down for the launch, like I have so many times before for other launches. Found a new spot (due to the larger than usual crowd I skipped my usual spots) and was all set but the wife called me at 8:38am and told me it was scrubbed. Hopefully they'll try again...
Jump to postChinese ambassador Xiao Qian addresses the National Press Club of Australia.in Canberra on Wednesday 10/08/2922 So under what right does Beijing think they have to in harassing planes in international airspace? Any response from Beijing will be interesting Beijing harassed and endangered an Austral...
Jump to postAnother check mark. https://news.usni.org/2021/08/19/boeing-mq-25-prototype-refuels-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye “During the six-hour flight, Navy E-2D pilots from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Zero (VX) 20 approached T1, performed formation evaluations, wake surveys, drogue tracking and plugs with...
Jump to postSerious question - why does China need a fleet of aircraft carriers if they aren't planning on going to war? Their relations "at an all-time high (with Russia) " and (China) reaffirmed their commitment to "consistently deepen the comprehensive partnership." with the Russia (CNN)...
Jump to postIt's the B-1, by a lot. I own a large motorcycle and I've been to hundreds of airshows and seen everything fly that the US has. The B-1 in burner and the Harrier hovering are the 2 loudest sounds I've ever heard, except for a sonic boom, which I've heard many times.
Jump to postIndeed. Oh my God. C-17 rolling, with people on the landing gear fairing: https://twitter.com/TOLOnews/status/1427204278695997442 Blurry video of two people falling from a flying C-17: https://twitter.com/AsvakaNews/status/1427181300054515730 C-17 taxiing video is very suspicious. No wheels turning...
Jump to postNot directly VC-25B related, however as it's Presidential transports, the following formation just flew over me near LHR, for Biden's trip to see Brenda at Windsor Castle, here they are practicing at RAF Northolt, also not far from me, the previous day; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wSE7tE0u5A T...
Jump to postNewark727 wrote:Very cool photo on the front page today:
I had no idea that any F-14s were painted like this in U.S. service.
SQ22 wrote:May I remind you to provide a link to a source when stating facts? Otherwise your post will be deleted.
Anyway, for those interested, here you go:
How Lufthansa Technik Maintain’s NASA’s Boeing 747 Telescope
TARTRESED wrote:The first pilot to fly supersonic on purpose anyway.
wow some crazy proposals for sure! I remember Discovery channels "Wings" (anyone remember this show?), had a great one on this plane. Too bad it never made it to production but the world changed and it wasn't needed. I have many of the Discovery Wings episodes taped on VHS, labeled and st...
Jump to postAs far as the US Navy is concerned I believe the move to light weight fighters (F-18) had something to do with it. Both the F-8 and F-14 needed variable geometry to get aboard a carrier. I didn't think to included the F-8 as a VG. :checkmark: At the risk of being pedantic the F-8 was variable incid...
Jump to postYou can save 15% on your plane insurance by not crashing it into the *@#$+ desert!
Jump to postA KC-130 and an F-35B collided during air to air refueling over California. Everyone survived thankfully, the C-130 made a great emergency landing with 2 engines out, leaking fuel and minus the external tank on the starboard wing. The F-35 pilot ejected safely. Here is a link with video of the F-35 ...
Jump to postOn August 28th, a Falcon 9 will do some curious maneuvers, hug Floridas coastline, and put SAOCOM 1B on a polar orbit. Let's hope that Elon won't shoot another cow down there in Cuba. An article on the failed 1960 launch, which caused a rain of debris... http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-scien...
Jump to postOn August 28th, a Falcon 9 will do some curious maneuvers, hug Floridas coastline, and put SAOCOM 1B on a polar orbit. Let's hope that Elon won't shoot another cow down there in Cuba. An article on the failed 1960 launch, which caused a rain of debris... http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-scien...
Jump to postWhile I appreciate the Wikipedia reference - that site isn’t always the most accurate. If I want aviation information - I usually find this site more helpful. The main thing I like about you asking here, and why I loathe those that say 'Google' or 'Wiki' is because almost ALL of this can be searche...
Jump to postI don’t know, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it could. I was waiting to go at the end of Edwards’ runway watching a test F-22 depart in basic engine with an F-16 in chase. The F-16 was 8b fill blower and slowly losing out. Impressive power. What is '8b fill blower'? I assume you meant full blower b...
Jump to postthe IL-76 being larger, more of a C-141 with a wide body? C-141 and IL-76 are comparable in size internally...the 76 may be a tad wider internally but it is not a "wide body" in the commercial sense. From the outside, the IL-76 may look wider but I believe that is just an "Ilyushin&q...
Jump to postHow's the weather holding up in Florida? The forecast looks a bit average, and I saw they had storms passing over the facility a couple of hours ago with more on the way it seems... Despite my misgivings I drove down to the Cape for the launch, its only a 30 minute drive for me (I can see the launc...
Jump to postThe Blue Angels did a Jacksonville, FL flyover then were going to Miami, FL. I went to our local intercoastal river bridge at the approximate time they should be flying over hoping to catch them. Looking and looking then at 12:15pm precisely I saw one KC-10 with 4 Blue Angels and about 2 miles behin...
