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Thats what Google turned up. Unless he is asking as a crewmember or passenger.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Second part of the question Stik, was to name the aircraft. Which you know since you searched Google. Thats almost the best part.
About the only "modern" thing about a 180 is that it's all metal. Ribs and stringers, and a tail dragger to boot.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Sorry, been away for awhile. Your answers have all been incorrect. This Lady or Dame did not pilot the aircraft around the world. She just "wrote" around in it on a "Stairway to Heaven"
Sooner Born...Buckeye Bred.
Now THAT is an easy google search...
Too many subtle clues....?
Sure, I'll say that when I get the answer...
Sorry, I'll be busy for the next month, so here's the answer. Lady Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond-Hay. She flew on the Graf Zeppelin when it flew around the world in 1928. Somebody else feel free to ask question. thank you.
Ok then, which aircraft did this:After the attack, it might dive to a lower altitude and flatten out into level flight. The pilot would then proceed with a well-practised escape sequence. He would open the cockpit canopy latch; the canopy flicking backwards on its hinge in the airstream; he would undo his seat belt and remove his feet from the rudder pedal stirrups. By squeezing a lever mounted on the control column, he would release a lock at the base of the column, which would allow him to tilt the column forwards where it could engage in and undo a safety latch for the nose release mechanism. He would then lean a little further forward and pull a lever hinged near the floor at the front of the cockpit. This action frees the nose section, which self-jettisoned as a result of the reduced aerodynamic pressure at the front of the fuselage. As the nose section separates, it was intended to briefly pull on two cables that release a small ribbon parachute stored on the starboard side of the rear fuselage. The parachute subsequently opens and decelerates the plane. The pilot would be ejected from the cockpit by his own inertia and as soon as he was clear of the fuselage, he would open his personal parachute and descend to the ground.
Daniel J. Ficke
Sounds like the Natter
Its not Daniels turn.
Beav opened it up since nobody answered his question.
I'll roger that.
Stikpusher got it.
80 air crew flew in Special Aviation Project #1, the "Doolittle Raid".
But only one was a West Point grad.
Who was he?
GMorrison 80 air crew flew in Special Aviation Project #1, the "Doolittle Raid". But only one was a West Point grad. Who was he?
Devil Dawg
On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build
Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!
You are right!
"Ski" was the pilot of aircraft #8, B-25B, 40-2242, '3', Pilot Capt. Edward York.
The impetus of the question is that in addition to the immediate assumption it would be Doolittle, it's remarkable this thing was run on the efforts of enlisted men. Doolittle went through ROTC.
Compare to the Battle of the Coral Sea, where many of the pilots were Academy grads.
If you wish, your turn.
Identify this aircraft (maker and designation):
Devil Dawg Identify this aircraft (maker and designation):
Vought VE-7F.
Almost anything written above this line is subject to every sort of inaccuracy.
jacobrivers Devil Dawg Identify this aircraft (maker and designation): Vought VE-7F.
Dang!! I thought there'd be a couple of guesses before anybody got it. You're it!!
Running late! Sorry about that. I'm not that great with my aircraft trivia, but here goes:
In 1943, the Jumo 004b jet engine was having problems, the turbine blades were developing cracks in them (partly due to a wartime material shortage.) Due to a sound coming from deep in the engine, they realized that the issue was a difference in the RPM's of the turbine and compressor blades. They resolved this issue using a very skilled professional. What did they do?
A SWAG says they used a musician of some sort to identify the problem then somehow identify when they corrected the two to the same RPMs.
I have a slightly different take on the frequency problem. I think the various sections were coaxial, so they rotated at the same speed. But, there was a vibration frequency of the blades that matched the engine running rpm and created a nasty harmonic. This was solved by shotening the blade length, increasing it's natural frequency. And they lowered the engine speed, both to get the vibration ranges uncoupled.
I find axial compressor engines to be a pretty cool invention.
stikpusher A SWAG says they used a musician of some sort to identify the problem then somehow identify when they corrected the two to the same RPMs.
That, sir, is the answer I was looking for. Apparently they got a violinist to tell them which blades/ vanes were setting off the oscillations.GMorrison, you are quite right - just not the solution I was searching for.
Mr. Stikpusher, you're up, sir.
ok... give me a bit to think up a question...
Name the aircraft used in the Bay of Pigs assault, why it was chosen, and what was not thought thru detailwise about that choice.
The plane was the (A)B-26 Invader. It was chosen over the Douglas A-5 Skyraider after a cost-benefit analysis. (cheaper?) From what I surmise what was not thought through was that the Cubans also had B-26s which led to misidentification and friendly fire incidents.
What I personally learned....don't let politicos plan invasions...
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