DogOnPorch Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Posted September 12, 2009 Seen this one, Kimmy? Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Posted September 13, 2009 Don't overload your Beaver. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Wilber Posted September 14, 2009 Report Posted September 14, 2009 Don't overload your Beaver. Cool. Lake's Hood and Spenard (they are joined) at Anchorage International is the float plane capital of the universe. If you are ever there on a nice summer day, go have a beer and a burger on the patio at the Regal Alaskan hotel and watch them come and go. It can be quite entertaining. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
DogOnPorch Posted September 14, 2009 Author Report Posted September 14, 2009 Cool. Lake's Hood and Spenard (they are joined) at Anchorage International is the float plane capital of the universe. If you are ever there on a nice summer day, go have a beer and a burger on the patio at the Regal Alaskan hotel and watch them come and go. It can be quite entertaining. Much like that Grumman Goose hitting the beach (see link back a ways), it's a sad day when a classic aircraft crashes. Beavers used to take right off from the river in front of my house until constant vandalism forced the city seaplane base to move to a near-by lake. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Posted September 16, 2009 Another float classic...the Norseman. http://www.norsemanhistory.ca/ Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 18, 2009 Author Report Posted September 18, 2009 The Lavochkin La-7...Russia's best fighter of The Great Patriotic War. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 20, 2009 Author Report Posted September 20, 2009 Two short clips of some fellows running up a J-79 jet turbine engine in northern BC. Power! Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
kimmy Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 Two short clips of some fellows running up a J-79 jet turbine engine in northern BC. Power! Good grief, where did they get that, and what are they doing with it? -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Wilber Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 Good grief, where did they get that, and what are they doing with it? -k Good question. How did a J-79 wind up Ft. St. John and who are those guys? Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) Good question. How did a J-79 wind up Ft. St. John and who are those guys? S & S Turbines ? http://www.landspeed.com/team%20nae/bio-sipe.html http://www.ssturbine.com/ Edited September 20, 2009 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
DogOnPorch Posted September 20, 2009 Author Report Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) S & S Turbines ?http://www.landspeed.com/team%20nae/bio-sipe.html http://www.ssturbine.com/ That be them. Edited September 20, 2009 by DogOnPorch Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 That be them. Yea...we've seen these guys on cable television shows making Bonneville land speed runs for the North American Eagle project. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Wilber Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 That be them. Ah, now it fits. That machine was at a trade show at the Tradex in Abbotsford one year. I forgot where it was from. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
DogOnPorch Posted September 23, 2009 Author Report Posted September 23, 2009 Ah, now it fits. That machine was at a trade show at the Tradex in Abbotsford one year. I forgot where it was from. Was it? Missed that one. The project must have run out of steam...haven't heard a peep in a while. Here's about the opposite...the old Bristol Boxkite. Many a lad earned his wings on one of these before being sent to the Western Front circa 1915-16. Probably to end up flying one of these... (Fe-2b like the DH-2, nicknamed 'the spinning incinerator') (Be-2c-f death trap) (Nieuport-11...nice but no interrupter for the MG) (DH-2...posted previously a few pages back...Britain's top ace in 1916 forced to fly this one. Ended the Fokker Scourge, though.)...or if you were lucky in 1916. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lM__0ko6yo (Sopwith Pup...first Allied aircraft w/ interrupter gear) Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
GostHacked Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 North American XB-70 Valkyriehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfh-lV_jhzk...feature=related http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...t_EC68-2131.jpg Simply one of the oddest looking aircraft ever. it's been over 20 years since I first saw this plane, I am still not sure if I love it or hate it. Quote
Sabre Rider Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) Simply one of the oddest looking aircraft ever. it's been over 20 years since I first saw this plane, I am still not sure if I love it or hate it. Basically it was the F-22 of its day. Billions and god only knows how many man years spent on research and development , followed up by an extremely short service life that really did not pay back its costs. Edited September 25, 2009 by Sabre Rider Quote
