"Leadbull" (leadbull911)
06/02/2016 at 19:23 • Filed to: Planelopnik, museumlopnik
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"Leadbull" (leadbull911)
06/02/2016 at 19:23 • Filed to: Planelopnik, museumlopnik | 2
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Blackbird (M-21) content below, plus some extra goodies.
The M-21 was a variant of the A-12 that launched a faster, higher flying drone (D-21) off its back.
They had an old 707 Air Force one that was used by Eisenhower and Kennedy. Here’s JFK’s shitter
A Russian Resurs 500 space capsule from 1992
SR-71 cockpit (to be clear — not from the same aircraft pictured above). No lie, it’s probably got way more leg room than that Aerocar. I’m 6'3" and fit with plenty of room to spare. Wasn’t wearing a space suit though...
This Huey sparked a wonderful conversation with my grandfather, who spent a lot of time riding on these in Vietnam. He was shot down twice
Clarkson’s fave
Beautiful artwork on a Soviet Yak-9
The world’s first fighter plane. Caproni Ca.20, built in 1914
State of the art nav system of the Caproni
Space shuttle trainer
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Leadbull
> Leadbull
06/02/2016 at 19:24 |
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Man, that was a real pain in the neck to type up on mobile.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> Leadbull
06/02/2016 at 19:31 |
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Awesome pictures. But I came here hoping you’d have information about testing the ground speed of the Blackbird. It’s a question that has weighed heavily on my mind for years.
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Leadbull
> Honeybunchesofgoats
06/02/2016 at 19:32 |
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It was close to 1900. Our equipment is better than ground control’s.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Leadbull
06/02/2016 at 19:36 |
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Was the cockpit just a cockpit or did you get to sit in the actual plane? I'm jealous either way, but one way would make me more jealous.
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Leadbull
> Honeybunchesofgoats
06/02/2016 at 19:38 |
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Just a cockpit. Sorry, but I guess you’ll have to direct your burning jealousy somewhere else.
It's a "Porch-uh"
> Leadbull
06/02/2016 at 21:00 |
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Sigh... I could have gone here instead of the Museum of History & Industry. Instead, I paid $20 to sit on a bench for an hour.
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Leadbull
> It's a "Porch-uh"
06/02/2016 at 23:06 |
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Was it a nice bench?
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It's a "Porch-uh"
> Leadbull
06/03/2016 at 18:18 |
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Eh. Could have used a better cushion.
Hopefully I’ll have a job up there by the fall and can take the kids before they start school.
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Leadbull
> It's a "Porch-uh"
06/03/2016 at 18:39 |
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I’m from St. Louis, but I really want to move out there in a couple of years after my career has progressed a bit further. I'm in love with that area
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It's a "Porch-uh"
> Leadbull
06/06/2016 at 11:48 |
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Ditto. What kind of work do you do?
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Leadbull
> It's a "Porch-uh"
06/06/2016 at 16:44 |
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I'm a geospatial analyst. I've been working in the defense realm so far, but it's a pretty broad career field and that's only one side of it.