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Sternjaeger II

04-23-2012 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sutts (Post 413575)

I wonder if we have any Egyptians among our ranks? Would love to hear what those guys in the vids are saying.

any Arabic speaker might do as well.

zodiac

04-23-2012 05:34 PM

Pilot rituals

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Hello fellow air enthousiasts!

I hope you like some pilot culture to? I was wondering if anybody knows if the picture I attached to my post depicts some kind of pilot ritual. The picture is from a set of photo's from RAF 609 squadron i've found on the internet. Because there is no further information with the photos, I can't tell if it was a practical joke or if it's really some kind of ritual for RAF pilots.

Yesterday I've heard another funny story about a pilot walking on the ceiling of the mess, in a documentary about operation Jericho (a very good one to). I assume that it must atleast have something of a purpose (it can't be just for fun, can it? :) ).

So if somebody knows more about what's happening on that photograph: feel free to share your knowledge. And I think there is still some place in this thread to post other pilot rituals to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAlaPEfcX2Q

Sternjaeger II

04-23-2012 05:45 PM

Peeing on the plane's wheels or tail wheel before takeoff was quite a common one. I've heard of pilots not wanting to be photographed before a mission,not celebrating the end of a tour before the last mission..

Pilots were/are a superstitious bunch: I once was going to an airfield with a military pilot who slammed on the brakes and pulled over because a black cat had crossed the road.. I thought he was pulling my leg but he actually waited for someone else to pass before he got back on the road!

engadin

04-23-2012 07:38 PM

Now it is officially confirmed: the P-40 found is this one.

The pilot got lost due to a wrong Lonely Planet map consulted upside down. The rest is history:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJZ5x...168&feature=iv

Thee_oddball

04-23-2012 09:13 PM

World War II: Air War Over Iraq

nice read
http://www.historynet.com/world-war-...-over-iraq.htm

palker4

04-23-2012 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II (Post 413483)

well most WW2 planes are a monocoque design, so you can't really "skin" them, they would just bend and break. Some have their panels partially removed or cut to show the inside structure though, you can find them in several museums.

Well i have seen MiG-21 that had most almost all of its skin removed on one side of the fuselage. I think that most aircraft would survive such treatment

taildraggernut

04-23-2012 09:46 PM

Mig-21 is not a stressed skin construction.....well it kind of is, but it's built using heavier and stiffer formers and spars which are much more self supporting.

Maybe a Hurricane or other fabric covered aircraft can be displayed that way, but a typical WWII all metal airframe is a monocoque (stressed skin) and would deffinately bend and wobble with no skin on.

T_O_A_D

04-23-2012 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AKA_Tenn (Post 413478)

I'd like to see a spit or a p40 or any plane like that with no skin, just the skeleton, so its easy to see all the electronics and cables and such...

Dayton Ohio Air Force Museum has this Sabre.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1242045...57601765630342
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1242045...7601765630342/

Thee_oddball

04-23-2012 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by T_O_A_D (Post 413780)

Dayton Ohio Air Force Museum has this Sabre.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1242045...57601765630342
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1242045...7601765630342/

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