Picture of the day
- Thread starter jwhc
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Hey guys! Was wondering if I put up a military picture a day (WW2 for the most part) we could discuss what we see, and think what the picture means. I am just a young pup to most, but am really interested in anything military. I know a lot of you guys know a lot more then me! and I am all about learning new things.
Cheers
Joe
This is one of the most entertaining and enlightening threads on CGN.
I would like to thank jwhc (aka joe) for starting it and of course all of the other contributors. It's a tome of history in digested form. Thanx Joe
On a lighter note..... Here's a vintage B-17 that visited our local air museum a couple years ago...
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I recall one of the hangers at Gander (in the 50s) had a PBY and a B17 in it. Might have belonged to EPA. I recall noting that the PBY looked bigger than the B17.
Dark Alley Dan
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On a lighter note..... Here's a vintage B-17 that visited our local air museum a couple years ago...
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That's great, but is it too big?
Here's a man with a solution to that problem:
That's a 1/3 scale flyable B-17. Crew of 1. Just the thing for bombing really tiny cities.
http://theballybomber.com/
A magnificent obsession...
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That's great, but is it too big?
Here's a man with a solution to that problem:
That's a 1/3 scale flyable B-17. Crew of 1. Just the thing for bombing really tiny cities.
http://theballybomber.com/
A magnificent obsession...
Holy hell that is simply amazing !! You see the rig he made to spin the metal for the engine cowls.... run off a tractor !! Hats off for this mans work and stick to it-ness.
Anybody who can build an airplane from scratch, is a genius in my opinion. Thinking there's not a parachute option with that rig.
Grizz
Anybody who can build an airplane from scratch, is a genius in my opinion. Thinking there's not a parachute option with that rig.
Grizz
100% right there, if you go through the pics he first made it with MDF to get scale and shape, then went to metal, which alone would cost a small fortune. Problem solve and fabrication galore and kept grinding away at it for almost two decades till he took to the air. I salute the man, his vision, and his work.
Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Darkest Edmonton
The "jettiest" of all the jets. A brilliant piece of engineering, and the best visual representation of the concept of speed I know. And so goddamn pretty.
Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Darkest Edmonton
On the other end of the scale, the Flettner FI282, Germany's most successful wartime helicopter:
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Anybody who can build an airplane from scratch, is a genius in my opinion. Thinking there's not a parachute option with that rig.
Grizz
I wanna see it fly.
I second that emotion!
I thought it was a good movie myself. It was not meant to be a large Cornelius Ryan account of the operation but rather the viewpoint of 3 individuals from 3 different services of the operation. No engine aside, which most people on the planet could less about, it gave an insight into the stories of individuals who were there and what they felt. It is movies like this that will help keep alive the fear and heroism of the time for younger generations.
Donny Fenn1
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- East Kootenays
I especially like the use of Michael Caines voice to vector or lead the Spitfires which ties into his being cast as the squadron commander in the Battle of Britain movie in the 60's. Of course not being able to understand Tom Hardy's voice through the whole movie detracts from the pic.
