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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Cuzzin Ricky

Rodger the Real King of France 4/17/2008 12:18:00 PM 15 Comments

"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. "
Argus Hamilton

15 comments:

Anonymous said...: The Mustang is my favorite plane of all time.; 4/17/08, 12:34 PM
The Mayor said...: It's amazing how one picture can make a persons whole day.

Thanks.; 4/17/08, 12:36 PM
BlogDog said...: I'm rather partial to the Warthog myself. If I'd had any inkling that such a beast was to be made, I would have made a different career choice. But then, I'd like to fly helicopters too.; 4/17/08, 1:29 PM
Anonymous said...: Roger that BlogDog!

c. umulus n. imbusi; 4/17/08, 2:38 PM
Anonymous said...: oops, here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/5h5wu7

c. umulus n.imbusi; 4/17/08, 2:45 PM
Anonymous said...: Damn! They just flew past the UN Building!; 4/17/08, 3:22 PM
Anonymous said...: Sigh. That's beautiful.

I wanted to fly the Warthog, too. A flying gatling gun! What's not to love!? It's a "get in close and duke it out" kind of weapon, not the "fire a missle at a radar blip from miles away" type. In that plane you can only attack what you can see, and you get to see the results. Cooooool.

I bet it was tricky flying to take that pic. The hog's max speed is probably close to the modern jet's minimum.

The P-51 is one of the most beautiful machines ever made, and maybe the only truely beautiful war machine. I always thought it resembled a fish, which makes a lot of sense as the same laws of physics apply to both.; 4/17/08, 3:46 PM
Anonymous said...: As a pilot, I just have to say that this picture is a thing of beauty (and my new desktop). Thanks for making my day!

SFAOV Sgsaur; 4/17/08, 5:28 PM
AnnoyedOne said...: Kewl! Were they there to bomb the crap out of the New York Times?; 4/17/08, 6:31 PM
pdwalker said...: Beautiful picture Rodger! Thanks!; 4/17/08, 8:15 PM
Anonymous said...: I know it never saw active service, but I still think the XB-70 was the most beautiful plane ever.

rockville; 4/17/08, 9:06 PM
Anonymous said...: Kewl! Were they there to bomb the crap out of the New York Times?
# posted by Blogger AnnoyedOne : 6:31 PM EDT

I think they'll get to the NYT after flattening the UN...
tomw; 4/18/08, 8:50 AM
Kim du Toit said...: I think I leaked into my pants just a little.; 4/18/08, 10:22 AM
Anonymous said...: No matter how much firepower or force the other three aircraft can project, you just KNOW they would all rather be flying that Mustang.
--Jack; 4/18/08, 11:32 AM
Anonymous said...: About 3 years ago, the boss and I flew over to Ft Smith, Ar, in the company airplane - one of the most technologically advanced Twin Commanches in the world, and a beautiful plane to boot. When we got back to the airport, there were two F-16 pilots at the FBO waiting on a new tire for one of their planes to be flown in from their home base. I started a conversation with one of the pilots about his bird, and he asked about the Twin - long story short, the boss gave him the full tour, and I'll never forget the look on the boss's face when an F-16 pilot said that he thought our plane was the coolest thing he ever saw. I offered to trade him, but he declined...

SFAOV Sgsaur; 4/18/08, 4:34 PM

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