Modern War Pics from lesofprimus...

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Wow, never seen the shot of the B-52 without it's vertical stabilizer before. That's interesting to say the least.

 

[Lucky13]

How the h*ll is it still flying!?

That's better Brother....

 

[Njaco]

That last pic is a Spit recon over the Normandy beaches before D-Day, scaring the hell out of the locals. See'em run!

 

[beaupower32]

Wow, never seen the shot of the B-52 without it's vertical stabilizer before. That's interesting to say the least.

The aircraft was being used as a testbed to identify structural weaknesses in the airframe when the event occurred. The crew, with the assistance of Boeing engineers on the ground, was able to land the aircraft safely.


Pilot Arthur Doucette who has studied aviation accidents added:

Note that the B52's design is quite different and that a good size piece of the VS remained (enough to provide significant lateral stability). The B52 also had the wing mounted much further forward, hence the whole fuselage acted as a stabilizing force (the feathered arrow effect). The A300 is just barely stable without the fin, with the wing mounted further aft the pitching forces ahead of the center of rotation are about the same as those behind the center of rotation. If the A300 fin departed while any amount of rotation was going on, the forces would have quickly spun the aircraft in the previously described "flat spin".

 

[lesofprimus]

Few more new ones...

 

[Matt308]

That last dude was really fast. Just not fast enough.

 

[lesofprimus]

No one can outrun a gatling gun...

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I have always been impressed by large caliber weapons. Great material Dan. thank you for sharing.

 

[Gnomey]

I agree Aaron. Good shots Dan.