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  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I'd go with God's hot rod.
     
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    That's not an adult is it?
     
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    Nah...Young buck wanting a sparring partner...If you stand next to them they take that as an invitation to spar....Haha...

    One does not spar with an adult male gray...
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    Or a big red either...

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  8. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    There is a legend (Myth) that some General visiting a training area said, " Looks like a milk jug" from the one he saw standing on it's nose after a not so good landing.
    On the other hand 'Another' General is reported as saying, after visiting a J3 Cub flight training field, looks like a bunch of Grasshoppers hopping up and down.

    Best I've been able to determine is the Pilots who actually flew the Jug considered it a true Juggernaut and once they strapped it on hated to transition to any other aircraft.
    Generals tend to influence popular opinion :D
     
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    We had a "JUG" on this forum...What happened to the bloke?
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Sorry to say I think Politics and Covid. Miss that dude. Same for Kodiakbeer.
     
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    Should be like a drone...Once the pilot ejects the aircraft should return to base and even land itself....or deploy an aircraft parachute...Wonder why this hasn't happened yet...
     
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    Before long all aircraft will be drones. Think of all the money they will save on parachutes.
     
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    And insurance premiums.
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Wonder how big a 'chute' would have to be to lower a 70,000 lb. hunk of scrap metal ?
     
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    Many?
     
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    Probably not as many or as big as you might think...If they can parachute a tank they can do a fighter...
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    Approximate mission ranges from bases in England. Interesting to see the distance the P-51 had, and why it was a fantastic escort fighter.

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  19. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Yeah but that is a Cirrus light aircraft.
    Here's an article on the last tank drop ability. The Sheridan M551 "only" weighted 16 tons. The F35 fully loaded weights twice that. I think the configuration to install at least 3 parachutes would be a nightmare.

    This is the last tank airborne units jumped into combat | We Are The Mighty

    The F35 can almost carry a tank.
     
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    I've seen them drop Sheridan's and you don't want to be anywhere near the drop zone. Everything on a tank is very heavy and if something goes wrong, and I've seen it happen a number of times, huge hunks of metal go flying about at high speeds. If it hits you, you've had a very bad day.
    The G-11, 100ft canopy cargo chute, which is the one they dropped Sheridan's with, requires three canopies to support the weight with little or no excess capacity. The newer G-12 canopy has a lower weight capacity per chute but the canopy measures only 64ft.
    For comparison an MC1-1B canopy for personnel, had a 35' canopy and a weight capacity of 360lbs.
     
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