Little known / experimental aircraft

[Hair Warrior]

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Now there’s an officer who managed to stay in the cockpit his whole career. I bet he didn’t log into NSIPS once. Hero.

 

[Treetop Flyer]

Now there’s an officer who managed to stay in the cockpit his whole career. I bet he didn’t log into NSIPS once. Hero.

Are you joking or do you not know who that is?

 

[Hair Warrior]

Are you joking or do you not know who that is?

Both

 

[Griz882]

Both

King went to flight school at age 50. His biography notes that his flying ability as "erratic" and quoted the commander of the squadron with which he flew as asking him if he "knew enough to be scared?" Still he did an average of 150 a year. Better yet, he commanded surface ships, submarines, and aircraft carriers! Imagine trying to do that today.

 

[Pags]

Both

King was arguably the most powerful USN officer ever. During WWII he was dual hatted as the Commander In Chief, US Fleet and CNO. So he most certainly left the cockpit.

 

[Randy Daytona]

Not experimental or little known, just a few photos of one of the most beautiful airplanes ever produced: the Beechcraft Staggerwing. Anyone know of other airplanes with the lower wing in the forward position?

 

[VMO4]

It also had a Navy designation as a VIP transport, my father has some GB-1 time flying an admiral around out of Norfolk for a bit as a stash job after
the war.

 

[VMO4]

Liberty call in Australia!!!!

 

[GroundPounder]

Liberty call in Australia!!!!
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83 years after the fact, I still wonder why CS 13 and CS 14 could not have swapped places.

 

[HuggyU2]

Anyone know of other airplanes with the lower wing in the forward position?

The Sopwith Dolphin.

 

[Griz882]

Here is a nice article that dances through the history of various tilt-rotor projects especially high speed (in excess of 400 kts) concepts. Looks like Bell is doing a little future imagineering work!

Bell's Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter

After 50 years of sporadic development, Bell thinks it can build a survivable, long-range, high-speed, VTOL aircraft adapted to tomorrow's wars.

www.thedrive.com

 

[hlg6016]

83 years after the fact, I still wonder why CS 13 and CS 14 could not have swapped places.

Maybe he's (13) the flight lead and he is barking at 15 and 16 to tighten up the formation?

 

[Hair Warrior]

Can the SR-72 Live Up to the SR-71's Legacy?

The SR-71 was vital to collecting intelligence on enemy activities and movement. How might the SR-72 help fill the same role today?

nationalinterest.org

Rumors about the SR-72 and Top Gun 2.

 

[jmcquate]

The speed limitation for the SR-71 (Mach 3.2) wasn't thrust, it was inlet temperature. So unless there has been a major breakthrough in metallurgy, Mach 6 for an air breather is a ways off. And then there's the obvious question..............why?

 

[Griz882]

And then there's the obvious question..............why?