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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Mar 2016, 20:30
Replies: 31
Views: 11,751
Posted By Flybiker7000

My only flight experience with the 727 was to...

My only flight experience with the 727 was to Kerkyra airport on Corfu (CFU), and as it seemed to aproach with quite higher speed than I've experienced with other airliners, the landing was quite...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2016, 17:32
Replies: 31
Views: 11,751
Posted By Flybiker7000

http://www.privatefly.com/us/private-jets/longrang...

http://www.privatefly.com/us/private-jets/longrange-jet-hire/Boeing-727-Executive
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2016, 19:55
Replies: 31
Views: 11,751
Posted By Flybiker7000

You are talking like the 727 isn't operative any...

You are talking like the 727 isn't operative any longer.
I consider it still flying around the world!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Feb 2016, 18:41
Replies: 38
Views: 20,039
Posted By Flybiker7000

'Single-room flat - With lid' :-o

'Single-room flat - With lid' :-o
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2016, 20:23
Replies: 46
Views: 51,801
Posted By Flybiker7000

Tinypic does provide six different resizings and...

Tinypic does provide six different resizings and a default, of wich the one aimed for 'message boards' are 640x480!
The resizing is to be chosen as the first after the picture have been picked!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2016, 19:46
Replies: 127
Views: 53,979
Posted By Flybiker7000

Can someone please define the helicopter with...

Can someone please define the helicopter with notable outboard engines at 4:15!?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Feb 2016, 16:02
Replies: 8
Views: 2,795
Posted By Flybiker7000

Interresting pictures! I am happy that they...

Interresting pictures!
I am happy that they got directed here to hist. & nost. wich is where I mainly move around ;-)

In case it's the plan to evolve the amount of pictures: May I suggest the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Feb 2016, 20:56
Replies: 21
Views: 6,690
Posted By Flybiker7000

As the Swedish airforce uses motorways as...

As the Swedish airforce uses motorways as tactical airstrips and the bridges at hand as hangars, they realized that rising every bridge to accommodate the hight of their fighters was too much, and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2016, 17:58
Replies: 487
Views: 753,639
Posted By Flybiker7000

RDAF SAAB Drakens

In 1987 came the Danish translated version of 'Where Is Wally/Waldo' on the bookstore(*) shelfs.
In 1992 jumped RDAF esk. (sq) 725 on the train ;-)
(Actual it's a parade in honour of the retirement...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2016, 14:20
Replies: 7
Views: 3,351
Posted By Flybiker7000

Regarding the title-picture on the site

The picture shows a crashed Messerschmitt bf109 with bend propellar-blades.
In 2013 crashlanded 'Rote 7' during an air-display at Roskilde airshow DK: Take note of the splintered wooden propellar!
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2016, 19:56
Replies: 7
Views: 1,830
Posted By Flybiker7000

Both seems to have been rather more serious than...

Both seems to have been rather more serious than todays single runways: Westray having a triangular layout of runways and a on Papa Westray a layout of a X with a third runway @ direction 02/20...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jan 2016, 19:40
Replies: 14
Views: 3,251
Posted By Flybiker7000

No need to please for that. It really was HUGE! ...

No need to please for that. It really was HUGE!
On the other hand, it made You see it ;-)
The resize is called 'messageboard-size' on the tinypic site. Hopefully it matches!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jan 2016, 17:25
Replies: 14
Views: 3,251
Posted By Flybiker7000

http://i68.tinypic.com/5ev66c.jpg

http://i68.tinypic.com/5ev66c.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jan 2016, 18:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,970
Posted By Flybiker7000

Wasnt it the brits who changed the direction of...

Wasnt it the brits who changed the direction of the prop's on the P-38?
Anyhow, counter rotating propellars are rare to find but one of few the twin engined a/c's with counter rotating propellars:...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2016, 20:01
Replies: 48
Views: 15,362
Posted By Flybiker7000

As not having heard about this before, my initial...

As not having heard about this before, my initial thoughts is why Grumman would take notice of the German lightweighting when they obviously didn't do it around the primary opponent to the Grummans:...
Forum: African Aviation
15th Jan 2016, 20:04
Replies: 11
Views: 5,064
Posted By Flybiker7000

http://youtu.be/K8lzX67aeVs ? ;-) RDAF C130...

http://youtu.be/K8lzX67aeVs ? ;-)

RDAF C130 at Vejers beach (North Sea coast)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2016, 19:48
Replies: 31
Views: 12,704
Posted By Flybiker7000

Please don't take this awesome information exchange underground

I concur that!

I've had great fun reading the long posting about 'The whistling wheelbarrow' and the one about transportation and on-site accomodation of military personel and their family.
Both...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2016, 20:19
Replies: 33
Views: 8,292
Posted By Flybiker7000

Studys of wind turbine noise have revealed that...