DogOnPorch Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Posted September 25, 2009 Basically it was the F-22 of its day. Billions and god only knows how many man years spent on research and development , followed up by an extremely short service life that really did not pay back its costs. $1.5 Billion of today's dollars. It never did enter service. Only two made...with a third on the way. The ICBM sent it packing...the B-1 rose from the ashes of this program...twice...lol. As for being worth it...the program did introduce new methods of contruction that are still in use...so overall...it probably resulted in a plus. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
kimmy Posted September 28, 2009 Report Posted September 28, 2009 The monster transport was in Kelowna to deliver helicopters to a Kelowna company for maintenance and upgrade. The visit would not have been possible prior to November of last year, when the runway was lengthened to 8900 feet. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Wilber Posted September 29, 2009 Report Posted September 29, 2009 It's a cool aircraft, hope you got a chance to see it. You will see the AN 124 at many of the worlds airports. It is quite a common sight at YVR. Aeroflot in Russia and Antonov in Ukraine have a big cut of the world heavy lift market because of the 124. Although a B747 freighter can carry as much or more weight, it can't carry the same type of cargo because the cargo deck is so high and it needs special equipment to load and unload. As there is no civilian equivalent of the C-5 or C-17, the Ruskies and Ukrainians have a lock on this market. Before we got our own C-17's, we were chartering them on a regular basis to get our stuff to Afghanistan. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
kimmy Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 I was reading a news article this morning and one of the ads on the page was, strangely enough, promoting the General Electric CF34 engine. I thought it was odd to see an ad for a product that, realistically, is not going to be on most people's shopping lists. The page invites you to click on signatures of people who work on the engine. GE seems to be promoting themselves as an employer and a provider of innovative technology. (perhaps they are also providing their MSNBC subsidiary with a few advertising bucks.) The CF34 is apparently a civilian-tune version of the engine that powers the A-10 Warthog, and is used on smaller passenger planes from Bombardier and Embraer. I have ridden on short flights to Calgary on both of these planes, and can confirm that it is a sweet ride. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
DogOnPorch Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Posted October 8, 2009 Still an awesome little aircraft...the venerable Piper Cub...this one a Super Cub rigged for STOL/bush flying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfeMLQNe57E Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Wilber Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 I was reading a news article this morning and one of the ads on the page was, strangely enough, promoting the General Electric CF34 engine.I thought it was odd to see an ad for a product that, realistically, is not going to be on most people's shopping lists. The page invites you to click on signatures of people who work on the engine. GE seems to be promoting themselves as an employer and a provider of innovative technology. (perhaps they are also providing their MSNBC subsidiary with a few advertising bucks.) The CF34 is apparently a civilian-tune version of the engine that powers the A-10 Warthog, and is used on smaller passenger planes from Bombardier and Embraer. I have ridden on short flights to Calgary on both of these planes, and can confirm that it is a sweet ride. -k I wonder about adds like these in the general media as well. What about all the Bombardier TV adds for commuter aircraft and trains? When did you buy your last one of these? Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
DogOnPorch Posted October 31, 2009 Author Report Posted October 31, 2009 I wonder about adds like these in the general media as well. What about all the Bombardier TV adds for commuter aircraft and trains? When did you buy your last one of these? I imagine these commercials are for stock holders or potential stock holders more than the rank and file watching TV. My favorites though are corporations claiming things they didn't really do. Lucent Technologies comes to mind there with their commercials claiming they sent man to the Moon rather than NASA. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Wilber Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 I imagine these commercials are for stock holders or potential stock holders more than the rank and file watching TV. My favorites though are corporations claiming things they didn't really do. Lucent Technologies comes to mind there with their commercials claiming they sent man to the Moon rather than NASA. If were a stock holder I would be asking management why they are spending money advertising to people who will never buy their products. Perhaps it has something to do with Bombardier being one of our more notorious recipients of government largess. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
DogOnPorch Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Posted November 9, 2009 If were a stock holder I would be asking management why they are spending money advertising to people who will never buy their products. Perhaps it has something to do with Bombardier being one of our more notorious recipients of government largess. True enough...and indeed a possibility. Here's an oldie but goldie. A C-46 Commando still working out of Gimli, Manitoba. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
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