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Nice video, Michael, thanks for posting. The tests will be encouraging for the Marines Corps. Now all Lockheed has to do is fix the tail hook problem on the F-35C and the Navy will be accomodated as well. Cheers, Willie.
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Interesting looking through the production figures of various aircraft. The top 20 in order of numbers produced includes variants and license builds. 1. Cessna 172. (43,000+) 2. Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovic. (36,183) 3. Messerschmitt Bf-109. (34,852) 4. Piper Cherokee. (32,778) 5. Cessna 150. (23,949) 6. Cessna 182. (23,237+) 7. Supermarine Spitfire. (20,351) 8. Focke-Wulf Fw-190. (20,051) 9. Piper J-3 Cub. (20,038) 10. Polikarpov Po-2. (20,000) 11. Consolidated B-24 Liberator. (18,482) 12. Antonov An-2. (18,000+) 13. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15. (18,000) 14. Beechcraft Bonanza. (17,000+) 15. Yakovlev Yak-9. (16,769) 16. Douglas DC-3. (16,079) 17. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. (15,660) 18. North American P-51 Mustang. (15,586) 19. North American T-6 Texan. (15,495) 20. Junkers Ju-88. (15,183) Those with a '+' sign are supposedly still in production, with the An-2 being built in China under licence as the Y-5. Not sure how accurate all this is, but it would be fairly close. Cheers, Willie.
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This link has a bit of a story about a well known WW2 Cub, and a replica restoration. http://www.warfoto.com/wild_blue_yonder.htm L-4 Cub launching from a converted LST. [ATTACH=full]1652[/ATTACH] Cheers, Willie. [ATTACH]18361[/ATTACH]
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Nothing like a good old Piper Cub thread. One of the more unusual uses of the WW2 L-4 Cub was launching and recovery using the Brodie Device. It had some some use on land, but the most challenging use would have been operating from a Landing Ship Tank (LST). LST 776 was the only one to use the device in actual combat. At the invasion of Okinawa, L-4's flew several missions directing artillery, which was quite a significant factor in the outcome of the battle. LST 776 with what looks like a Stinson L-5 Sentinel. L-4's and L-5's were used; not sure if L-3 Aeroncas were. [ATTACH=full]1645[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1646[/ATTACH] L-4, possibly being retrieved. [ATTACH=full]1647[/ATTACH] Landing would have been interesting in a bit of a roll, as the LST's didn't have much of a keel. Some reports say landings were made with the cables heaving thirty feet. Found this pdf someone put together. It's got a few good photos and descriptions of the process. http://theaussieaviator.net/attachments/brodie_system-pdf.1649/?temp_hash=4efb8bcb15c67fe29a6c3d0834e72a67 This looks like an L-5 at the take-off point. [ATTACH=full]1650[/ATTACH] There doesn't seem to be much leeway between the prop and the hook. It would certainly call for a bit of skilled piloting. Cheers, Willie. [ATTACH]18360[/ATTACH]
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Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom re-fuelling from a Hercules. The camera captures the Il-76 AWACS in the background, going down after a mid-air collision with a fighter jet. It was during an air show a couple of years ago. Cheers, Willie.
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Thanks, Geoff; things sure have changed since that TAA promo. It's a classic bit of history and nostalgia. Nice photo of the F-4 re-fuelling, and a good shot of the intakes and vents as well. It reminds me of a video clip that surfaced a year ago; I'll post it in the video section for anyone interested. Cheers, Willie.
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I don't seem to be able to get the link to play, Geoff; maybe autoplay is disabled on my computer or something like that. Found this after a search on the tube, I'm hoping it's the same one. Cheers, Willie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2_g4hh8sKM
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Looks like the dollar bottom line is starting to bite. One of the options the Royal Canadian Air Force is looking at would see fighter pilots spending equal time in simulators and real flying. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/future-canadian-fighter-pilots-to-split-simulator-and-real-world-training-time-1.1141366
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Iran has announced it's new indigenous stealth fighter, the Qaher 313. I might be wrong, but it looks very much like a plywood mock-up. As regards the aerodynamics of the design, maybe it's best we don't go there. If it was real, I doubt those intakes would get a lawn mower off the ground. http://rt.com/news/iran-indigenous-fighter-qaher-296/ http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/02/286890/ghaher-313-warplane-fighter-plane-bomber-president-defense-minister-ahmadinejad/ http://www.businessinsider.com/irans-new-indigenous-fighter-qaher-313-david-cenciotti-2013-2 http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/s/s/19/media19/2013/Feb/2/LiveLeak-dot-com-4347f2b9fa55-f313_17_preview.jpg%3Fd5e8cc8eccfb6039332f41f6249e92b06c91b4db65f5e99818bad29f4544dbd26c33%26ec_rate%3D200&imgrefurl=http://www.liveleak.com/view%3Fi%3D60a_1359793081%26comments%3D1&usg=__clSSrf5M9UBRNGQuQZsgKXt_n08=&h=313&w=470&sz=53&hl=en&start=6&zoom=1&tbnid=Ea0u4MthGN_t8M:&tbnh=86&tbnw=129&ei=QDwNUdSdE8bGkAXiwYAI&prev=/search%3Fq%3Df-313%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbo%3Dd%26gbv%3D1%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1 [ATTACH=full]1641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1642[/ATTACH] Cheers, Willie. [ATTACH]18358[/ATTACH]
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Review Of Skytrans Q6 17 Sydney To Toowoomba
willedoo replied to mnewbery's topic in Aviation Enthusiasts
Thanks for a great report, mnewbery; good to see you kept your sense of humour as well. Looking forward to doing that flight one day, hopefully under better conditions. As regards, ' Where do the commuters get these ideas? Someone help me out here!', my theory is that they see the fifo workers automatically removing their steelcaps, and it's a case of monkey see, monkey do. I've never had a belt buckle register, but had a small alfoil wrapper set it off once. Thanks again for a very entertaining report. Cheers, Willie. -
A USAF F-16 from the 31st. Fighter Wing stationed in Aviano Air Base, Italy, is still missing after contact was lost last night off the coast of Italy. http://www.stripes.com/news/search-under-way-for-missing-pilot-after-f-16-crash-in-adriatic-1.205594 [ATTACH=full]1747[/ATTACH] 5 January - A Colombian Navy Bell 412 crashed into the Pacific Ocean killing one and badly injuring the other five on board. http://forums.liveleak.com/showthread.php?t=99208 [ATTACH=full]1746[/ATTACH] 11 January - A Myanmar Air Force Mil Mi-25 crashed twenty miles south of Myitkyina due to engine failure, both pilots and one other onboard were lost. http://asiancorrespondent.com/95352/burma-helicopter-crashes-in-northern-battle-zone-2/ [ATTACH=full]1748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]18388[/ATTACH]
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Nice video, octave, thanks for posting. Some pretty impressive handling there. Cheers, Willie.
