The Dodge "death wobble" started long before the mid 2000s. My 93 Dodge Ram2500 with a turbo Cummins diesel and approaching half a million kliks, did that dance for me around 350,000 kliks. Expensive fix.
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The Dodge "death wobble" started long before the mid 2000s. My 93 Dodge Ram2500 with a turbo Cummins diesel and approaching half a million kliks, did that dance for me around 350,000 kliks. Expensive fix.
My neighbor has an older Jeep (probably mid 90’s) and it got the “death wobbles” as well. And yes it was expensive to fix. I’d never seen a front suspension designed like that before. Worked ok when new, I guess...
The little girl in this photograph is Ruby Crane.....from the age of 3 years old Ruby walked blinded soldiers around a rehabilitation centre called St Dunstans at Brighton in Sussex, where Rubys Father was the head gardener....she knew they were blinded and just returned from the first World War.....wandering in the grounds she would take ahold their hand and ask them where they wanted to go ( individual workshops ) and guide them there....people were so affected by little Ruby walking the blind soldiers around they would send her dolls and toys as a thank you for all the support she was giving to the men and women affected by sight loss.....little Ruby was rewarded with a long life as she passed away in her late nineties, in 2011.
Ruby recalled..... " I always remember how my little hand seemed so small in their big hands....they were so pleased to have a child come and talk to them....it was something different away from the monotonous grind of not being able to see things, I think. "
Ruby was so popular that she featured on the front page of the St Dunstans first Annual Report for 1915/1916 and later Flag Day emblems incorporated a similar design that featured Little Ruby.
Ruby recalled..... " I always remember how my little hand seemed so small in their big hands....they were so pleased to have a child come and talk to them....it was something different away from the monotonous grind of not being able to see things, I think. "
Ruby was so popular that she featured on the front page of the St Dunstans first Annual Report for 1915/1916 and later Flag Day emblems incorporated a similar design that featured Little Ruby.
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As long as you kept the airframe together, that's the main thing. Mooney's a pretty lady...
In December 1976, Rhodesian Flight Lt. Victor Cook was piloting an unarmed Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter on a mercy mission to rescue an African civilian wounded during a crossfire in Central Rhodesia.
As he descended at 800ft over the jungle canopy, his chopper was rocked by a violent volley of 7.62mm rounds. What he didn’t know was that he was landing directly on top of a communist camp and had about 27 ZANLA insurgents firing on him simultaneously.
The incoming fire severed the tail rotor shaft and riddled the cockpit with bullet holes. Cook was shot in both arms and right foot. As he descended, he noticed 5 insurgents directly firing on him, so he pitched down the nose of the chopper and deliberately crashed into group.
Having survived the crash, bleeding profusely and, with the enemy still firing on him, Cook realized that he would be overrun. He grabbed his UZI under his seat but it was rendered useless during the crash. He then noticed a wounded insurgent next to the chopper with his AK laying next to him. Cook immediately dove to it and shot the insurgent at point blank range with his own weapon.
He then began to fire on the coming enemy, and kept moving from position to position trying to suppress. At one point, he got enough and began to give chase; despite being outnumbered and outgunned. It worked. He attacked with such savagery that the enemy eventually ran off. The only reason why he stopped chasing them was because he realized that his foot was almost completely severed.
Within minutes, Rhodesian Jets and RLI troops swarmed the area and rescued Cook and the two crew members onboard who were wounded during the crash.
For his actions, he was awarded the Silver Cross of Rhodesia. #bushlife
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As he descended at 800ft over the jungle canopy, his chopper was rocked by a violent volley of 7.62mm rounds. What he didn’t know was that he was landing directly on top of a communist camp and had about 27 ZANLA insurgents firing on him simultaneously.
The incoming fire severed the tail rotor shaft and riddled the cockpit with bullet holes. Cook was shot in both arms and right foot. As he descended, he noticed 5 insurgents directly firing on him, so he pitched down the nose of the chopper and deliberately crashed into group.
Having survived the crash, bleeding profusely and, with the enemy still firing on him, Cook realized that he would be overrun. He grabbed his UZI under his seat but it was rendered useless during the crash. He then noticed a wounded insurgent next to the chopper with his AK laying next to him. Cook immediately dove to it and shot the insurgent at point blank range with his own weapon.
He then began to fire on the coming enemy, and kept moving from position to position trying to suppress. At one point, he got enough and began to give chase; despite being outnumbered and outgunned. It worked. He attacked with such savagery that the enemy eventually ran off. The only reason why he stopped chasing them was because he realized that his foot was almost completely severed.
Within minutes, Rhodesian Jets and RLI troops swarmed the area and rescued Cook and the two crew members onboard who were wounded during the crash.
For his actions, he was awarded the Silver Cross of Rhodesia. #bushlife
www.zerofoxtrot.com
Well, they do say that any landing you walk away from is a good one.........
So, who paid the repair bill ?
Grizz
Well, they do say that any landing you walk away from is a good one.........
And any landing you fly away from is a great one. (But we're not talking about angel wings)
Bob Hoover said if it looks like you'll be crashing, fly it all the way into the crash. He was speaking from experience... That's his version of what a controlled crash was...
Many years ago at Trenton, I was one of the luckiest guys ever when an old airshow buddy of mine introduced me to Bob Hoover and I got to go with Bob for an airshow practice. He did everything but the 2 engine out, 8 point roll as he won’t do that with a passenger on board. He was talking throughout the whole flight and his main point was that “anyone can yank and bank, but this machine is stock and it wasn’t designed for aerobatics, so you have to ensure the design limits are not exceeded. No inverted oil system either so even though inverted you have to keep some positive g on to keep the oil in the pan”. It was a ride of a lifetime that I’ll never forget...
Two local Italian nurses dress minor injuries for two British soldiers in front of the Cathedral of Sant'Agata in Via Vittorio Emanuele II, Catania, Sicily. August 5, 1943.
Lest we forget ��
Colourisation by Colourising History
Lest we forget ��
Colourisation by Colourising History
Two local Italian nurses dress minor injuries for two British soldiers in front of the Cathedral of Sant'Agata in Via Vittorio Emanuele II, Catania, Sicily. August 5, 1943.
Lest we forget ��
Colourisation by Colourising History
Look like they're both packing Italian weapons as well ?
Grizz
The fellow on the left has a Beretta Model 38 SMG , actually a very good SMG , liked by the Allies as well as the Germans too, Ian of Forgotten Weapons, on YouTube, did a short video on the Beretta 38 SMG
