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https://thefactsource.com/concrete-arrows-in-american-desert-airmail-beacons/
Horse express, railroad mail, and finally airmail The vast distance between America’s Atlantic and Pacific coast was covered first by horse-mounted riders relaying the mail. The 1860 Pony Express was advertised to take only 10 days from coast to coast. This time was decreased by railroad in late 1800s. But introduction of airmail changed everything. Airplanes were much faster than railroad, but still relatively slow back in 1920s. Airco DH.4 was a typical airmail machine, and its maximum speed was 143 mph (230 km/h). Airplanes could travel only in daylight. These were times long before GPS and satellite navigation. It was only 20 years after Wright Brothers’ maiden flight, but aircraft were already commonly used for mail delivery. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1602440197.jpg |
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Sorry if a repost Tex and the 707 demonstration flight
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Longitudinal stability looked pretty poor on that test flight. It wouldn't have taken much to get behind those oscillations. I hope the test pilot was well paid, I think he earned it. |
Two runner-ups to the F-22 Raptor.
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Spruce Goose. B 36 had three pusher props on each wing along with an additional jet.
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6 turnin'and four burnin', as they say. |
I got to see the Spruce Goose when it was down in Long Beach.
It is definitely a machine with a presence. When you went into the dome, it was almost church like quiet inside. When you got to go into the pane and see all the wood, (I recall them looking like 2 x 4’s, but I am probably wrong), it gave you the impression of an airplane built out of matchsticks, by the Jolly Green Giant. There was a number of Hughes airplanes on display, the one that was built with flush rivets was memorable, but was literally overshadowed by the Goose. |
The Goose's current museum in McMinnville, OR is nice and you get good access to the plane. The thing is so huge it's impossible to find a place to see it all at once within the building.
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what do you mean, two runner ups.. it was a 2 plane competition 1 YF22 2 Runner up .. YF23 3 Runner up doesn't exist. |
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Why did the YF-23 lose? Marketing. And this is a good video. <iframe width="548" height="376" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aNFYdMkc09I" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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The fighter fly-off that never was. Lockheed Martin YF-24 vs. Northrop YF-25. https://twitter.com/classicnavalair/status/503332975229304833 http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1604439959.png http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1604439959.jpg |
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