[R-390] What a beautiful sight, slightly OT

[Joe Foley]

B-25 H!

Well,... Ok, maybe a "G"

Joe


--- James Shanks <n1vbn@bit-net.com> wrote:
> Minigun???
> 
> Hey Boomer it's not a Minigun, it's a Rotary 30MM
> CANNON firing as you 
> stated depleted uranium rounds to take out any sort
> of armor in it's path.
> AKA A hydraulically powered Rotary cannon. Mr.
> Gatling's big brother he 
> never even dreamt about. The Minigun fired a 7.62 MM
> rifle round at 2-4 or 
> 6,000 rounds per minute. miniguns are generally
> electrically powered versus 
> the cannon sized big boys toys. Had the chance to
> see what three miniguns 
> could do when Spooky made one pass over an area
> crawling with enemy troops. 
> Just like mowing down corn. They all go down.
> Hi-tech gunsight on Spooky too gunsight circle
> painted on pilots left side 
> window, pull trigger with all three weapons online
> and 18,000 rounds per 
> minute later it was over.
> 
>          I noticed today the Iraqi's are claiming
> we're using "Illegal" 
> weapons now, Spooky grand Daddy. The US Air Force
> Reserve AC-130H series. 
> The Ultimate in reach out and touch someone (from
> afar!!).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> James Shanks
> n1vbn@bit-net.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 05:41 PM 3/31/2003 -0500, Todd Bigelow - PS
> wrote:
> 
> >Scott, Barry (Clyde B) wrote:
> >
> >>Not sure what an F4U is, but we had an airshow
> here this weekend 
> >>featuring the Blue Angels.  They did some pre-show
> stuff for the press 
> >>and I work very near the airport.  I think it was
> my first time to see 
> >>them.  Watching those guys doing formations over
> the area was awesome.
> >>
> >>I didn't see it before the show, but they had an
> F14 Tomcat at the 
> >>show.  That thing was pretty cool!  Also had some
> of those twin-engine 
> >>types that they are using in Iraq now (A-100??). 
> Pretty chilly day, but fun.
> >Ah, yes....the A-10 Thunderbolt a.k.a. 'Warthog'.
> What a plane. Saw my 
> >first one up close in the late 70s/early 80s when
> it came down the runway 
> >about 50 ft off the ground without a sound until it
> was *there*, then went 
> >straight up as the pilot pulled back on the stick.
> Tail bears a striking 
> >resemblance to the twin tail of the B-25 Mitchell.
> Titanium 'bathtub' 
> >cockpit to protect the pilot from ground fire. Hard
> to believe they wanted 
> >to muster these birds out in the mid-90s. Actually
> it's not, considering 
> >the mindset then.
> >
> >That would sure be my choice of today's rides.
> Something about the looks, 
> >the mission, and those depleted uranium rounds
> spitting out of the mini 
> >gun in the nose....
> >
> >Hey Barry, didn't you ever watch Black Sheep
> Squadron? They had a buncha 
> >F-4Us. They also had some really good close ups of
> military BAs as well as 
> >a few civilian sets in the radio shots. Most
> amusing was a shot in the 
> >cockpit of someone changing frequencies with a much
> more modern tuning 
> >head. 50s/60s style avionics look.
> >
> >Boomer,  KA1KAQ
> >
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> 
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