Random ‘Murica observations from a generic Kentucky town/city because I have nothing to do at the moment:
I live near Ft. Knox, which has Godman Army Airfield, so we see some aircraft. Mainly C-12s, C-17s, C-130s, and Blackhawks and Chinooks (including 160th SAOR variants). We used to have Apaches stationed here, but now they’re pretty rare. Every now and then the house shakes with distant artillery or firing on the range. When flying to the east around the Knox restricted area, we have a theater-view of the tank fields, but haven’t ever been lucky enough to see any vehicles maneuvering.
The 160th’s MH-6s, Army mobile ATC, and the golden knights skydiving team sometimes take over our FBO and do operations out of the local civilian airport. Sometimes they show us their aircraft/equipment. Civil Air Patrol can usually get exclusive tours, and sometimes even flights in some aircraft like UH-60s and C-17s.
As for normal stuff, the roads are relatively bad, both in design and maintenance. I usually don’t mind though.
Prices for everything have been on the rise, per usual. Costs for kitchen supplies and ingredients for small businesses have almost doubled, and in some cases tripled in cost over the last four years. Allegedly construction supplies have risen exponentially.
Where I live, our local police department is incredibly invested and involved in the community, so we really don’t have any crime aside from people stealing from unlocked cars at night. Our city recently experienced the first armed robbery in years, and the culprit was some idiot from Louisville.
Yes, of course, just about everywhere we go, people have guns. Not like crazy, it’s usually concealed carry. Some people here do fear mass shootings, but have taken active steps to negate or deter threats. Mental health is a concern in some schools, and many are either advocating for or taking steps towards mental health awareness and assistance. As for more direct actions, at one of the schools I went to, many of the staff were armed (we didn’t know at the time), and they had trauma kits and ballistic shields hidden in utility closets all over campus, just in case something very bad happened. The churches here often have law enforcement presence, and our local department and sheriff’s office are always present at any large event.
Walmart: it’s a city in itself. The parking lot is another world. No more on this point.
People: mostly nice, except some when driving.
Might add more later
Hey y’all, we’ll be holding a funeral for SamTheUncle on Friday, July 12, at 1200 Zulu. Expect rain and sadness. The preliminary quotations will be read by Abraham Lincoln. I expect all of you to bring flowers, sorrowful stories, or food (preferably food). I look forward to seeing you (and your food) on the funeral post then.
Strange, I still get new follower notifications. It doesn’t pop up as a red notice on the home page, but when I go to the notifications section it has the blue box with the name of my newest stalker.
What are they gonna do if you don’t pay the fine? Fine you again? Then what?
Either way, I stand with you. Remember: Pollution means progress; clean air is for communists! cough cough
@Krikkit42
I guess I’m a bit of a perfectionist, and I couldn’t get some of the shapes and details quite right.
Plus, making it “fictional” gives me the liberty to modify it however I want. Usually when I make an aircraft based on a real-life example I make some significant changes. I plan to add some wacky modifications to this craft in the future, and for some reason I just don’t feel quite right calling it an F-15 (even though it literally is).
In conclusion: Idk
I’m a simple man. When I see a plane with unique shape or a cool design or creative modeling I upvote it. It is completely based on my opinions and thoughts, I don’t care about the person’s rank or how long they’ve been on site. When I follow people or get tagged, I don’t just blindly upvote.
Further, I sometimes like to look beyond the plane and look at the concept behind it. Idk how to describe it.
I build on an IPhone7, and take photos on laptop. I just got a newer laptop that can actually run Microsoft Word and Firefox at the same time without crashing, so maybe I’ll try out SP on it
Why? Who started this war? Why is this war happening? What is it for? Who is the aggressor, and who is the defender? Is it clear? Is it blurred? Is there a simple reason, or a deeply rooted intricate explanation that didn’t become apparent until it was too late? Is this an isolated conflict on a small border or even a faraway empty battlefield? Or is it close to home? What do the civilians think of the war? Do they know why their county is fighting? Do they support the fighting? Is the reason for the war justified? Do the civilians think that that justification stands when they see their friends, parents, and children dying in a distant sky, field, or sea? Or worse, what do the civilians think when the war comes to them? Do they hoot and holler and cheer in bars and parlors when a victory is announced? Do they then grow silent and cold when the artillery fire is heard in the distance? What do they think of the war when the bombs start falling on their city? What do they think when there are tank battles and street-to-street fighting in the suburbs? What do they think when soldiers occupy the intersections downtown? What do they think when the high school is turned into a mass casualty hospital, and the elementary school a morgue? Did they ask for this war? Who started this war? Why?
