The Cellar / Aircraft.

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 1/19/2021 12:50 pm

I would guess that the tail gear of the SK-1 was jettisoned on take off.
It needed, and got, a lot of development.

**Posted by griff** 1/19/2021 6:29 pm

Yeah, it has the same issue as the Corsair during the war, you really can't see unless you're flying.

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 1/21/2021 5:34 am

Prewar planes were certainly diverse, lots of people had ideas, a few had skills, and some had money, but most didn't pan out.

Damn, that's hard to read, sorry.

Last edited by xoxoxoBruce (1/21/2021 5:36 am)

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 1/24/2021 2:24 am

Why on Earth did we ever need Air-to-Air NUCLEAR Missiles ???

**Posted by griff** 1/24/2021 8:20 am

It's obvious.

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 2/07/2021 6:59 pm

In the Big One WW II, the main reason Hitler lost was the Russians bogged the Nazi army down on the Eastern Front long enough for the Allies to mass an invasion force in England that could kick ass in Africa, Italy, and finally France.
All that time we were sending aid in materiel from bullets, to Jeeps, to aircraft. Most went by ship to Murmansk, but the planes were flown over the ALSIB (Alaska-Siberia) air route. That required establishing refueling spots and like Ringo said, "it don't come easy".

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 2/11/2021 12:34 am

No wonder they're anxious to dump the A-10, it's too cheap to operate.

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 2/11/2021 11:36 pm

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**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 2/21/2021 11:21 pm

Gosh honey I can't believe after all these years and putting the kids through college we are finally going to Hawaii....
Stick with it.

**Posted by griff** 2/22/2021 6:56 am

Probably didn't even let them keep the cowling...

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 2/22/2021 1:04 pm

Give those pilots a raise.

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 4/07/2021 12:13 am

When to build a boat in your cellar or a plane in a hangar you got to get it out of there.
For this plane a ramp raised the nose to make the tail dip enough to clear the door frame.

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 4/08/2021 11:54 am

I hope they gave the ramp guy a raise. That is so elegant.

**Posted by Gravdigr** 4/08/2021 12:38 pm

That's an awfully big plane for an open cockpit design...

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 4/12/2021 3:43 am

It's not an open cockpit, I believe it's a DC-4 or C-4.

How about a flying submarine, or submersible aircraft? Shouldn't be a problem, a little duct tape, a little flexseal, bob's your uncle.

**Posted by Gravdigr** 4/12/2021 12:46 pm

Gravdigr wrote:
That's an awfully big plane for an open cockpit design...

xoxoxoBruce wrote:
It's not an open cockpit...

It is until they close it in.

It was a not good attempt at a lil humor.

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**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 4/14/2021 2:47 am

DC-4

**Posted by Gravdigr** 4/25/2021 10:01 am

I flew on the Cirrus Vision Jet and saw how the world's cheapest private jet is enabling a new era of less-expensive private travel

Decent article, w/pix. YahooNews link

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 4/25/2021 11:54 am

I flew on a DC 6B to Hawaii in 1956. Noisy, long trip.

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 4/27/2021 8:42 pm

This is the noisiest prop plane ever built....

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 4/28/2021 12:23 pm

What a story! And a good Wiki article.
Amazing it didn't kill anybody.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 5/10/2021 10:35 pm

Precision flying...

LoL

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 5/11/2021 11:43 am

Guy at the top: "Hey, line up!"

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 5/16/2021 12:28 pm

Sounds to me like the missle must have been guided.. but still.

**Posted by Gravdigr** 5/16/2021 1:21 pm

...hitting a speeding bullet, with a speeding bullet...