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Upright - an aviation Thursday Prompt
*smiles...
Vix
Vix
Category Story / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Gender Any
Size 111 x 120px
*belly laughs*
Been a while since I heard the phrase “pucker factor”
Been a while since I heard the phrase “pucker factor”
tighter than a fishes butthole ( water tight). (they never did find the seat cushion)
start cranking to the deck to bleed the energy from the missile and make it lead right into the ground.
also:
air to ground missile = "rifle"
anti radiation missile "magnum"
bombs "pickle"
fox 1 ( semi active guidance A2A missile)
fox 2 {IR seeker missile)
fox 3 ( active radar seeker missile)
guns guns guns xP
notch ( maintain zero relative speed to the search radar to defeat the dopplar radar)
the f-14A were notorious for compressor stalls with the P&W TF30, then solved in the B models using the GE F110
start cranking to the deck to bleed the energy from the missile and make it lead right into the ground.
also:
air to ground missile = "rifle"
anti radiation missile "magnum"
bombs "pickle"
fox 1 ( semi active guidance A2A missile)
fox 2 {IR seeker missile)
fox 3 ( active radar seeker missile)
guns guns guns xP
notch ( maintain zero relative speed to the search radar to defeat the dopplar radar)
the f-14A were notorious for compressor stalls with the P&W TF30, then solved in the B models using the GE F110
*smiles...
on pickle... I was looking for the air to ground missile launch, and the only thing I found was an article that said 'pickle' was used for both bombs and air to ground. It comes from way back in the day of the Nordon bomb sight for some reason. A Life magazine article said it was so accurate it could drop a bomb into a pickle barrel from 20,000 ft.
Then there is this: In April 1943, the company that made them hired Madison Square Garden in New York City for one night to entertain its staff and their families – 15,000 people in total.
American traveling circus company Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, known for putting on the greatest show on earth, had quite the performance planned, as the article explains.
It said: "The circus did its part by rigging up a 'bombsight' of its own which enabled a clown to drop a wooden bomb into a pickle barrel.
"A pickle popped out.
You have to love history.
Vix
on pickle... I was looking for the air to ground missile launch, and the only thing I found was an article that said 'pickle' was used for both bombs and air to ground. It comes from way back in the day of the Nordon bomb sight for some reason. A Life magazine article said it was so accurate it could drop a bomb into a pickle barrel from 20,000 ft.
Then there is this: In April 1943, the company that made them hired Madison Square Garden in New York City for one night to entertain its staff and their families – 15,000 people in total.
American traveling circus company Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, known for putting on the greatest show on earth, had quite the performance planned, as the article explains.
It said: "The circus did its part by rigging up a 'bombsight' of its own which enabled a clown to drop a wooden bomb into a pickle barrel.
"A pickle popped out.
You have to love history.
Vix
ha! these JDAMS today seem to be able to put one not in a pickle barrel, but a pickle jar....while it's still in your fridge!!
Felt the action in the cockpit - intense for sure! I enjoyed the flashbacks the pilot got of his grandfather's life lessons; it was a cool parallel Also, the "pucker factor 10" made me snort my coffee, so thanks for that
Very intense! I definitely don't know enough about piloting, which I need to learn, especially since I want to write a story about piloting lol.
This was great fun to read, and had me on the edge of my seat for a moment!
This was great fun to read, and had me on the edge of my seat for a moment!
thank you for that... I have nothing but admiration for those who take to the sky...
Vix
Vix
Very kind of control to have a clean uniform waiting, I know I'd need one after something like that!
Very nice. Hopefully he doesn't develop a rash on the way home. I liked all of the cuts back to his grandfather's lessons. They were interwoven very well into the whole venture.
Well you had me at the F-15 pic ;)
"streaked past the falling aircraft; blowing up when its proximity radar
faintly sensed closeness."
Why so many movies and even otherwise realistic games like DCS World don't portray this accurately I don't know, you don't need a direct hit with a missile.
"streaked past the falling aircraft; blowing up when its proximity radar
faintly sensed closeness."
Why so many movies and even otherwise realistic games like DCS World don't portray this accurately I don't know, you don't need a direct hit with a missile.
Nope. We used to shoot this stuff in our 5 inch gun too. They’ve actually had it since WWII.
Vix
Vix
I did read that proximity fuses were probably the single greatest boost in effectiveness for ordnance capable of using them. And on checking once again wikipedia is worth a read, I really don't understand the dislike for that website.
I find all sorts of info on Wiki. I think it's great too. The prox fuse was also very very useful in anti-personnel usage when shelling an area of ground because coming down, they would explode exactly at a given distance above the ground, spraying the area with shrapnel. It always amazes me how good we are at killing each other.
Vix
Vix
Elder's advice. My grandfather said to walk backward at the barking dog with your trousers at half mast and confuse the beast.
Never did put that one to the test.
Never did put that one to the test.
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