Just saw this on...

[ij001]

...Facebook.





How fantastic is this photo !!

Ian

 

[jknaus]

Very very cool
James

 

[ij001]

The 'one-upmanship' contest has commenced...

...A good mate of mine here in NZ (and a fellow modeller), sent this straight back to me after I sent him the B-47:





Who'd have thought it, a RATO TBM !!

Ian

 

[TomN]

Looks like a bad photoshop to me, but...I don't even know what kind of plane that is.

So what do I know...

Tom

 

[SA Dave]

The 'one-upmanship' contest has commenced...

...A good mate of mine here in NZ (and a fellow modeller), sent this straight back to me after I sent him the B-47:





Who'd have thought it, a RATO TBM !!

Ian

That will wake up a pilot in a hurry :woohoo:

 

[moon puppy]

Looks like a bad photoshop to me, but...I don't even know what kind of plane that is.

So what do I know...

Tom

Not sure why it's looks like bad photoshop, if you're talking about the first one, that's a B47 doing a JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL4mrxUtjxQ

I saw the C130 "Fat Albert" do it at an airshow once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHOvoO-6nWQ

 

[Old Dog]

Interesting to see how much flex there was in the 47's wing in that video !

 

[moon puppy]

Gary have you ever seen video of the B52 flappin?

About the best video I've seen.

Notice the movement during takeoff and landing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWXmVCcHi7M

Nice video

 

[Barney]

The BUFF was the only aircraft I have ever heard of that had pre-prints red (unserviceable) tags ready to go when it landed... no need to examine the old beast, just sign and date.

But what a grande old lady she is!

Protecting our skies for 6 generations.