Anyone like aircraft?

[runninsilent]

I love them. Always wanted to fly. I took lessons when I was 15 but had to quit by the time I was almost ready for my solo. Lessons got too expensive. What's your fav.? Mine is either a P-38 Lightning, or a P-61 Black Widow.

[cyal8erloser]

My personal Favorite at the moment, though I can't really say why is the C-21A cargo.

The C-21A, the military version of the Learjet 35A, provides cargo and passenger airlift and can transport litters during medical evacuations. The C-21A's turbofan engines are pod-mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage. The swept-back wings have hydraulically actuated, single-slotted flaps. The aircraft has a retractable tricycle landing gear, single steerable nose gear and multiple-disc hydraulic brakes. The C-21A can carry eight passengers and 42 cubic feet (1.26 cubic meters) of cargo. The fuel capacity of the C-21A is 931 gallons (3,537.8 liters) carried in wingtip tanks. The safety and operational capabilities of the C-21A are increased by the autopilot, color weather radar and tactical air navigation (TACAN) system, as well as HF, VHF and UHF radios.

Delivery of the C-21A fleet began in April 1984 and was completed in October 1985. Glasco, a subsidiary of Learjet, Inc., provides full contractor logistics support at 16 worldwide locations.

Hello beautiful aircraft.

[firetyrant]

I love them, I like watching them, but I'm afraid of heights so, I try to force myself now to be afraid when I have to get on one.

[runninsilent]

Originally Posted by cyal8erloser

My personal Favorite at the moment, though I can't really say why is the C-21A cargo.

The C-21A, the military version of the Learjet 35A, provides cargo and passenger airlift and can transport litters during medical evacuations. The C-21A's turbofan engines are pod-mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage. The swept-back wings have hydraulically actuated, single-slotted flaps. The aircraft has a retractable tricycle landing gear, single steerable nose gear and multiple-disc hydraulic brakes. The C-21A can carry eight passengers and 42 cubic feet (1.26 cubic meters) of cargo. The fuel capacity of the C-21A is 931 gallons (3,537.8 liters) carried in wingtip tanks. The safety and operational capabilities of the C-21A are increased by the autopilot, color weather radar and tactical air navigation (TACAN) system, as well as HF, VHF and UHF radios.

Delivery of the C-21A fleet began in April 1984 and was completed in October 1985. Glasco, a subsidiary of Learjet, Inc., provides full contractor logistics support at 16 worldwide locations.

Hello beautiful aircraft.

Wow! Excellent detail there. Nice pic of it too. They had one of those at the airshow at Cherry Point mcas. They only had it on static display though. It's a shame cause for being so similar to a standard private jet I'm sure it can do some nice aerobatics. My soon to be father in law did a barrel roll around a passenger liner years ago. Caught a lot of hell from it too.lol I made this thread out of the blue cause I saw something about the p-38 on the military channel. Those c-21's sit pretty low to the ground too if I remember correctly. Don't they?


firetyrant, that's why the have shades you pull down when flying. Unless you go through turbulance, you won't know your up there....well that and the fact your ears pop a lot.

[Usimyoc]

I have a favorite for practically every genre.

Old School--the Mustang fighter from WWII.
Civilian--the...Hmm, I forgot the name, but its that CEO jet thing...Sorry.
Transport--the AC-130...Not exactly a 'transporter' but fun regardless.
Modern--the AO-10 'Warthog'

[Ganossa]

For me, F14 Tomcat. It is the most beautiful plane i have ever seen. My dream is to see one of them in real.

[runninsilent]

Originally Posted by Usimyoc

I have a favorite for practically every genre.

Old School--the Mustang fighter from WWII.
Civilian--the...Hmm, I forgot the name, but its that CEO jet thing...Sorry.
Transport--the AC-130...Not exactly a 'transporter' but fun regardless.
Modern--the AO-10 'Warthog'

Nice selections usimyoc. P-51 I'd love to see in action. I think the civilian one might be a gulfstream, or lear if you mean private. They're among top 5 choices for private jets I think. The ac-130 really cool. I saw some footage of one firing it's guns at night. Breath taking. the a-10 is my fav among the modern too.


Ganossa wrote For me, F14 Tomcat. It is the most beautiful plane i have ever seen. My dream is to see one of them in real.

I hope you can see one for real. They're out of service now here in the us but who's to say they won't have some flying for airshow purposes. I have a pic of one I took at a airshow here a few years ago. If you'd like I'll send you it.

[Crossbow]

I really like WWll aircraft. F4U corsair, P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, Me 262, P-38 Lightning. For modern Day I really like the A-10 Warthog, B-2, and F-22 Raptor.

[cyal8erloser]

oh hehe looked up the f 14 tomcat, now that is a beautiful aircraft. Wouldn't mind seeing one of them if I ever got the chance.

[Usimyoc]

Originally Posted by runninsilent

Nice selections usimyoc. P-51 I'd love to see in action. I think the civilian one might be a gulfstream, or lear if you mean private. They're among top 5 choices for private jets I think. The ac-130 really cool. I saw some footage of one firing it's guns at night. Breath taking. the a-10 is my fav among the modern too.


Ganossa wrote For me, F14 Tomcat. It is the most beautiful plane i have ever seen. My dream is to see one of them in real.

I hope you can see one for real. They're out of service now here in the us but who's to say they won't have some flying for airshow purposes. I have a pic of one I took at a airshow here a few years ago. If you'd like I'll send you it.

The AC-130 is much more interesting up close, especially with the 105 BeFour cannon sticking out its side. But you won't believe how aggravating it is to prep on of those things for ops. (You gotta load munitions, check fuse timers, check electronics, the list goes on and on, a lot of work for 15 minutes of utter decimation.)

Actually the F-14 is still in service in some places. When I was stationed at Lackland, I got to see inside a training variant. Would have loved to go up in it, but only officers are allowed to fly fighters, except for extremely rare rewards.
It really is a marvelous machine, but unfortunately the old 'dogfighters' are all getting phased out because there aren't many countries out there that can compete with our long ranged tactical systems.
Anyway, there's this place in Nevada. (I can't remember where exactly but if you do some research you might be able to find it.) But its a storage area for aircraft and they keep around forty of the old 14's in prime condition in case we should ever need them. It's a civilian operation as well, so if you can get out there and ask nicely, they might let you take a gander at one.