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This is for my aviation friends; this is not a doctored photograph.
I noticed this on the wall next to the Station Manager's desk and when I asked about it he told me it was a Falcon 20 being used as a test bed for Honeywell engines. The tail of the aircraft had a titanium build up to handle the engine variants that came with an afterburner.
The flame alone scares the heck out of me.
Update: The Honeywell F12oring.5 is an afterburning version of the TFE731 and first ran in 1979. The TFE731 is a common engine on business jets. I read the stats the Manager gave me and it's all pretty boring.
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I noticed this on the wall next to the Station Manager's desk and when I asked about it he told me it was a Falcon 20 being used as a test bed for Honeywell engines. The tail of the aircraft had a titanium build up to handle the engine variants that came with an afterburner.
The flame alone scares the heck out of me.
Update: The Honeywell F12oring.5 is an afterburning version of the TFE731 and first ran in 1979. The TFE731 is a common engine on business jets. I read the stats the Manager gave me and it's all pretty boring.
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Once found myself sitting at a truck stop someplace in South Dakota, refueling my rented moving van when my ears were assaulted by the afterburners on not one but TWO B1 bombers. Their departure flightpath took them over the station low enough that I was able to see them despite the deepening darkness.
From the start of their takeoff roll until their roar finally faded into the distance took several minutes.
From the start of their takeoff roll until their roar finally faded into the distance took several minutes.
Indeed for the last 32 years HU-25 had given USCG a speed advantage until recently being replaced by HC-144 and HC-27C, it is a vital factor in CG search and rescue and drug interdiction role. Even during '91 gulf war they came into use to map out kuwaiti oil fires
The CN-235 based HC-144 can haul heavier cargo and variety of mission palletes, but they are only half as fast and not as long legged as the HU-25, don't quite fill the niche as a replacement
The CN-235 based HC-144 can haul heavier cargo and variety of mission palletes, but they are only half as fast and not as long legged as the HU-25, don't quite fill the niche as a replacement
certainly not with an afterburner I'm sure... and you also have to be very careful with ex-military jets. We had three Hawker 850's that were ex-milittary and then ex-FAA and all had been heavily modded and then de-modded to the point that nothing in the aircraft was where it was supposed to be per the prints and getting parts was brutal because you could only use military parts which are different than parts made for civilian airplanes.
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This reminds me a bit of the story I heard about the Volkswagen they used to make the Disney flick, "The Love Bug." Supposedly, one of the vehicles they used for the wheelie stunts had a hopped up Porsche engine in it. Thing would pull the front wheels off the ground with hardly any effort. A plane that size with engines like that, yeah.
"Wonder if it could reach escape velocity."
"Point the nose up and find out!"
"Wonder if it could reach escape velocity."
"Point the nose up and find out!"
I'm glad I made you laugh... I remember when they were racing the Thunder Boats on Lake Washington in Seattle then they started using turbines... It's not the same with the blow dryers! Every year they will bring out the vintage THUNDER BOATS for laps and a mock race to give people an idea of what they were like in the day.
Good morning Vixyy!
go back to bed
its sad to think Im not the only one who cant sleep LOL
This reminds me of one of John Travolta's smaller planes. I cannot remember the make but when I saw it I remember looking at the oversized nacelles and wondering if he was compensating for something or if he had a breast fetish.
go back to bed
its sad to think Im not the only one who cant sleep LOL
This reminds me of one of John Travolta's smaller planes. I cannot remember the make but when I saw it I remember looking at the oversized nacelles and wondering if he was compensating for something or if he had a breast fetish.
http://www.airfighters.com/page.php?id=104
with one of my favorite birds
the F-14 Tomcat
of course no one did afterburners like this baby... another one of my favs
https://www.bhmpics.com/view-lockhe.....-1280x800.html
with one of my favorite birds
the F-14 Tomcat
of course no one did afterburners like this baby... another one of my favs
https://www.bhmpics.com/view-lockhe.....-1280x800.html
Sitting in the shopping center in Portsmouth nh, after seeing Firefox of all things. Overnight layover waiting to pick up a backhaul ,,Across the way, at the airbase [Pease?] very loud whine of something winding up, loud roar and two blue cones of fire, with shock diamonds going up and away, rapidly. FB-111. no camera, dammit!! THE COLONEL
Sitting in the truck stop outside of Abilene Tx, and watching B-1b's doing touch and go circuit's out of Dyess AFB at naught feet over the truck stop. impressive. But I also remember when, as a little kid, folks went up to Fort Worth to visit moms sister. House was just across the lake from the air base, and the factory. B-36's at 0 feet. what a wonderful noise.count the rivets. Still my favorite plane. WCJ
"Magnesium Overcast" Strategic Air Command... one of my favorite films. Somewhat cornball plot, but great aerial photography. Only movie to star the B-36. best scene.... Stewart.."Aren't we a little high for a short trip?..... oh, profile mission, huh.. Where we going...Alaska????" laughter on the flight deck . ..fun WCJ
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