Jura The idiot
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could I get the steak with rice please?
nah, I'm scared of flying
Superhornet (f/a18e/f) & Growler (ea-18g) Thread
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Sure I love white or brown rice and it doesn't turn to bad carbs! Oh come on, all my daughters love
to fly. In fact Mollie just got her first actual "stick time" she did great and you would too. I'll keep it under 500 ft. You will love it!
Jura The idiot
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LOL how did you get the red heart here:
?
Jura The idiot
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I think I posted about it some time ago: I start (or may start) to nose bleed after three or so hours of a flight
(I know you probably wouldn't be flying me around for that long
but still)
I think I posted about it some time ago: I start (or may start) to nose bleed after three or so hours of a flight
(I know you probably wouldn't be flying me around for that long
No I wouldn't, and we wouldn't be spam in a can, I'm rather certain that you yourself could be doing some of the flying after about 5 mins in the cockpit, its real easy, and I hate heights, but flying is just a blast! No flying would prolly be rather intuitive for you and your mechanical aptitude, not like being stuffed into the back end of a sardine can and strapped in?? LOL
Back to the Super Hornet, its an awesome airplane with outstanding aerodynamic performance, prolly my favorite 4 gen besides the SU-27-SU-35s! Our first truly high alpha fighter, built on the basis of lessons learned with the T-38-F-5.
My concern about the conformal tanks on top of the wing are two fold:
1. Loss of some of the tremendous aerodynamic advantage of the Super Hornet, that tank will cost it some lift and high alpha capability, how much?? I don't know, but that is what scares me, no one has even mentioned that? have they? but that my friend is the real world, add to that additional weight that must be carried??
2. and much more important, I am a pilot, you DO NOT want all that fuel in your proximity, that's why fuel is in the wings, behind you, or under the wings. You put that bird on the ground, or put a rocket near those tanks and you have a flying bomb, look at the world trade centers, even that glorified kerosene will burn like the pit of hell!
fuel in the wing, or behind the aft bulk head, or preferably under the wing has a "fire wall"! Firewalls are on EVERY AIRPLANE for a reason, and its not for looks!
Jura The idiot
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are you still talking F-35?
Feeling the love now aren't you Bubba? I told you, I have connections with a "Higher Power"! but then you of all people should know that??
Sadly, we have a few posters around here that work for the "guy down below", you know the one with the "forked tail", and the "pitch-fork"?? in the end God will judge! and you can take that to the bank my friend.
I still love the F-15, prolly the Flanker is the prettiest, and the Hornet/Shornet are the koolest 4 gen?? aerodynamically speaking
are you still talking F-35?
Nah, I'm talking the above wing conformal tanks on Advance Hornet.
Jura The idiot
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I was talking about you flying our old 172, have you ever been in a light aircraft? and I have no doubt that the F-35 is relatively easy to fly, and no doubt that I could take it around the patch after 5-10 hours in the real sim?
The F-18 prolly is fairly sweet with no bad habits as well, but prolly takes a little more finesse... now bringing anything aboard the boat, I'm out, that takes a "real man" or at least a tough chick that want's to play with the "big boys"...
but on 10,000 ft of concrete, I'm gold!
now early jets, F-100s - F-106s, A-4s, F-4s, you can keep that old stuff,,,, that stuff will kill ya, now the F-15, F-18, I'd try it? F-16? no way Hosea!