Planes

[Rita_Poon]

Beautiful aircraft, I sanded one down prior to a paint job in Wolves.

Fell asleep next to the fuselage on a pretty hot day and woke up with a pretty unfortunate tan line.

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[tim gabbott]

One full of brass’s and beak

 

[Tommy.]

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Closer to this:

But on my face.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Closer to this:

But on my face.

Legs on face on duty? Be the best indeed...

 

[ArtetaMoney]

You still in the business mate?

I'm a Cat C Engineer now on Typhoon.

In transition out of it, been in it for over 22 years. Looking forward to doing something else.

 

[Tommy.]

Sorry to nerd out but this thread is right up my street, this aircraft was originally known as the A-12 Oxcart.
Due to the extreme temperatures it endured due to the altitude and velocity it flew at its skin was Titanium.
Given the thing was designed in the 60's during the Cold War the Americans had to set up a blag company to import the required materials from Russia.

 

[Tommy.]

In transition out of it, been in it for over 22 years. Looking forward to doing something else.

Known some belting lads leave because of the way things have gone in the industry mate.
Hope it all works out for you.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Enjoyed working on and flying round in these. Technically, not a plane, though.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Is the right answer but let's have a pic in its natural habitat...King of the sky.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Sorry to nerd outbut this thread is right up my street, this aircraft was originally known as the A-12 Oxcart.
Due to the extreme temperatures it endured due to the altitude and velocity it flew at its skin was Titanium.
Given the thing was designed in the 60's during the Cold War the Americans had to set up a blag company to import the required materials from Russia.

and the pics it took in total through its lifespan were eclipsed in the first day of the satellite being launched and snooping.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Known some belting lads leave because of the way things have gone in the industry mate.
Hope it all works out for you.

I’m a lazy bellend, mate. I won’t be missed ?

 

[chrismpw]

Lancaster bomber.

Or maybe a Vulcan.

Or Harrier.

This is too hard.

 

[marnie]

 

[lancs blue]

You still in the business mate?

I'm a Cat C Engineer now on Typhoon.

Do tea bags need an engineer

 

[Tommy.]

and the pics it took in total through its lifespan were eclipsed in the first day of the satellite being launched and snooping.

The Russians used Satellites when the Americans had a model of it in Area 51, they upended a model on the airfield to test its imperviousness to RADAR, basically a SR-71 with a pole up its arse. They would take it down when they knew Ruski sats were passing overhead however it left an obvious heat signature on the ground where it had been covering the ground. So the Russians had a pefect outline of the aircraft but nothing beyond.