Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (1 Viewer)

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

A B-1B Lancer strategic bomber aircraft taking off for a test flight, 26 April 1983.

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That is a B-1A thanks

 

[GTX]

 

[cammerjeff]

This color shot of a F3D is interesting to me for the 3 wheeled FWD 24V Generator cart shown. We had one of these still in use at NAS Pensacola in the late 1970's, converted from a standard Jeep with rear wheel steering & Front wheel drive. I had forgotten all about it.

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[Vic Balshaw]

The FAA? I doubt they'd have a say. Luckily our combat jets are a bit more environmentally-friendly now. Even the military has a part to play in saving the planet

Yep................................Took a long time for you guys to realise a jet engine runs better on JP4 and not coal.

 

[SaparotRob]

The F4 mystery solved.

 

[Donivanp]

Yep................................Took a long time for you guys to realise a jet engine runs better on JP4 and not coal.

We ain't never run coal, well maybe coal oil but none o' coal. We save that fer the young'us stock'ns!

 

[syscom3]

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The KC-97 is at top speed and the fighters are just above stall speed.

 

[SaparotRob]

I was wondering about that.

 

[cammerjeff]

The KC-97 is at top speed and the fighters are just above stall speed.

I agree even with 4 turning and 2 burning it would always be an "interesting" hook up!

 

[Donivanp]

The KC-97 is at top speed and the fighters are just above stall speed.

Yeah the KC-97 had two jets installed to help and it didn't help much. The 97 goes into a shallow dive at top speed and the 106 is barely getting enough air over that delta wing and the more fuel she get the heavier she gets and the more airspeed she needs! The PACAF tactical fighter had the same issue with the KB-50's.

 

[SaparotRob]

When I was a kid, Naval Air Station New York, aka Floyd Bennet Field, had a few KC-97s. They were pretty neat.

 

[syscom3]

a U.S. Air Force NKC-135A Stratotanker Airborne Laser Laboratory (ALL) aircraft and an A-7 Corsair II chase aircraft over the
Pacific Missile Test Center range, Naval Air Station, Point Mugu, California, 27 April 1983. The plane will be used to test targets.

 

[syscom3]

Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14A Tomcat aircraft comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), in the Mediterranean Sea, 27 April 1983. The plane is piloted by the
Commander, Carrier Air Wing 7

 

[GreenKnight121]

I like this shot of F9F's at a time when the Navy was repainting its aircraft from Blue to Gray/White. These to show aircraft of the same squadron in both paint schemes.
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F9F-8 Cougars (VF-61 / CVG-8) embarked on USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - 1956

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

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[Glider]

This color shot of a F3D is interesting to me for the 3 wheeled FWD 24V Generator cart shown. We had one of these still in use at NAS Pensacola in the late 1970's, converted from a standard Jeep with rear wheel steering & Front wheel drive. I had forgotten all about it.
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I admit that my first thought was 'why', as in, why spend the time converting it in the first place.

 

[cammerjeff]

I think it had alot to do with politics in the procurement process, I agree it probably would have been better to buy a purpose built generator, some times it is easier to get the aproval for making use of surplus equipment, even if it only does the job 1/2 as well, and only slightly cheaper.

If I remember correctly the biggest issue with it was idiots like me cornering it to fast! I never tipped it over but it did have "training Wheels" installed in the back to help with tipping, but they did not eliminate the issue.

Hard to say what was the motivation for something that was done 70+ years ago?

 

[Glider]

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What on earth was the Gannet doing in the background of the first photo?