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What country would you like to see a Historical plane from?  

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  1. 1. What country would you like to see a Historical plane from?


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Galane

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JATO or Jet Assisted Take Off. Really should be RATO because they're small rockets, not jet engines. The YMC-130H used them for takeoff and landing, but the Credible Sport mission was scrubbed when during a test the crew lit the reverse rockets ahead of the vertical ones, slamming the plane into the ground and breaking it instead of braking it.

The test runs up until that final oops must have been a real thrill ride. An 80 ton plane, with rockets pointing in many directions, capable of landing in then taking off from a soccer stadium.

The P39 looks good. Also looks like it flies pretty good too.

Northrup P-61 Black Widow?

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Galane

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Good looking planes!

I had an idea for a challenge yesterday, flying a twin engine plane with one engine not running. It's possible in reality, even with engines that are pretty far apart. There's on big rule with that. NEVER turn toward the dead engine!

The plane will instantly lose lift and plunge into a spin, followed by a thud into the ground, unless you're very high up and a very good pilot.

Dunno how the challenge rules should be, just that it should involve flying a twin engine plane with one dead engine, and the plane can't have two inline engines or two stacked engines to keep the thrust line centered left-right. Right close together side by side like modern fighter jets (which is largely for not having much off center thrust with an engine out) should be out too.

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Galane

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There's a couple of BBC documentary short films, James May at the Edge of Space and James May on the Moon where he goes for a ride in a U2. The first one is shorter, only covers the U2 ride but it has some bits cut from the longer one.

He talks to some of the Astronauts (three of the 12 who have set foot on the Moon have died, the rest aren't getting any younger) who went to the Moon and it also covers all the preparation for his U2 ride.

Something crazy about the U2, after all these years, they still use a chase car to talk the pilots down for landing, instead of doing what I'd think should be plenty obvious. Mount a video camera in the bottom of the fuselage so the pilot can see when the wheels are down. 'Course then they wouldn't have a reason to chase the U2's with a Pontiac (imported Holden) GTO.

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