You Know You're Old Dept.

"anon" wrote in message
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"DABEAR" wrote in message
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Hughes Electronics has a fleet of them operational at Van Nuys Airport,
California. They even have a C.O.D. version of sorts, complete with
passenger windows.

As a kid, I remember checking out a VIP Transport A-3 at Andrews. It had
leather seats!!

The VIP transport is the same frame as the TA-3 and EA-3. The TA-3 was
designed as a Bombardier/Navigator trainer. The TA-3's cabin area housed a
300 lb analogue computer , that's right, I said analogue (gears, servos,
and mechanical integrator), and several navigation tables complete with
sextant mounts. The EA-3s were loaded with electronic equipment to monitor
the USSR military technology and operations. Another variation of this
airframe was the RA-3 photo bird. In addition to cameras, it had a small
bomb bay for photo flares.

CNO's CA-3 ... http://www.a3skywarrior.com/donatedpics/144865.jpg
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/donatedp...57VIPTABLE.jpg
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/donatedp...4857IntFwd.jpg
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/donatedp...4857IntAft.jpg

TA-3...... http://www.a3skywarrior.com/pg11photos/ta3b00_2.jpg

EA-3 ..... http://www.a3skywarrior.com/jpg/seabrine.jpg
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/pg10phot...9_interior.gif
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/gif/a-3r12.jpg
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/donatedpics/km2.jpg

RA-3 ..... http://www.a3skywarrior.com/donatedpics/wp1.jpg
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/pg9photos/2p.jpg (notice the 20
mm cannons. http://www.a3skywarrior.com/jpg/guns.jpg)
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/pg12photos/web4.jpg

Perspective of the A-3s size ...
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/donatedpics/cat%20prep.jpg

One small point. The A-3 did NOT have ejection seats!!!
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/pg17photos/Adams11.jpg
http://www.a3skywarrior.com/pg17photos/Adams11.jpg
A sudden heavy gust from starboard on a close in approach with no time to
correct. Luckily the hook didn't engage a wire. LCDR John Priest got it
airborne again and limped to Iwakuni and made a successful landing with no
hydraulics and the port wing bet up 10 degrees.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com

Wayne: I'll see your A3D and raise with a B-36

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"DABEAR" wrote in message
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Wayne Paul wrote:

I get the same type of a blank stare when I mention A3D.

Hughes Electronics has a fleet of them operational at Van Nuys Airport,
California. They even have a C.O.D. version of sorts, complete with
passenger windows. They come in and land, then utilize drogue chutes
after touchdown. They're based out of the old Volpar building by the
looks of it.

Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote:
Wayne: I'll see your A3D and raise with a B-36

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Ah, the aluminum overcast. Seems there were a few other names for it.
I used to watch them land at Kelly. Seemed the rollout was a bit
longer than forever.

I was on Shemya, Alaska for a short tour and it was named as an
alternate once for some special mission. I could not imagine a 36
makeing a successful landing there.

Harry K

Stuart,

When I was in high school we lived in northern Idaho. Our home was about
100 miles from Fairchild AFB. I distenctly remember hearing the B-36's
rumble and seeing the contrails streaming from each engine as they flew over
Troy.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/



"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message
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Wayne: I'll see your A3D and raise with a B-36

--
Stuart Fields
Experimental Helo magazine
P. O. Box 1585
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478
(760) 408-9747 general and layout cell
(760) 608-1299 technical and advertising cell

www.vkss.com
www.experimentalhelo.com

"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
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Stuart,

When I was in high school we lived in northern Idaho. Our home was about
100 miles from Fairchild AFB. I distenctly remember hearing the B-36's
rumble and seeing the contrails streaming from each engine as they flew
over Troy.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/

C-82s McChord AFB 53-54
C-47s Korea 54-55 (last C-47 Sqdn in the AF)
B-36 Fairchild AFB 55-56 I probably was in one of those you
saw.....................

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You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover


You know you are old when you start running into your friends at the
Urologist's office...

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

NAW. You know when you are getting old when you forget to zip up.

You are really old when you forget to zip down.

--
Stuart Fields
Experimental Helo magazine
P. O. Box 1585
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478
(760) 408-9747 general and layout cell
(760) 608-1299 technical and advertising cell

www.vkss.com
www.experimentalhelo.com


wrote in message
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You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover

LOL!

"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message
.. .
NAW. You know when you are getting old when you forget to zip up.

You are really old when you forget to zip down.

--
Stuart Fields
Experimental Helo magazine
P. O. Box 1585
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478
(760) 408-9747 general and layout cell
(760) 608-1299 technical and advertising cell

www.vkss.com
www.experimentalhelo.com


wrote in message
ups.com...
You know you're old when some kid posts a picture of a plane you've
flown in captioned: 'What the hell is THIS?'

(It's an AJ-2, son. A nice airplane and one of the largest to have
flown off an Essex-class carrier.)

-R.S.Hoover






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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:29:59 -0800, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields"
wrote:

NAW. You know when you are getting old when you forget to zip up.

You are really old when you forget to zip down.

You are tuely getting old when it's your back that's stiff when you
get up in the morning.


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Roger wrote:

You are tuely getting old when it's your back that's stiff when you
get up in the morning.

Hey, I resemble that remark... For me one of the signs of being over
the hill was going to the motorcycle dealership and asking for a part
for my XS11 and the guy behind the counter asks "what's an XS11.)

Tony