And here’s my offering for today. I think I’ll try for one more poo joke on Friday, and then tell people AFBlues had a really crappy week.
Ah? Ahhhh? See what I did there?
One more, I swear; Given the circumstances, would this be considered a Pooper Cub?
These are the things I can’t put in Air Force Toons or Box D Blues, and for good reason.
-Farva
Hope it gets better, man. I really do.
Great photography, to get the 2 A/C in the same picture in the middle
Out of curiosity, is the Cubs max speed higher than a Raptors stall speed?
An original Cub (or an L-4 as pictured here) had a top speed of about 65-75 mph in level flight. I teach tailwheel in one in the SAT area…
Well if you want to get technical, no. But if we’re gonna include post-stall maneuvering, 0 and even a -negative IAS is attainable.
If you’re careful, in even a relatively minor headwind, you can also go backwards in a Cub… Did that a few weeks ago – took off and landed on the same runway without ever changing heading… Bet the Raptor can’t do that!
You can also do that in a Cessna during slow-flight.
For some reason this makes me think of the Disney movie Cars. Go fig right?
As a Piper owner…… humph
Altho Carswell launched 2 f-16′s at us one time (reservists showing up) it nearly made my date poop.
Sadly, driving home from Tinker today, my ground speed was averging over 90MPH, better than the Cub on a good day.
Pilot: Hey, what do these funny-looking little blue lines with other little perpendicular blue lines mean?
ATC: Is that you, Chuck?
Just gonna buzz him alittle, maybe keep up(STS) with (in this case) domestic relations?
This story arc reminds me of a real story reported in Flying many years ago — true AWACS story (albeit Navy type – sorry) — As I recall it, an E2C was flying cross-country when the pilot picked up a Mayday on Victor guard frequency. Turned out to be a VFR-rated pilot below the deck in a canyon or something similar, out of radio contact with most everybody. Wonder what the private pilot’s seat was like when out of nowhere “Air boss” contacted him loud and clear and then confirmed radar contact…. Yes, they safely talked him out.
We were stripped down, even the turrets were removed. You were light and real fast, though. Our 12th squadron motto was ‘Alone Unarmed Unafraid.’ As you can imagine, this actually translated into something more like, ‘Alone Unarmed and Scared Shitless.’
— Theodore R. ‘Dick’ Newell, Korean War pilot, 12th TAC Reconnaissance Squadron, on flying the reconnaissance version of the B-26.
FYI, a good movie on “L-birds” just came out Sunday evening on the Military Channel. http://military.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=52.16766.132098.40909.0
Those guys were unsung heroes of the first order.
FARVA, I have to compliment you on your ability to draq aircraft at all angles. Good Stuff!
Thanks! However, I’d be lying if I took too much credit… Google Images is my best friend when it comes to drawing airplanes.
Awwww Sounds like Farva needs a hug today.
Thanks, but the whole crappy week thing was just a tongue-in-cheek comment about how the last three strips (including the newest in the Member’s Section) have been about poop. Get it? Crappy week? Eh?
Heads Up! Elmendorf has an F-22 that is long overdue from a training mission. Prayers to the pilot and family.
Hah, funny stuff!
On a not so funny note…anyone see this??
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/17/air-force-fighter-jet-missing-alaska/
Chuck. Is that you?! http://www.chickenwingscomics.com/?p=559
Similar picture on Very Demotivational
http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/page/2/
Farva, you are an amazing artist. I love the look of this one.
Farva, first time commentor… a virgin to AF Blues if you will. From one PA to another… you do great work hombre. -Tac
Hearts and prayers are out to the family of that missing airman, God speed on his/her safe return. They’ve located the wreckage thus far, but have not located the pilot as of yet.