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[URY914]

[URY914]

[Joe Bob]

six turning, four burning

Horrible design. Someone got paid off.

Originally Posted by URY914

[URY914]

[devodave]

Saw this going by the house last week. Transportation company had a crew lifting lower cable TV and telephone cables so it would clear. Crew said it was a generator - I had just told my son it was either a diesel generator or an air compressor!




The next day I see another while I was out walking.

[sc_rufctr]

I owned one of these back in the 80s. Great driving car but lots of rust issues. In the end I was lucky to get rid of it.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

six turning, four burning

Horrible design. Someone got paid off.

I don't know, ten years of active service in a time period of great turmoil and aircraft design turn over seems like some sort of accomplishment. However the maintenance of two engine types on the same aircraft does seem impracticable by today's standards.


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Two Tu-95 Bear bomber aircraft, center, and an AN-124 Condor transport aircraft of the Russian military, background, are parked on the flight line beside a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft of the 62nd Bombardment Squadron. The Russian planes are on base as part of an exchange program proposed by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak.

http://www.aviationspectator.com/image/latest-aviation-images?page=489

A close-up view of the artwork on the side of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft on display at the 1991 Department of Defense Joint Services Open House.

[BE911SC]

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by kach22i

I don't know, ten years of active service in a time period of great turmoil and aircraft design turn over seems like some sort of accomplishment. However the maintenance of two engine types on the same aircraft does seem impracticable by today's standards.


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They went into service AFTER WWII and had no capability for nukes. They never fired a shot in anger and were relegated to reconnaissance roles. They burned 100 gallons of oil every flight, ate spark plugs and mechanics either froze or wilted in hi/lo temps as there were no shelters big enough to cover them. Bassackwards engines that froze up because of the carb configurations.

Infrastructure is a part of design work. Just sayin.....

[yellowperil]

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by URY914

[ted]

Originally Posted by BE911SC

sounded awesome.
max load was 410k but did it have undersized landing gear that over stressed most runways?

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

They went into service AFTER WWII and had no capability for nukes. They never fired a shot in anger and were relegated to reconnaissance roles. They burned 100 gallons of oil every flight, ate spark plugs and mechanics either froze or wilted in hi/lo temps as there were no shelters big enough to cover them. Bassackwards engines that froze up because of the carb configurations.

Infrastructure is a part of design work. Just sayin.....

They gave up on Northrop's flying wing for that?

Now that just make me sad.

Northrop YB-49
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-49

The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber aircraft developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the U.S. Air Force. The YB-49 featured a flying wing design and was a jet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft.

The YB-49 never entered production, being passed over in favor of the more conventional Convair B-36 piston-driven design.

[john70t]

I'm still trying to wrap my engineering head around that generator carrier. Too many axles.

WW2 German Jets

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by kach22i

They gave up on Northrop's flying wing for that?

Now that just make me sad.

Northrop YB-49
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-49

I'm no expert (perhaps the aviation guys can clarify) but I believe the avionics technology was not up to stabilizing the flying wing at the time?

Random:

[Brown747]

Land on beach (below high tide line) to pick up rafters......stuck to the axles...float with rafts to high tide line... fly it home 5 days later.

[Lapkritis]

^very lucky. Any more pics?

[James Brown]

here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_wing
i knew the Cessna 208 is a sturdy platform but thats just crazy

[kevin993]

BMW M6 GT3 mule at Watkins Glen

[Racerbvd]