Dark Alley Dan
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A turretless Stuart recce vehicle in Arezzo, 1944:
Never seen one of those before.
Never seen one of those before.
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fingers284
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A turretless Stuart recce vehicle in Arezzo, 1944:
Never seen one of those before.
Had to laugh at that photo. "you go first without the armor top... kind'a give them something to shoot at until we get there"...
A number of different types of tanks had their turrets removed to become APCs, armored personnel carriers.
Kangaroo APC Series
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/canada/kangaroo-series/
A Kangaroo was a Canadian armoured personnel carrier during the Second World War, created by converting a tank chassis. Created as an expedient measure by the Canadian Army, Kangaroos were so successful that they were soon being used by British and Commonwealth forces. Wikipedia
Kangaroo APC Series
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/canada/kangaroo-series/
A Kangaroo was a Canadian armoured personnel carrier during the Second World War, created by converting a tank chassis. Created as an expedient measure by the Canadian Army, Kangaroos were so successful that they were soon being used by British and Commonwealth forces. Wikipedia
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Dark Alley Dan
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Dieter screws the pooch - somewhere in Russia.
Tante Ju was a tough ol' girl, that'll buff out - assuming the boys in blue overalls get to her before the Ruskies.
Seems it also wasn't the first time Dieter pranged the -52 either, seems more continental Wx this time around though - probably what got him transferred.
Seems it also wasn't the first time Dieter pranged the -52 either, seems more continental Wx this time around though - probably what got him transferred.
fat tony
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So the bears are sitting around the zoo one day trading stories on the topic of "how you got here".
"I'm minding my own business, working over a sweet dumpster behind a Taco Bell. I'm just getting down to a bag full of loose grease and some decent burrito stuff and some fishcop shoots me in the ass with a dart. Hurt like a bugger at first, like getting stung, y'know? I felt myself passing out, but I managed to get into that bag. Almost worth it."
"They caught me in a tent in the park. Who sleeps with beef jerky? I got darted too but managed to walk it off. Frickin' live trapped in that culvert thing a couple days later. What can I say? I'm a slave to roadkill."
"You two arseholes got off easy. I was orphaned as a cub when Mom got hit by a train. I was raised in a zoo like this. One day a couple of weirdos in blue suits come in and put the finger on me. Next think I know I'm being shot through the goddamn sky with a rocket up my arse, world's spinning like crazy, ears are popping like that sound birds make when you chew 'em up, and then a hell of a loud bang and it's like I weigh seven thousand goddamn pounds. Got real quiet after that, almost peaceful like. Until I hit the ground. You ever fall out of a tree? JUST like that, but like a really TALL tree, like twenty times Bernie's height."
"Bernie's a grizzly, man. Dude's like CRAZY long."
"Not lying, dude. Hit the ground like boom. Rotten goddamned experience. My mouth felt like it was full of dandelion fluff for a day or so afterward. Head hurt like a bastage. Not sure what they did it for, but it was easily the weirdest thing I've ever been through..."
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The B-58 Hustler was one of the great beauties of 1950's aviation. What a great looking airplane.
The first version of the weapons pod was like a thermonuclear molotov cocktail. the jet fuel surrounded the bomb. The whole weapons pod was dropped over the target I am just guessing but they possibly jettisoned remaining fuel in the pod before dropping it.
The second version of the weapons pod spooned the fuel pod around the weapon pod so it was not such a crazy problem.
They also had ongoing problems with fuel leaking into the weapon compartment in the first weapon pod design.
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The B-58 relied heavily on a high speed dash in the attack profile, so its unlikely there would be any fuel remaining in the pod in any case. The TCP version of the pod had separate weapon and fuel components to the pod, and the latter could be discarded separately.
Dark Alley Dan
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The ultimate expression of the idea: The XB-70.
Damn shame about that program.
Damn shame about that program.
The ultimate expression of the idea: The XB-70.
Damn shame about that program.
