Beautiful Warplanes

[RIKA]

These are courtesy of Neolithic Hunter. Aren't they beautiful? Thanks NH! :beer:

RIKA

[RIKA]

These are some that I found. The first two are Messerschmitt 109's and the last two are Focke Wulf 190's.

RIKA

[neolithic hunter]

The top pic is of a 109F-2 tropical
The second pic is of a spanish merlin engined 109k-10 built on a late war airframe
The third one is an fw190G-8
The last one is an fw190A-4

ata least i think they are. how was my guess rika??





(apologies, I screwed up and edited your post instead of creating my reply. But at least I tried to fix it. -R-)

[RIKA]

the top pic is of a 109F-2 tropical
the second pic is of a spanish merlin engined 109k-10 built on a late war airframe
the third one is an fw190G-8
the last one is an fw190A-4

ata least i think they are. how was my guess rika??



Wow! You sure know your warplanes. I've never really studied them; I just dream about owning and flying one.

You know, Kind of like Snoopy and the Red Baron.

RIKA

[Aslan]

something old, something new...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/tlovern/Aircraft/SJramp.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/tlovern/Aircraft/f22rotate.jpg

[RIKA]

Awesome. Thanks Aslan!

RIKA

[vaguard]

I served both at langley and after my tour with the AF I went to the VAANG. Here is a pic of the two aircraft I love the most.

http://linmarmasonry.com/Guns/f15.jpg

[Aslan]

I love the F-16 and F-15's. After watching the F-22 fly, I was awestruck. That is a truly amazing aircraft. I can't wait to see the JSF go through it's paces.

[Aslan]

here's an F-15 for you (I took the picture at Luke AFB in AZ):

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/tlovern/Aircraft/Luke_f15_moon_2.jpg

[7of7]

http://home.earthlink.net/~huffs/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/oldandnewcopy.jpg

[Aslan]

One more....
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/tlovern/Aircraft/dogfight.jpg

[vaguard]

I remember back in the late 80's and just before storm that the AF was talking about retiring the a-10 and bring back the p-51. The thought was (as I heard and I'm no authority) that the 51 can carry as much armament as the a-10 and the 51 was much cheaper to use... Thought I'd throw that in after seeing a picture of it.

[Aslan]

here are the general specs for the P-51:

P-51D Mustang

Data from The Great Book of Fighters,[22] and Quest for Performance[23]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Wing area: 235 ft² (21.83 m²)
Empty weight: 7,635 lb (3,465 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,200 lb (4,175 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 12,100 lb (5,490 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Packard Merlin V-1650-7 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 1,695 hp (1,265 kW)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0163
Drag area: 3.80 ft² (0.35 m²)
Aspect ratio: 5.83
Performance
Maximum speed: 437 mph (703 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
Cruise speed: 362 mph (580 km/h)
Stall speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
Range: 1,650 mi (2,655 km) with external tanks
Service ceiling: 41,900 ft (12,770 m)
Rate of climb: 3,200 ft/min (16.3 m/s)
Wing loading: 39 lb/ft² (192 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (300 W/kg)
Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6
Armament
6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns; 400 rounds per gun for the two inboard guns; 270 per outboard gun
2 hardpoints for up to 2,000 lb (907 kg)
10 × 5 in (127 mm) rockets
P-51H:
Data from The Great Book of Fighters[22]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
Height: 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m)
Wing area: 235 ft² (21.83 m²)
Empty weight: 7,040 lb (3,195 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,500 lb (4,310 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 11,500 lb (5,215 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Packard Merlin V-1650-9 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 1,380 hp (1,030 kW) military, 2,218 hp (1,655 kW) WEP
Performance
Maximum speed: 487 mph (784 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
Range: 1,160 mi (1,865 km) with external tanks
Service ceiling: 41,600 ft (12,680 m)
Rate of climb: 3,300 ft/min (16.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 40.4 lb/ft² (197.4 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.23 hp/lb (385 W/kg)
Armament
6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns with 1,880 total rounds (400 rounds for each on the inner pair, and 270 rounds for each of the outer two pair), or 4 of the same guns with 1,600 total rounds (400 per gun).


