[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Artemis

A Huey can easily be recognized with your eyes closed: hallmark sound.

A couple of them regularly pass near one of my houses (sometimes accompanied by a Chinook). Can hear them approaching from far away through the mountain valley with those two rotor blades 'racka-tacka-tack' whacking through the air.

Bundesheer:
https://youtube.com/shorts/5dzOI3r_ta8

Trivia:
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I flew on the UH-1 a number of times while in Vietnam. All of them flew with
the doors open or missing. The rotor thump was pretty loud, plus some
vibrations.

In all, I rode on the OH-6, UH-1 and CH-47. I was never thrilled riding in
something that was low and slow while beating the air into submission.

[Lady Jane]

On the base where I was growing up, the SAR Sqn had a variety of aircrafts including single and twin Hueys. WHOP WHOP WHOP.

And in the news, Bell Canada was demonstrating their Osprey as a potential addition to the SAR fleet.

[Artemis]

Early 80s: my brother (kid) wrote a letter to NASA to express his fascination about the Space Shuttle. He pointed out that he had a scale model sitting on top of an SCA B747. A couple of weeks later, a big envelope arrived from the US on our doorstep (Belgium): NASA had sent him a lavish goodies bag. Cool !

I saw a replica during my visit of the NASA Space Center Houston years ago.

[vreihen16]

I used to have a user account on a NASA public information computer back before the Internet was open to the masses. They sent me monthly huge snail-mail envelopes with newsletters, 8x10" photos, press info for every launch, and even a seed kit once from that experiment that they flew leaving a pallet of seeds in orbit for a few years to see if anything happened to them.....

[vreihen16]

See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-a...-flight-2025-2

Airman at a Utah AFB joined the F-35A wrecks of AF-27 (engine fire) and AF-211 (nose gear collapse) into a fully operational aircraft, at a cost of about $6 million versus $80 million for a replacement plane from the factory:






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[M-technik-3]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-a...-flight-2025-2

Airman at a Utah AFB joined the F-35A wrecks of AF-27 (engine fire) and AF-211 (nose gear collapse) into a fully operational aircraft, at a cost of about $6 million versus $80 million for a replacement plane from the factory:






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The former job of Combat Logistic Squadrons. Used to repair broken airframes out in austere conditions. Believe they are all disbanded.

Surprised they have not been doing this all along. They have been pilling airframes out of the boneyard so why would you not do this.

Interesting they call them airmen when they all look like contractors or WG/WS civilians

[Lady Jane]

You might find this video interesting. One thing to note is that in the re-creation, the med jet tail number is wrong.

[Llarry]

I've said it before, but it bears repeating: The Navy and Marine Corps really got their money's worth from the purchase of 3,180 Douglas AD (new designation A-1) Skyraiders. The A-1 was the most versatile aircraft in the inventory and served for almost 30 years, while early jets came and went in the blink of an eye. Given its longevity, it acquired the affection nickname "Spad" in the Navy/

The basic design was for a single-engine, single-seat attack aircraft that could carry almost as much as a World War II bomber. The attack versions served until the mid-1970s. They proved well-suited to the war in Vietnam and the Air Force borrowed a number during that conflict.

But the other versions served even longer. There were night attack variants, airborne early warning versions, electronic countermeasures versions and even those that towed aerial targets for gunnery practice. The early versions with extra crewmen crammed them in behind the pilot, but the A-1E (old AD-5) version recognized that more room was useful for all those functions.

Although there were survivability concerns, the attack versions were nuclear-capable. And survivability concerns finally ended the career of the A-1, but a lot of Skyraider carried on into the Fairchild A-10 Warthog which still flies today.

[M-technik-3]

Originally Posted by Llarry

I've said it before, but it bears repeating: The Navy and Marine Corps really got their money's worth from the purchase of 3,180 Douglas AD (new designation A-1) Skyraiders. The A-1 was the most versatile aircraft in the inventory and served for almost 30 years, while early jets came and went in the blink of an eye. Given its longevity, it acquired the affection nickname "Spad" in the Navy/

The basic design was for a single-engine, single-seat attack aircraft that could carry almost as much as a World War II bomber. The attack versions served until the mid-1970s. They proved well-suited to the war in Vietnam and the Air Force borrowed a number during that conflict.

