Who Likes Aircraft ?

[69 Sleeper Bee]

Actual RC scale model airplane NASA used to prove a full size 747 could piggyback the space shuttle across the country from Edwards AFB California or White Sands New Mexico back to Kennedy Space Center Florida.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I wonder why it was mounted with the nose high?

 

[f569]

I wonder why it was mounted with the nose high?

I read many years ago that without the flight computers piloting the shuttle was like trying to fly a brick.
Perhaps it was for lift?

 

[Dipstick]

I wonder why it was mounted with the nose high?

High angle of attack increases lift...to a point. It also increases drag but they weren't in a hurry.

 

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[Photon440]

 

[Pops1967GTX]

who remembers "SkyKing" took flight

 

[HEMIB]

De Haviland

 

[DeltaV]

A green flash indicates triethylborane (TEB) has exploded just prior to igniting the JP-7. Tanks of TEB contained enough of the chemical for up to 16 starts/restarts of the main engine or afterburner section. (Image credit: United States Air Force)

 

[dadsbee]

Sold the FinLaw's air beater yesterday afternoon, as is where is. With 6" of White crap forecast for Sunday I moved it from the back door to front. Then hosed it off ready to pull the wings, so it can be trailered to it's new home. Fresh gas and a battery it would probably just fire and go, but I've had no time to work on it in 5 years since i took the old man's head set away. Was just glad someone wanted it more than us. Covers our cruise, maybe I can look at cars again! Lol

 

[Photon440]

A replica of Henri Coanda's turbine reaction engine (jet) from 1910, inside the National Military Museum in Rumania.

 

[KLY68GTX]

My youngest son Kyle is 21 and just received his commercial pilot license on Monday. He will complete his CFI next and start instructing to build hours. He is a busy kid flying, working and college.