Best "Western World" post WWII Bomber

[superunknown]

B-52 for me too, although the Rockwell B-1 is a sexy looking beast.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

B-52 for me too, although the Rockwell B-1 is a sexy looking beast.

That it is - I've never got to work around the B-1, but from what I understand its another maintenance beast as well!

 

[cheddar cheese]

The B-52 is great, but I like the B-36 too. Im not really much of a bomber man though, I like attack planes and Fighters.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

The B-36 was cool as well!

 

[BombTaxi]

Nice office!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Nice office!

It looks like a Buck Rogers Space Ship!

 

[evangilder]

It's like a friggin living room! It's huge!

 

[BombTaxi]

I guess if you were flying from the US to Moscow on propellor power, you'd want a comfortable seat, cos it'd be a hell of a long ride!

 

[evangilder]

Good point. I wish they had done the same for the C-130 though. AFter a few hours in those jump seats, my bacon was achin'.

 

[BombTaxi]

The longest flight Ive ever done was cattle class in a 777 from Gatwick to Raleigh, NC. When I saw that pic of the B36 nose, I started thinking how much I'd have loved one of those big armchairs for that trip! I couldnt walk when I got off the damn thing!

 

[evangilder]

My longest flight, which happened to be in a C-130 went from Mildenhall in the UK, to greenland, then Virginia, then San Francisco, then Hawaii, then Japan and finally to Korea. UGH!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

My longest flight, which happened to be in a C-130 went from Mildenhall in the UK, to greenland, then Virginia, then San Francisco, then Hawaii, then Japan and finally to Korea. UGH!

 

[evangilder]

That's about right, FBJ!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

We got to give some credit to the B-47. This aircraft was actually very aerobatic and faster than the fighters of its day!

 

[evangilder]

My dad took a picture of a B-47 years ago at an open house where he was stationed. I will have to see if I can dig that out. He was at KI Sawyer AFB, 59-63.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

POST IT! B-47s Rock!

 

[evangilder]

I will when I find it. Our place is in shambles right now. We are moving in three weeks, so it's chaos here.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Thanks Evan, I share your pain, moving SUCKS!

 

[evangilder]

Yep, it certainly does. I have been doing things around the house this morning. Patching, touch-up, minor plumbing... I am tired already and it's only noon!

 

[trackend]

I will when I find it. Our place is in shambles right now. We are moving in three weeks, so it's chaos here.

You have my sympathies Evan, they say next too divorce and bereavement its the next most stressful thing that can happen to you ( I don't think who ever said that has had someone taking pot shots at them). Anyway when we moved we where only in for 4 hours and we had to reload the truck and move out again because somebody in the chain didn't have the right money in the bank and they had done a fiddle. We had to wait for another day then do it all again it was a bloody nightmare.