But the other versions served even longer. There were night attack variants, airborne early warning versions, electronic countermeasures versions and even those that towed aerial targets for gunnery practice. The early versions with extra crewmen crammed them in behind the pilot, but the A-1E (old AD-5) version recognized that more room was useful for all those functions.

Although there were survivability concerns, the attack versions were nuclear-capable. And survivability concerns finally ended the career of the A-1, but a lot of Skyraider carried on into the Fairchild A-10 Warthog which still flies today.

They sure did too bad USAF dropped them so quickly. Super versatile aircraft.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Llarry

. Given its longevity, it acquired the affection nickname "Spad" in the Navy.

Weren't they also called "Sandies"...?

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Weren't they also called "Sandies"...?

By the Air Force during Vietnam.

[M_Six]

Got some good shots of one when it flew at the local airshow some years ago.


Airshow 2016 by Mark Johnson, on Flickr


Airshow 2016 by Mark Johnson, on Flickr


Airshow 2016 by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Llarry

By the Air Force during Vietnam.

We loved those guys!

[Artemis]

Delta 4819:
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL4819

"Delta Air Lines plane crashes and ends upside down at Toronto airport" (Feb 17, 2025)
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-n...-25/index.html

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Delta 4819:
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL4819

"Delta Air Lines plane crashes and ends upside down at Toronto airport" (Feb 17, 2025)
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-n...-25/index.html

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Pretty amazing that there were no fatality.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Artemis

"Delta Air Lines plane crashes and ends upside down at Toronto airport" (Feb 17, 2025)

Dimwit talking head on the news network: The plane must have hit hard to lose a wing and have the engine rest at the rear of the fuselage.

[vreihen16]

The year 2025 has not been good for Bombardier.....

[Artemis]

[Artemis]

New footage showing the crash landing of Delta 4819:

Looks to me like the rear landing gear couldn't handle the touchdown (hard landing - excessive 'g' loading, as if the PF/PM miscalculated the altitude). Passengers reported a hard landing. Wondering whether the plane already sustained a hard landing during a previous flight, causing damage.

About hard landings: https://skybrary.aero/articles/hard-landing

What do you reckon at first glance about the approach, 3.0L and flybigjet ?

[Llarry]

Soviet and Russian flying boats and amphibians have a long history and continue in use as waterbombers.

The first post-WW2 design by Beriev was the Be-6 (NATO reporting name Madge) built from 1949 to 1957 and used by the navies of the USSR and China. It was roughly analogous to the Martin PBM of WW2 fame. After the Sino-Soviet rift, the Chinese modified some with turboprop engines. The Be-6 is now long retired.

One of the few turbojet-powered flying boats that flew was the Beriev Be-10 (NATO Mallow). The Be-10 had problems and can be considered a failure; however, the Soviets used the Be-10 to set a number of speed and altitude records for flying boats in 1961 that still stand today. Decent photos are hard to come by; the photo is of a model.

The Beriev Be-12 (NATO Mail) was a turboprop-powered amphibian successor to the Be-6. It first flew in 1960 and stayed in production until 1973. 150 were built for use in search and rescue, maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare. A few remain in use for SAR.

Beriev developed a large jet-powered amphibian in the 1980s. The A-40 (NATO Mermaid) first flew in 1986 and the demise of the USSR precluded further development as a patrol or SAR aircraft. Only one was built.

The last of the Beriev line to date is the Be-200, which has a similar layout to the A-40 but is half the size. The Be-200 has found civil customers, mostly for firefighting, and about 20 have been built.

[Llarry]

The U.S. Navy's last manned SIGINT reconnaissance aircraft, an EP-3E of squadron VQ-1, was retired about a week ago. The squadron now has just a single P-3C used for training and transport. The squadron will be disestablished by the end of March.

I feel a bit like the last Navy sailmaker must've felt as the last ship with sails was retired.