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Had a look around for some footage of the three VC-10's that did the formation flights on the farewell tour of the UK last August, but found nothing so far. It would be good to see three of them in close formation. Read a quote from one of the pilots describing the challenges of flying them in formation; he said there was a lot of power and trim changes due to the T-tail being affected by the engines of the other VC-10. I'm just trying to remember another recent large-aircraft formation; C-17's ring a bell. Cheers, Willie.
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Footage of a VC-10, taken from another VC-10 during a formation approach to RAF Brize Norton.
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Antonov's An-74T STOL transport going through it's paces at the Aviasvit 2010 expo. Some good close up shots of the engine pods, flaps and reverse thrusters towards the end of the clip. Cheers, Willie.
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Jeez, you blokes know how to make a fellow jealous. It's a sight and sound that I'm yet to experience in the flesh. Determined to make it happen at some stage in the future, though. Cheers, Willie.
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Short 3 minute clip on supersonic happenings. Cheers, Willie.
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Some interesting U-2 footage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9aVr07nxwA Cheers, Willie.
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I'm only guessing here, but I'd imagine the An-12's would be like the D-30 engined Il-76's and only allowed here with a humanitarian or military exemption. UR-CVG used to be an air ambulance, maybe it still is. Not sure about the UR set-up, but RA uses air ambulances to repatriate any of their citizens injured overseas. Sounds like UN exemptions might cover weights as well. Cheers, Willie.
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I wonder if it still has this paint job? With the amount of black smoke they belch out, it's amazing the Rural Fire Brigade didn't show up at the airport, given the current weather conditions. [ATTACH=full]1613[/ATTACH] Cheers, Willie. [ATTACH]18354[/ATTACH]
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RAAF 35 Squadron has been re-established to operate the new C-27J Spartans. http://australianaviation.com.au/2013/01/wallaby-airlines-returns-to-raaf-with-spartans/
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Good Stuff: Lots of crackers, By Jingo Iceblocks. Entertaining Stuff: The Goons on the wireless, flickering black and white TV , BP Pick A Box, Mickey Mouse Club (I really wanted a set of those ears). Playing records on the record player, Rolf and his wobble board, Smokey Dawson. Scary Stuff: Listening to 'The Outer Limit' on the wireless. Hiding in the bridge abutments and watching the steam trains roar past a few inches above our heads. Challenging Stuff: Learning to drive in the FJ ute ( do all FJ's have a squeaky steering wheel?). Starting the single cylinder Southern Cross generator with a crank handle every day. Learning to shave with a fixed head, replaceable blade type razor with blue razor blades. Boring Stuff: School, 'Blue Hills' on the wireless. Bad Stuff: Embarrassing shirts and bad haircuts. Harvesting sorghum in pre-air con cab days. And last but not least, Aviation Stuff: Vinyl airline bags, pre-turbine cropdusters. Watching grandfather and his mate land their Tiger Moth in the paddock, in the days before they were a collector's item (Tiger Moths that is, not the old blokes). Cheers, Willie.
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They seemed to have a bit of a thing about drumming the various railway gauges into us. As an adult, I'm yet to make use of that wisdom. I don't recall soft bags at school (1960's), we all used hard school ports (cases), most with a handle, but in primary school there was the odd backpack type ones, hard as well, and made out of the same material as a normal port, with leather shoulder straps. Kids that were real flash had ripple sole shoes, others had Bata Scouts with the animal tracks on the soles. We all had those crazy looking grey school hats, a bit like a punter's hat or a detective's hat, turned down in the front and up at the back. Hopefully there's no surviving photographs of us. Still remember blokes a bit older turning into Bodgies. Could't wait to be a Bodgie, but but by the time I was old enough, there were none left; time had moved on. Never did get those pointy shoes. Cheers, Willie.
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I remember those well, AyeEss. I wonder if it was just a Queensland school thing. They used to drop the crates at the front gate and by the time Little Lunch rolled around, they were boiling hot in summer. We just tipped them out when the teachers weren't looking. Other memories were lining up on the parade ground, singing 'God save the Queen' with our hands over our hearts. Ink wells, copy books, lots of flies, footie fields that ran uphill, the Queen and hot milk. That was school. I'll never forget the terror that used to spread through the place when someone spotted the government dental wagons parked in the railway siding. Brand new, fresh out of uni dentists to practice on the school kids. Cheers, Willie.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IauN-Bv0tY
