Aviation

Not unlike many, all things flying has been a life long love affair. Here is where I will post thing related to flying! My Grandfather was WWII, Korean war, Vietnam war, fire bomber, and private pilot. He was also a founding member of the USAF...

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A farmer crop dusting at 4am by my house. This guy has guts, even with those lights! Sorry for the quality, my phone doesnt do low light well. I hope he annoyed my neighbors who play loud music till midnight

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Constipated plane

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Oh $h!# ! hurry and take off before th giant bird gets us!

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M2-F1

[armalite4lyfe]

How does it fly though? Where is the lift generated?!

[usafraptorpilot]

I thought I read somewhere that the body of the aircraft itself provides the lift, oddly enough

[airplanepassion]

It doesn’t need lift, it is powered by freedom.

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That face when you realize you will soon be receiving a 'Cease and Desist' letter.

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Not a good day

Today has been a nad day for aviation demonstrators. My thoughts and prayers especially go out to the family and friends of Captain Jeff Kuss.

[airplanepassion]

I don't post political stuff much, as I dont post much at all. However, to all those who say "If [political candidate I don't like] gets elected, I am moving to [Country that is not the USA]" I have something to say to you. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Don't look back, and don't come back. I hope you find somewhere you can be happy till that place changes and you have to puckup and leave again, but don't come back. Because America doesn't need people like you. In all honesty, America shouldn't want people like you. 'We the people,' long before we were consdered 'the people,' started coming to this new land to get away from bad things 'back home.' They were got happy, and then everything went to crap again. Finally, we got sick of it. We picked up our guns, we bled in the fields of battle, but we didnt just pack up and leave. We fought. We fought for what we thought was right. We had some good intentions for the place we fought for, but it hasn't been a perfect trip. We've persecuted religions, treated people terribly based on their skin color, or where they came from, we took land form natices, juat like thousands of conquering nations have taken lands for all of history before us. It seems nothing has changed over the past 240 years. But it has. Because people stood their ground and fought for what they thought was right. Sometimes it took violence, probably more often than it should have. Sometimes it took the voice of the people. Whatever it took we've made steps forward. Sometimes a leap, sometimes just a babystep. But never has America's greatness been measured by those who left, always by those who remained and fought, not fled. So if you want to leave, go! But to all those who REALLY want to make America great again, Stay and fight! Stay because you believe you can make a difference. Not because a billionare from TV says he can make America great again. Stay because you are willing to work hard for change, not because an old man syas he can make eveything affordable or free. Stay because you will stand against corruption, and because will not stand for a woman who defiles your countrymen's deaths. Movie stars, burger flippers, old, young, democrat, republican, black, white,make female and eveything netwen all those things! Move out or move forward. This is my country, and I'm not going anywhere.

[ww2airplanefan]

I have to write about aerobatics/stunt flying for a school project. Can anyone help me out with material/theories about what makes it attractive to spectators?

[airplanepassion]

I know that for me it is entetaining for 2 main reasons. 1 the "how the heck can an airplane/pilot physically do that? Have the laws physics been suspended?"

And 2 I've dreamed of flying aircraft my whole life, and I consider it a treat just to see them in action right in front of my eyes, doing what they were designed to do, howling like the devil feet over the runway.

Bonus, pyrotechnic displays/simulated ordnance drop.

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When you try to evade someone in War thunder

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The A-36 Apache, the Mustang's little ground attack little brother. Essentially a P-51 with more guns, strong wings, and dive brakes.

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It's a Monday

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This is actually the M151 made designed by Ford. (Produced by Ford, Kaiser, and AM General through the early 80s though) :)

[enrique262]

The accident rate of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter:

Belgium: 41 out of 113 aircraft lost (42% loss rate)

Canada: 110 out of 238 aircraft lost (46% loss rate)

Germany:  292 out of 916 aircraft lost (32% loss rate), claiming the lives of 115 pilots.

Italy: 137 out of 360 aircraft lost (38% loss rate)

United States: 26.7 accidents per 100,000 flights, the highest rate among the century (F-10X) series.

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My Grandfather described the 104 (as many others have as well) as having the glideslope of a rock.

He did manage to land a 104 deadstick once. He considers himself very lucky. He got introuble though, because at the time apparently the going policy was if your engine flamed out, you were supposed to eject.

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A helicopter and the giant saw it flies with. Used to trim trees along power lines

Source: https://imgur.com/xwa67nn

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the murdercopter demands sacrifices

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This i my kinda helicopter!

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Helicopter crash caught on video. http://aviationbuzzword.com/five-survive-helicopter-crash-pearl-harbor

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Ouch

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