ok, fine... space shuttle can stay.
Are blackbirds just as rare as space shuttles? wait, stupid question. Space shuttle wins!
cool pics thread
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Re: cool pics thread
A bunch of shots here:
http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/sl ... 385LH#a=29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Must be surreal watching it go past your front yard.
http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/sl ... 385LH#a=29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Must be surreal watching it go past your front yard.
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and that's just one engine! 
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Re: cool pics thread
I don't know where you live Kev but Duxford has an SR-71. I spent probably 45 minutes looking over it a few years ago. Amazing. You can get right up close and touch it. With that, the TSR2 and Concorde, you will have a full day. You can spend another day just looking at the other displays.Big Kev wrote:
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Kev is in Oxford. I think all their xfords are located aide by side.
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Guess he already knows then...
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Some play it safe on the merry-go-round, others go for the thrills of the roller-coaster.
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Nah it's miles away. But they have an airshow every year or two so I might look at going.w00dsy wrote:Kev is in Oxford. I think all their xfords are located aide by side.
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Viggen was a mad looking plane.
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Ahh..the Jakt-Viggen. One of my all-time favourites and probably my favourite "single" from the Cold War (and you can keep your Spitfires for that matter).
It could have flown in Australian colours but the Septics threatened Sweden with sanctions.
It could have flown in Australian colours but the Septics threatened Sweden with sanctions.
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...at $450+ per copy...
No thanks.
No thanks.
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Re: cool pics thread
It's just amazing how long ago they were designed. They're still pretty futuristic looking. And awesome. Totally awesome.
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Some play it safe on the merry-go-round, others go for the thrills of the roller-coaster.
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Nice one. I liked the RAF Phantom livery but the nacelles of the RR Spey looked a bit dodgy.
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Re: cool pics thread
Been following aviation all my life and there are a lot of things I'm cynical about. But for what it achieved, the SR-71 is hard to beat for top spot. I can't really think of anything to challenge it.
Front on was its best angle too.
Front on was its best angle too.
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Some play it safe on the merry-go-round, others go for the thrills of the roller-coaster.
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Re: cool pics thread
Just about everything in this link is pretty awesome.
http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/01/14/ ... ally-real/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/01/14/ ... ally-real/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: cool pics thread
Dex, I did not see any plane or flight pictures in that link.
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Does it need one? Topic just says cool pics.
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Oh. I don't get that on my phone.
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It is all good.
Some play it safe on the merry-go-round, others go for the thrills of the roller-coaster.
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I have a joke for you. I have a prediction that you are going to walk into a bar, my prediction was wrong and your wallet is gone.