Viking1066
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JaboG 36 37 + 19 Alps 1980 AIRD
Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (2 Viewers)
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Viking1066
Major
JaboG 36 formation September 1981 AIRD
Viking1066
Major
Lavochkin La-15 '01 red' codename 'Fantail' Monino FLIK
Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
C-140?
Viking1066
Major
Mechanics checking an engine on an F9F-3 NMNA
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
One of the Navy's 3 wheel FWD rear steer jeep conversions, I remember racing them about 20 years after that picture was taken around NAS's!
Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
Maybe it's just a Navy thing but if you only have three wheels, how can you have FWD? I don't know, I was Air Force and we needed four wheels to have FWD (seem only natural as F=Four W=Wheel and D=Drive)?
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
They were using F100's until 1979? Wow!
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
They actually reversed the engine and transmission and relocated the rear axle to the front, they were rear steer with the 1 rear wheel. the conversions were done in the late 1940's or early 1950's. they usually had a electrical generator mounted to them for starting the early jet engines. By the time I was around them they were mostly retired to the Navel Air Stations and used as electrical power carts. Here is a small article about them
The Three Wheeled CJ-3A APU | eWillys
www.ewillys.com
Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
Oh I CThey actually reversed the engine and transmission and relocated the rear axle to the front, they were rear steer with the 1 rear wheel. the conversions were done in the late 1940's or early 1950's. they usually had a electrical generator mounted to them for starting the early jet engines. By the time I was around them they were mostly retired to the Navel Air Stations and used as electrical power carts. Here is a small article about them
The Three Wheeled CJ-3A APU | eWillys
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
I found this youtube video showing 2 in action if anyone is interested
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp4AmbYTnRQ&list=PL31378F3707188B29&index=15
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp4AmbYTnRQ&list=PL31378F3707188B29&index=15
Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
Bridges at Toko Ri
Viking1066
Major
Meteor T.7 trainer of No.613 Squadron RAF at Ta'Qali AF Malta July 1952 REDD
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Dassault Falcon 10 MER, used by Aéronavale for liaisons and radar calibration training.
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