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Marty · Post by **Marty** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:51 am

Thanks for the tip, Freightdog. I gargled steam catapult. Now I'd like to see the nuclear powered version!

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:47 am

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:34 pm

DaveG · Post by **DaveG** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:23 pm

A many happy hour spent up there......

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:35 pm

Good stuff @DaveG

Here's one from the Loop........the back seater's loving his ride.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:22 pm

DaveG wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:23 pm A many happy hour spent up there......

Great footage. It reminded me of this time I was chilling out on a grassy hill in Somerset enjoying the evening sun with the girlfriend. This Tornado or similar suddenly seemed to come out of nowhere and flew over not too far up and almost gave me a heart attack.

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:29 am

Ever get the sinking feeling that you forgot the wing-fold step of your pre flight checklist?

In the 1960’s the Soviet Union explored the M-25 project. The idea was of a low altitude infantry killer - via shock wave, by flying supersonic at 90 to 120 feet above the enemy troops. Project was cancelled in 1973 and finally declassified a few years back.

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:15 pm

Meh, Russians:

newkidontheblock · Post by **newkidontheblock** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:47 pm

Marty wrote:Thanks for the tip, Freightdog. I gargled steam catapult. Now I'd like to see the nuclear powered version!

Steam catapults are nuclear powered. The nuclear reactor boils water into steam that drives the catapults. One of the primary reasons that US aircraft carriers are nuclear powered. That and no need to refuel.

All other aircraft carriers use vertical take off aircraft or sloped ‘jet ski’ decks.

And supposedly the rush of being hurled from zero to flight in a couple of seconds... makes the fighter pilots love their planes more than their wives.

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:03 pm

Supposedly the rush of being hurled from zero to flight in a couple of seconds... makes the fighter pilots vomit.

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