Topic: U.S. Army pictures!

Uncle_Sam · July 12th, 2004

Just remember who's the Boss!

Redleg · July 12th, 2004

Please do not post large images like this here, it's much easier if you just post links to the images instead..

(I've edited your post a bit..)

Mark Conley · July 12th, 2004

uncle Sam...That B-70 was a plane near and dear to my heart.

Yep, it was supposed to be a mach 3 bomber..all the way to the target and back. Its escort was supposed to be the AF-12, the fighter version of the SR-71.

This bomber also flew at high altitudes using a method called compression lift. When the plane obtained its cruising altitude, the two winglets would drop down to provide stability, and a means to temporally trap air under the aircraft to provide more lift at the higher altitude. The heatsink themselves were ingenious: heat was allowed to absorb into the planes fuel tanks in the wings and body.

The men were enclosed in escape pods to allow them to eject from the aircraft at high speeds and survive. In short, so many innovations were used on this aircraft, it hard to tell what was carried over to the super sonic transports and B-1 .

Thanks for posting the links...it really brings back good memorys..

SAINT · July 13th, 2004

nice pics!

Uncle_Sam · July 13th, 2004

These are much smaller

F-85 Goblin!

Grimnar · July 13th, 2004

your kidding me...
those things actually fly?

Uncle_Sam · July 13th, 2004

Flying Forever - McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
SAC men who had flown in World War 2 remembered how much difference the P-51 escorts made when they could escort bombers all the way to Berlin, and still wanted fighter escorts into the post-war years.

The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was designed to meet a USAAF requirement for a single-seat 'parasite' escort fighter that could be carried by a large bomber. Development of two prototypes was ordered in March 1947.

The resulting design was entirely the product of design contraints, which required it to fit into the bomb bay of a B-36 (although it was actually to be tested under a B-29).

A short rotund fuselage was fitted with low/mid set foldable swept wings, of 21 ft 1½ ins. (6.44 m.) span. It was powered by a Westinghouse J34-WE-7 turbojet, of 3000 lb. (1361 kg) thrust.

There was no landing gear except for emergency skids. The fighter was intended to return to the parent aircraft and dock with a trapeze, by means of a retracting hook.

The first flight of the Goblin was made on 23rd August, 1948 from a Boeing EB-29B parent ship. After a little over two hours it became obvious that turbulence around the bomber created difficult control problems.

It was also soon realised that the small fighter could not achieve the speed and manouverability to compete with anticipated hostile aircraft, and the design was abandoned.

The concept was subsequently taken up with the FICON project, using adaptions of a conventional fighter type.

SAINT · July 14th, 2004

I like those jets that were made in the late 40s and 50s. Their designs were so spectacular and strangely attractive and varied. Nowadays we don't have many new jets. When I was a kid, F-14, F-15, F-16... now 30 years later...still F-14, F-15, F-16. So there won't be new plastic scale models to make, too. All you see on the toy shop shelf are again F-14, F-15, F-16...

Uncle_Sam · July 14th, 2004

F-22

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Italian Guy · July 14th, 2004

I like them all. Good job uncle

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July 12th, 2004	Post 1
Uncle_Sam Centurion	Post; U.S. Army pictures! Just remember who's the Boss! This thread is dedicated only to the US Armed Forces! Highly trained, with best and highest quality weapons and equipment! http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/BOSS.jpg Ladies & Gentlemen, the Airborne Laser! http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/abl30.jpg http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/m1a1-tankaar.jpg http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/m1a1-98012.jpg The Fastest bomber! B-70 (late '50s) Speed of 2100mph! Cruising on icredible altitude 73000feet, with speed of 2000mph(3300kmph) http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/b-70-ecn-1814.jpg http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/...97-44244-2.jpg http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/ec68-2101.jpg http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/ec68-2131.jpg http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/Avioni06.jpg Admin edit: Made the pictures into links.. Easier to view them this way.. __________________ American Military Community

July 12th, 2004	Post 3
Mark Conley Tribuni Angusticlavii	uncle Sam...That B-70 was a plane near and dear to my heart. Yep, it was supposed to be a mach 3 bomber..all the way to the target and back. Its escort was supposed to be the AF-12, the fighter version of the SR-71. This bomber also flew at high altitudes using a method called compression lift. When the plane obtained its cruising altitude, the two winglets would drop down to provide stability, and a means to temporally trap air under the aircraft to provide more lift at the higher altitude. The heatsink themselves were ingenious: heat was allowed to absorb into the planes fuel tanks in the wings and body. The men were enclosed in escape pods to allow them to eject from the aircraft at high speeds and survive. In short, so many innovations were used on this aircraft, it hard to tell what was carried over to the super sonic transports and B-1 . Thanks for posting the links...it really brings back good memorys.. __________________ “If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.”— General James H. Doolittle, USAAF

July 13th, 2004	Post 4
SAINT Centurion	nice pics! __________________ WHY IN THE WORLD DO WE NEED TO FIGHT SO OFTEN? HAVE WE FORGOTTEN THE BABIES?

July 13th, 2004	Post 6
Grimnar Optio Gear	your kidding me... those things actually fly? __________________

July 14th, 2004	Post 10
Italian Guy Legatus Legionis Gear	I like them all. Good job uncle . __________________ "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it". Pericles.

July 12th, 2004	Post 2
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	Please do not post large images like this here, it's much easier if you just post links to the images instead.. (I've edited your post a bit..)

July 13th, 2004	Post 5
Uncle_Sam Centurion	These are much smaller F-85 Goblin!

July 13th, 2004	Post 7
Uncle_Sam Centurion	Flying Forever - McDonnell XF-85 Goblin SAC men who had flown in World War 2 remembered how much difference the P-51 escorts made when they could escort bombers all the way to Berlin, and still wanted fighter escorts into the post-war years. The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was designed to meet a USAAF requirement for a single-seat 'parasite' escort fighter that could be carried by a large bomber. Development of two prototypes was ordered in March 1947. The resulting design was entirely the product of design contraints, which required it to fit into the bomb bay of a B-36 (although it was actually to be tested under a B-29). A short rotund fuselage was fitted with low/mid set foldable swept wings, of 21 ft 1½ ins. (6.44 m.) span. It was powered by a Westinghouse J34-WE-7 turbojet, of 3000 lb. (1361 kg) thrust. There was no landing gear except for emergency skids. The fighter was intended to return to the parent aircraft and dock with a trapeze, by means of a retracting hook. The first flight of the Goblin was made on 23rd August, 1948 from a Boeing EB-29B parent ship. After a little over two hours it became obvious that turbulence around the bomber created difficult control problems. It was also soon realised that the small fighter could not achieve the speed and manouverability to compete with anticipated hostile aircraft, and the design was abandoned. The concept was subsequently taken up with the FICON project, using adaptions of a conventional fighter type.

July 14th, 2004	Post 8
SAINT Centurion	I like those jets that were made in the late 40s and 50s. Their designs were so spectacular and strangely attractive and varied. Nowadays we don't have many new jets. When I was a kid, F-14, F-15, F-16... now 30 years later...still F-14, F-15, F-16. So there won't be new plastic scale models to make, too. All you see on the toy shop shelf are again F-14, F-15, F-16...

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