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November 09, 2008 at
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Posted By: Hawker on November 09 2008 at 01:44:26 AM
How about crybabies??? There seems to be plenty of those around here for that topic.
Shit people, if you don't want to read it, don't click on it. Seems pretty simple to me.
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You are right. I was fooled into thinking this was about sprint car "pilots". We should be able to share our other interest with each other. My favorite "pilot" is the Flying Shu.
 I borrowed this photo from the internet so, give credit where credit is due.
Sean,
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!!Get Well Shane!!
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November 09, 2008 at
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Hey Hawker, explain.. inverted fuel or oil systems, please, as this seems important to you. Seriously, what does this mean?
Sean,
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November 09, 2008 at
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If you turn a normal airplane upside down, the fuel pickup in the fuel tanks and the oil pickup in the oil pan will not be able to pickup any fuel or oil. So, the engine will eventually stall from no fuel and blow up from no oil.
But if a pilot keeps one positive "G" on the aircraft throughout the maneuver, the fuel and oil stays in the bottom of the tanks/sump. It is the same principle as what keeps the tea in the glass in the first video that I posted in this thread.
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November 09, 2008 at
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Posted By: bmarafan on November 07 2008 at 06:19:55 PM
I feel privileged to have meet Mr. Hoover and seen him perform in both the Aerocommander and the Mustang. He and John Glenn more or less came of age as pilots at the same time back in the glory days of chasing after the speed of sound after WWII. Mr. Glenn probably got more of the glory what with breaking the sound barrier and being an astronaut but Mr. Hoover had super human ability in an airplane.
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Glenn was the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.Yeager was the first to break the sound barrier. It would be hard to argue that Hoover was not the best private pilot. Never heard any of them accomplished much without a wing.
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November 09, 2008 at
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Posted By: sumthing4rockets on November 09 2008 at 06:56:18 PM
Glenn was the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.Yeager was the first to break the sound barrier. It would be hard to argue that Hoover was not the best private pilot. Never heard any of them accomplished much without a wing.
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Many people do not realize that Yeager picked Hoover as his crew in the X-1 tests and that Hoover was the "backup" pilot for Yeager.
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November 09, 2008 at
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Posted By: Hawker on November 09 2008 at 07:07:25 PM
Many people do not realize that Yeager picked Hoover as his crew in the X-1 tests and that Hoover was the "backup" pilot for Yeager.
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I liked the videos,is there a aircraft based forum you could direct me to .thanks...I haven't flown in over 10 years..you got me going again..know where I can rent a 172 wet for $39/hr
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November 09, 2008 at
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Posted By: race88 on November 09 2008 at 09:03:06 PM
I liked the videos,is there a aircraft based forum you could direct me to .thanks...I haven't flown in over 10 years..you got me going again..know where I can rent a 172 wet for $39/hr
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LOL, yeah it has been a while huh? The going rate these days for a 150 is $80/hr wet!!!
When I worked for Cessna (2006), the company flying club had 172R for $45/hr.
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