Orion Obsession; giving it up for the mighty P-3C

[xj220]

Your head's a big candy shell...hell, forget it. May Santa come driven by four bladed propellars, so I may know him by his smoky engines, and his painfully slow and non-standard radio comm. May he use beta to land on my roof, and may all of his elves change into khakis and come into the Officer's Club in groups of thirty or more, and all look to pay their checks with credit cards the moment they see me push away from the table.

Happy Holidays

Damn, that just about covers it. Don't forget the random minting of others.

 

[HeyJoe]

P-3 Guy does good

When's last time you folks had a Fleet Commander? Nice jacket, by the way!

091230-N-7730P-082 SIGONELLA, Sicily (Dec. 30, 2009) Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, visits with sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 at Naval Air Station Sigonella. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan P. Idle/Released)

 

[xj220]

I'm speechless. And jealous.

 

[HeyJoe]

I'm speechless. And jealous.

So you're saying somebody won't let you "try this at home"?

This might also make you jealous...

 

[HeyJoe]

Last P-3C Orions leave Brunswick

End of an era at Brunswick for sure. Grim reality of BRAC.

 

[picklesuit]

I'm speechless. And jealous.

That must be why the panel says "NO STEP" on the bottom of the engine...

 

[scoolbubba]

"What's NATOPS got to say about that rolling pull?"

 

[xj220]

That looks like so much fun though. Honestly, the P-3 is a lot more capable than people give it credit for. Yeah, it's getting really old, but it's still a beast.

 

[PropAddict]

Honestly, the P-3 is a lot more capable than people give it credit for.

I bet it'd barrel roll like a mofo. . . Maybe on one of these repo's to the boneyard. . .

 

[HeyJoe]

"What's NATOPS got to say about that rolling pull?"

That looks like so much fun though. Honestly, the P-3 is a lot more capable than people give it credit for. Yeah, it's getting really old, but it's still a beast.

When aircraft get old, things can start coming off if you ask too much of 'em. RIP for the 3 guys trying to do their job with a heavy load. Didn't take a lot of G to ruin their day.

 

[PropAddict]

That video reminds me: no Orion thread would be complete without a hat tip to the MPRA community's favorite beer. . .

 

[Malo83]

That video reminds me: no Orion thread would be complete without a hat tip to the MPRA community's favorite beer. . .

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Still the Best

 

[PropStop]

If i never drink another San Mig in my life I'll count myself lucky!

 

[Malo83]

If i never drink another San Mig in my life I'll count myself lucky!

:icon_zbee

 

[Brett327]

Just so all the illiterates are with me, it's BUOY, not BOUY - idiots!

Brett