Not_a flight report:

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Instead an Aeroplanie Museum report, where the airplanes are on the ground, not_did dieding people and not_making smoking holes.

Today, 3BS visited the Arkansas Air and Military Museum.

It was good because it had aeroplanies.

I figured I would make a daily post of the highlights and lowlights in order to entertain my fellow forumites.

https://www.arkansasairandmilitary.com/

[elaw]

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The highlight for stupid enthusiasts (not_us) is a C-130.

Don’t get me wrong, it is a highlight, and I got to set foot in it.

One of the bigger downers is you can not_enter nor see in the cockpit . Perhaps it’s too narrow and slightly dangerous passageway?

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Even more exciting, you could go inside the plane and see one of the tanks where they keep the PSIs!

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Nice!

...see one of the tanks where they keep the PSI'd chemtrails!

Fixed.

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I have long believed that Gabe, his friends, and Boeing executives have been ruining aeroplanies with engineering “improvements”

So, in addition to seeing the nifty PSI tank, the 70-year old design shows us that the lavs were indeed less cramped:

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[Not_Karl]

So, in addition to seeing the nifty PSI tank, the 70-year old design shows us that the lavs were indeed less cramped:

Nice legroom!

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Superior Russian Aeroengineer make high-tech, biggest grandest single-radial-piston-engine, tail-dragging, biplane.

Western world reel in inferiority.

Da.

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No Nair advice transpired.

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And an aeroplanie took off into the hills. I am not sure if ITS ever operated here.

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Yes, cropping, clutter and lighting issues exist.

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A flying banana.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_H-21

It was an amazing, rickety aluminum soda can.

In the rear, a PSI machine appeared to power it:

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And a drive shaft ran up to the front rotor:

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Footnote: Quite an upslope of the floor.



Also disturbing, was a myriad of control cables. I blame Gabriel.

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Superior Russian Aeroengineer make high-tech, biggest grandest single-radial-piston-engine, tail-dragging, biplane.

Western world reel in inferiority.

Da.

Da

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…nor 300,000 lbs in-tow

But, one of Bobby’s favorites (although I don’t like the gray livery).

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It looks VERY delaminable...

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Toilet Paper Shredder AND convertible to a historic Agricultural Chemtrailer.

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Footnote: The good stuff is coming soon!

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It looks VERY delaminable...

Yes.

BUT,

wood is better than plastic carbon fiberglass epoxy resins.

[Not_Karl]

…nor 300,000 lbs in-tow

But, Bobby has probably flown it to/from places he couldn't tell us and unrestrictedly applied a large number of PSIs.

Fixed.

Yes.

BUT,

wood is better than plastic...

Wait until they discover microwoods...

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A few items from Skyways and some other airlines were on display:

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It has an Evan procedures manual.

I support procedure manuals, but find the title of this one interesting:

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I’m trying to imagine what’s inside:

Pull up relentlessly?

Flaps down, landing gear up?

Good engine: Off?

Minimums, runway not_in sight, continue?

Grab belongings from overhead bin, jump down slide?

[J]

It should start with the basics. To achieve an accident, press yoke forward and houses get larger, pull it back and ground disappears (for a while).

[Not_Karl]

I support procedure manuals, but find the title of this one interesting:
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Disturbing.

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They had a PC flight simulator.

The control setup seemed pretty slick- possibly an approved-training rig.

I did not_know the software, but it gave me an external view of an A-10 and an amazing rendition of Northwest Arkansas. I did a sloppy, big, sightseeing pattern with much variation in power.

I landed it, so there!

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Apparently they had a collection of VHS tapes and DVDs and were house cleaning and giving them away.

I grabbed these three. I was very excited. Sadly, the DVD was not_about Genius Airmanship, but it did feature Richard Collins.

F.A.O.: Flyboy: I will try to view these soon and then send them to you, so you can know how to do your job better.

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Introduction (not the actual cool part):

A wind tunnel.

It had a wing…

You could control the AOA…

It had a scale to measure lift…

It had a system to generate smoke lines…

Ironingly, I don’t think it had enough AOA adjustment to stall.

-The smoke lines seemed stable over the wing

-There was no evidence of buffet or lift reduction on the scale

Whomever built the thing, it might have been cool to have a second scale to measure drag.

Ok, enough Gabrilian keystrokes. The wind tunnel was cool because…

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IT WAS OPERATED WITH GUARDED SWITCHES!

[Not_Karl]

The wind tunnel was cool because…
IT WAS OPERATED WITH GUARDED SWITCHES!

And a WTCOM! And a sticker with red text asking to follow it!!