The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery, Troisième partie: la vengeance!

[Ken_gone_flying]

Do you guys wear flight suits on-board the Aircraft or other uniforms?

Yes, flight suits and headsets for us.

 

[Ken_gone_flying]

Not VR aircrew, but every NALO I've ever been on they wear flight suits; although the arguement could be made they'd look a lot more professional in Dress Blues.

We don't need any good idea fairies around here.

 

[Griz882]

Found this one among my dad's stuff. According to his diary NAS China Lake had two Star Fighters for early Stinger missile tests. He never flew it, but he does note that it had the "dumbest ejection system in design, downward."

 

[nittany03]

Not VR aircrew, but every NALO I've ever been on they wear flight suits; although the arguement could be made they'd look a lot more professional in Dress Blues.

And with that observation, you're now officially bucking for O-4.

 

[Homer J]

Found this one among my dad's stuff. According to his diary NAS China Lake had two Star Fighters for early Stinger missile tests. He never flew it, but he does note that it had the "dumbest ejection system in design, downward."

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Their reason for that. http://www.ejectionsite.com/f104seat.htm

"In the early days of the XF-104 program, it was decided due to the limitations of the available ejection seat catapults, the ejection seat should fire downwards. This allowed for the best capability of clearing aircraft structure, including the vertical fin at higher speeds. It also effected the windblast on the pilot."

No 0/0 capability there.

 

[Malo83]

LIFE series of USS MIDWAY and USS ENTERPRISE post war.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Radio.WW2/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1960139417565378
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Radio.WW2/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1960009230911730
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Radio.WW2/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1960559167523403

 

[Randy Daytona]

Two great fighter - attack aircraft using a big ole radial engine.

 

[Flash]

'Skywriting', CONUS-style.

 

[GroundPounder]

KDNL. 22 September 17

 

[707guy]

A few from Oceana's show last weekend - Charlie and Rhino TACDEMOs

 

[jmcquate]

Nice Vapes!

 

[jmcquate]

And kudos to the 106 guy who did the AB passes over the beach Saturday night. That's the way it should be done.

 

[707guy]

And kudos to the 106 guy who did the AB passes over the beach Saturday night. That's the way it should be done.

I said the same! I'll pass that along to them. Humidity was up each day so easy to have a vapor fest.

 

[Griz882]

Here is an old concept drawing of a proposed ASW craft based on the MD body but with ducted fans for fuel conservation.
They called the project the Long-Range Air ASW Capable Aircraft (LRAACA). It could have changed @mad dog s life!

 

[nittany03]

Here is an old concept drawing of a proposed ASW craft based on the MD body but with ducted fans for fuel conservation.
They called the project the Long-Range Air ASW Capable Aircraft (LRAACA). It could have changed @mad dog s life!

Close hypothetical cousin of this guy . . .