Ski Jump

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 02/10/2016 at 17:39 • Filed to: planelopnik

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A US Marine Corps YAV-8B Harrier undergoes ski-jump testing in July 1979. This aircraft (tail number 158394) was the first of two YAV-8B Harrier prototypes and took its maiden flight on November 9, 1978. Both prototypes were converted from existing AV-8A airframes (the AV-8A was the American version of the original British Harrier). The second prototype (158395) was lost in a crash on November 15, 1979, but the pilot ejected safely.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 02/10/2016 at 18:49

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Cool paint. I also dig the cribbing under the ramp.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 02/10/2016 at 18:51

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“cribbing” I had to look that up. Learned a new word today.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 02/10/2016 at 19:02

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I looked it up also. Mr. Sabre knows his stuff. Is the F86 still on your short list of favorites?

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/10/2016 at 19:04

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Yup. It’s the plane that I learned about in the 3rd grade that got all this aviation business started.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > f86sabre 02/10/2016 at 19:15

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I think he’s welding a hole in the gas tank.