One from the "Holy Crap!" Department...

[FlyinSpy]

Talk about your sphincter-tightening moments! It's a cool (but ugly looking) aircraft; I'm glad they didn't dump it...

Near Disaster at UK Airshow When Cold War Bomber “Accidentally” Takes Off


http://nycaviation.com/2009/09/08/n...-when-cold-war-bomber-accidentally-takes-off/

 

[LEG DAY]

Yea well based on the looks of that ugly thing, i'd say it flew exactly how I thought it would...

 

[ea6bflyr]

Wow. The VICTOR XM715 wins the UGLY CONTEST HANDS DOWN! (The AIRCRAFT not the mural)

-ea6bflyr

 

[Raptor2216]

Shit, talk about short takeoff roll. I think its ugly enough to look alright.

 

[LazersGoPEWPEW]

I think it looks kinda cool personally.

 

[Brett327]

Looks a lot like the Nimrod.

Brett

 

[ea6bflyr]

Here's the WIKI about the VICTOR series aircraft.

-ea6bflyr

 

[Lawman]

What surprises me is that of the two guys taxi'ing the thing one was a Retired RAF pilot. You'd thing something would go through his mind with the throttles firewalled right around the 50 knot mark.

 

[picklesuit]

Shit, looks like me on any given DFW...a little left of centerline, a little late to react on the crosswind controls, autoflare...where's the problem?

 

[C420sailor]

What did they expect, honestly?

 

[Raptor2216]

Wrong thread.

 

[a2b2c3]

It's not that bad. Looks kinda cool.

Besides, at least it doesn't look like a P-3...

 

[HeyJoe]

CNN is carrying a different view and interview with the pilot

 

[webmaster]

Shit, looks like me on any given DFW...a little left of centerline, a little late to react on the crosswind controls, autoflare...where's the problem?

Ok, who flew your NX?

It's not that bad. Looks kinda cool.

Besides, at least it doesn't look like a P-3...

Blasphemy! Nothing else looks as good as the dashing Orion, how dare you attempt to disparage my mobile per diem machine!

 

[Clux4]

Blasphemy! Nothing else looks as good as the dashing Orion, how dare you attempt to disparage my mobile per diem machine!

Where is the smiley?