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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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There was a mig and others there too......all decommissioned.
You haven't lived until you call for air support and a couple of F4's arrive!
Something I'll never forget, even the smell of the exhaust
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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There's only three Vulcan Bombers on display in the US.... the best is at the Strategic Air and Space Museum, South of Omaha (Offutt Air Force Base) just off I-80. Vulcans used to fly into Offutt AFB (Strategic Air Command HQ at that time) relatively frequently. Quite a sight over the city.... looked like a giant bat.

http://www.sasmuseum.com/2008/11/21/avro-hawker-vulcan/

This musuem is one of the best in the country..... all planes inside air conditioned hangars.... including a B-36, B-52, B-57 and SR-71.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by FormerlyFiero
You haven't lived until you call for air support and a couple of F4's arrive!
Something I'll never forget, even the smell of the exhaust
2000 hours F4 so the smell is with me forever. Air to air though.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by av8or
There's only three Vulcan Bombers on display in the US.... the best is at the Strategic Air and Space Museum, South of Omaha (Offutt Air Force Base) just off I-80. Vulcans used to fly into Offutt AFB (Strategic Air Command HQ at that time) relatively frequently. Quite a sight over the city.... looked like a giant bat.

http://www.sasmuseum.com/2008/11/21/avro-hawker-vulcan/

This musuem is one of the best in the country..... all planes inside air conditioned hangars.... including a B-36, B-52, B-57 and SR-71.
The one at Waddington is the Black Buck aircraft. No AC here though. It sits out in the cold and it's starting to corrode. Sad to see.
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I flew a Tomahawk once, but I'm guessing that won't get me in the club.

Oh, wait, I did park beside this jet last week.


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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtRoad
I flew a Tomahawk once, but I'm guessing that won't get me in the club.

Oh, wait, I did park beside this jet last week.


I did my CFI spins in a Traumahawk. Got about 150hrs or so in 'em. Have to see if I can get me some pics w/planes soon.
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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A few new pictures from today










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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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Vettes and Jets 2011 - Naval Aviation Museum Penasacola, FL
Damn thats Sexy.

Didnt you fly them in the mid 80s?
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Is that a Caravaggio rear spoiler on the Jet, I can see why some members say it lays kind of flat.
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Originally Posted by vennum

Is that a Caravaggio rear spoiler on the Jet, I can see why some members say it lays kind of flat.
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I hear it's quite a challenge to put it on the ground with all that lift
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2000 hours F4 so the smell is with me forever. Air to air though.
Who could forget the smell of JP-4 exhaust? Seems like an eternity since I worked on those C/D/E models.
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Originally Posted by NastyZ
Damn thats Sexy.

Didnt you fly them in the mid 80s?
Shhhh! Be Very very Quite
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