Studys of wind turbine noise have revealed that radial curved 'spade like' wingtips are more silent :-/
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jan 2016, 20:28
Replies: 33
Views: 8,292
Posted By Flybiker7000

Wasn't aerial transportation much about the...

Wasn't aerial transportation much about the Atlantic and for the Brits the far east?
With a range of about the half of the quite older DC-7 it might have been suited for the later popular European...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2016, 15:33
Replies: 52
Views: 16,699
Posted By Flybiker7000

As being of taildragger gear the AoA can't be...

As being of taildragger gear the AoA can't be rised higher than when sitting on the ground, hence the height, wich have to be rised together with the lenght of the fuselage to kee the same AoA....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2016, 23:50
Replies: 52
Views: 16,699
Posted By Flybiker7000

"Underfed Connie": There is certainly not used...

"Underfed Connie": There is certainly not used many rulers at the designshop of De Havilland. it's extreme slick and as it shares the Plywood-construction with the Mossie i wonder if the strenght of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2016, 15:20
Replies: 52
Views: 16,699
Posted By Flybiker7000

Fokker XXII is from 1935 and with 500hp P&W Wasp...

Fokker XXII is from 1935 and with 500hp P&W Wasp engines.
This is the British counterpart(*) from 1937, the De Havilland DH91 with the 525hp DH Gipsy engines and likely twin-blade propellars!

...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Dec 2015, 13:06
Replies: 52
Views: 16,699
Posted By Flybiker7000

As the major contributior to aircraft development...

As the major contributior to aircraft development during the 30's was the new engines with steadily increasing power causing the prop' blades to likely being increased to three and later four and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2015, 19:33
Replies: 251
Views: 349,409
Posted By Flybiker7000

Luftwaffenmuseum at former Gatow airbase - Berlin.

From a visit to Berlin Luftwaffenmuseum:

http://i63.tinypic.com/ableuu.jpg
Rekognizable classic design.

http://i63.tinypic.com/2ppx7hd.jpg
MiG 29 - One and only Russian jet in NATO-operation!...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Dec 2015, 23:50
Replies: 44
Views: 18,447
Posted By Flybiker7000

As the stories comes in I wonder wich other news...

As the stories comes in I wonder wich other news on the '88 Farnborough might have been surpressed by the presence of the Soviet delegation :-/
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2015, 23:47
Replies: 251
Views: 349,409
Posted By Flybiker7000

Permalink #46

The blue-painted Missiles are the dreaded SA-2 AKA 'SAM-2' wich surprisingly became the faith of Gary Powers U2 and are considered the most widespread SAM worldwide!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2015, 23:39
Replies: 251
Views: 349,409
Posted By Flybiker7000

'Bockscar' at USAF museum

Though Bockscar was the worlds second to deliver a nuke: The one at Nagasaki, it is mostly forgotten whilst Enola Gay are the one remembered.
I wonder if the displayed B-29 really is Bockscar or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2015, 20:49
Replies: 44
Views: 18,447
Posted By Flybiker7000

However it doesn't proof anything about the...

However it doesn't proof anything about the Rafale:

http://i67.tinypic.com/rcoo61.jpg

(Cracking the picture-barrier by the tinypic.com -tip!)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2015, 23:58
Replies: 44
Views: 18,447
Posted By Flybiker7000

Always nice to hear the words directly of the...

Always nice to hear the words directly of the horses own mouth (as the old Danish saying goes) ;-)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2015, 23:19
Replies: 44
Views: 18,447
Posted By Flybiker7000

Well found Vzlet!

Well found Vzlet!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2015, 15:29
Replies: 44
Views: 18,447
Posted By Flybiker7000

Expansion of subject.

Reading on the subject, it seems that the '88 show at Farnborough was the in air debut of Dassault Rafale :-/
Rafale-A had been showed in Paris 1987, but apparently this was only on static display. ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Dec 2015, 17:53
Replies: 44
Views: 18,447
Posted By Flybiker7000

My posting didn't foresee the amount of...

My posting didn't foresee the amount of remembrances in word and photo and IMO it cannot be hijacked with photos. So bring 'em on!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2015, 17:27
Replies: 56
Views: 13,455
Posted By Flybiker7000

Some threads are virtually articles wich is...

Some threads are virtually articles wich is interessant for a noob as Me to read through and this is clearly such one.
I knew about the Decca-system, however I thought it was a sole Danish invention...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2015, 13:39
Replies: 44
Views: 18,447
Posted By Flybiker7000

First appearence og MIG-29 at Farnborough '88

Came past this article: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19880901&id=-RBZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2096,74675&hl=fi
Contrary to todays highway of information, in '88 one had to be...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Nov 2015, 19:41
Replies: 28
Views: 7,152
Posted By Flybiker7000

Oh how I love to read those 'investigation...

Oh how I love to read those 'investigation debates'. It's remarkably how even small details can be observed and used for reckognition :-o

About the scarfe-ring: I think it possible is a part of...
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