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Welp @handymanshandle suggested I start a jetliner or airplane thread, and since there's a fairly active car thread. Perhaps this will get some use?

 

So I guess I'll kick off the thread with what my favorite airplanes are... I generally like Boeing and Airbus. Used to be a big fan of Airbus. Mostly liked the A320 family.

Now it's a toss up between the A320s and 737s...

 

Although now the A310 has peaked an interest along with the MD-11 and MD-80/MD-90s.

 

I've actually never been in or flown in a plane before, although that'll hopefully change next year. Probably my first and second flights will be on American Airlines, either a 737-800 or A321 from Minneapolis Intl to Charlotte-Douglas Int'l then from CLT, I'd probably be on some CRJ to Huntsville. Although just to get a few 717 rides in, I'd probably take Delta a few times down there. Likely a 737-900ER to Atlanta then to HSV on a 717.

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Not the biggest airplane guy, but I do love me some military aircraft.

 

One of my all-time favorite planes is the SR-71 Blackbird:

I've actually gotten the opportunity to see one of these IRL twice, it's a work of art if I do say so. Quite a bit smaller than most people expect it to be.

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To me, there's no other jet that's like the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the MD-11. That shit still looks modern to this day. Too bad it's retired from passenger service.

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2 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

To me, there's no other jet that's like the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the MD-11. That shit still looks modern to this day. Too bad it's retired from passenger service.

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Oh man, the old Delta livery...

 

I found it interesting that the MD-11 lands at roughly fighter jet speed. IIRC, it was due to the smaller tailfins but I could be wrong..

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3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Not the biggest airplane guy, but I do love me some military aircraft.

 

One of my all-time favorite planes is the SR-71 Blackbird:

I've actually gotten the opportunity to see one of these IRL twice, it's a work of art if I do say so. Quite a bit smaller than most people expect it to be.

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That one is pretty neat. The B-29s and B-2 Spirits are pretty cool military planes. The P-8 and C130 are pretty cool too. I suppose the Airbus equivalents are neat too

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1 minute ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

That one is pretty neat. The B-29s and B-2 Spirits are pretty cool military planes. The P-8 and C130 are pretty cool too. I suppose the Airbus equivalents are neat too

The B-52 Stratofortress is amazing to look at too. What a piece of machinery that is.

 

If you're ever in Ohio, try to check out the Wright-Patterson Air Force museum, just a bit south of Dayton. I've been able to stop there a couple times as I pass through the state.

They've got a B-2, F-117, one of the B-29s that bombed Japan, and so much more.

 

Takes a few hours just to see everything there, and they're still adding last time I was there.

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2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Oh man, the old Delta livery...

 

I found it interesting that the MD-11 lands at roughly fighter jet speed. IIRC, it was due to the smaller tailfins but I could be wrong..

I like Delta's new livery over their old one, but that one isn't bad either.

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1 minute ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

I like Delta's new livery over their old one, but that one isn't bad either.

The old livery makes that "modern" airliner look retro xD

 

I agree though, it's not bad.

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

The B-52 Stratofortress is amazing to look at too. What a piece of machinery that is.

 

If you're ever in Ohio, try to check out the Wright-Patterson Air Force museum, just a bit south of Dayton. I've been able to stop there a couple times as I pass through the state.

They've got a B-2, F-117, one of the B-29s that bombed Japan, and so much more.

 

Takes a few hours just to see everything there, and they're still adding last time I was there.

Really cool place.

Yeah, I've been through Ohio. I think it'd kinda be neat to take a road trip with @Dan Castellaneta to Dayton, OH and Washington, DC to go to the two museums there. or fly although they're not that far from HSV

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9 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

To me, there's no other jet that's like the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the MD-11. That shit still looks modern to this day. Too bad it's retired from passenger service.

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dam well I was going to make this a few weeks ago but the boat thread died.

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19 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Not the biggest airplane guy, but I do love me some military aircraft.

 

One of my all-time favorite planes is the SR-71 Blackbird:

I've actually gotten the opportunity to see one of these IRL twice, it's a work of art if I do say so. Quite a bit smaller than most people expect it to be.

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I do love the SR-71 and I have some insider knowledge. Not ever confirmed but it has liquid oxygen tanks on board.

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5 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

dam well I was going to make this a few weeks ago but the boat thread died.

Well maybe there'll be more cross over with the car guys who also like planes

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3 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

I do love the SR-71 and I have some insider knowledge. Not ever confirmed but it has liquid oxygen tanks on board.

Never been shot down, too.

 

I can imagine the need for oxygen, those things were practically in orbit.

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25 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

The old livery makes that "modern" airliner look retro xD

 

I agree though, it's not bad.

I honestly love Delta's early 2000s livery.

I also fucking LOVE United's 90s and early 2000s grey livery.

But nothing, NOTHING, tops the old Federal Express livery.

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2 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

I honestly love Delta's early 2000s livery.

I also fucking LOVE United's 90s and early 2000s grey livery.

But nothing, NOTHING, tops the old Federal Express livery.

Northwest's bowling shoe livery was nice. The livery before they got bought by Delta was also nice

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I like to go to the back of airports and photograph planes landing and taking off. Using a Canon EOS 70D standing behind Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne. There is a great plane spotting place there and a food truck, so that is convenient.

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29 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Never been shot down, too.

 

I can imagine the need for oxygen, those things were practically in orbit.

yeah, while I never found out the reason for them I I thought that it must be for the engines because there is no way they get enough oxygen, I get that JP-7 is special but there is no way it doesn't need any oxidizer. 

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I also need to get back to my local airports and start back up of my flying lessons for my private licence. 

Man I will never again fly in a 152, because I'm 6'2" and that didn't fit me at 6'.

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4 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

I also need to get back to my local airports and start back up of my flying lessons for my private licence. 

Man I will never again fly in a 152, because I'm 6'2" and that didn't fit me at 6'.

If I lost some weight I think it'd be cool to get a PPL too.

then I could toss $24,000-$40,000 at an older 172 and maybe try to work for the Airbus final assembly plant in Mobile, AL when I move to AL in a couple years

That'd end up being like a 2 hour flight lol

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3 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

If I lost some weight I think it'd be cool to get a PPL too.

then I could toss $24,000-$40,000 at an older 172 and maybe try to work for the Airbus final assembly plant in Mobile, AL when I move to AL in a couple years

That'd end up being like a 2 hour flight lol

I'm 190 6'2",  I like 172s but my favorite plane that I have flow has been a 1934 Piper Cub. I do love tail dragers there is something special about them that makes me love them.

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4 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

I'm 190 6'2",  I like 172s but my favorite plane that I have flow has been a 1934 Piper Cub. I do love tail dragers there is something special about them that makes me love them.

eh I think if I were to get a PPL, I'd just try to get a type rating for a twin engine. Likely a Kingair or a Barron.

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