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Posted: 4/23/2014 3:51:40 PM EDT
Been reading the novel "At the Klaxon's Call" about a hypothetical strike on the Soviet homeland and their attempt to return home to a reeling America. It's shot and under $2. Keeps my brain busy.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 3:57:41 PM EDT
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sexy.check. beast. check. sound statement. nice pic. thanks.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 4:09:23 PM EDT
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They are awesome. I bet that was one loud SOB.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 4:16:57 PM EDT
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I think the F16 is built in the same factory. I was also poking around and learned about Convairs attempts to build airliners. I also learned the F102 was used to train B58 pilots.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 4:18:14 PM EDT
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She is indeed.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 4:25:43 PM EDT
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To check/experiment on ejecting at supersonic speeds they drugged black bears, strapped them in the ejection seat of a B58 and ejected them at high speed (supersonic) to see what happened to them. Or at least I remember reading about that years ago.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 4:32:13 PM EDT
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Always was fond of the B-58 Hustler...she is a sexy thang. Another bomber that was beautiful was the North American XB-70 Valkyrie sad that it never went into production and there is only one surviving bird left.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 5:51:39 PM EDT
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Had a hard plastic one as a kid.
Badass plane.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 6:04:36 PM EDT
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makes me want to watch failsafe over again.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 7:02:48 PM EDT
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That sumbich would run like "a lizard on a hardwood floor"!!
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Posted: 4/24/2014 7:39:12 AM EDT
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That sumbich would run like "a lizard on a hardwood floor"!! You see em in Ft. Worth? |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 1:23:15 PM EDT
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Read the novel as well. fun, short read.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 5:43:09 PM EDT
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Read the novel as well. fun, short read. Got any tips on other good similar reads? |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 4:04:06 PM EDT
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A lonely kind of war*
chickenhawk Last of the few To the limit* Torpedo squadron four The forgotten 500 Half a wing three engines and a prayer* Red tails Lost in Shangri-la Law of the jungle Those with asterisk are some of my favorites. Not strictly Aviation related but I also enjoyed: Acceptable loss Suicide of a superpower Outlaw platoon We die alone Death traps |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:13:39 PM EDT
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Dead Sexy.
 Back when we had the F-102, F-104 and F-106. The B-58 set 19 speed and altitude records during its day.Nat Museum of the USAF...  And the B-58 escape capsule. Each of the three crew members had an ejection seat equipped with this capsule. When activated, it could maintain pressure and oxygen in the aircraft in the event of systems failures, and the pilot's capsule had controls with which he could continue to fly the aircraft. On ejection, the capsules provided protection against the airblast associated with ejection at supersonic speeds (up to Mach 2), and would float in water landings, acting as a life raft.  |
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Posted: 4/27/2014 5:29:30 AM EDT
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Awesome pictures and information. Thanks!!!
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Posted: 4/27/2014 6:10:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome pictures and information. Thanks!!! Thanks! I love threads like this. (And I got to add some new titles to my reading list.  ) |
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Posted: 4/27/2014 3:52:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/29/2014 12:16:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/29/2014 4:44:52 PM EDT
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My grandmother's neighbor is a sculptor and primarily focuses on carving wooden models of Texas sea birds. She commissioned a few pieces from him and she asked me to pick them when I was visiting one day. As I was carrying them through his living room, I saw a picture of a B-58 sitting on a shelf. I commented on it and his eyes lit up. "You know the B-58?" I told him that I was a pilot and loved the old Cold War bombers. He then got excited and told me to come to his garage when I finished loading my the wooden birds in my truck.
When I walked in the garage, I found him pulling dozens of cardboard tubes out of an old vault. He was a designer at Convair in the 50's/60's/70's and had a complete set of blueprints for the plane. He saved them after the project was completed and took them with him when he retired. We spent over an hour talking about the B-58 before I finally had to go. |
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Posted: 4/29/2014 5:15:02 PM EDT
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Nice!!! I had a neighbor give me an entire set of manuals for a jet star when I was 17.
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Posted: 5/8/2014 11:49:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryYou see, Jimmy really had a wonderful life. Or is that awesome life?
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Posted: 5/8/2014 5:45:53 PM EDT
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Got any tips on other good similar reads? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Read the novel as well. fun, short read. Got any tips on other good similar reads? Mostly about F-105s but I highly recommend Tom Wilson's books termite Hill tango Uniform Luckys Bridge |
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Posted: 5/8/2014 5:53:42 PM EDT
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For a buck and a quarter, I bought it.
Sexiest Bomber we ever built. |
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Posted: 5/8/2014 5:57:22 PM EDT
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And the B-58 escape capsule. Each of the three crew members had an ejection seat equipped with this capsule. When activated, it could maintain pressure and oxygen in the aircraft in the event of systems failures, and the pilot's capsule had controls with which he could continue to fly the aircraft. On ejection, the capsules provided protection against the airblast associated with ejection at supersonic speeds (up to Mach 2), and would float in water landings, acting as a life raft. http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/155294212/large.jpg I love the dotted line indicating where to cut if the door is stuck. |
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