The 1957 182A is reasonably quiet with the active and passive headset on :-)
I did load it up with sound deadening insulation as the first step in
installing the interior - I'd hate to hear it without that.
On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:47 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:47 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> A landing strip at the Tallahassee, Florida airport (TLH) is beside a long
> building which a novice could easily mistake for the runway at night. Bob,
> who is something of a jokester, half way lined up
cost these
> days.
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-36 With Tank Treads??, NOW 777
>
>
> > Back many moons ago I was going BOS-L
Flying in our rebuilt 182A is similar, I keep finding little things (and
some not so little) that need to be fixed. Statistically, most engine
failures happen within the first 200 hours after either new or overhaul. We
lost oil pressure a month ago just after take-off. A galley plug wasn't
tightene
Message - From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes"
To:
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-36 With Tank Treads??, NOW 777
Back many moons ago I was going BOS-LHR on BA, got on a brand new 777
(was its 2nd flight). The FAs and pilots were all excited about i
014 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-36 With Tank Treads??, NOW 777
Back many moons ago I was going BOS-LHR on BA, got on a brand new 777 (was
its 2nd flight). The FAs and pilots were all excited about it and spent a
lot of time pointing out the new features and performance and such. I
think the
Back many moons ago I was going BOS-LHR on BA, got on a brand new 777
(was its 2nd flight). The FAs and pilots were all excited about it and
spent a lot of time pointing out the new features and performance and
such. I think the galleys were down below, there was an elevator for
going up and
WILTON wrote:
> Several years ago, Boeing tried to get USAF to replace the eight engines
> with four much newer and more efficient engines that were already airliner
> surplus at the time and producing about 40,000 lbs each. Air Force refused
> - didn't want a "private company to have control of i
"Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-36 With Tank Treads??
AT wrote:
And in comparison to the B-36 and B-52, we now have the B-1B with an
empty weight of 182,000 lb, maximum gross weight of 477,000 lb...
I remember 18 years ago takin
The 777 is an awesome airliner.
On Sep 28, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
AT wrote:
> And in comparison to the B-36 and B-52, we now have the B-1B with an empty
> weight of 182,000 lb, maximum gross weight of 477,000 lb...
>
I remember 18 years ago taking a ride on the new 777. The
AT wrote:
> And in comparison to the B-36 and B-52, we now have the B-1B with an empty
> weight of 182,000 lb, maximum gross weight of 477,000 lb...
>
I remember 18 years ago taking a ride on the new 777. The pilot was
proud to compare his new 777 with the familiar B-52. B-52 had 8
engines and
AT wrote:
> And in comparison to the B-36 and B-52, we now have the B-1B with an empty
> weight of 182,000 lb, maximum gross weight of 477,000 lb...
>
I remember 18 years ago taking a ride on the new 777. The pilot was
proud to compare his new 777 with the familiar B-52. B-52 had 8
engines and
ot;
To: "Dan Penoff" ; "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-36 With Tank Treads??
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:46:45 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> Check it out:
>>
>> http://foxtrotalpha.
Those are 12,000 shaft hp engines on that thing, the largest turbo-props
ever. Pootie has been sending them around to rattle Obama's cage a
bit. It would be interesting to see a stealth aircraft fly up their 6
and let off a little shot under the flight deck. Or maybe that has
already happene
The really scary thing is the Tupolev Bear -- similar size to the B-52
but almost as fast, flies higher, and carries more bomb load twice as
far. On big hairy counter-rotating turboprops, something that no one
in the west ever got to work very well.
Probably vibrates almost as bad as a B-3
It's actually fairly easy to miss the B-36 in the hanger -- it's so
big you cannot get far enough away from it to actually see it.
IIRC, the wings are something like 20 feet above the ground and a tall
guy can walk easily under the bomb bay with the doors open, so it's
lost in the structure
Chance-Vought was fairly conservative with the wing loading, and
Boeing was not. Much more lift per square foot, thus less structure.
The B-60 (I think that was the designation for the all-jet B-36
derivative) was a real dog. Way too big, wing way too fat, and so
forth since it was not re
I went to the Air Force Museum 3-4 times a year from the early 60s until 1969.
The majority of the static displays at that time were on a large gravel pad
next to a big hangar where the indoor displays were.
About the only thing I recall about the indoor displays was the B-29 fuselage
that you
n List"
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-36 With Tank Treads??
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:46:45 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
Check it out:
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/wait-the-b-36-peacemaker-flew-with-tank-tracks-for-lan-1638780957
Yup. Also in
That was an experimental system that was only installed once, I
think. I'd imagine that it was almost impossible to keep the track on
the gear at take-off speeds!
The eventual replacement was the first four-wheel bogey that was then
used until they retired the B-36.
If you have not been
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:46:45 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> Check it out:
>
> http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/wait-the-b-36-peacemaker-flew-with-tank-tracks-for-lan-1638780957
Yup. Also interesting are the comments:
A wingspan of 230 feet, six piston engines and later four
Check it out:
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/wait-the-b-36-peacemaker-flew-with-tank-tracks-for-lan-1638780957
Dan
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