tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6429897271783064798..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Speedy-ish Delivery!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19695296665715648052013-06-26T13:34:13.651-04:002013-06-26T13:34:13.651-04:00I have a pair of rudder pedals out of a C-1/S-2 ar...I have a pair of rudder pedals out of a C-1/S-2 around here somewhere. <br /><br />Ran across the following page looking for info about them:<br /><br />http://wiseminds.com/thedigitalmirage/?p=21Butch_S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53355790737674947502013-06-26T12:01:09.537-04:002013-06-26T12:01:09.537-04:00There was one parked out front of Willow Grove NAS...There was one parked out front of Willow Grove NAS. <br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7132271410451710842013-06-26T10:59:59.104-04:002013-06-26T10:59:59.104-04:00Annd in the COD version, they had the multi-place ...Annd in the COD version, they had the multi-place life-rafts.<br /><br />**C&R Content** Rode one of these on and off the Lexington (CVT-16) more than once. The drop off the end when deck launching was WHEEEEEE!rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4197939845845582862013-06-26T08:52:07.973-04:002013-06-26T08:52:07.973-04:00My father flew S-2s with four squadrons (commandin...My father flew S-2s with four squadrons (commanding one) off three carriers in the 60s, and various hangar queens were my playgrounds for much of my youth. Ah, memories.<br /><br />Gewehr98, in the antisub configuration, the nacelles also house the main gear and the sonobuoys. RustyGunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607539523531544524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74230425539986429592013-06-26T01:11:15.293-04:002013-06-26T01:11:15.293-04:00Loud inside and out, jerky, uninsulated, unpadded,...Loud inside and out, jerky, uninsulated, unpadded, unheated, un-air-conditioned, uncomfortable, smelling of part fuel, and part remnants of the last passengers' lunch, and reminiscent for all the world like going over Niagara Falls in a can of Spam whether departing or arriving.<br /><br />Nonetheless the crews took a perverse pride in adopting the "neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor dark of night" ethic of getting on or off the deck.<br /><br />Here's to 'em.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1283452708287447412013-06-25T23:55:23.256-04:002013-06-25T23:55:23.256-04:00Those nacelles are huge for having radials out fro...Those nacelles are huge for having radials out front!Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72071517153813981552013-06-25T23:23:49.648-04:002013-06-25T23:23:49.648-04:00Sorry, Charlie Foxtrot, the SLUF (Short Little Ugl...Sorry, Charlie Foxtrot, the SLUF (Short Little Ugly F***er) was the A-7 Corsair.<br />It made up for its low speed with its short range.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14134300934576285232013-06-25T22:55:55.192-04:002013-06-25T22:55:55.192-04:00Was the cargo hold full of rubber dog shit?
BGMWas the cargo hold full of rubber dog shit?<br /><br /><br />BGMBGMillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848795924399360183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67815160953323460002013-06-25T22:47:21.226-04:002013-06-25T22:47:21.226-04:00Calif. Dept. of Forestry has been running this upg...Calif. Dept. of Forestry has been running this upgraded version for awhile...<br /><br />http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/S2T.pdf<br /><br />Here's a fire drop...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSOjWerhDYcRHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36934046225332445642013-06-25T22:42:18.575-04:002013-06-25T22:42:18.575-04:00I'll be really disappointed if that lil' g...I'll be really disappointed if that lil' guy didn't get the nickname of SLUF. Charlie Foxtrotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58403105787576946652013-06-25T22:35:52.880-04:002013-06-25T22:35:52.880-04:00I'll never forget the COD flight when the load...I'll never forget the COD flight when the loadmaster spent most of our air time stuffing plastic bags into the cracks around the loading ramp. He never missed a beat, even when the oxygen masks dropped into the passengers' laps.<br /><br />These things were a lot more fun back when I was in my 20s. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669546385569304284noreply@blogger.com