NAVAIR's F/A-18 Program Celebrates 25 Years of Flight

On 12/6/03 4:04 PM, in article
, "s.p.i."
wrote:

(Elmshoot) wrote in message
...
Funny thing happened as I scanned this exchange. I checked my logbook and
I've got two hops in 149484 Feb 14 and 21, 1985. PMCF from rework at NADEP
Norfolk.
Hey guys I checked my log book. I have 21 flights in 149482 for 41.9 hours it
was a K in VA-95 during the mid 80's.
Oldest bomber was 149944 in 128 early 80's.
Great planes, Last night I was flying a 727-200 with the big motor conversion
-271 engines on the pods full fuel and 29K cargo .
Going throgh 30,000 feet we were climbing at 3000 FPM at .8 mach. I told the
crew that I never flew a Military plane with that kind of performance As long
as you never went over 30 degrees AOB. I don't know if the test pilots did it
but I bet as clean as the 727 airframe is I bet it will go Mach 1in a dive.

One did in an accidental dive in '79
http://www.thesunlink.com/news/99nov...y/1124b1b.html

Also a production DC-8 went supersonic (this was intentional though)

http://www.dc8.org/library/supersonic/index.php

This must have been written before the DFDR and cockpit tape analysis.
Funny how they're using Hoot's experience to defend the knucklehead FO on
Egypt Air.

I agree that rushing to snap judgments on a mishap is mostly bad, but this
one seemed pretty cut and dried.

"Doug \"Woody\" and Erin Beal" wrote in message ...
One did in an accidental dive in '79
http://www.thesunlink.com/news/99nov...y/1124b1b.html

Also a production DC-8 went supersonic (this was intentional though)

http://www.dc8.org/library/supersonic/index.php

This must have been written before the DFDR and cockpit tape analysis.
Funny how they're using Hoot's experience to defend the knucklehead FO on
Egypt Air.

I agree that rushing to snap judgments on a mishap is mostly bad, but this
one seemed pretty cut and dried.

I just grabbed a link referring to the 727 dive and didn't see the
author was making a grand logic leap about the Egypt Air...
Elm's 72 is pretty sporty....Besides the 727 LOOKS like it goes fast.

If you mean any airplane (I was referring to a specific A-6 I happened to
fly that you also shared) ... The A-6 was relatively new production as a
149xxx.

T-34 - 140692
T-2 - 147450
F-8 - 145549
S-2 - 133335 (don't ask, I won't tell)
A-4 - 150105 (an Echo ... oddly enough, my last military flight)

Any of these (well, maybe not the T-34 ... they're quite popular as toys)
would most likely be enjoying a second life as a 12oz container for some
widely distributed brew, although there's the remote possibility they might
adorn a pedestal somewhere.

R / John

"John Carrier" wrote

S-2 - 133335 (don't ask, I won't tell)

I can beat that one....S2F-1 129139 :-)

Bob

(Robert=A0Moore) wrote:

"I can beat that one....S2F-1 129139 :-)"
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I know it doesn't count because I wasn't driving, but manually and
frantically pumping down the gear on Buno 39329 P2V-2 was a memorable
feat - especially when we only had a short window at Gibralter while the
traffic was halted.

Chuck



HEAVY ATTACK COMPOSITE (VC-5,6,7,8,9) WEBSITE
http://community.webtv.net/charles379/USNComposite

FAIRECONRON ONE AND TWO (VQ-1/2) CASUALTIES
http://www.anzwers.org/free/navyscpo...r_AirCrew.html

UC-45J, BuNo 12388
(2.7 hours at 2.5K' AGL dodging carrion birds over scenic southern Alabama,
1/6/70, VT-10, NAS P-cola)

Also similar VT-10 hops in BuNos 39280, 39947, 51112 and 51194.

Taxpayers got their money's worth out of these ancient craft.

Owl sends.
--
Mike Kanze

"Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year."

- Victor Borge


"John Carrier" wrote in message
...
If you mean any airplane (I was referring to a specific A-6 I happened to
fly that you also shared) ... The A-6 was relatively new production as a
149xxx.

T-34 - 140692
T-2 - 147450
F-8 - 145549
S-2 - 133335 (don't ask, I won't tell)
A-4 - 150105 (an Echo ... oddly enough, my last military flight)

Any of these (well, maybe not the T-34 ... they're quite popular as toys)
would most likely be enjoying a second life as a 12oz container for some
widely distributed brew, although there's the remote possibility they
might
adorn a pedestal somewhere.

R / John

"Mike Kanze" wrote

UC-45J, BuNo 12388
(2.7 hours at 2.5K' AGL dodging carrion birds over scenic
southern Alabama, 1/6/70, VT-10, NAS P-cola)

Gotcha beat!
TC-45J, BuNo 12364
3.8 hours, NAS Norfolk, December 31, 1963

Bob

In article , Robert
Moore wrote:

"Mike Kanze" wrote

UC-45J, BuNo 12388
(2.7 hours at 2.5K' AGL dodging carrion birds over scenic
southern Alabama, 1/6/70, VT-10, NAS P-cola)

Gotcha beat!
TC-45J, BuNo 12364
3.8 hours, NAS Norfolk, December 31, 1963

Bob

Gee I thought the T-45 was pretty new :^ , oh wait, never mind. I
thought my VT-10 T-2B's was old, I'll not even bother posting those
buno's even though one came out of the NAM through rework to 10.
Pugs