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Infographic: The greatest turning points in aviation Excellent Graphics)
BBC ^ | 19 January 2015

Posted on 01/19/2015 10:44:45 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach


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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Military/Veterans; Reference
KEYWORDS: aerospace; aviation
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To: spokeshave

As a Math guy..... he should absolutely be on there.


41 posted on 01/19/2015 12:25:10 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: left that other site
Surprised no mention of the first queer pilot.
42 posted on 01/19/2015 12:36:23 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

Oh My.


43 posted on 01/19/2015 12:40:16 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

What about the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, which was the first major sea battle fought entirely with carrier based aircraft.


44 posted on 01/19/2015 12:50:11 PM PST by pelican001
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To: pelican001

AGREED!

They really did leave out some important things, even if my eyes missed a few!


45 posted on 01/19/2015 12:52:48 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
So, when were hot airline stewardesses invented?


46 posted on 01/19/2015 12:54:42 PM PST by uglybiker (nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
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To: uglybiker

And then un-invented by US carriers.


47 posted on 01/19/2015 1:04:21 PM PST by Dagnabitt
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To: pelican001; SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; TigersEye; Fred Nerks; GeronL; SJackson; blam; SierraWasp; ...

Oh that is a good addition.


48 posted on 01/19/2015 1:05:34 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: left that other site

Wow....I’ll bet it was.


49 posted on 01/19/2015 1:30:44 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Life and death are but temporary states. But Freedom endures forever.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

What I loved were the sandy little uninhabited islands that drift off below Chatham. They looked SO awesome from the air.

The Florida Keys from a biplane are amazing too. You can actually see the sharks and rays swimming amongst the coral.


50 posted on 01/19/2015 1:35:38 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: SkyPilot

Post # 11 - What did that bird just crap out?


51 posted on 01/19/2015 1:39:34 PM PST by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

52 posted on 01/19/2015 1:46:31 PM PST by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
RE: "Oh that is a good addition."

Battle of the Coral Sea. Indeed it was appropriate to add
to the list.
53 posted on 01/19/2015 2:38:17 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Galt level is not far away......but alas! Honor must be earned...)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

No Alice Kramden?.......(Sorry)


54 posted on 01/19/2015 3:14:37 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: Sirius Lee
LOL!

Amazing!

55 posted on 01/19/2015 7:51:29 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: SkyPilot

Neat looking little plane. What’s the advantage of the dual stabilizers?


56 posted on 01/19/2015 8:16:24 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: SkyPilot

that looks really small. Sort of reminds me of the P51 Mustang kits I have seen online that are half or three-quarter size.


57 posted on 01/19/2015 8:19:51 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Yardstick; GeronL
The Ercoupe came out in 1946 (they manufactured a few later in the late 60's, but almost all were made right after WW II). The general aviation aircraft industry was in full swing, thinking that tens of thousands of newly training pilots would be buying airplanes like cars.

That never really panned out. Most GIs were trying to go back to college or trade school in the GI bill, get married, have kids, save for a home, and get their lives back to together.

But some great aircraft were made in 1946 - many still flying today.

The Ercoupe was designed by the same guy who designed the Piper 140. He thought he would design an aircraft that didn't need rudder pedals for control, the rudder axis is connect to the yoke. He also made the aircraft "spin proof" for safety, but I tried spinning it and it sort of did spin. It certainly stalled. It was called the "poor man's P-38" at the time, in reference to the great Lockheed Lightening.

58 posted on 01/20/2015 2:39:27 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: GeronL; left that other site

Don’t think I saw Grumman’s F-14 Tomcat listed.
The Navy pilots loved that airplane.
(And the plane became a movie star ala Tom Cruise)!

We ended up coming from NY where Grumman was located for years, to CA in 1969 because the Tomcat went to Pt. Mugu to test it’s missiles over the Pacific, and my spouse went to work in the personnel office, later to be re-named ‘Human Resources.’
Decided to retire here rather than return to NY.

The MetLife Blimp was and maybe still is, moored at the Camarillo Airport. Love seeing that thing overhead!


59 posted on 01/20/2015 3:20:25 AM PST by USARightSide (S U P P O R T I N G OUR T R O O P S)
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To: USARightSide

The Goodyear Blimp is berthed right down the street from me, and so i see it quite ofter.

At night, it is lit from inside and is sometimes mistaken for a UFO!

We have Air Shows around here frequently, and one day I looked up at a very low-flying B-29.

But the high point of my “Aviation Adventure” was when i flew a WW2 era T-6 over Kissimmee.

No...I stand corrected. The high point of my “Aviation Adventure” was chatting with Gen Paul Tibbetts at Tamiami Airport. After his lecture, I hung out with him a bit, got his autograph, and showed him my Harley, which he liked very much.

About the graphic...it left a lot of important stuff out, but was fun to look at, anyway! LOL!


60 posted on 01/20/2015 5:14:06 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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