FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Used to fly up to Grand Forks AFB to shoot practice approaches in school. Runway was something like 12,500 feet long. You swore it was never going to end.
Then they got drones and the fun came to an end.
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Then they got drones and the fun came to an end.
oldngray
nowhere special
Those early SAC bombers needed a lot of room.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
I keep thinking about the B-47 after reading his post. Thing was the ultimate pig. Needed a 10,000 foot runway to takeoff. Then they decided to put a bunch of rocket canisters in back to give it a little extra "oomph" and cut it down to 7500 feet. Then on landing they needed a parachute because they needed to keep the power up in case they had to go around, first generation turbojets took forever to spool back up.
Now I want to watch Strategic Air Command with James Stewart
oldngray
nowhere special
I think when the B-36 first came out there were only 4 runways in the world it could land on. They changed the undercarriage and got rid of those ginormous tires so the weight was distributed more evenly and it could land at more places.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
I believe you are correct. Love the slogan for that one "Six turning and four burning" for the 6 props and 4 jets. The even crazier part about the jets it they only used them for takeoff. Otherwise the thing would have needed a runway stretching from Dallas to Houston to see the sky.
clean hairy
Well-Known Member
2 old ladies drive right past the signs (go to the 4:00 minute mark) Something does not seem right with them....
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Probably not as long as the runway in the Fast and Furious movie.