Hmmm...Looks like the Concordes' mother.
The XB-70 was a really neat aircraft with a unique design requirement a Mach 3/Supersonic nuclear bomber - and it spurred the development of another very interesting design, the MiG-25 "Foxbat" interceptor.
She's a big f'er, and can really haul ass. Also used in a reconnaissance role - later developed into the MiG-31 "Foxhound".
She's a big f'er, and can really haul ass. Also used in a reconnaissance role - later developed into the MiG-31 "Foxhound".
On a more subdued note, one of the last of "The Few" passed Wednesday.
Archie McInnes who turned 100 on Wednesday, passed away during the evening the same day. McInnes was known to be the sixth remaining RAF pilot who flew in the Battle of Britain.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49204090
Fair winds on your journey West.
Archie McInnes who turned 100 on Wednesday, passed away during the evening the same day. McInnes was known to be the sixth remaining RAF pilot who flew in the Battle of Britain.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49204090
Fair winds on your journey West.
The XB-70 was a really neat aircraft with a unique design requirement a Mach 3/Supersonic nuclear bomber - and it spurred the development of another very interesting design, the MiG-25 "Foxbat" interceptor.
She's a big f'er, and can really haul ass. Also used in a reconnaissance role - later developed into the MiG-31 "Foxhound".
The MiG-25's cockpit visibility was apparently "limited and not-for-dogfighting" because of its interceptor nature...
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I got to see the last landing of the XB-70. My Civil Air Patrol unit was at Wright-Patterson for a trip to the Air Force Museum. Someone came running into the barracks we were in yelling for everybody to get out to the side of the runway. We all ran out and got in position just in time to see that big white bird make final and touch down at her new, permanent home.
Although the XB-70 was cancelled three years before the first early MiG-25 prototype (a reconnaissance variant, rather than an interceptor) even took to the air.
And while the MiG-25 and MiG-31 share a common origin in airframe design, the MiG-31 is otherwise an entirely new aircraft.
The MiG-25's cockpit visibility was apparently "limited and not-for-dogfighting" because of its interceptor nature...
Like the Arrow.
Missiles made them obsolete.Grizz
The MiG-25's cockpit visibility was apparently "limited and not-for-dogfighting" because of its interceptor nature...
The interceptor role has evolved significantly over the years - I believe some of the first "interceptor" aircraft were of the Royal Flying Corps used to defend against nighttime Zeppelin raids on the UK during WW1, technically not much of a dogfight is involved when it comes to attacking a Zeppelin either. The Cold War saw the interceptor largely become a very high speed aircraft that could get to altitude rapidly, and deploy long range missiles against an opponent.
Sure, but that's a bit like saying the the 737-Maxthisthatandtheother is not a development of the 737-100 Series. It is, even though it is an entirely different aircraft.
Like the Arrow.
Sort of. The Arrow program envisioned an eventual Mk.III (I believe it was designated as such) Mach 3 interceptor - that would scoot up towards the Arctic and fire long range missiles at incoming Tu-95 "Bear" bombers coming over the pole. The Arrow wasn't obsolete, so much as the US preferred to sell F-101 Voodoos and Bomarc nuclear tipped missiles - rather than see a competitive industry established in Canada. And surprise, surprise, the Army and Navy also didn't like the RCAF getting such a large piece of the defence pie for a development program. Of course the Bomarcs were to later cause Dief the Chief's government fall...
That pretty much sums it up. Dief was the guy that gave the axe to the Arrow but there was a lot of competitive pressure put on him from various sources.
While the Avro Arrow would have been short lived, there were no effective missiles to replace it, when it was cancelled.
American pressure and major cost overruns were contributors to the Arrow's demise. Diefenbaker's destruction of the prototypes was an unforgivable act of petty politics.
American pressure and major cost overruns were contributors to the Arrow's demise. Diefenbaker's destruction of the prototypes was an unforgivable act of petty politics.
