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  1. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    GREAT conversation here, guys! Why to I so easily get sucked into the vortex of most any aviation discussion?!?!?!? Oh, well.... Carry on!
  2. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2019 - September VOTE HERE!

    !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! Please feel free to SWIM a VICTORY LAP around the pond. You've certainly earned it!
  3. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    With that in mind, go back and view the C-17 segment of this video..... (Time Tick: 1:16 - 1:43 of the video) Watch as the C-17's main landing gear touches down. This action closes the "WEIGHT ON WHEELS" switch(es) which in turn triggers the actuation of the Thrust Reversers (set in flight in...
  4. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    FYI... There are tons of videos on YouTube showing several different Thrust Reversing Technologies. Check 'em out! One of those videos even describes what happens if the Thrust Reverser(s) is/are deployed IN FLIGHT. :shock: :doh: . . . . . :usafss:
  5. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    2019-10-02 Chinook overflight @ our LZ Late Wednesday afternoon I heard the distinctive thump-thump-thumping of a Chinook about to pass over our home. I stepped out in time to catch a couple of quick pics on my phone. I'm also including zoomed screenshots of those pics. Zoomed in --->...
  6. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Ahab, That is an excellent technical question deserving of a sound explanation. While I could compose something of reasonable quality, I am both too tired and presently lack the confidence to make my answer adequate. Hence, I will do for you what I so often advise to others..... GOOGLE is our...
  7. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    1941 K18-C GMC Recovered today

    Donning my chaplain's persona for a moment here..... We are taught to be good stewards of everything that God has put on this earth. I believe that that extends even to the machines that man has designed and built, by the grace of God and our God-given industrious abilities. With that setting...
  8. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    M1000 Trailer

    Anit-gravity forces.... aka: Electromagnetism ! Cantchya hear it BUZZING ?
  9. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Ok, Troops! The first clip on this video is a LOW FLYING C-17. And, as a bonus, the other clips on this video are also pretty cool! Enjoy!!!...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ZjiKPhSkQ
  10. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    M1000 Trailer

    That's some serious motive power! Thanks for posting the pics.
  11. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Thanks for posting that up, RustyStud, and for the follow up conversation. I've considered many options for toting the Medium Tow Bar around with me. Yours is certainly a novel approach worthy of consideration. And thank you too, Elijah95. I like the bed-side stowage option too. It would...
  12. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    Movie filming Oct 14 and Oct 18 - Need M35

    Not available from Texas to support this filming.... but have a question. Are they remaking the movie THE RIGHT STUFF which was about the early rocket-plane and early space program... Through the Mercury Program??? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/...
  13. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    B17 Nine-O-Nine crash in CT - 2019-10-02

    Fox News... https://www.foxnews.com/us/world-war-ii-era-aircraft-crashes-at-bradley-international-airport-in-connecticut-injuries-reported
  14. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    B17 Nine-O-Nine crash in CT - 2019-10-02

    Let us pray for all involved in this tragedy..... Heavenly Father, We pray those who have perished on this aircraft when it crashed, for their families and loved ones. We pray over those who are injured - Heal their injuries - both physical and psychological - and restore their bodies. We...
  15. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    HAHAHA! BUT, Murphy's Law would declare: If you own a Tow Bar and aren't carrying it, YOU WILL NEED IT ! DITTO ! I think that many of us would love to see pictures (and details) of your Front Mount Tow Bar Stowage. For that matter, I'd love to see ANY options that folks have designed and...
  16. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    What state law is the best for Former MV's?

    As the OP of the Texas FMV LAWS Thread (see ink in signature block below) I must insert this caveat: The Thread is all about the MV's titled, registered, owned, operated, etc. as FORMER MILITARY VEHICLE - A SPECIFIC CLASS of "Antiques" in the TxDMV Registration System! In Texas, former...
  17. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Have you not heard of the Leaner-Meaner Version of the HMMWV???? . It's a 3x3 ! ! !
  18. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Gotta wonder if driving with the mask on might grab the attention of the fearful who might readily dial 9-1-1 !!! Jus' thinkin'. Carry on.
  19. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    2019 Georgia Military Vehicle Rally buy-sell-trade

    (I'm won't be at the Rally. And this HEAVY tow bar is NOT for sale. I'm just posting this for "educational" purposes.......) If you think loading Medium Tow Bars is "fun", try manhandling a HEAVY TOW BAR by yourself sometime!!! <---Heavy Vs. Medium Tow Bars next to the rear wheels of our...
  20. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    MV illegal on highway in Canada (Quebec)

    Now THAT has "Written By Lawyers" stamped in invisible ink all over it, doesn't it?!?!?!?
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