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Random Griz Aviation Musings

Griz882 said:
Very nice documentary about the Lockheed rigid rotor design. Now I want them to reopen the civilian 286 line!

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So let me get this straight…they put a real dude (with some big ass balls) out on a boom. Why the fuck would they put a real dude out there? Why not just put an equivalent weight out there? What am I missing? Anyway, I would hope that the real dude (with some big ass balls) out on the boom got some seriously big bucks for doing that shit.

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captain rolex said:
So let me get this straight…they put a real dude (with some big ass balls) out on a boom. Why the fuck would they put a real dude out there? Why not just put an equivalent weight out there? What am I missing? Anyway, I would hope that the real dude (with some big ass balls) out on the boom got some seriously big bucks for doing that shit.

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The Gunny said I could pin on some wings for this!
 
captain rolex said:
So let me get this straight…they put a real dude (with some big ass balls) out on a boom. Why the fuck would they put a real dude out there? Why not just put an equivalent weight out there? What am I missing? Anyway, I would hope that the real dude (with some big ass balls) out on the boom got some seriously big bucks for doing that shit.

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My guess…real engineers are willing to put their balls where their math is.
 
skybert said:
Was that originally slated for the afghans?
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Yeah. Goot catch. ANA flight training aircraft. For ANA student pilots, the training program was 75 hours in the 182, then further training either in the Caravan or helos.

. The good idea fairy who designed the training and purchased the aircraft failed to understand the logistics it would take to get avgas into the country, and that was the downfall of the program.

These aircraft spent time in Eastern Europe and then eventually were shipped back to the US and were donated to CAP. The paint scheme on these aircraft were retained simply because of the hassle of having to strip the paint and then repaint in standard gloss.
 
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