In a meek defense of the B-52 (my beloved), and to an extent the TU-95 as well, these platforms have long range and extremely high endurance. This allows it to take off from Mississippi, fly across the word, and drop a few tomahawks (or, even better, stand-off stealth missiles) from several hundred miles away from the target while hiding in a cloud of jamming. Sure, they don’t stand a chance against modern air defenses or fighter aircraft, but they aren’t trying to merge with them either. They have their advantages and disadvantages. Warfare is all about countermeasures upon countermeasures.
Just my 2 cents. Idk
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And now my main point: if you think the B-1 is sexy, check out the Hawker Siddeley Type 1011 concept
[nope]
+1Good man, you have gained respect
Both, but mainly mobile
+1Mobile for building
PC for pictures/recording/some flight situations
I play with the Heading Indicator, not because I want to, but because of gyroscopic precession.
+1What on earth?
+1no worries, just another game.
+1people will leave, it won't end the world.
I'll still be here even if everyone else leaves. We can be lonely together.
What
+1@126
+1(I'm interested, what do you plan to use it for?)
@126
+1All yours, have fun, don't do anything too illegal
yes very
+1Random ‘Murica observations from a generic Kentucky town/city because I have nothing to do at the moment:
I live near Ft. Knox, which has Godman Army Airfield, so we see some aircraft. Mainly C-12s, C-17s, C-130s, and Blackhawks and Chinooks (including 160th SAOR variants). We used to have Apaches stationed here, but now they’re pretty rare. Every now and then the house shakes with distant artillery or firing on the range. When flying to the east around the Knox restricted area, we have a theater-view of the tank fields, but haven’t ever been lucky enough to see any vehicles maneuvering.
The 160th’s MH-6s, Army mobile ATC, and the golden knights skydiving team sometimes take over our FBO and do operations out of the local civilian airport. Sometimes they show us their aircraft/equipment. Civil Air Patrol can usually get exclusive tours, and sometimes even flights in some aircraft like UH-60s and C-17s.
As for normal stuff, the roads are relatively bad, both in design and maintenance. I usually don’t mind though.
Prices for everything have been on the rise, per usual. Costs for kitchen supplies and ingredients for small businesses have almost doubled, and in some cases tripled in cost over the last four years. Allegedly construction supplies have risen exponentially.
Where I live, our local police department is incredibly invested and involved in the community, so we really don’t have any crime aside from people stealing from unlocked cars at night. Our city recently experienced the first armed robbery in years, and the culprit was some idiot from Louisville.
Yes, of course, just about everywhere we go, people have guns. Not like crazy, it’s usually concealed carry. Some people here do fear mass shootings, but have taken active steps to negate or deter threats. Mental health is a concern in some schools, and many are either advocating for or taking steps towards mental health awareness and assistance. As for more direct actions, at one of the schools I went to, many of the staff were armed (we didn’t know at the time), and they had trauma kits and ballistic shields hidden in utility closets all over campus, just in case something very bad happened. The churches here often have law enforcement presence, and our local department and sheriff’s office are always present at any large event.
Walmart: it’s a city in itself. The parking lot is another world. No more on this point.
People: mostly nice, except some when driving.
+1Might add more later
“What you’re seeing is advanced warfare.”
+1porta potty when?
+1French person detected, activating anti-French countermeasures.
+1(don't leave us)
Greetings. Would you be okay if I modified this vehicle?
+1yessir, The USA has won every single super bowl in history. These colors don't lie, USA USA USA USA
+1Good afternoon Mr. Freedom @SamTheUncle
+1XF-90, my beloved. This is beautiful Apollo!
+1(yo, where'd the description come from? The second half trends towards ChatGPT, but it seems different ?)
What sorta part count (or performance cost) are you looking for? What would be the ideal number or upper limit for you?
+1Bro’s got the whole squad.
+1The day I snap, you’re the first to go
+1Uhhhh, also change the wing part id thing to Wing-2.
+1If that doesn’t work, upload it as unlisted and I’ll take a look at it.
here, take my little brother.
+1@f80shootingstarlover
+1What on Earth have you done?
The last time 5 did that it slowed down the whole website for a week.
who needs landing gear when you are flying into the future of aerospace design?
