Maximum Awesomeness

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 04/11/2015 at 13:29 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Three X-15s, three lifting bodies, an F-4, what may be an orange F5D, an NF-104 and a Gooney Bird. I think I may have found my dream garage. (Edits thanks to Skyfire77!)

Jcarr > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 13:46

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That orange one doesn't look like a Hun. Not sure what it is.

user314 > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 14:10

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The orange plane is one of NASA's F5D s. Between it and the C-47 is an NF-104.

f86sabre > user314 04/11/2015 at 14:15

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Even better!

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 15:21

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That is indeed a lot of awesome for one structure to contain!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 16:03

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Lets get it on. I was looking for a pic I've seen of, I think Neil, and its not the full crash you can find easily, its a pic of a hard landing, you can see the fuselage is bent and it did drag a bad bad wheel or something. Interesting day I bet.

VolksytheBug > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 16:06

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#PhantomsPhorever

f86sabre > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 04/11/2015 at 16:30

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This one?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 17:23

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I don't think so, the day I saw the plane being used had a kink in it behind the cockpit, like it hit hard and bed the whole plane but didn't break it. This looks like a successful day. Cool pic, I don't remember this one. I'll put it on my blog! I will try to find it, I know its on my page somewhere.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 17:37

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This looks like the day

Other stuff:

f86sabre > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 04/11/2015 at 17:47

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ah, yeah that was Scott Crossfield. Had an engine problem after drop and landed heavy. The aircraft was rebuilt and is now in at Wright-Pat

user314 > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 18:08

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Not sure if I've shared this before, but it's too cool not to.

I caught this on A&E back in the '80s, and was blown away. A look at the early attempts to break the sound barrier, and the incredible work done by the pilots of the X-15s; I give you An American Experience: The Rocket Pilots .

BorkBorkBjork > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 20:32

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I have an unhealthy obsession with the F-104. It's just one of those planes that "looks" like a fighter.

f86sabre > BorkBorkBjork 04/11/2015 at 20:41

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A healthy obsession...

BorkBorkBjork > f86sabre 04/11/2015 at 20:52

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Still looks state-of-the-art fifty years later.