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My first flight (and later solo) was in a Taylorcraft L2 that was two years older than me. Most of my low hours are in taildraggers, mostly Citabrias. Quit flying in 2000 though.
My Dad was a pilot in WWII. He landed on a strip in Tokyo right after the war ended, and before the airfield had been repaired from our bombs. I think he was flying in bigwigs.
Most of my flying has been low and slow in puddle jumpers. Started in gliders, then soloed in the Citabria tow plane. I enjoyed the Citabrias, especially the one on floats rented for a flight review. Good fun flying off the water. Also flew a Taylorcraft BC-12D and Cub, older than me as well. Your dad must have had some stories to tell.
I am a Combat Systems Officer (CSO) on HC-130J's (previously Navigator on HC-130P's) in the Air Force. These are from a flight I was on during July 2019
Made it from LA to NY last night in under 4 hours and didn't even have that much of a tailwind. Gotta love great aerodynamics....and Rolls Royce engines!
All I can figure out Rolls makes for the military is the re-engined B-52. Father in law flew that beast in Vietnam. Out of Guam and Thailand/ Cambodia.
I had R&R engines on the A330 Neo and there were some odd restrictions unlike what you would find on PW and GE power plants. 76,000 lbs thrust per engine and very good fuel economy I might add. Cross wind takeoffs are staged to prevent compressor stalls. Engine diameter is almost the same as a smaller jet's fuselage.
I took these on this airplane's first revenue flight from Detroit to Seattle. Brand new!
all the J model -130’s have rolls turboprops including mine.
Originally Posted by cosmomiller
All I can figure out Rolls makes for the military is the re-engined B-52. Father in law flew that beast in Vietnam. Out of Guam and Thailand/ Cambodia.
I had R&R engines on the A330 Neo and there were some odd restrictions unlike what you would find on PW and GE power plants. 76,000 lbs thrust per engine and very good fuel economy I might add. Cross wind takeoffs are staged to prevent compressor stalls. Engine diameter is almost the same as a smaller jet's fuselage.
I took these on this airplane's first revenue flight from Detroit to Seattle. Brand new!
I have RR engines on my Citation X. Might not be the latest and greatest corporate jet, but normal cruise of .88-.91m at FL430-470 still makes me smile. I like to refer to it as .92m jet that runs on Windows 85.
