Aviation

[Horus Lupercal]

Look ma, no landing gear!
Hell, that's cool.

Ha, they'd have to go higher to get the wheels down to land

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Look ma, no landing gear!
Hell, that's cool.

I think, i think imma steal it for my yeetable shuttle landin

 

[Mooncrasher]

I think, i think imma steal it for my yeetable shuttle landin

Challenge: load a payload into a shuttle while it's hovering.

 

[Marmilo]

Challenge: load a payload into a shuttle while it's hovering.

That would be fun...

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Challenge: load a payload into a shuttle while it's hovering.

Nah, i yeet them while on landings

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Challenge: load a payload into a shuttle while it's hovering.

Seems do-able. As long as you stay within 5km of the shuttle, the engines should keep running when you switch away from it.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

Hey Horus Lupercal, this is not exactly what you asked for, but I thought you might want to know how an anime jet fighter looks like:

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Hey Horus Lupercal, this is not exactly what you asked for, but I thought you might want to know how an anime jet fighter looks like:

Well, that left a bad taste.

See if I can find something to cleanse my palate

Aaah yes, much better.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

For all you War Thunder-ers out there. How to do defensive firing from a bomber, by the experts c.1944

 

[Soyuzturtle]

For all you War Thunder-ers out there. How to do defensive firing from a bomber, by the experts c.1944

I saw that video the other day , guess we have a similar recommended.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

I saw that video the other day , guess we have a similar recommended.

It was from a link in a video I was watching. Can't remember which it was though. Might have been a follow on from yet another Mosquito documentary

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Old school RAF doing old school RAF things.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

 

[The epic chicken]

https://flic.kr/p/2kLJq64 me flying a fighter jet

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Dutch and British CH-47s doing CH-47 things. Doing hi - speed, low level flights and making all the noise in the world.

Despite being big transports, Chinooks are rapid and very maneuverable bits of kit and it's a helluva ride in one if you've got a good pilot that likes cutting the grass on the way in.

 

[4KidsOneCamera]

Dutch and British CH-47s doing CH-47 things. Doing hi - speed, low level flights and making all the noise in the world.

Despite being big transports, Chinooks are rapid and very maneuverable bits of kit and it's a helluva ride in one if you've got a good pilot that likes cutting the grass on the way in.

Chinooks are crazy to see flying in person. There was one that did a few passes over a park by my home one day maybe a thousand feet up. Absolute beast of a machine.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Chinooks are crazy to see flying in person. There was one that did a few passes over a park by my home one day maybe a thousand feet up. Absolute beast of a machine.

They're far more nimble than something that big has any right to be. And the noise the thing makes...


Restored Mosquito beating up the crowd.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

Here’s a couple of questions:

How do you maximize the distance a glider can fly? Do you try to keep the nose up, and not lose height, or do you let it lose height slowly to maintain horizontal speed, and therefore, lift?

How can the X-36 and the B-2 fly straight and turn without a yaw? Engine gimballing? RCS? I don’t thing they have any of that...

 

[Horus Lupercal]

How do you maximize the distance a glider can fly? Do you try to keep the nose up, and not lose height, or do you let it lose height slowly to maintain horizontal speed, and therefore, lift

A max of neither and both. The biggest thing is called thermals, warm air up drafts which large birds of prey also use to push them upwards with no effort.

Updrafts and Downdrafts

How can the X-36 and the B-2 fly straight and turn without a yaw? Engine gimballing? RCS? I don’t thing they have any of that...

Rudder-vators. Using the elevators on one side to slow one wing down, rotating the aircraft around.

 

[Mooncrasher]

How do you maximize the distance a glider can fly? Do you try to keep the nose up, and not lose height, or do you let it lose height slowly to maintain horizontal speed, and therefore, lift?

Best "lift/drag ratio". Every plane has a particular angle where it is producing just enough lift with a minimum of drag.
Use it to get to the thermals and lifting wind, which are the only thing that can give you height without an engine.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

Rudder-vators. Using the elevators on one side to slow one wing down, rotating the aircraft around.

Oh, so they increase the drag produced by one wing to yaw the aircraft in that direction? Hmmm, that actually makes sense. Especially on the B-2 with all that wingspan. These rudder-vators could have a massive effect if mounted on the wingtips.

A max of neither and both. The biggest thing is called thermals, warm air up drafts which large birds of prey also use to push them upwards with no effort.

Updrafts and Downdrafts

Best "lift/drag ratio". Every plane has a particular angle where it is producing just enough lift with a minimum of drag.
Use it to get to the thermals and lifting wind, which are the only thing that can give you height without an engine.

So, basically using wind currents, and the correct angle of attack. Interesting. What if there is no wind current, or the one there is is not what you need?

 

[Horus Lupercal]

So, basically using wind currents, and the correct angle of attack. Interesting. What if there is no wind current, or the one there is is not what you need?

Simple. You're screwed.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

For all you War Thunder-ers out there. How to do defensive firing from a bomber, by the experts c.1944

This is going to be very useful, thanks! It's time to fly my B-17 and hope I don't rip off the wingtips in a turn.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

Simple. You're screwed.

Oh.