Builds My '78 FJ40 "44" (15 Viewers)

[Solace in Solitude]

We got up this morning and drove Morman Well Road, both ways, and hiked several different washes... as long as they weren't too brushy... and too snaky... saw a couple of Golden Eagles and a Predator (yesterday, while driving by Creech AFB).

Stopped by Big Dune, on the way back from Beatty, yesterday

44 and daBoise with Big Dune in the background

 

[Jdc1]

Great pictures as usual. I just saw an interesting special on the first drones flown during wwii.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

More pics

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Great pictures as usual. I just saw an interesting special on the first drones flown during wwii.

Thanks!!

Drones in WWII? What was the special?

 

[78fj40mg]

This image of the daBoise needs to be framed! Beautiful!

 

[Jdc1]

Thanks!!

Drones in WWII? What was the special?

Not sure what it was called but caught it on PBS a few nights back.

Basically before TV was released to the civilian population, the military used it to fly a plane loaded with 12 tons of explosives into one of Hitler's underground Vgun sites. A pilot would fly the plane within striking distance, bail out and then a mothership with the aid of cameras in the nose and on the instrumentation of the bomb carrier would fly it remotely into the target.

 

[Jdc1]

Links:

Bombing Hitler's Supergun — NOVA | PBS

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5985733/the-secret-drone-mission-that-killed-joseph-kennedy-jr

 

[Solace in Solitude]

This image of the daBoise needs to be framed! Beautiful!

Thanks Mike!! Great models!!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Links:

Bombing Hitler's Supergun — NOVA | PBS

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5985733/the-secret-drone-mission-that-killed-joseph-kennedy-jr

Thanks! I was aware of the supergun... but not the drone mission.

 

[120mm]

The most disturbing fact about this incident was the loose ammo in the cab that's just irresponsible, this could have turned deadly.

Deadly how? Loose ammo doesn't go anywhere when it cooks off.

At worst you "might" get peppered by brass fragments. The bullets stay in place and the casing ruptures. Basic physics.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Great pictures as usual. I just saw an interesting special on the first drones flown during wwii.

John F Kennedy's brother got killed in one of those - they figured he armed the system and it went off immediately upon arming.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

John F Kennedy's brother got killed in one of those - they figured he armed the system and it went off immediately upon arming.

That's what @Jdc1's link is about (http://io9.gizmodo.com/5985733/the-secret-drone-mission-that-killed-joseph-kennedy-jr)

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

there's like 2 different shows on that very topic. my favorite of that (brass balls as big as Cessnas) is the dam busters.

 

[Jdc1]

John F Kennedy's brother got killed in one of those - they figured he armed the system and it went off immediately upon arming.

There was a manual safety that prevented a "rogue" radio transmission from setting off the explosives. It did however allow electricity to flow through and ultimately overheated a solenoid on the panel. A lower ranking officer caught the mistake prior to take off but his warning wasn't taken as credible because he wasn't a degreed engineer.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Yeah, pretty sickening.... wish I could say things are better - but I've seen petty jealousy kill a 2 year old child, so if anything, it's worse now.

 

[TheHardWay]

You know it's a REALLY serious war when the sons of the upper crust are used as Guinea pigs too. But hey , that's what the military does during war.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

I meant to post this picture and ask if anyone knows what is in the center of it... what is that?

...and I like this picture.. it caught Ms Eagle in the process of landing on a Joshua Tree

 

[skidplate]

Bunny ears.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Bunny ears.

Great!! I was concerned no one would be able to recognize them... I waited and he out waited me... then shot out of there and was gone before I could snap a full picture...

 

[CarDude]

That's some big ears