MORE random pics......

[joescoolcustms]

[GH85Carrera]

[t-tom]

[Jim Horton]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Careful what ya wish fer. Saw her on an interview a few years back, seemed bat-sheet crazy.

Perhaps the prettiest plane ever built, IMHO.

[GH85Carrera]

[Hawkeye's-911T]

Purported to be the first line uttered by the pilots who flew them for their first time - "Nice aircraft - but where are the wings?" The "man-rated missile" - a straightaway speed demon & another Lockheed creation with the fingerprints of Kelly Johnson on it. It also had a really neat & distinctive 'song' in flight.

Cheers
JB

[GH85Carrera]

[Jolly Amaranto]

MMMM. a balut, my favorite Philippine delicacy.

[GH85Carrera]

[M.D. Holloway]

That ain't right

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T

Purported to be the fist line uttered by the pilots who flew them for their first time - "Nice aircraft - but where are the wings?" The "man-rated missile" - a straightaway speed demon & another Lockheed creation with the fingerprints of Kelly Johnson on it. It also had a really neat & distinctive 'song' in flight.

Cheers
JB

It was a missile when Brian Williams attempted to set the world altitude record.

[sammyg2]

Takeoff speeds were in the region of 219 mph (352 km/h), with the pilot needing to swiftly raise the landing gear to avoid exceeding the limit speed of 299 mph (481 km/h).
Climb and cruise performance were outstanding; unusually, a "slow" light illuminated on the instrument panel at around Mach 2 to indicate that the engine compressor was nearing its limiting temperature and the pilot needed to throttle back.
Returning to the circuit, the downwind leg could be flown at 242 mph (389 km/h) with "land" flap selected, while long flat final approaches were typically flown at speeds around 207 mph (333 km/h) depending on the weight of fuel remaining.

High engine power had to be maintained on the final approach to ensure adequate airflow for the BLC (Boundary Layer Control) system; consequently pilots were warned not to cut the throttle until the aircraft was actually on the ground.
A drag chute and effective brakes shortened the Starfighter's landing roll.

Chuck Yeager



The last starfighter (maggie was a hottie):

[sammyg2]

Theory of evolution:

[Jim Horton]

She's held up better than me!

[craigster59]

[legion]

Originally Posted by widebody911

That is awesome.

[jorian]

Always thought this was the prettiest ever.

French Dassault Mirage.

[Nostril Cheese]

Originally Posted by Jim Horton

Perhaps the prettiest plane ever built, IMHO.

and among the most lethal to pilots.

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally Posted by legion

That is awesome.

OK, I'm feeling our of sorts...does that particular command erase data automatically?

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by t-tom

I'd sport that..