F-117 slipping quietly into history - Page 4

Jimbuna · 03-13-08, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

What was the operating cost for these planes? They seem expensive to up keep.

TarJaks ?.....I reckon about Aussie $5 to own outright

Syxx_Killer · 03-13-08, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Anyone remember playing the F117 Flightsim?

It used to be one of my favourites back in the day. Not bad graphics for it's time either.

haha Yes! I used to love that game. It was on a Windows 3.1 computer that was given to us at the time. I spent a LONG time trying to figure things out. Once I did, though, it was tremendous fun.

I still have it on floppy disks somewhere.

I saw an F-117 flyover at an airshow here in MI about seven or eight years ago. It was an awesome sight. I don't remember where it came from, but it did a fly-over of Selfridge AFB from out of state.

TarJak · 03-13-08, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

What was the operating cost for these planes? They seem expensive to up keep.

TarJaks ?.....I reckon about Aussie $5 to own outright

Not even that much mate. You can DL it for free: http://takegame.com/simulators/htm/f...:rotfl::rotfl:

mrbeast · 03-13-08, 06:35 PM

I was lucky enough to see two F-117s and a B2 in flight a few years ago in South Wales. Was down there on holiday and stopped at a petrol station and they over flew us and headed off over the valley.To say they looked other-worldly would be an understatement the B2 seemed to just hang there in the sky like it was hovering. I think they were flying back after an airshow or something.

Skybird · 03-13-08, 06:49 PM

I feel even older when thinking about the space shuttles going that path soon, too. I was at school when there was a lot of talking about these new wonderful technical miracles - real orbiters, returning to earth like a glider! - was around, making them sound like science fiction. I still have a 2 hours cassette recording with a feature on how it was constructed, and the like. Lots of sound samples from the NASA installations and assembly hals, interviews with engineers, and such (SFB - Sender Freies Berlin - had a europe-wide famous radioplay and feature section back in that time, winning plenty of international radio awards for it's productions).

That were fascinating times, full of magic, and with plenty of future!

nikimcbee · 03-14-08, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

What was the operating cost for these planes? They seem expensive to up keep.

TarJaks ?.....I reckon about Aussie $5 to own outright

You mean the box he painted black with "F-117" written on the side in crayon? Yeah, that was rather odd to see him run around in the front yard in his "stealth fighter.":rotfl:

Jimbuna · 03-14-08, 06:51 AM

LOL :rotfl:

Rhodes · 03-14-08, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Anyone remember playing the F117 Flightsim?

It used to be one of my favourites back in the day. Not bad graphics for it's time either.

haha Yes! I used to love that game. It was on a Windows 3.1 computer that was given to us at the time. I spent a LONG time trying to figure things out. Once I did, though, it was tremendous fun.

I still have it on floppy disks somewhere.

I saw an F-117 flyover at an airshow here in MI about seven or eight years ago. It was an awesome sight. I don't remember where it came from, but it did a fly-over of Selfridge AFB from out of state.

Was one of my first revell kit that I built! I remember my father bringing the kit home. During the 1º gulf war, their was boom of revell airplane kits here.

The game, I never was able to take off in the f-117 and F-19(that I also manage to get a die-cast model in a "chinese shop" [was not a chinese shop,because at the time only existed shops that sold everyting made in china,but were not chinese in the term.]) games. The only flight sim that I manage to take off was the F-15 (and of course, chuck yeager, but can't remenber if the last was from microprose!) because I hit the A-key! Anyone that played F-117 and F-19 hit what key to put the plane to take off?

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mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was lucky enough to see two F-117s and a B2 in flight a few years ago in South Wales. Was down there on holiday and stopped at a petrol station and they over flew us and headed off over the valley.To say they looked other-worldly would be an understatement the B2 seemed to just hang there in the sky like it was hovering. I think they were flying back after an airshow or something. __________________

03-13-08, 06:49 PM	#50
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,806 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I feel even older when thinking about the space shuttles going that path soon, too. I was at school when there was a lot of talking about these new wonderful technical miracles - real orbiters, returning to earth like a glider! - was around, making them sound like science fiction. I still have a 2 hours cassette recording with a feature on how it was constructed, and the like. Lots of sound samples from the NASA installations and assembly hals, interviews with engineers, and such (SFB - Sender Freies Berlin - had a europe-wide famous radioplay and feature section back in that time, winning plenty of international radio awards for it's productions). That were fascinating times, full of magic, and with plenty of future! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-14-08, 06:51 AM	#52
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	LOL :rotfl: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!