ayavner Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Cold War, Hot Jets - Documentary on the companies and test pilots who developed the jet airplanes during the war. Looks like a 2 part series, should be interesting! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Damn, clashes with Flash Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 pretty good doco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thank you for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks...watching...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 its a 2 part series, so I hope i remember to catch the second part... looks like they're about to lead up to the SR71... used to love watching that bird back in the 80s in the USAF over in the UK... no sound like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleair Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I remember looking around an SR71 after hours at a Farnborough airshow. It was a warm evening (yes, rare but not unknown in UK), and there was a strong smell of fuel. On closer examination, various rivets were ooozing juice. Apparently the whole fuselage is mostly fuel tank, and with the thermal stresses on the body, the rivets loosen and allow fuel seepage. Great. But watching it take off from close by the runway was truly awe-inspiring - and bloody deafening! Bruce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Borgelt Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Pathetic piece of rah, rah Brit propaganda. Pabst von Ohain built the jet engine that flew in the first jet powered aircraft theHeinkel 178 in August 1939. Not to diminish Frank Whittle's achievements but the Gloster aircraft didn't fly until 18 months or so afterwards and the Me 262 was used in combat by the Germans in operational units in 1944 and 45. The Korean War bit didn't even mention the F-86 which neutralised the Mig 15 threat to UN fighter bombers. The Meteor wasn't a match for the Mig. As for the U-2 bit, US pilots were flying it over Russia along with the Brits. I've met and talked to Pat Halloran the American interviewed about that. He also flew the SR71. The bit about the Brit pilots not talking about the missions is also bullshit as one of them is retired in Toowoomba and at public meeting in Toowoomba in about 2010 with the author of a couple of books on the U-2 he public ally identified himself in the audience and quite a few of us had an interesting hour with him after the author 's talk. Sorry, some nice video of some early Brit jets but as became obvious later, the Brits were deluded about their progress in the early 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jetjr Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 SR71 skin expanded significantly, had to be refuelled just prior to take off with just enough to get up and to air refueling position. Its said just before take off fuel flooded out of skin everywhere Amazing for its time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 SR71 skin expanded significantly, had to be refuelled just prior to take off with just enough to get up and to air refueling position.Its said just before take off fuel flooded out of skin everywhere Amazing for its time The fuel was a special type developed for the SR-71...JP 14 I think. Also the grey rubber tires were special to withstand the leaking fuel. Also the titanium used to build them was sourced from the USSR who had it all ( and still do) via a sneaky round a bout deal. I love seeing footage of the huge V bombers, the Valiant and the Victor....they together with the Vulcan were beutifull looking aircraft and well ahead of their time in their day. Some very unique footage of early jets at Farnborough Air Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 The E.E.Lightning also leaked like a sieve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Part 2 on tonight, same bat-time, same bat-station. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Pathetic piece of rah, rah Brit propaganda... ...but it was always easier on the ears than American propaganda... and the Brits didn't take themselves too seriously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 ... the titanium used to build them was sourced from the USSR who had it all ( and still do) via a sneaky round a bout deal. I agree with everything you said, Maj, except the source of titanium. Sand mining in Australia provided much of it. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ahh Wiki that esteemed reference source... And who said Google wasn't research anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ahh Wiki that esteemed reference source... As a contributor and frequent user I have found it invaluable. It is regularly updated and edited, with reliability closely approaching esteemed sources such as Britannica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rankamateur Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 As a contributor and frequent user I have found it invaluable. It is regularly updated and edited, with reliability closely approaching esteemed sources such as Britannica. Koreelah, you know you can edit it too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The most awesome aircraft, FT. Interesting that it had corrugations like early Junkers transports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The story goes they towed that Blackbird 30 miles from Lincoln and hoisted it into position and then built the museum around it. Its an impressive entrance piece but the whole museum is pretty surreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coljones Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ahh Wiki that esteemed reference source...And who said Google wasn't research anyway? http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/education/fact_sheets/titanium.html but this is a gov site and they are all liars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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