Aviation trivia quiz.

a reply to: TerryDon79

My personal favorite C-130 video was the STOL modification they tried to use to land in a soccer stadium in Tehran to rescue the hostages. They put rockets on the nose facing forward and fired them as they landed. It failed. Spectacularly.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: TerryDon79

My personal favorite C-130 video was the STOL modification they tried to use to land in a soccer stadium in Tehran to rescue the hostages. They put rockets on the nose facing forward and fired them as they landed. It failed. Spectacularly.

Gonna have to find that one too lol.

Just added a video of the c-130 landing on the carrier on my other post.

a reply to: TerryDon79

I'd find it for you but linking YouTube videos on my phone is a royal PITA.

originally posted by: Imagewerx

Next trivia question.What is specific about how the windows are fitted into modern control towers?

I'll ask this one again,surely Zaph must know the answer to it?

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: TerryDon79

I'd find it for you but linking YouTube videos on my phone is a royal PITA.

Im on my phone too, but I can get this as a desktop site too

Operation Credible Sport

a reply to: Imagewerx

Is it an anti glare or one way mirror type of thing?

a reply to: Imagewerx

They get sucked out real good.

The angle keeps them clear of rain and other debris, as well as reflecting any reflections from inside the tower up and away from the controllers so they can see.

What I was after was the exact specification about how they're fitted.They're all installed (or supposed to be) at 15 degrees from the vertical.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Those "modifications" were like something you would make when you are drunk and playing Kerbal Space Program...

Didn't it end up in two pieces (before it burned to the ground)?

originally posted by: Barnalby
a reply to: Zaphod58

Those "modifications" were like something you would make when you are drunk and playing Kerbal Space Program...

Didn't it end up in two pieces (before it burned to the ground)?

Check out the video I posted (it's near the end).

To me it just looks like a hard landing.

a reply to: TerryDon79

Whoops, I didn't catch that!

Well, technically it broke in two, but yeah, it otherwise went like something from KSP, haha

originally posted by: Barnalby
a reply to: TerryDon79

Whoops, I didn't catch that!

Well, technically it broke in two, but yeah, it otherwise went like something from KSP, haha

Yeah, but in KSP you can reset and try again lol

a reply to: TerryDon79

And that particular concept was definitely a "reset to spaceplane hangar" sort of situation...

originally posted by: Barnalby
a reply to: TerryDon79

And that particular concept was definitely a "reset to spaceplane hangar" sort of situation...

Yeah I guess. Fascinating concept though. I wonder why they ditched it? Surely not just because of that one incident?

a reply to: TerryDon79

One aircraft: The V-22

Along with Senior Citizen, IF she ever flew...

a reply to: Barnalby

It burned first.

a reply to: TerryDon79

It was a specific modification for a single mission. They were going to land it in downtown Tehran, board the hostages after an SF team broke them out, and get out on board.

originally posted by: Barnalby
a reply to: TerryDon79

One aircraft: The V-22

Along with Senior Citizen, IF she ever flew...

Well duh! (Aimed at myself)

How did I forget about the osprey?

What was the EC-18 used for?

originally posted by: Zaphod58
What was the EC-18 used for?

I had to google that plane. God she's ugly. It's like snoopy and a 707 had a baby.