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F-35c at Eglin

BusyBee604

St. Francis/Hugh Hefner Combo!
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A-4 was the only one without folding wings.
Bingo... That's why they sentenced Ol' Bee to a be a career Scooter jock, without parole. Just one less item to blow on the takeoff checklist! That Li'l A-4 could probably have broken the surly bonds w/ wings folded, like it's Daddy the Spad did. Ed Heinemann was an aircraft design genius!;)

Ed Heinemann
1908-1991
Ed_Heinemann_.jpg
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BusyBee604

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That's going to be a 1 wire…which wasn't maybe so much frowned upon back then.
How you can determine that's a #1 wire on a brit carrier from that photo/angle, is beyond me, although my vision has rapidly deteriorated over the past 6 mos. to the point that I could no longer drive safely.:(

And no, it was just as frowned upon back then, and I reckon since back a full century when young LT Ely scored his first TT1, and red square on the original "greenie board"!:eek:
Light Attack 'Greenie Board'.JPG
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Renegade One

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How you can determine that's a #1 wire on a brit carrier from that photo/angle, is beyond me, although my vision has rapidly deteriorated over the past 6 mos. to the point that I could no longer drive safely.
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Well, there aren't any wires farther aft, and that aircraft is about one nano-second from touchdown...
 

jmcquate

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Bingo... That's why they sentenced Ol' Bee to a be a career Scooter jock, without parole. Just one less item to blow on the takeoff checklist! That Li'l A-4 could probably have broken the surly bonds w/ wings folded, like it's Daddy the Spad did. Ed Heinemann was an aircraft design genius!;)

Ed Heinemann
1908-1991
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Didn't a Sader do a lap around the pattern with the wings folded too?
 

BusyBee604

St. Francis/Hugh Hefner Combo!
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Didn't a Sader do a lap around the pattern with the wings folded too?
Evidently, there has been at least 8 incidents of F-8s successfully taking off/landing with wings folded. This pic says it all, VMF-235: 0,5 flight including fuel dump & ordnance jettison, prior to field arrestment at Danang. Pilot, a young JO Lt, was sent immediately as ground FAC. Viet war, year not found.:eek:
F-8 VMF(AW)-235.jpg
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