I wish I were allowed a camera here at work. I get some real up close looks at the A-10s and F-35s. I climb around on A-10s on a weekly basis.![]()
I still haven't sat down and sorted through all the photos from the big airshow. I'm moving to a bigger place this week, so I'll be sorting stuff for a while longer.
The good news...related to this thread...is that I've found a coworker who owns (partial ownership) of a powered aircraft, and several gliders! Once the weather gets nice, we're gonna go flying quite a bit, I expect.![]()
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That's a pretty spectacular aircraft.
I was a bit surprised that the horizontal tails weren't connect across the center (like a large P-38). Both halves would have to be really well calibrated and synced to avoid crazy torsion on the center wing panel.
So, last Friday, I got a tour of the AMARG. (https://www.dm.af.mil/Units/309-AMARG/) aka "the Boneyard".
If you go to google earth, or google maps satellite view, and search for Davis Monthan AFB, you'll see thousands of airplanes parked in the desert there. That's the boneyard.
I just happened to get a personal tour of the boneyard, from the commander of the boneyard.![]()
She's trying really hard to get me to move back to Tucson and work for her. I did take a few pictures, but nothing spectacular, as I didn't have my good camera on me, and I didn't want to keep asking her to pull over so I could go walk around the planes and take pictures.![]()
Darn it, Airbus has just announced it is ending production of the A380. I've flown on the A380 a number of times and thought it was a fantastic plane. Better than the Dreamliner in my opinion. Obviously they will still be in service for years to come but it's a shame to see it end but understandable.
We really need more MDC, erBoeing C-17 Globemaster III
Are we going to get them?
Maybe: Could the Air Force restart the C-17 production line? https://www.defensenews.com/digital-...oduction-line/ 10/26/2018
Naw: Boeing Is Selling Off Its Historic C-17 Production Line Facility In Long Beach https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-in-long-beach 11/07/2018
Damn! I invested six years of my remote engineering research into that plane.
Oh, wait. Those research products are actually being used by the Services and nations employing the C-17.
never mind.
old .... carving River Otters now.