http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/Edwards09/Edwards09.html
Enjoy, I sure did.
awesome, though I am surprised they had a raptor out and rather shocked they had the f-35 on public display already.
that surprised me too but it’s probably a distraction tactic.
I loved the Zero’s, P51 and other WWII stuff flying along side the new one. The heritage flights were by far my favorite
nice
THIS
That is a rather bad ass assortment of aircraft.
I could spooge just from the look of a Raptor.
that could go in the “Zombie Defense Kit” thread too
this is fucking cool. a wood propeller? why can be found below…
Don’t know much about this, just thought it was a cool picture!
Update: It’s a Lockheed YO-3 ‘Quiet Star’. Designed for night battlefield observation during the Vietnam war. It was a very quiet plane, and can fly as low as 200 ft over the enemy without being heard. Thanks to Charlie Baumann for the ID!
Christian Jacobsen had this to add about this plane: “One of the programs I saw while I was at NASA was a project for developing quieter helicopter rotors (or for downtown VTOL public airports). They would mount microphones on the wings of the YO-3 and follow our helicopters around to do real-world testing of the various rotor designs. (A Blackhawk, an Apache, and a Little Bird.) Because it could fly slowly, silently, and close to the helicopters, it was the perfect platform for the audio testing aspect of the project.”
“Every aspect of the plane was developed to be as quiet as possible… which was part of the reason it had that odd looking wooden propeller. Apparently it was the quietest prop ever made!”
Got the following from Kurt Olney, who was a crew chief on a YO-3A in Vietnam, and was helping out at Edwards with the plane: “The elements that made the plane ulltra quiet–some might say silent when it flies 800-1000 feet overhead–were the following 1. Slow turning prop 700 rpm (minimizes tip noise.) 2. An exhaust system that runs the length of one side of the airplane, 3. IO-360 continental engine enclosed in acoustic deadening cowling and silicone in the rocker box covers 4. 12 v-belts–reduction drive- (we use to call them rubber bands) that eleminate gear noise. 5. A streamlined plane. (plane is based on a Schweizer 2-32 glider but greatly modified.) 6. Duct tape. Before planes went on a mission, they would fly about 300 feet over the maintenance shack. If we heard whistles, rattles etc, we would bring her in put some tape on her. After a while we pretty much knew where the problems were likely to be so we taped her before she went up.”
Awesome.
I <3 the A-10. The plane is so badass it’s not even funny. I love the high pitched whining sound in flight and the blare of the machine gun.
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The B-2 is being retired within the next couple years isn’t it?
VERY COOL.
A-10> all others. Always loved them and always will.
Awesome pics too, looked like a great time.
Looks awesome. Its one thing to see the planes on display in the Smithsonian, but another to actually see some of the vintage, current, and future planes actually flying.
Those are amazing
I haven’t heard anything about that. But if you have details I would like to hear them. I love the history behind the B-2.
No news that ive ever heard that the B2 was retiring… The F117 just retired though, and that is the stealth fighter that was introduced around the same time.
I love the A10, it was the main reason I joined the AF. Thats what I wanted to fly before I found out I was colorblind at MEPS.
Not to play the one up game by any means, but ill be able to see the Raptor all the time in the next couple months, I have orders to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, and the unit up there flies them.
Very cool I love that kind of stuff.
Also, im confused… The thread title says Andrews, but the link says Edwards. Typo?
I didnt get all the way through yet, but havent seen any C-5’s yet… If you want to see something amazing, watch these big bastards take off and do touch and go’s.
They slow down seemingly so slow of a speed on an approach that youd think it would fall out of the sky, its like watching an ocean liner with wings.
Heres a cool pic of a KC-135 refueling a C5.
135 dimensions
Length: 136 ft 3 in (41.53 m)
Wingspan: 130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
Height: 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
c5 dimensions
Length: 247 ft 1 in (75.31 m)
Wingspan: 222 ft 9 in (67.89 m)
Height: 65 ft 1 in (19.84 m)
cool stuff guys :tup:
Love it!
It’s supposed to say Edwards, not Andrews… my bad.