Bernoulli Fan
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They actually had two breakups within a month. It took a couple years, but eventually their contract was terminated, the fleet was grounded, and the company went out of business.
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They actually had two breakups within a month. It took a couple years, but eventually their contract was terminated, the fleet was grounded, and the company went out of business.
The Gardener
Terrafirma Phobic
Man, of all things that scare the crap out of me it is an in flight break up. There really isn't much that a pilot can do but die in that situation.
Those guys fighting fires really have balls of steel!
Orange Anchor
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This is a shot of the -130 as its wings folded.
LoadMasterC141
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Aren't they KC-97s? Looks like a boom window on the back of one.
Yes they are. I remember when the Arizona ones were active with the 161st AREFG on the ramp at KPHX back in the day
scooter2525
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Always makes me bummed to see airplanes in disrepair like that.
Cheyenne
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You should see the Boxcar that they strapped one turbo fan to the roof
. That one was fetured in a few movies.Nice pics BTW. That's home country for me
You should see the Boxcar that they strapped one turbo fan to the roof
Nice pics BTW. That's home country for me
Thats how civilian C-119s were with the jet assist. One pod mounted to the roof. USAF AC-119 K-models that had jets, had one-each slung under the outboard wings ala C-123 style.
Orange Anchor
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The forerunner to the 'dollar nineteen' was the C-82 Packet and one of them made it into TWA colors. The story is the C-82 was based in Paris and was available to shuttle around Europe carrying a replacement engine for TWA's 707s. Schiff I think wrote about pulling that terrible gut wrenching slave labor job.
Tough job but someone had to do it. 
As for the 'dollar nineteen' that was my ride for my first combat sortie in Vietnam. I stood in the door which could be opened in flight and watched the red 'hose' squirt down onto a fire support base that was over-run when we had to leave.
