tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post3571992092391228836..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na,Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26505815092940366032012-10-13T21:50:36.218-04:002012-10-13T21:50:36.218-04:00Viewed from the side when in a nose down attitude,...Viewed from the side when in a nose down attitude, it would look like a smiley face.Roger Drew Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80597936264116059472012-10-11T18:34:56.561-04:002012-10-11T18:34:56.561-04:00Looks like a Killer Bee.Looks like a Killer Bee.Robert Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60813337956177393672012-10-07T18:54:12.465-04:002012-10-07T18:54:12.465-04:00Waaaayyyy back in Jehmy Carter's time, I was i...Waaaayyyy back in Jehmy Carter's time, I was in highschool...and decided to do a report on the B-1 bomber. Don'tchaknow that students writing reports can access the archives??? Can't remove anything...but you can make copies. I got a whole day out of school to drive from Hamilton to Dayton for my...cough cough...report. I may have also looked at an old plane or two. :-)LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77253238625172125052012-10-07T03:12:12.682-04:002012-10-07T03:12:12.682-04:00P.s. The Air Force Museum has a magnificent collec...P.s. The Air Force Museum has a magnificent collection of model airplane magazines, dating back into the thirties. <br /><br />Unfortunately, due to the War On A Noun, ordinary folks are no longer allowed to enter the archives there, and peruse them.<br /><br />Seems like they are trying to keep their best friends and best supporters away from them. Silly doodahs!Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49025291384160293382012-10-07T02:47:10.934-04:002012-10-07T02:47:10.934-04:00LCB, I occasionaly correspond with an autistic gal...LCB, I occasionaly correspond with an autistic gal who attends Wright State University, pursuing an engineering degree. Sadly, it seems that her autistic perseverations, unlike mine, do not include Aerophilia, or the Love of Airplanes. <br /><br />I don't think she has ever been out to Wright Field to look at the pretty airplanes. I just don't, and can't, understand people like that.<br /><br />I can't wait to get to Warner Robins again and hug, and pet, some old bombers.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70403983655511428012012-10-05T19:53:38.416-04:002012-10-05T19:53:38.416-04:00You sound uncertain.You sound uncertain.Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33496621981704212012-10-05T16:56:04.790-04:002012-10-05T16:56:04.790-04:00Robert said "Watch out for a bald guy with a ...Robert said "Watch out for a bald guy with a black hat calling himself "Heisenberg"."<br />I may have met him once, but I am unsure. I remember where it was, but how fast he was moving, less so. Or is it how fast he was moving, and less so exactly where he was?Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79927316404101322012012-10-05T13:57:41.545-04:002012-10-05T13:57:41.545-04:00Burpelson Air Force Base?Burpelson Air Force Base?Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85211856370866757802012-10-05T13:33:15.483-04:002012-10-05T13:33:15.483-04:00There's also the Atomic Testing Museum, an aff...There's also the Atomic Testing Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian, in Las Vegas. It's pretty neat history. Check it out if you go to Sin City...Dean in Azhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497782683614319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65322808012357651332012-10-05T13:20:53.723-04:002012-10-05T13:20:53.723-04:00I had a docent at the USAF Armament Museum in Flor...I had a docent at the USAF Armament Museum in Floriduh photograph me with my arm around their engineering mockup of the Fat Man. <br /><br />He wasn't impressed with the humor. Seems like almost every middle-aged, fat, white guy does the same... :^)' Charlie Foxtrotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16204397128782063692012-10-05T12:42:30.117-04:002012-10-05T12:42:30.117-04:00keep it clean now:
https://www.facebook.com/photo....keep it clean now:<br />https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151265812180206&set=p.10151265812180206&type=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12920583264916819542012-10-05T10:37:45.565-04:002012-10-05T10:37:45.565-04:00Please load into the nearest airliner and mail dro...Please load into the nearest airliner and mail drop to Iran.Ken Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422188798012989045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7162745093806897732012-10-05T10:33:36.498-04:002012-10-05T10:33:36.498-04:00ROFLMAO ROFLMAO Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67740853420200994832012-10-05T10:26:03.942-04:002012-10-05T10:26:03.942-04:00And before anyone jumps on my...I know it's th...And before anyone jumps on my...I know it's the USAF Museum. Army Air Force just seems to automatically pop out when I'm thinking of WW2 planes.LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74218381313485511692012-10-05T10:23:17.558-04:002012-10-05T10:23:17.558-04:00Oh...and BocksCar is here as well. Oh...and BocksCar is here as well. LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52391024954070369312012-10-05T10:22:09.096-04:002012-10-05T10:22:09.096-04:00If I remember correctly, the Fat Man and Little Bo...If I remember correctly, the Fat Man and Little Boy models at the AAF Museum here in Dayton are painted Olive Drab. Was just thinking this morning that I need to go there again...now I have a "real" reason. Hehehehe<br /><br />Anyone get in the general area, the AAF Museum is awesome...and mostly free.LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78780338079505151652012-10-05T09:25:00.013-04:002012-10-05T09:25:00.013-04:00And I've carried and moved and kicked and trip...And I've carried and moved and kicked and tripped over a set of blades off the Enola Gay more times than I care to remember. Stuffed them into a corner out of the way for the time being. Trying to work a deal with the CAF to put them on display in FiFi's Hanger.TXGunGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405501054321031442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60062832535113948542012-10-05T08:12:28.868-04:002012-10-05T08:12:28.868-04:00Watch out for a bald guy with a black hat calling ...Watch out for a bald guy with a black hat calling himself "Heisenberg".Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996122023499439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67356905219798998962012-10-05T07:44:46.080-04:002012-10-05T07:44:46.080-04:00"You're an atom bomb, Charlie Brown!"..."You're an atom bomb, Charlie Brown!"Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74436462086321246152012-10-05T07:43:53.469-04:002012-10-05T07:43:53.469-04:00The museum at Kirtland AFB?The museum at Kirtland AFB?TBeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996700909201966666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42232160780991579382012-10-05T07:30:05.025-04:002012-10-05T07:30:05.025-04:00FYI
THE TRINITY LITTLE BOY AND FATMAN BOMBS
FIRING...FYI<br />THE TRINITY LITTLE BOY AND FATMAN BOMBS<br />FIRING MECHANISMS WERE FABRICATED BY THE LEAD MACHINIST AND HIS HELPER AT THE NEW YORK NAVAL SHIPYARD (BROOKLYN<br />NAVY YARD) IN JUNE 1945 AT THE TIME HE WAS GIVEN A MATERIALS LIST AND DRAWINGS<br />WITH SPECIFICATIONS FOR PARTS 1 PARTS 2 ETC BUT NO OTHER IDENTIFICATION OR DESCRIPTIONS ON THE DRAWING ALL OTHER WORK WAS STOPPED IN THE NUMBER ONE MACHINE SHOP THE BUILDING WAS CORDONED OFF BY A HEAVILY ARMED MARINE SECURITY DETACHMENT WHILE THEY WORKED NO OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING AFTER THE WORK WAS<br />DONE CHECKED AND DOUBLE CHECKED IT WAS INVENTORIED AND PACKAGED ALL PAPERS AND PLANS WERE RETURNED TO THE SPOOKS THE MACHINIST AND HIS HELPER WERE WARNED OF DIRE CONSEQUENCES OF EVER DISCUSSING WHAT THEY WERE DOING<br />WITH ANYONE THE PACKAGES WERE PLACED IN TRUCKS AND WERE CONVOYED DOWN FLATBUSH AVENUE IN THE WEE HOURS <br />BY THE MARINES TO FLOYD BENNETT NAVAL AIR STATION AND OFF THEY WENT INTO HISTORY NAVIGATORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13968528509470216752012-10-05T07:23:26.858-04:002012-10-05T07:23:26.858-04:00You're not a REAL Atomic Tourist until you'...You're not a REAL Atomic Tourist until you've walked the ground at Trinity, looked at the perimeter fence around the crater site, and thought "...and this was a LITTLE one!".John Stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38986698364515220662012-10-05T04:45:35.858-04:002012-10-05T04:45:35.858-04:00You fondled that?
You're braver than I though...You fondled that?<br /><br />You're braver than I thought.Graysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46848202901909605862012-10-05T04:19:15.335-04:002012-10-05T04:19:15.335-04:00Sealant, or rotational reference?
It is truly a...Sealant, or rotational reference? <br /><br />It is truly amazing what could be built with an arc welder and a slide rule almost 70 years ago. Unfortunately, a reliable electric car still a futuristic dream. CapitalistPighttp://www.greatsataninc.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13017808743691212762012-10-05T04:15:25.304-04:002012-10-05T04:15:25.304-04:00@steve: Glyptal, maybe?@steve: Glyptal, maybe?Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.com