georgeob landing

Doesn't the end of the deck look a little, well, abrupt?

At that speed?

what is that thang looks like one them remote toys.

I thought it looked kind of like the Spirit of Kitty Hawk

George was always very diligent - learning by doing!

Thirty seconds before that photo was taken, the magazine was sideways, with centerfold extending downwards.

....but didn't have the stamina for NASA

Gosh, this is impressive. Where's George? He must be proud of his exploits, unless these are stolen photos that were supposed to be kept secret for the next 100 years. Uh oh, Dys is in trou-ble.

Actually, George and the guy second from left were practicing the drill.

You know the one.

"If you're flying at supersonic speed and you lose an engine, hold onto your ass with both hands."

C'mon...BOTH hands, George.

Just found this.

The X 15 photo with the pilot on the right scratching his ass is priceless !!

The truth is both the full pressure suits and the old ventilated wet suits (cold water survival) were completely air tight, and sweating in them was a real problem. Fortunately the aircraft ventilation systems provided a hookup for forced airflow with cooled air. Unfortunately, in most jet aircraft the ventilation system doesn't kick in until the engine is revved up past about 50% max RPM - that meant no air flow until takeoff.

The A-4 was particularly bad in this area, and, to make matters worse, it had a very small, cramped cockpit. Few things in life are as good as that first blast of refrigerated air up your ass as you advanced the throttle on the catapult after 30 minutes sweating like a stuck pig on the flight deck. It also made for exciting cat shots.

Snort...

Where did you learn that, Diane????? For many years "snorting" during a cat shot (making a snoring kind of noise over the radio) was considered the ultimate cool gesture by young pilots. Brings back memories....

Geaorge, I've always been cool.










Snort.

I think I love you.

Oy!! Everybody on here is a G-D flirt, it seems. Huh! But if that's your butt, ob1 - cool.

A friend used to date an X15 pilot. I wonder...

Wonder no more, osso. Those pilots, well.....

tell me Diane.... how do you know.... about the snorting?

Well damn, you just won't let me be mysterious, will you?

When I'm in a witty group and start laughing endlessly, I start to snort. Not ladylike, not cute, just SNORT!

I assume the pilots use pretend snoring to show off their coolness under pressure.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Still, I'm one cool cookie...even while snorting.