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This won't be a problem for most of you but some may puzzle over it for a bit. Please excuse the pornstache as this picture was taken about 35 years ago.
The picture is named huot.jpeg.
DOH! (In his best Homer Simpson voice.)Quote:
Originally Posted by BVZ24
Where did you find that, the Seaforth armories in Vancouver? They have one...
Is that a pornstache or a pilotstache?
My old friend Colin MacGregor Stephens brought the Huot from the Seaforth Highlanders Armoury to a Remembrance Day celebration at the 15th Field Artillery Armoury. I was allowed to fondle the rifle.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
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I was working on a pilotstache but it wasn't long enough yet for the handlebars.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
Robin Oldsish. Robin Olds - WikipediaQuote:
Originally Posted by Sapper740
One of my heroes. His plan "Operation Bolo" suckered NVA MiG 21's into engaging F4's thinking they were heavily loaded Thunderchiefs. Col. Olds plan resulted in the loss of no less than 7 MiG 21's.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
We have that in common. Today in military history: US downs 7 enemy planes | We Are The MightyQuote:
Originally Posted by Sapper740
Robin Olds, Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager and Jim Lovell. Not sure I could rate them in order. Seems men like these used to be knee deep. Not so much anymore.
I had the pleasure of having a short chat with Mr. Hoover. Bob Hoover was a perennial favorite at the Abbottsford International Airshow held in British Columbia, Canada. He flew the Rockwell International F86 Sabrejet, showed his amazing mastery of the Shrike Aero Commander by doing an 8 point hesitation roll, circle the airfield and come to a greaser of a landing....all with the engines off, and of course, his Clem Cadiddlehopper routine with the Piper Cub was always a crowd favorite. He was walking around the airfield checking out all the aircraft so I walked up and introduced myself and had a nice chat with the man. No hint of arrogance at all, he was just a regular 'Joe'.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
And perhaps the best stick and rudder man who ever lived. I like the OV10 Bronco flights. Bob Hoover Flies OV-10A BRONCO at Transpo72 - YouTubeQuote:
Originally Posted by Sapper740
Interesting plane; the original concept sounds something like Bob Diemert's "Defender".
Amusing how there was so little uptake by the USAF:Quote:
U.S. Air Force was not interested in close air support.
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The Bronco started flying midway through the Charger's test program on 16 July 1965, and became one of the premier COIN aircraft of the next 30 years. It did not achieve Rice's L2 VMA concept, because the DoD insisted on 40-ft-long wings, which made it depend on airbases. Rice concludes:
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco - WikipediaQuote:
The original concept of a small, simple aircraft that could operate close to the supported troops had been almost completely eviscerated by the 'system.' The ability to operate from roads (20 ft span and 6.5 tread) had been ignored, and performance compromised by the short 30 ft span, the extra 1,000 lb for the rough field landing gear and another 1,000 lb of electronics. The 'light, simple' airplane also had a full complement of instruments, ejection seats, and seven external store stations. The concept of using ground ordnance and a bomb bay had been ignored, although it did have provisions for four M60 [medium] machine guns. In spite of this growth (almost double the size and weight of our home built), the YOV-10 still had great potential. It would not achieve the advantages of integration with the ground scheme of maneuver, but it did have capabilities at the low end of the performance envelope that were still valuable and unique.[4]