Aviation Discussion (non-c130)
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OK, I know a lot of you guys/gals work in commercial aviation, so I'm addressing this question to you. The last time I was in the cockpit as a crewmember was in 8/03 and from my screen name, yep, it was a DC-10. So, here's my question -- does FedEx still fly any DC-10's or have they all been modified to MD-10's? The answer will win/lose me a bet with a friend. A case of beer is riding on the correct answer, so if the answer is no more DC-10's, c'mon over and share a beer or two (or more) with me. Conversely, if the answer is that FedExstill flys the DC-10, please send me a buck toward the fund for the case of beer I'll have to spring for. Thanks, Don R.
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Came across this video and boy does it make a point...
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Dan, came across this pic and thought you'd appreciate it. Home security...
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I was at CRB during 1970-71 working the Bous. Does anyone that was there at that time remember any Agent Orange spraying, etc? The doc at the VA asked if I had been exposed but I couldn't say for sure since I couldn't remember. I seem to recall C-123s flying there but just not sure. I'd like to go to my Monday appointment with her and say yes. But.... Thanks.
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I know there are some ex-Transafrik guys on this forum. I wasn't really sure where to post this, so here is as good as any place. Sadly, Capt Bill Willis passed away on 1 April in the VA hospital in Houston, TX. He was waiting on a liver donor. Bill was an extremely popular 727 captain -- probably (hopefully) the only male captain I ever flew with that had a pony tail. He will be missed. Check this photo taken sometime around 1994. The gentleman on the left is Alex, an Angolan loadmaster, then Paul Stoffanella (a Belgian 727 FO), Ray Bennegar (Transafrik's 72 year-old chief 727 pilot) and then Bill Willis on the right. Don R.
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My apologies, didn't see DC10FE's prior post. Let's try this one, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Virtual Tour http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/full/tour-pkg.html
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – A day before his final mission aboard a B-17 bomber in World War II, Norbert Swierz sat down on his bunk and jotted down a poem for his mother back in Michigan. "I go so gladly to my fate, whatever it may be. That I would have you shed no tears for me," wrote the 23-year-old gunner, who had already survived the ditching of his first B-17 in the North Sea that summer of 1943. "Some men must die, that others must be free. And only God can say whom these shall be." For more of the story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110215/ap_on_re_us/us_bomber_vet See his interview on YouTube:
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Airbus Military has launched an investigation into an in-flight refuelling mishap that damaged one of the Royal Australian Air Force's delayed A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTT). Link: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/01/20/352119/airbus-a330-tanker-damaged-in-refuelling-mishap.html
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This incident was but a story told when I was in the service. The Internet has certainly changed things. While the sound quality is poor, the story and visuals make it worth the listen. 1964 Boeing test crews experience as told by the pilot of the mission. Included is video of the 52 taken by chase aircraft.
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A must read. Sadly, Bob passed away August 19, 2010. Take your time navigating the site, or you'll miss something. http://www.nf104.com/index.html .
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It was in the paper yesterday that Robins A.F.B. wouldn't be havening a Air Show in 2011.
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I'd be so afaid to break it...
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Neat virtual cockpit tour of the Enola Gay. Interesting throttle configuration -- the captain's throttles are in his left hand and the FO's are in his right. Click here: Enola Gay / Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Don R.
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I can't find the old C-17 Elmendorf crash thread, so I'll start a new one. Here's an unofficial report on the cause of the crash. There's a video at the end of the article that looks eerily familiar to the B-52 crash years ago at Fairchild. Click here: C-17 crash blamed on errors shared by all: Military | adn.com Don R.
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Check em out and enjoy!! http://sites.google.com/site/jkhcaircraftcollection/home http://sites.google.com/site/jkhcaircraftusafbombers/home
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The wreckage of a F22 has been located in Alaska. No news on the pilot I am afraid. Perhaps someone will post more Regards Col
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Good day guys!!!!!!!!!..................Well, for this morning, a sound wav of the only fighter Aircraft that makes my blood pumpin' with an over press warning light on! .........It's a beast...................a Lockheed!!! ................Please enjoy!!!!! http://www.landspeed.com/images/Misc/TF%20circuit-land.wav ..............................................John Boy
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3191652/British-pilot-Chris-Wilson-39-killed-in-crash-after-crocodile-runs-amok-on-plane-in-Deocratic-Republic-of-Congo.html#mySunComments
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As a Nav-Aids weenie I got to see a variety of airframes during my career. Besides the Herks at Pope (and TDY HCs at Kef) here is what and where: KC and EC-135s Grissom KCs Fairford and Castle B-52G and H Castle C-131/T-29, O-2 Pope F-4C, F-4E & T-33 Keflavik HH-3s (TDY) Keflavik RF-4C Bergstrom and Zweibrucken T-39 Bergstrom
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On Saturday and Sunday, October 16-17, Dobbins ARB will be hosting the "Wings Over Atlanta 2010 Air Show and Open House" featuring the USN Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds. This is free to the public. For additional information on the air show, please visit the event website: http://www.dobbins.afrc.af.mil/library/wingsoveratlanta/index.asp Dobbins is just south of Lockheed Martin's Plant #6 and is where the F-22 and C-130J aircraft are flight tested before delivery.
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http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Part-of-An-Airshow-Plane-Lands-On-Carmel-Mountain/7h069zhIoEGxhcB1fgGNyA.cspx
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OOOOOPS
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F-104
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What Non-Herks did you maintain?
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