Global Aviation Magazine : 60 Years of the Hercules
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Re the OP BUSHELL ITN video, it was nice to see 48Cmd Workshops get a mention for their part in supporting the OP, that chippy's shop being the old 103MU shop, another bit of blue gone khaki.
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Overall Effect
So what did we achieve after Bob Geldof's vulgar exhortations. Well the Foreign and Commonwealth Office got some good P.R. for the millions it spent but the poor starving folk in Wollo and Tigre provinces were last on Mengistu's Christmas card list.
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The Reality
After dropping 15 tons of grain 3 times a day for several days, the self same bags were seen for sale at the central market or "Mercato" in Addis. The regime's commissars made the locals load all the bags onto waiting Russian trucks to take them back. That's why the boys cut the bags so that they would burst on impact.
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epilogue
But were we downhearted. Of course not. Another experience. We just went to a beer house T*m P*****y called the Airmen's Mess and discussed it all with his "sisters"
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Looks distinctly like Tin Town, where a certain good looking Master ALM known for GEE partook . . .
Me and the GE rode shotgun for him . . . happy days. So remember the Buffet de la Gare, hmm interesting.
Me and the GE rode shotgun for him . . . happy days. So remember the Buffet de la Gare, hmm interesting.
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With the aerodynamic profile of Albert, I suspect only a vulture strike, removing a large proportion of structure would slow the beast down significantly. or were you referring to #3725, always the problem with multiple posts
Brian #3728, do tell.
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With the aerodynamic profile of Albert, I suspect only a vulture strike, removing a large proportion of structure would slow the beast down significantly. or were you referring to #3725, always the problem with multiple posts
Brian #3728, do tell.
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Ethiopian Eagles
You have seen this one before. Coff posted it while I was learning the ropes. The eagles used to ridge soar along the high plateaux hunting for baby baboons, goats etc. They were very aggressive and if an Albert invaded their territory they would attack by facing the aircraft and splaying their claws in front of them. Avoiding action was too slow even at the 240 kts airspeed we were at. The extended wing section shown is only a third of a single wingspan and all the rest of the bird is inside the frame. I also was on a flight which collided with an eagle on the leading edge between No.3 and No.4 engine. We had a full simulator style bleed air fault with lights, gauges, bells and whistles. As to Albert's aerodynamics, no change was noticed.
Great post Doug, and exactly my point on the finery of aerodynamic performance. Another attack on the LOX Convertor I reckon ! We also know that an Albert landed at Gander ? With a few tons of ice on the radome, I believe there was an Air Clues article on that one? I hope no one thinks I'm trying to put the aircraft down, I only volunteered to be a GE knowing the "robustness" of the airframe and the power of the mighty Allison. Sounds like your hit atwixt engines would have resulted in popping the wing isolation valve, not a regular practice in my experience.
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Dougie,
isn't there a photo doing the rounds somewhere of the stern section of a stork (maribou variety i believe) with its legs and part of arse end sticking out of leading edge?
isn't there a photo doing the rounds somewhere of the stern section of a stork (maribou variety i believe) with its legs and part of arse end sticking out of leading edge?
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E Pluribus Unum
How about this one from a MAC Herc flight deck.
OMG. It's a bald eagle fer chrissake. The country's emblem!
It's a wonder they weren't all posted to Kodiak Island forever.
OMG. It's a bald eagle fer chrissake. The country's emblem!
It's a wonder they weren't all posted to Kodiak Island forever.
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You know Amercun loadies, Ksimboy. If you use the oven or the elsan you clean it yourself. They were amazed at Royboy's bacon omelettes done during a climb to 12k feet for Free fall and straight back down again. Better than an egg timer.