The World's Oldest Flying Jet
Dec 25, 2014 16:58:57 #
DickC wrote:
Born in 1944 and think your 37? I was born in 1939 and think I'm 35! :wink:
Me too!!!
Born in 1939 and feel about 30 --- I walk between 5 and 8 miles a day around town on average. This morning I was out a little before sunrise and walked over to the Golden Gate Bridge and back, about 5 1/2 mi. and later this afternoon I may walk over to one of my favorite watering holes on Fisherman's Wharf (about 3 mi. round trip) for happy hour.
Dec 25, 2014 17:24:02 #
DickC wrote:
Born in 1944 and think your 37? I was born in 1939 and think I'm 35! :wink:
You have a better mind than I do. :D
Dec 25, 2014 18:14:42 #
jerryc41 wrote:
You have a better mind than I do. :D
I doubt it Jerry, you seem to be very intelligent!! :D
Dec 25, 2014 18:17:04 #
I went to school at Treasure Island and was told if you can see Alcatraz in the morning it was going to be a clear day....it didn't always work. ;)
Dec 25, 2014 18:18:54 #
Watching you old guys is like seeing two nuns have a snowball fight.......with popcorn!! Have a happy and peaceful day. ( Dave,1949.)
Dec 25, 2014 18:52:27 #
I was born in the 20th century....and forget how old I am. However, I recall waking up one morning and while looking in the mirror, I blurted out "I feel like a million today". A voice from the other room shouted back "you look it too".....LOL ;)
DickC wrote:
Born in 1944 and think your 37? I was born in 1939 and think I'm 35! :wink:
Dec 25, 2014 18:57:51 #
tlbuljac wrote:
I was born in the 20th century....and forget how old I am. However, I recall waking up one morning and while looking in the mirror, I blurted out "I feel like a million today". A voice from the other room shouted back "you look it too".....LOL ;)
:lol: :lol: :thumbup:
Dec 25, 2014 18:58:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm sure some of know what the oldest flying jet is. In case you don't know, it's an F-86A, built in 1948. It's almost as old as I am.
http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/this-is-the-worlds-oldest-flying-jet-1673824739/1674036154/+travis
http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/this-is-the-worlds-oldest-flying-jet-1673824739/1674036154/+travis
Isn't the lochkeed f80 shooting star older? What about theF84? Are you talking about the oldest still flying or just the oldest period? The Messerschmidt ME260 or ME262 was flying about the end of 1944 It would have been operational sooner but Hitler wanted it to be a bomber and the Luftwaffe wanted a fighter Took a long time to settle that one but by the time it was the air war was pretty well finished. and the Luftwaffe lacked pilots and Germany lacked production facilities. Robin
Dec 25, 2014 20:01:49 #
Shutter Bugger wrote:
Yep, and there's plenty of De Havilland Vampires still flying too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpSAxrz7I4
And speaking of Sabres Jerry. We built CAC Sabres
at Fishermans Bend... about 25 miles from where
I live. Ours flew rings around the North American F86
thanks to the Roll Royce Avon power plants we
fitted instead of the GE:thumbup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpSAxrz7I4
And speaking of Sabres Jerry. We built CAC Sabres
at Fishermans Bend... about 25 miles from where
I live. Ours flew rings around the North American F86
thanks to the Roll Royce Avon power plants we
fitted instead of the GE:thumbup:
Roll Royce.. :roll:
Dec 25, 2014 21:48:00 #
viscountdriver wrote:
The first jet in combat operation was the ME262 which had a huge speed but could only operate for a short time.Had the Germans got it going 12 months earlier it would have caused a lot of problems.
and that was cause Hitler wanted it to be a bomber. The Luftwaffe wanted a fighter. And his concept of a bomber was that it was as fast as a fighter. To achieve that their prop powered bombers had light bomb loads and minimal defensive firepower compared to British and American Bombers. For an eye opening view on Luftwaffe strageties and tactics, read Adolf Galland's, "The first and Last" a Great book on the air war. Robin
Dec 25, 2014 23:21:11 #
Thanks for posting that Jerry! Great plane and a great story! Cheers and Merry Christmas.
Dec 25, 2014 23:25:28 #
UXOEOD wrote:
On a purely personal note, being USAF EOD, the &qu... (show quote)
I just couldn't help chuckling while reading your story. That's funny.
--Bob
Dec 25, 2014 23:38:16 #
FM
Loc: near Syracuse, NY
thanks for the post of the F-86, Jerry- a visual delight, and I learned some history as a result of Hog responders- beautiful and simple design- great airplane- our first fighter jet "Bird"
FM
FM
Dec 30, 2014 08:26:46 #
DickC wrote:
I went to school at Treasure Island and was told if you can see Alcatraz in the morning it was going to be a clear day....it didn't always work. ;)
I used to live on an island off the west coast of Scotland (Isle of Lewis) and we had a saying that if you stand on Gallows Hill and see the mainland, it was going to rain, and if you couldn't see the mainland - it is raining.
I must agree about the a/c though. There are still meat-boxes flying, which pre-date '47. Not a bad bird for its age.
Nov 21, 2017 12:14:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm sure some of know what the oldest flying jet is. In case you don't know, it's an F-86A, built in 1948. It's almost as old as I am.
http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/this-is-the-worlds-oldest-flying-jet-1673824739/1674036154/+travis
http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/this-is-the-worlds-oldest-flying-jet-1673824739/1674036154/+travis
You must be pretty old!!!
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