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First thing I thought as well.

Damn, that is an awesome plane. I’d never heard of it before, bummer that only 6 were ever made.

Since vaporware seems to be the rage nowadays maybe we could “reimagine” the Spartan Executive. I’m thinking carbon fiber airframe, pressurization and a PT-6 out front. I’m going to call it the Athenian Robber Barron. Non refundable reservations are starting at $5,000. Once I get a paid...

The trailing link main gear will make for some smooth daydream landings though. I couldn’t put my finger on it right away, but finally figured out the design inspiration for the inlet on the front of the engine nacelle: I wonder if that’s the same sound the engines will make?

Does this pie in the sky come a la mode or is ice cream extra?

I don’t know, the big wing on the Piaggio is pretty far aft. I did fail out of aerospace engineering though so I’ve got the paperwork proving I literally don’t know what I’m talking about. Best I can do is TLARing (luvflyin that means That Looks About Right) a picture of a similar layout. I...

Sounds like you’ve got it all figured out.

ROE (that’s rules of engagement luvflyin) apply to the use of weapons and wouldn’t typically be something related to C-17 ops. I’ve never seen anything in an AFI (Air Force Instruction) or AFMAN (Air Force Manual) that would provide guidance in this situation. Maybe there is something in the...

What number do you wear on your Monday morning quarterback jersey? I’d wager you have little to no idea what the situation was on the ground there at the time outside of shear chaos. To say that the airfield was under NATO forces control at the time is crazy. A runway lined with thousands of...

Damn, she’s doing it in a Rotax powered LSA. Anyone know if a similar type plane has ever been used to an around the world attempt. I wish her a safe and successful trip.

ANA - Afghan National Army ANP - Afghan National Police QFT - unsure AC - unsure LTC - Lieutenant Colonel FOB - forward operating base COIN - counter insurgency

It’s not unprecedented. The last C-130 out of Vietnam took off with 452 on board. I’m willing to bet the only people sitting down on the Herk were the pilots and flight engineer. That plane was turned into the gate guard at Little Rock AFB when it was retired...

Congratulations, I’m jealous.

The past couple of days have left me feeling sick to my stomach. I cannot imagine the terror and desperation someone must feel that would drive them to cling to the landing gear of a C-17 as it takes off. From videos I’ve seen a handful stayed on through takeoff only to fall to their death...

All military related posts have to be done in quadruplicate. For reference see the 4 threads about A-10s operating from roads from a week or two ago.

I’ve never been able to get my understanding deeper than pull back to make houses get smaller, push forward to make them bigger.

It will probably be based on the Mr. Fusion mod you may have seen done to a DeLorean.

To the mods: I tried to clean this up, I hope I did and adequate job. If not I can move this to the locked thread thread.

Can we get the Paul Harvey ending?

Great, you’re going to turn this into a left vs right argument. It always comes back to politics. The real question is what you do when it comes off the roll. Do you wad it up into a bunch the way it was intended, or wrap it around your hand like some champagne sipping elitist? Or even worse...