360 Degree Cockpit View Of A P-51 Mustang (Hi-Res)

[Solus]

You would think for all of that money along with the craftsmanship that went along with it they could of gone with a more comfortable seat. I want Melanie to rub my butt and back just looking at that thing!  Bill T.

+1. Bill  ..........snicker

[tombogan03884]

Remember, the parachute acted as a seat cushion.
Other wise it would have been like sitting in one of those plastic waiting room chairs for up to 6 hours.

[Timothy]

Remember, the parachute acted as a seat cushion.
Other wise it would have been like sitting in one of those plastic waiting room chairs for up to 6 hours.

Haven't viewed the video but I've seen the Mustangs cockpit from an airshow years ago.  

One flight from Keflavik to McGuire AFB, I flew on a C-141 on the paratrooper bench accompanied by a jet engine in the cargo bay and my hungover room mate occupying the head for most of the flight...other than Barry and I, there was only the crew on board.

13 hours in the air but the price was right!

 

[Solus]

Haven't viewed the video

Should look at it.  The video technology, 360 view with zoom, is as impressive as the aircraft

[Timothy]

Cool!

To think we almost never used it.  Originally used by the RAF but was terrible at altitude.  It wasn't until 1945, outfit with a different engine, that she could fly with the bombers as escort fighters.  Could escort from GB all the way to Munich and back after the upgrade.

History ran a special just the other day...

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[jnevis]

10 Hours on an ejection seat from Hawaii to San Deigo is my longest.  Talk about NUMB!!  Hanging on the wing of a KC-130 the whole way to get gas.  Moved off every so often to safe the seats and let someone stretch.
What it looks like from the back getting gas from another Hoover:


Longest other flight was a 13.5 our go from Anchorage to Misawa Japan in Feb, at night.  Much more comfortable seat (not by much though) and I could get up and move around as long as I stayed on headset.  With a 40' cord I could be on anywhere in the plane

[Timothy]

Jnevis,

Answer me this question if you can.  When I flew to Kef from Norfolk, the trip was about 7 hours on the MAC flight.  Why did the return flight take nearly twice as long?  Is the jetstream that influential at altitude?  It's my understanding that the C141 could easily cruise at 450 knots.  Figure roughly 3000 miles give or take.

[jnevis]

Jnevis,

Answer me this question if you can.  When I flew to Kef from Norfolk, the trip was about 7 hours on the MAC flight.  Why did the return flight take nearly twice as long?  Is the jetstream that influential at altitude?  It's my understanding that the C141 could easily cruise at 450 knots.  Figure roughly 3000 miles give or take.

Upper level winds will kick your A$$.  Airspeed may be 300Kts but ground speed can be MUCH lower, say 250Kts in a direct headwind but 350Kts in a tailwind.  Jet stream can be over 150Kts at times.

Current plot:

[billt]

Remember, the parachute acted as a seat cushion.
Other wise it would have been like sitting in one of those plastic waiting room chairs for up to 6 hours.

Do you speak of the actual "Waiting Room" or what is now known as the "Pre Waiting Room"? There is a difference. Now you have 2.
In years gone by you were taken from the actual "Waiting Room" to the Examining Room where the doctor was all but there ready to examine you with charts in hand.

Today you are taken from the "Pre Waiting Room" into the "Secondary Waiting Room", (Examining Room), where the second half of your wait begins. The difference here is no windows, magazines, or other people to complain with or to as to how long your actual "wait" is. Then, finally, much like the right woman, your doctor finally strolls in from God knows where. (Most likely from another "Secondary Waiting Room".

If we could recover lost time from Pre, and Secondary Waiting Rooms, we would have much the same value as if we could recover all the taxpayer money the government has wasted.  Bill T.

[tombogan03884]

Bill, I'm referring to the one with the hard plastic chairs, not the one with the cold exam table and no azz in the gown