Here's the data for the A-10:



Data from The Great Book of Modern Warplanes[12]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
Wingspan: 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Wing area: 506 ft² (47.0 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 6716 root, NACA 6713 tip
Empty weight: 24,959 lb (11,321 kg)
Loaded weight:
Standard: 30,384 lb (13,782 kg)
On CAS mission: 47,094 lb (21,361 kg)
On anti-armor mission: 42,071 lb (19,083 kg))
Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (23,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2× General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans, 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) each
Performance
Never exceed speed: 450 knots (520 mph, 830 km/h)
Maximum speed: 380 knots (438 mph, 704 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 6 Mk 82 bombs
Cruise speed: 300 knots (340 mph, 560 km/h)
Combat radius:
On CAS mission: 250 nm (288 mi, 460 km) at 1.88 hour single-engine loiter at 5,000 ft (1,500 m), 10 min combat
On anti-armor mission: 252 nm (290 mi, 267 km), 40 nm (45 mi, 75 km) sea-level penetration and exit, 30 min combat
Ferry range: 2,240 nm (2,580 mi, 4,150 km) with 50 knot (55 mph, 90 km/h) headwinds, 20 minutes reserve
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,700 m)
Rate of climb: 6,000 ft/min (30 m/s)
Wing loading: 99 lb/ft² (482 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.36
Armament
Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger gatling gun with 1,350 rounds
Hardpoints: 8× under-wing and 3× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 16,000 lb (7,200 kg) and accommodating:
Mark 82, Mark 83, and Mark 84 general-purpose bombs or
Mk 77 incendiary bombs or
BLU-1, BLU-27/B Rockeye II, Mk20, BL755[citation needed] and CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs or
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (A-10C) or
GBU-10 Paveway II, GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-16 Paveway II and GBU-24 Paveway III laser-guided bombs or
Joint Direct Attack Munition (A-10C)[13] or
AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles or
LAU-68 Hydra 70 mm (2.76 in) and 127 mm (5.0 in) rocket pods or
Illumination flares, ECM and chaff pods or
ALQ-131 ECM pod or
LITENING AT/Sniper XR targeting pods (A-10C)

[Aslan]

I don't think the P-51 could do the job of the A-10. (A skyraider might be a closer match, but I doubt it...)

[grumpysfc]

There is another bird you guys seem to forget that an old infantryman loves to see circle the battlefield like a Buzzard, the AC-130. It may not be slick or pretty but it hangs around a lot longer than the F-16s and can take more abuse than one, not to mention shoots back a lot harder and faster. It is funny that all the generals in the Air Force want stealthy supersonic multirole jets and the guys on the ground want there to be aircraft that start with A up in the sky. I believe the Air Force was going to try a 30MM gun pod under the F-16 to replace the A-10, I don't know what happened to that experement. I'm guessing it was to much recoil on the hardpoint, not to mention no armored bathtub for the pilot. I guess nobody has pointed out to these gentlemen that when you hang all those bombs on those supersonic birds it adds a lot of drag and viola! you now have a really expensive subsonic aircraft. So here are a couple of pictures of my favorite birds.

[RIKA]

Outstanding photos, one and all. Thanks!

RIKA :)

[Aslan]

Here's a warthog for ya:

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/tlovern/Aircraft/warthog.jpg

[Aslan]

I can literally post thousands of aircraft and aircraft related pictures...

[RIKA]

I can literally post thousands of aircraft and aircraft related pictures...

You must have been collecting them for years. :beer:

RIKA

[BigEd63]

The Arkansas Air Guard just got Warthogs.

Fitting as they'll also have a "Hog" emblem on them.

As in Razorback. :dgrin:

[Aslan]

Actually, I've taken every picture I've posted....

[Gunners762]

http://members.aol.com/tomtheaeronut/p40-5.jpg The Only Flyable Early P-40 In The World http://members.aol.com/tomtheaeronut/p40b.html

[basketcase]

Hey,

They fly Mustangs here out of my back yard, (I'm one mile from the airport).
Always stops me "dead in my tracks" when they fly over, and over, and over...
Been told they also give lessons to fly them here in Bartow for about 1K an hour!

Basketcase

[RIKA]

Only 1K? Just put it on my mastercard. (Just kidding).

It is neat that you get to see the planes.

RIKA

[mazak]

grand an hour?.............I rented a cessna 150 for 75 bucks an hour ....with an instructor..........lol, I'd pay a grand to take a mustang up!


vne: cessna..................blah
vne: mustang................whoo hoo!

[Aslan]

VNE is for wussies! If the wings ain't bending, you ain't flying!

If I ever bought a sports car like a vette or a porsche, my license plate would be "NO VNE"