National Aviation Day

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/19/2016 at 21:00 • Filed to: planelopnik

National Aviation Day was established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is observed on the date of Orville Wright’s birthday (his brother Wilbur had died in 1912). It celebrates the history, technological development, and marvel of aviation. So let’s celebrate, Oppo! Post your pics here, and I’ll bump it up a couple of times throughout the day.

All photos ©Tim Shaffer

DISCUSSION (23)

X37.9XXS > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 10:14

A bunch of things that shouldn’t be able to fly doing a bunch of impossible things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pBHB7…

Sam > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 10:35

It’s amazing that we went from people thinking that flight was impossible, to people thinking that flight across oceans is impossible, to having planes that can traverse the globe several times over. All in the last 150 years or so.

ttyymmnn > Sam
08/19/2016 at 10:47

The pace of aviation development has been nothing short of remarkable. I’ve got a little post coming later this morning that helps to illustrate this. Basically, Orville Wright lived to see not only the first flight, but also the breaking of the sound barrier. We went from 6.8 mph to Mach 1 in 44 years.

Viggen > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 11:02

Well, time to spam pictures from my phone! The deployment pictures will come after work since they're on my computer. For now, here’s a piece of history. An old CH-47D.

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ttyymmnn > Viggen
08/19/2016 at 11:07

I toured a TXANG Chinook D at a recent air show. Pretty sure the airframe dated back to Vietnam, but the manufacturer plate was long gone.

Viggen > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 11:13

Manufacturer plates are located in the cockpit. But there's a good chance that it was a rebuilt B model.

Chris Clarke > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 11:21

Just took these this morning.

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And these in the last couple weeks.

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ttyymmnn > Chris Clarke
08/19/2016 at 11:24

Mars sighting! Were you at Oshkosh? That place is on my bucket list.

mcseanerson > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 11:32

This is great, I’m going to the Air Force Museum this weekend to try out my Lubitel. Maybe, I should comment the photos here in a couple weeks when I get them back.

Chris Clarke > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 11:34

Correct. Got a quick look at that beast during my annual visit to Oshkosh.

ttyymmnn > mcseanerson
08/19/2016 at 11:53

Please do.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 12:37

The first one is my neighbor. He couldn’t drive through the flood waters earlier this week, so he just flew home. The following photos are from the Oklahoma 45th Infantry Museum .

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This last one is my favorite in this group. My daughter is at the controls. This is my buddy’s plane and he let her do most of the work.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck
08/19/2016 at 14:39

Great photos. Thanks.

Urambo Tauro > ttyymmnn
08/19/2016 at 14:56

I heard a loud jet flying overhead just a few minutes ago. Must be pretty low, I thought. I got outside just in time to see the distinctive shape of an A-10 disappear behind the building. I was too slow to grab a picture, so here’s a nice wallpaper I found:

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