Jump to postHere is a link about a recent appearance of the F-117 over Star Wars canyon. https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/19/hes-back-the-elusive-f-117-stealth-jets-makes-another-appearance-over-star-wars-canyon/ I read the whole article, that is awesome. Does indeed seem like an F-117 was making circuits ar...
Jump to postI read the USAF AIB (accident investigation board) reports regularly and have for a long time, and I have never heard of this tactic being used before. A Kadena based F-15C was performing ACM (dogfighting) with an F-22 back on June 11, 2018. Trying to do a reversal the F-15 pilot went from a left t...
Jump to postCan we start with a basic description of aircraft type? WWII props? Helicopters? Transport? Fighters? Cessna's? Give us something to start with.
Jump to postDidn't they move the fancy long reach trucks that pump cement great distances from the US to Japan after the Fukushima reactor was damaged in the Tohoku earthquake in 2011 via C-5 aircraft? I seem to remember that those were the only aircraft other than the AN-225 with the vertical clearance necess...
Jump to postEvery little bit helps... If memory serves, some F-14 bubbas used it, too. I'd imagine their much wider cans would have an appreciably greater effect than the more centerline Eagles. Quick toss out, the SR-71 would light a burner (or two) on the boom because they were power-limited when heavy at AR...
Jump to postI read the USAF AIB (accident investigation board) reports regularly and have for a long time, and I have never heard of this tactic being used before. A Kadena based F-15C was performing ACM (dogfighting) with an F-22 back on June 11, 2018. Trying to do a reversal the F-15 pilot went from a left tu...
Jump to postUm not spaceman extraordinaire at all. He was trying for 5,000' which wouldn't prove anything. You can take an airline flight and get to 40,000' and still see no curvature. Flying on the Concorde back in the day would have got you to 60,000' where you could see the curvature. Or go to Russia and buy...
Jump to postwhat he attempted in that plane, it looked to be a 60° bank, maybe even more. You can see the wing starting to lose lift and I think rather than just going "oops, too far" and pull out of the turn but instead he looked like he was trying to hang onto it keeping it right on the line of the...
Jump to postThe USMC has massed F-35Bs onto the USS America to test its aviation capabilities and open up the amphib for use as a light carrier should the need arise. Marine’s newest F-35B turns amphibious assault ship into light aircraft carrier The United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron made hist...
Jump to postLooking at Google Maps, specifically the Kennedy Space Center and the Shuttle Landing Runway, hit Satellite view and there was a shuttle parked alone exactly half way down the runway on a little side ramp. I find it odd that if it was an operational orbiter that it wasn't inside the OPF or VAB until...
Jump to postI pass a little grass strip on Interstate 75 in Florida frequently, and I'm always amused by the sight of an A-7 up on a stand, gear and flaps down, made to look like it's seconds away from landing there. And I remember as a kid playing at a park with an F-100 in the middle of a playground for kids...
Jump to postmxaxai wrote:Could also be related to high thrust settings. Landing requires more thrust than hovering
mmo wrote:But, it was politics which is why the F-5 wasn't sold in more numbers to the USAF and politics killed the F-20 which was a great aircraft.
Some USAF pilots train in the T-38, which is not the F-5. The F-5 evolved from the T-38, other than the manufacturer, Northrup, that is the only similarity. Wow, that is just simply not true. The T-38 and F-5 share almost identical aircraft profile/planforms/overall designs, have the same length, w...
Jump to postAwesome video, thank you for sharing! The video was well done. I love dissimilar aircraft formations so that was right on the mark for me.
Jump to postI'm just surprised that we let it fall into their hands is all. However, if it was indeed following the route indicated, why didn't it fall into neutral waters for us to recover? That's really my primary question here. It flies at 60,000' or more. If it is skirting the line and gets shot down, can ...
Jump to postsmithbs wrote:SuperGee wrote:or swamp gas.
Yesterday I saw the strangest thing while driving. I was driving or I would have taken a picture.
n92r03 wrote:29000 is holding over Fairfax as I type. No idea about others though.
I've heard it will be sometime between 6:30 to 7:30pm and will include the B-2, F-22, F-35, Blue Angels and Air Force one doing flyovers but cannot find more details than that. Anyone else have better info? Either way I'm looking forward to it.
Jump to postGreat video and amazing presence of mind by the pilot ! ..but why was anyone filming this? People film aircraft taking off and landing all of the time, no surprise there. Not where Indian Air Force operates. In India aviation photography is a big no-no at IAF locations. I did not know that, thank y...
Jump to postWingsFan wrote:Great video and amazing presence of mind by the pilot ! ..but why was anyone filming this?
Your description has a couple of faults/omissions. 300-MPH is way-to fast for low-altitude operations in [what amounts to] commercial airspace. Also, 'how big' do you estimate the aircraft was? and lights are a good one to identify most aircraft. Meant to say 'lights are not a good way to identify ...
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