[hubbahubba]

Lady Jane You have come up with some very cool stuff for this thread. Thanks for the homework!

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by hubbahubba

Lady Jane You have come up with some very cool stuff for this thread. Thanks for the homework!

Thank you. Being born and raised in the Air Force and having a curious mind helps.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Quite possibly as the Jet Stream is found approx. from 20000 to 50000 ft. and he flew his leg in the lower portion.

I found this archived story of his feat with Lt. Ard, his co-pilot:

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/robert-e-thacker/

Very nice write-up.

Thanks for link.

[Lady Jane]

Ryan VZ3 Vertiplane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_VZ-3_Vertiplane

[Lady Jane]

Fresh off the press: https://www.cochranetoday.ca/nationa...atured-6349467

It will be a while though before we have our full complement of aircrafts but considering that Skippy's Liberal Government wanted to replace our aging fleet of Hornets by buying aging F-18 from the Australians...

[Jbrown7403]

I hope the Antonov An-225 flies again sometime soon!

[Lady Jane]

Martin XB-48.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-48

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Jbrown7403

I hope the Antonov An-225 flies again sometime soon!

It certainly would be a challenge.

[Jbrown7403]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

It certainly would be a challenge.


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Sadly, you are correct

[BMWGUYinCO]

Heinkel 111z. Interesting reason for this design - it was to tow large gliders.
Powered by five Jumo 211F engines, each producing 1,340 horsepower, the Heinkel He 111Z Zwilling had a range of 2,500 miles, and could tow a Me 321, or the smaller Gotha Go 242 glider for up to ten hours.

In addition to glider towing, a variant capable of carrying four anti-shipping guided missiles, as well as 15,870 lbs (7,200 kgs) of bombs was also built, although it never saw action. A third version, a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, was planned late in the war but never built.

Although the aircraft had two identical fuselages, only the left side fuselage had a pilot. The crew of seven consisted of a pilot, mechanic, radio operator and gunner in the left side, and an observer, mechanic and gunner in the right side fuselage.

Overall the Heinkel He 111Z Zwilling saw very little operational action. It's size meant it could only operate from large airfields, and although it was originally scheduled to assist in an invasion of Malta, and provide supplies during the Battle of Stalingrad, it was never used.

Many aircraft were destroyed on the ground, although one was shot down by RAF fighters over France on March 14, 1944 while towing a Gotha Go 242 glider. Four examples survived the war, although they were subsequently scrapped.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by BMWGUYinCO

Heinkel 111z. Interesting reason for this design - it was to tow large gliders.

The glider in question was the Me 321 Gigant. Essentially a de-engined Me 323.

Story here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messer..._Me_323_Gigant

[Jbrown7403]

Amazing bit of piloting to land Aloha Airlines 243 back in 1988!

[Lady Jane]

Another gigantic German glider: The Junkers JU-332 Mammut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_322

A variety of pictures and models:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...mageHoverTitle

[Jbrown7403]

Those are indeed huge so now we have the petite rocket powered Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet. Not very successful and terrifying to fly.

[Lady Jane]

Variations of the Amerikabomber: Which also included the Me.264 and Me.1085.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikabomber

[Lady Jane]

North American B-45 Tornado: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_...n_B-45_Tornado

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

North American B-45 Tornado: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_...n_B-45_Tornado

A relatively little-known chapter of the Cold War was the "loan" of some USAF RB-45Cs to the Royal Air Force for the purpose of conducting overflights of the Soviet Union. This was before the advent of surface-to-air missiles that ultimately doomed the high-flying Lockheed U-2s of the CIA.

[Lady Jane]

Convair XB-46: Close but no cigar. Losing to the Boeing B-47 Stratojet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XB-46




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Jbrown7403

Those are indeed huge so now we have the petite rocket powered Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet. Not very successful and terrifying to fly.

Good exhibition flight in glider only mode. Punch the YouTube button to view:

[BMWGUYinCO]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Good exhibition flight in glider only mode:

Note: video is not available within the post - you have to launch it within YouTube (at least for me)

It's no F22 Raptor, is it?

But that was cool to watch, thanks

[Lady Jane]

Another interesting video here and how dangerous the fuel was to propel the aircraft in the first place. ( Eats metal. rubber and human flesh...)

[Lady Jane]

One of a kind:The Boeing XB-47D propjet.

https://www.flightjournal.com/one-of...boeing-xb-47d/