+1Oh no
+1Hey y’all, we’ll be holding a funeral for SamTheUncle on Friday, July 12, at 1200 Zulu. Expect rain and sadness. The preliminary quotations will be read by Abraham Lincoln. I expect all of you to bring flowers, sorrowful stories, or food (preferably food). I look forward to seeing you (and your food) on the funeral post then.
+1Strange, I still get new follower notifications. It doesn’t pop up as a red notice on the home page, but when I go to the notifications section it has the blue box with the name of my newest stalker.
+1What are they gonna do if you don’t pay the fine? Fine you again? Then what?
+1Either way, I stand with you. Remember:
Pollution means progress; clean air is for communists!
cough cough
T btw
+1The 747 also has the radar cross section of Chicago, so that may also be a downside.
+1Yeah… we’re gonna need more tomahawks.
+1@Krikkit42
+1I guess I’m a bit of a perfectionist, and I couldn’t get some of the shapes and details quite right.
Plus, making it “fictional” gives me the liberty to modify it however I want. Usually when I make an aircraft based on a real-life example I make some significant changes. I plan to add some wacky modifications to this craft in the future, and for some reason I just don’t feel quite right calling it an F-15 (even though it literally is).
In conclusion: Idk
yessir, we gettin' felony charges with this one bois
+1Ultra-Sabre is what I’ve always heard it referred to as. I’d vote ultra, because hyper just sounds a bit odd for the timeframe it was designed in.
+1@TheMouse
+1No, I still haven't read them. :(
soon...
perfection
+1oh my gosh
+1WE DID IT BOIS!!!!
I’m a simple man. When I see a plane with unique shape or a cool design or creative modeling I upvote it. It is completely based on my opinions and thoughts, I don’t care about the person’s rank or how long they’ve been on site. When I follow people or get tagged, I don’t just blindly upvote.
+1Further, I sometimes like to look beyond the plane and look at the concept behind it. Idk how to describe it.
sounnds gud
ye
+1kshh
+1<27, Need an RA for a grain of sand that just overdosed on the literal tears of a god. Go ahead and summon the coroner as well.>
keerr-bleep
ye that WSO is still delayed.
+1I build on an IPhone7, and take photos on laptop. I just got a newer laptop that can actually run Microsoft Word and Firefox at the same time without crashing, so maybe I’ll try out SP on it
+1It’s not the planes, it’s the pilot.
+1Fair winds and flowing seas, brother.
Kinda like Arkansas. They’re pretty cool, and it would be soooo much fun if they were real
+1If only summer vacation was an actual break...
+1Why? Who started this war? Why is this war happening? What is it for? Who is the aggressor, and who is the defender? Is it clear? Is it blurred? Is there a simple reason, or a deeply rooted intricate explanation that didn’t become apparent until it was too late? Is this an isolated conflict on a small border or even a faraway empty battlefield? Or is it close to home? What do the civilians think of the war? Do they know why their county is fighting? Do they support the fighting? Is the reason for the war justified? Do the civilians think that that justification stands when they see their friends, parents, and children dying in a distant sky, field, or sea? Or worse, what do the civilians think when the war comes to them? Do they hoot and holler and cheer in bars and parlors when a victory is announced? Do they then grow silent and cold when the artillery fire is heard in the distance? What do they think of the war when the bombs start falling on their city? What do they think when there are tank battles and street-to-street fighting in the suburbs? What do they think when soldiers occupy the intersections downtown? What do they think when the high school is turned into a mass casualty hospital, and the elementary school a morgue? Did they ask for this war? Who started this war? Why?
+1In a meek defense of the B-52 (my beloved), and to an extent the TU-95 as well, these platforms have long range and extremely high endurance. This allows it to take off from Mississippi, fly across the word, and drop a few tomahawks (or, even better, stand-off stealth missiles) from several hundred miles away from the target while hiding in a cloud of jamming. Sure, they don’t stand a chance against modern air defenses or fighter aircraft, but they aren’t trying to merge with them either. They have their advantages and disadvantages. Warfare is all about countermeasures upon countermeasures.
+1Just my 2 cents. Idk
.
And now my main point: if you think the B-1 is sexy, check out the Hawker Siddeley Type 1011 concept
Happiness is not a destination, it’s a direction.
+1That stupid orange. I hate that thing lol. I rejoice over your victory.
+1He is a coward and history will forget him.
+1