Just throwing this out there

[Vulcan607]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

am i the only one who would rather fly the vulcan

wouldnt be that good as british bombers post ww2 werent fitted with guns unlike the USSR's Bears etc And US B-52s
Good aircraft though

[Wissam24]

Does the B-52 have guns?

And what's more, the Vulcan is a lot more maneuverable than those planes.

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by Wissam24

And what's more, the Vulcan is a lot more maneuverable than those planes.

They're incredibly unstable though apparently - my dad used to fly one.

[stealth finger]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

They're incredibly unstable though apparently - my dad used to fly one.

well what is it? a big triangle with jets on the back, a space in the middle for bombs and a verticle to keep it from spinning lol

your dad flew em? cool

[Wissam24]

Awesome, they're fantastic planes. I hope to go to an airshow where it'll be flying at some point next year.

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by stealth finger

your dad flew em? cool

Yeah he was on standby for the Falklands, but never flew out there.

However, my brother's god-father flew chinooks at the time and was co-pilot taking a special forces team through the mountains at low altitude. But because there's no visual reference for scale, they all just watched this mountain in front of them getting closer. Then they flew straight into it as they had no idea how close it was.

The pilot was killed and my dad's friend was seriously injured, including losing a leg. The only reason they survived is because the guys in the back were obviously trained in surviving in extreme conditions.

It was harsh at the time, but he can laugh about it now. We were in Cyprus recently for my bro's wedding, and we joked he could put tomato ketchup on his stump and come hopping out of the sea yelling "shark!". But then we thought that permanently traumatising little children for lols probably wasn't a great idea

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

We were in Cyprus recently for my bro's wedding,

BC?

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by xX-SiLeNcE-Xx

BC?

Or this Cyprus?

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

Yeah he was on standby for the Falklands, but never flew out there.

However, my brother's god-father flew chinooks at the time and was co-pilot taking a special forces team through the mountains at low altitude. But because there's no visual reference for scale, they all just watched this mountain in front of them getting closer. Then they flew straight into it as they had no idea how close it was.

The pilot was killed and my dad's friend was seriously injured, including losing a leg. The only reason they survived is because the guys in the back were obviously trained in surviving in extreme conditions.

It was harsh at the time, but he can laugh about it now. We were in Cyprus recently for my bro's wedding, and we joked he could put tomato ketchup on his stump and come hopping out of the sea yelling "shark!". But then we thought that permanently traumatising little children for lols probably wasn't a great idea

I rode one of those when I was fighting wildfires in 1994, at Tyee Creek in Washington state, a big 250,000 acre fire way up in the mountains. Big fat loud thing. Glad it didn't crash into anything. Much louder than the little choppers were.

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by kozzm0

I rode one of those when I was fighting wildfires in 1994, at Tyee Creek in Washington state, a big 250,000 acre fire way up in the mountains. Big fat loud thing. Glad it didn't crash into anything. Much louder than the little choppers were.

Wow. Big fire

Yeah they're designed for carrying tanks etc. Or huge buckets of water

They do look badass though...check out this documentary for some great cinematography of them. BTW, the guy I mentioned knows the dudes in this documentary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhZEVbYVcFc

EDIT: just watched that documentary through again... it's superbly put together, but may leave you feeling a bit down. You're warned