Do you like airplanes !!!

[Snattlerake]

As mentioned before, Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. Space and aeronautical museum. It's a one day trip.
https://cosmo.org/visit

 

[chuter]

I've always like aviation; skydived a bit, owned a powered parachute. Didn't have the money to buy or fly "real" airplanes.
Always had a fascination with helicopters, even seriously looked into kits many years ago.

Finally decided to go the gyroplane route, it's still has things that go 'round, and built this.

 

[SoonerP226]

I had a buddy that was First Air Cav in a OH-6 Loach. He said their patch was Snoopy and they were called Snoopy Scouts

They did the hunter killer missions. He said he was shot down 5 times and finally got his 100% disability in 2000.

I don't recall him mentioning Snoopy, but he flew Loaches in hunter-killer teams. We always figured he wasn't sane enough to fly the Cobras.

I don't supposed your buddy was from Pott County?

 

[Snattlerake]

I don't recall him mentioning Snoopy, but he flew Loaches in hunter-killer teams. We always figured he wasn't sane enough to fly the Cobras.

I don't supposed your buddy was from Pott County?

Nope, he still lives in Mustang. He said the pilots all fought over him because he was the best door gunner.

 

[Snattlerake]

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[TeleStratMan]

Rotary Wing Aircraft Don't Fly- They Beat the Air Into Submission

A Bell Huey put to great use.

 

[SoonerP226]

Nope, he still lives in Mustang. He said the pilots all fought over him because he was the best door gunner.

Different guy, but pretty cool that there are two of them so close.

 

[MacFromOK]

Rotary Wing Aircraft Don't Fly- They Beat the Air Into Submission

Anytime the wings are traveling faster than the airframe, things can go south in a hurry...

 

[Snattlerake]

Especially when they don't tighten the Jesus nut.

 

[davek]

If'n I ever win the lottery, this will be one of the first things I buy....

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Cessna Skymaster. I've always liked 'quirky'!

I saw one of those flying over Tulsa a few weeks ago. I always liked those - I remember when I was in sixth grade I'd see one regularly passing over the school at recess.