 | Your favorite post-war aircraft| Post-War Discuss Your favorite post-war aircraft in the Other Eras forums; A F-15 can take off dry though. More thrust than weight it can just climb and climb without losing ... |
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01-05-2005, 10:11 AM
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#16 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | A F-15 can take off dry though. More thrust than weight it can just climb and climb without losing speed. The Tornado on the other hand can't take off dry, if it did that big ugly tail would drag it down.
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01-19-2005, 06:55 AM
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#17 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Queensland
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Country:  | I technically include helicopters as heavier than air, and call them airplanes. If I can include a helicopter my list goes:
1. AH64D Apache Longbow (Please note that this one has a behind cover
targeting sight).
2. B-36 Peacemaker- "They maketh a desert and they call it Peace".
3. F-117 Nighthawk- Love the groovy geometric pattern.
4. F-111- One of the greatest modern fighter-bombers for Australia in
terms of range and capabilities.
5. AC-130 Spectre- 'It's raining lead pain, enemies'. | |
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01-19-2005, 09:20 AM
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#18 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | The Aussies are flying the F-111G if I am not mistaken. I know there are alot of the old birds from my old base being used for parts for the Australian AF. It sure was sad to see the planes I watched for 3 years sitting in mothballs and various states of disassembly at Davis Monthan.
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01-25-2005, 10:35 PM
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#19 | | Member
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Originally Posted by evangilder The Aussies are flying the F-111G if I am not mistaken. I know there are alot of the old birds from my old base being used for parts for the Australian AF. It sure was sad to see the planes I watched for 3 years sitting in mothballs and various states of disassembly at Davis Monthan. | Nope, F-111D's.
Some ex-USAF F-111G's were sold as parts planes IIRC. | |
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01-25-2005, 11:47 PM
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#20 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Wow! F-111Ds. The Gs were just basically converted FB-111s, and if memory serves correctly, they were used mainly in training modes by the USAF. But I guess depending on the role, the D would be a better choice.
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01-29-2005, 09:41 AM
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#21 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | well my all time favourite post WWII aircraft would be the vulcan.........
and i happen to like the tornado, very good looking...........
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01-29-2005, 09:56 AM
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#22 | | Senior Member
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Country: | For me it has to be either the Harrier, Vulcan, Canberra or the Stratofortess
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01-29-2005, 10:53 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
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| Ill take an F-14 anyday over anything and take on anything with it
but post war id say the supersonic valkarie, superhornet F-18, F-15 and the new F-35, the A-10 warthog. | |
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01-29-2005, 11:06 PM
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#24 | | "Shooter"
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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Country: | Here are some shots from my collection of the Valkyrie
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01-29-2005, 11:21 PM
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#25 | | Senior Member
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| it was one hell of a plane, i had a hard time finding pic of it though | |
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01-29-2005, 11:29 PM
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#26 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Country:  |  Christ! You'd go from Halifax to San Diego in about ten minutes! 
Well not really, but it'd sure be fast!  | |
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01-29-2005, 11:36 PM
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#27 | | Senior Member
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| ya, shame it was decommosioned | |
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01-30-2005, 12:18 AM
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#28 | | "Shooter"
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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Country: | One of my earliest childhood memories is of my dad taking me to see it land for the very lat time at Wright Patterson. I was just shy of three years old, but I still remember seeing that big bird land. There were cars parked up and down the street by the runway to see it. Anyway, here are the specs:
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 105 ft.
Length: 185 ft. 10 in. without boom; 192 ft. 2 in. with boom
Height: 30 ft. 9 in.
Weight: 534,700 lbs. loaded
Armament: None
Engines: Six General Electric YJ-93s of 30,000 lbs. thrust each with afterburner.
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 2,056 mph. (Mach 3.1) at 73,000 ft.
Cruising speed: 2,000 mph. (Mach 3.0) at 72,000 ft.
Range: 4,288 miles
Service Ceiling: 77,350 ft.
Source: USAF Museum
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01-30-2005, 02:45 AM
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#29 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | I love the XB-70...great looking plane and phenomenal performance.
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01-30-2005, 07:18 AM
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#30 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | my choice fellas
TSR2
Lightning
Harrier
B52
Blackbird
A10
707 Cause it was the first jet I flew in (big leap forward)
747 Transport revolutionary plane | |
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