Lightning in the air.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Oberon

That's the only one flying. There were a couple at Thunder City in South Africa, but the crash in 2009 kept the rest grounded until now. Not many countries will allow them to fly because of their history of...well...not flying.

That would be because they stuck a pair of wings and a bloody big motor onto a pallet of bricks just to see if they could make it fly.

[GoldenRivet]

Yes, the old military aviation theory that with enough "thrusties" the "draggies" can be overcome and anything can be made to fly.

Thats the thing with those old pig jets... they fling through the air more than anything.

Those wings... I would be as nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rockin' chairs if i had to count on those things to get me anywhere.

approach speed has got to be in the neighborhood of mach 0.65 LOL

EDIT: not knowing much about the type, i had assumed this would be the only flying example. If he can manage to continuously return it to the earth in the same condition as when it left... GOOD ON HIM!

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Yes, the old military aviation theory that with enough "thrusties" the "draggies" can be overcome and anything can be made to fly.

Thats the thing with those old pig jets... they fling through the air more than anything.

Those wings... I would be as nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rockin' chairs if i had to count on those things to get me anywhere.

approach speed has got to be in the neighborhood of mach 0.65 LOL

EDIT: not knowing much about the type, i had assumed this would be the only flying example. If he can manage to continuously return it to the earth in the same condition as when it left... GOOD ON HIM!

Most of the Century Series aircraft must have been pretty tricky to fly they all had fairly high crash rates.I was reading in a book about F-100 units in the Vietnam War.They had a pretty high crash rate due to the high landing speed(both in Vietnam and throughout the Huns service life) which was tough under ideal conditions at most bases in Vietnam the general rule was to get near the base and eject if your plane had any real damage as the odds of making a safe landing where low.

I understand that the F-101 was the most challenging of the Century Series and some of the most ballsy flying recon over 1961 Cuba or North Vietnam also Republic of China (no doubt some CIA pilots) recons into China of course that plane flew the fastest combat recon missions in history.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by TarJak

That would be because they stuck a pair of wings and a bloody big motor onto a pallet of bricks just to see if they could make it fly.

It worked for the F4.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Oberon

It worked for the F4.

true!

some people say those are such UGLY airplanes.

if you ask me, that old girl puts out as much sex appeal as she does smoke

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

true!

some people say those are such UGLY airplanes.

if you ask me, that old girl puts out as much sex appeal as she does smoke

Finally someone with taste here.

[Herr-Berbunch]

There is the potential for one to fly in the States - XS422 - with the Anglo American Lightning Organisation at Stennis International, Mississippi.

http://www.lightning422supporters.co.uk/