Meanwhile, on Air Force One:

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 01/10/2018 at 14:04 • Filed to: None

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:09

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you tease!

(that’d be a nice turn of events tho... finally some trump news i want to read)

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:13

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Can’t be real, no KFC/burger wrappers or pop bottles, not to mention he might not fit through the window.

Textured Soy Protein > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:14

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I like it.

(For the uninitiated...)

Textured Soy Protein > fintail 01/10/2018 at 14:15

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He’s lubricated by the grease from the filet-o-fishes he ate without the buns.

For Sweden > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/10/2018 at 14:15

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Wishing for someone’s death is a bit lame tbh

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:15

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OK, calling ttyymmnn - - is that a Connie or a Comet?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > For Sweden 01/10/2018 at 14:16

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i can live with that.... i havent been cool since my teens... and even then that may have been all in my mind

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:16

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In proportion with his approval rating.

AfromanGTO > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:20

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I watched Goldfinger a few nights ago on BBC. I was amazed how much Miami Beach has changed. I never knew Fountainebleu had such an enormous high dive back then. I miss living on South Beach...

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:35

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We could be so lucky.

Also, this was the plane in that scene, a Lockheed Jetstar with a laughably bad livery that included backwards US flags.

That said, the inspiration for the choice of airplane may well have come from Lyndon Johnson, who often visited his Texas ranch as a passenger on this Raymond Loewy-liveried Jetstar and was in office with Goldfinger was released (1964). LBJ called it Air Force One-Half.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/air-force-one-half-1730866310

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TheTurbochargedSquirrel > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/10/2018 at 14:35

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Don’t worry, I already have a reservation in for the party bus to hell and we still have a few extra seats.

McMike > For Sweden 01/10/2018 at 14:35

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He could be breaking in to the airplane for all we know.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/10/2018 at 14:37

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excellent :D

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > For Sweden 01/10/2018 at 14:37

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The stuff you say, then this? Please.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 01/10/2018 at 14:39

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Lockheed something, JetStar, maybe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:42

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Ha - yeah, that’s it! I originally was only looking at the interior shot, in which the square windows stick out. You’ll never see that today, but there were a few aircraft back then that had that.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 14:43

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LOL on the flags - and I’m impressed that the interior shots also seem to be of a Jetstar?

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 01/10/2018 at 14:46

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I’ve never been on a Jetstar, so I’ll have to take your word for it. It looks like there was money in the budget for a set or a live Jetstar for the interior scenes, but not enough to have an actual Jetstar for the flying scenes. At least not enough for one they could repaint. The Air Force had Jetstars, and ones that would have looked considerably more believable. This paint-over-aluminum livery is dead sexy.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 01/10/2018 at 14:48

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I missed the call out, but I still managed to answer your question, in excruciating detail! Polonius said that brevity is the soul of wit, so I must be a pretty witless guy.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 14:48

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Oh, I certainly haven’t been on one, either - but the rough scale and the square windows seem to match up well enough.

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 14:49

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I honestly thought this was an iPhone panorama fail and we were looking at Trump’s body parts randomly mashed together like a KFC bowl.

And the decor didn’t throw me off. That’s how I imagine he decorates. Like it’s the 70s.

boredalways > For Sweden 01/10/2018 at 14:51

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Let’s not...

ttyymmnn > Textured Soy Protein 01/10/2018 at 14:54

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“Who are you?”

“My name is Pussy Galore.”

“I must be dreaming...”

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 15:02

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“Where’s Goldfinger?”

“Playing his Golden harp.”

Mercedes Streeter > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 15:07

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Mmmmmm, quad rear engines...

See also:

someassemblyrequired > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 15:14

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Can confirm for sure as I helped move one into a museum.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Textured Soy Protein 01/10/2018 at 15:39

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We have people to clean that stuff up.

Roundbadge > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 15:45

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I was inside a JetStar in the late ‘80s. The scale is about right. Same night, I got to climb inside a Sabreliner owned by the same company, and also a Grumman Goose that was being refurbished for the owner of the company to use while island-hopping in the Caribbean.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Textured Soy Protein 01/10/2018 at 15:45

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AfromanGTO 01/10/2018 at 15:46

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Every time I watch one of these old James Bond movies, I am amazed by how BAD they were.

ttyymmnn > Roundbadge 01/10/2018 at 15:48

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Aviation history tidbit: The Sabreliner got its name because of the similarity in the shape of the wings and tail to the F-86 Sabre.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 15:49

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I just read that Lyndon Johnson would refer to his Johnson as “Jumbo” to his staff.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 15:50

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/this-date-in-aviation-history-june-8-june-10-1780829717

Scroll down.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 01/10/2018 at 15:50

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Like the Comet, which had square windows whose corners failed and caused the planes to blow up.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Ash78, voting early and often 01/10/2018 at 15:54

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Not enough gold.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/10/2018 at 15:55

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In the Oval Office.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 15:58

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And somebody said, “Oh, SHIT!!”

AirSpaceMag did a story on it as well.

AfromanGTO > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/10/2018 at 16:34

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Remember the first Bond movies were made in 63 and 64. The tech to make them super realistic wasn’t created yet.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AfromanGTO 01/10/2018 at 16:46

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No, that part is fine. My complaint is with the ones after that... Roger Moore... Ew. Terrible.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > someassemblyrequired 01/10/2018 at 19:37

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There was a Jetstar based at my home ‘drome in CT about ten years ago. It flew once or twice a year - that thing must’ve been the biggest gas pig. I did get to check out the interior when it was in for phase maintenance. It was last updated sometime in the early 80s and looked like my grandmother’s living room. Yeeesh.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/11/2018 at 00:26

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gold finger is one of my favorite bond films, but the barn scene is pretty rapey and has not aged well.

presentism for ya

someassemblyrequired > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/11/2018 at 09:52

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Yeah the one I was in hadn’t been touched since it left the factory, while a VIP config it wasn’t as nice as Goldfinger’s. I can’t imagine there are many original Jetstars left in flying condition, though there may be a few re-engined ones and Jetstar IIs left. They might not be too bad on gas with the Garrett engines, but I’m guessing they’re the 500ci 70s Cadillac of bizjets.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/11/2018 at 13:15

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Rapey and presentism? Will you elaborate?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/11/2018 at 19:45

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rapey when he pins Pussy Galore in the barn

“presentism: uncritical adherence to present-day attitudes, especially the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts.” In 64 folks probably weren’t schocked, but now hasn’ aged well. similar to Revenge of the Nerds with the spy cameras and moonbounce scene.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/11/2018 at 23:07

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You are a better Liberal than I am, but I agree with you completely. Good examples, both.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/11/2018 at 23:22

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i was on a classic movie binge over the holidays and it really was fasinatinge seeing what was socially acceptable, both in racisma and sexism not very long ago.

blazing saddles is still one of my favorite movies though as it just puts it all right out there.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/12/2018 at 00:43

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As only Mel Brooks could. Young Frankenstein is my favorite.