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  • SeleniumFalcon
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  • JayCee
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    edited December 2022
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    skipshot12 wrote: »
    ^ Cool….

    Recognize what’s being refueled 😬 but, can’t tell if the tanker’s an L1011 or DC-10 😳
    Always mixed up the two 🤪

    It's the tanker version of the DC-10 (KC-10) 9z2wzk0xd795.png

    It's actually pretty easy to tell the L1011 and the DC-10 apart. The center engine in the L1011 is in the aft end of the fuselage, like a 727, with a big ol' duct gettin' air down to it. The whole engine is mounted up in the vertical tail of the DC-10 (later MD-11).

    Both aircraft had a somewhat checkered operational history :# I have pleasant memories of flying on both, though.

    DC-10

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    L1011

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    Since we're talking details...correct me if I'm wrong but Mr Grand's "ride" was the little brother of the KC-10...the KC-135 Stratotanker. Workhorse of the Air Force and pictured out front in the following formation during my very first deployment.

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    Regardless of KC-10 or 135...he'd have appreciated the Santa pic. NKAWTG!!!! (Nobody Kicks A$$ Without Tanker Gas, Even Santa Claus :) ).

    Some really cool refueling pics: https://flymag.dk/n-k-a-w-t-g-nobody-kicks-****-without-tanker-gas/

    Edit...ok, Vanilla's being a d i c K. Link above is broken because of the cussing bleep in the address. Just change the "****" to "a s s" w/o the spaces when you get to the linked website. Pictures and site are totally PG-13. Would say G rated but some folks aren't into "war" machines.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,863
    OleBoot wrote: »
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    Begging the question "how do you say "co-op" in Welsh?"
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  • Tony M
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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • mhardy6647
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    edited December 2022
    JayCee wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    skipshot12 wrote: »
    ^ Cool….

    Recognize what’s being refueled 😬 but, can’t tell if the tanker’s an L1011 or DC-10 😳
    Always mixed up the two 🤪

    It's the tanker version of the DC-10 (KC-10) 9z2wzk0xd795.png

    It's actually pretty easy to tell the L1011 and the DC-10 apart. The center engine in the L1011 is in the aft end of the fuselage, like a 727, with a big ol' duct gettin' air down to it. The whole engine is mounted up in the vertical tail of the DC-10 (later MD-11).

    Both aircraft had a somewhat checkered operational history :# I have pleasant memories of flying on both, though.

    DC-10

    9fcuy25r7mjw.png

    L1011

    feegziaq30ug.png

    Since we're talking details...correct me if I'm wrong but Mr Grand's "ride" was the little brother of the KC-10...the KC-135 Stratotanker. Workhorse of the Air Force and pictured out front in the following formation during my very first deployment.

    oxxqneqqczor.png

    Regardless of KC-10 or 135...he'd have appreciated the Santa pic. NKAWTG!!!! (Nobody Kicks A$$ Without Tanker Gas, Even Santa Claus :) ).

    Some really cool refueling pics: https://flymag.dk/n-k-a-w-t-g-nobody-kicks-****-without-tanker-gas/

    Edit...ok, Vanilla's being a d i c K. Link above is broken because of the cussing bleep in the address. Just change the "****" to "a s s" w/o the spaces when you get to the linked website. Pictures and site are totally PG-13. Would say G rated but some folks aren't into "war" machines.

    Yes, you are exactly correct. :) The late, great Mr. Grand (of the Jersey Grands) rocked a KC-135 of one morph or another.
    Indeed, I have a cool Christmas card from him (featuring a KC-135) from a long-ago AK "Secret Santa" thing.

    We see these rascals fly over here often, typically in the very late afternoon in warm weather. They used to fly quite low (10k feet or less) but seem to pass over higher up in recent years. We can still hear 'em coming -- we have an airport fairly nearby, but the sound of the big high-bypass fans on both aircraft is unmistakable. :)

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    I always think of George Grand when I see 'em. :)

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  • JayCee
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I have a cool Christmas card from him (featuring a KC-135) from a long-ago AK "Secret Santa" thing.
    That's cool. You should post a picture of it.
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  • mhardy6647
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    JayCee wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I have a cool Christmas card from him (featuring a KC-135) from a long-ago AK "Secret Santa" thing.
    That's cool. You should post a picture of it.
    Yes indeed.
    When I saw that Santa refueling image, I thought immediately of the card from George -- I do know where it is parametrically :# I think I will see if I can zero in on its precise coordinates tomorrow. I am hoping for some unstructured (i.e., goofing off) time tomorrow!

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,863
    meanwhile, and on a similar theme, the San Diego Air & Space Museum maintains a remarkable (although not terribly well documented) collection of images on Flikr. I've "followed" them for years, and they periodically upload a tranche of interesting stuff. Today's batch included a bunch of glossy PR style aviation photos from Textron and a group of "Top Gun" photos (not the Tom Cruise kind -- the real kind).

    52590088634_de9828b44a_b.jpg015-Textron Aviation Image _C1C0158_3 by SDASM Archives, on Flickr

    52589339547_23f07862de_o.jpg038-Top Gun Image topgun_trailer_3 by SDASM Archives, on Flickr

    Here's a link to the batch of images
    https://flic.kr/ps/KJmpn
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  • mhardy6647
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    (as seen at hifihaven.org)
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  • pitdogg2
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    Tinsle.....I hated that stuff!
    Running around in my polyester pajamas in the deep shag carpet we had would charge up the polyester large like. That whole side of the tree would ZAP the snot out of me. I think that may be were AT&T got the "reach out and touch someone" jingle...

    I learned quick like to give it a wide berth.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    During Christmas in the early 70's, I found out one of my cats had eaten some tinsel.

    Several couples were over, and Dandy the big black cat named after Dandy Don Meredith comes to greet the visitors with tinsel out his rear with a couple of round balls attached. The round balls were not Christmas ornaments.

    One comment was made by a female who I would have sworn never said a "dirty" word in her life. She said immediately, "Those are t*rds on the tinsel". Everyone was more shocked by her comment than the tinsel. Not one other comment was made. Just laughter and disbelief.

    If any of you don't recognize the name Dandy Don Meredith:
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  • maxward
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    Fancy dingleberries!
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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  • daddyjt
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    "Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow


    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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  • bcwsrt
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    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Sony CDP-508ESD CD player (as a transport) | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
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  • OleBoot
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  • msg
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    Does anyone else get these cold texting home investor spammy things? I've started messing with them a little instead of just blocking them.
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    I disabled signatures.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,096
    edited December 2022
    It started with this one. I think this was a different John.
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    I disabled signatures.
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  • Tony M
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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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