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Papua New Guinea, 1944

 

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Corsair squadron in the Pacific. Wildcat sits at far end of the line

 

[Photon440]

With a top speed of 550 mph, the TU-114 could keep up with most jets. Until the 747 came out, it was the largest passenger plane in the 1960s. It was quite reliable and safe, with 0 in flight fatalities.

 

[Geff McCarthy]

TU-114 has a larger fuselage than the "Bear" bomber, TU-95. Around 1995, the Russians visited Barksdale AFB in Louisiana, a reciprocal visit. We put the crews into the old nuclear alert facility! The -95 was far more ergonomic, and stylish, than the Buff, the B-52. It had curtains and a wooden walking surface for the 6? crew stations single file on both sides of the interior. The cook was Georgian, the source of all wine and cuisine for the Soviets. My son-in-law is Georgian, and the cuisine is very attractive. Same for wine!

 

[Photon440]

Not only was the TU-144 larger, it was also pressurized. It has stylish hotel quality washrooms, cloakrooms and a 45 seat dining room with the kitchen below decks, food being delivered via elevators. The flagship of the Soviet Aeroflot.

The main drawback was those 15,000 hp. turboprop engines and contra-rotating props making for a very loud interior experience.

 

[Photon440]

The P-82 Twin Mustang was the very last Piston powered fighter that the USAF ordered, before switching to jets.

In a rather unusual move, the trainer versions were faster and had better performance than the actual fighter versions, due to the early versions used for training being powered by Rolls Royce Merlin engines (built by Packard), while the main production run switched to lower powered Allison engines.

 

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[Richard Cranium]

Pilot, co-pilot killed after passenger jet hits ground fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport

The pilot and co-pilot of an ‌Air Canada Express regional jet were killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, in an incident that closed the airport, authorities and U.S. media said.

www.reuters.com

 

[Dave6T4]

Sad. Just sad!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Sad indeed. Video of the crash from a security camera. It's being reported that one flight attendant was on the ground still strapped in her seat. RIP to the two pilots.

 

[dadsbee]

She got thrown some 330 feet in front of the mess, still strapped onto her jump seat!! 26 year veteran flight attendant. Bet she's worked her last flight !

 

[dadsbee]

A terrible example of why you never clap on a landing, until the bird is at the gate!

 

[Richard Cranium]

A terrible example of why you never clap on a landing, until the bird is at the gate!

Or unfasten your seat belt.

 

[dadsbee]

What a kick in the nuts... 30 years old and doing what he loved.

 

[Richard Cranium]