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04-25-2015, 09:27 PM | #1 |
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I SOOOOOOO Want one of these !!!
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04-26-2015, 03:30 PM | #2 |
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Before the SR-71 Blackbird was the A-12.
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04-27-2015, 03:32 PM | #4 |
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Haven't watched the vid yet...The A-12, was that the Oxcart?
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05-04-2015, 09:34 PM | #5 |
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Nothing says, back the fuck up, like...
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05-04-2015, 11:02 PM | #6 |
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Ain't no love like a GAU-8 love...
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05-05-2015, 01:51 PM | #7 |
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There's just something a little extra cool about a chrome-plated GAU-8 muzzle plate.
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05-05-2015, 08:26 PM | #8 |
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Well got a lot of aircraft carriers, but we've only got ten of this size.
Bet this baby costs us more than a couple hundred bucks a week. USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Commissioned: December 9th, 1995 Air Wing: 5 squadrons of Super Hornet strike fighters 1 Electronic Attack Squadron 1 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 2 Helicopter Squadrons 1 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Dimensions: 257 wide by 1,092 feet long by 244 high Displacement: 103,300 tons Propulsion: 2 Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 steam turbines and 4 shafts. Total Horsepower: 260,000hp Range: 1,000,000 miles before nuclear refueling 4 Propellers: bronze, 22 ft across, and 66,200 lbs 2 Rudders: each 29 by 22 ft, 50 tons Anchor Weights: 30 tons each Top Speed: Over 30 knots, rumored to be around 35 knots Combat Aircraft: About 65 with a surge capability of over 85 4 Elevators: high-speed, each over 4,000 square ft. 4 Catapults: steam, 310ft stroke, capable of pushing a 80,000lb aircraft to 140 knots 4 Arresting Cables: 2“thick braided steel, tied to a under-deck hydraulic engine Flight Deck Size: 4.5 acres Raw Materials: Close to 55,000 tons of steel and over 1,000,000lbs of aluminum Operational Life Expectancy: Half a century Compliment: 6,500 people Defensive Weaponry: 2 Mk56 launchers, 2 RIM-116 launchers, 3 Phalanx CIWS Jet Fuel Storage Capacity: 3.5 million gallons Consumable Stores: Enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days Meals Served Per Day: 18,600 Eggs Served At Breakfast Alone: 12,000 Water distillation per day: 400,000 gallons, enough for 2,000 American homes Electrical: 30,000 light fixtures, 1,600 miles of cable and wiring, 2,000 phones Bedding: 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets Number of compartments and spaces: About 3,500 Capacity of Air Conditioning System: 3,500 tons
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05-05-2015, 09:43 PM | #9 |
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Agreed. But I think that might be polished nickel, not chrome plated. It doesn't have that cold mirror finish of chrome, it looks... warmer.
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05-06-2015, 06:03 AM | #10 |
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Whatev--. Oooh, shiny.
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05-07-2015, 05:09 PM | #11 |
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Must have been an Eagle scout, prepared as a bitch.
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05-07-2015, 08:12 PM | #12 |
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poster child for "just because you *can* doesn't mean you should".
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05-07-2015, 08:20 PM | #13 |
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AC 47 Spooky.
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05-08-2015, 11:02 AM | #14 |
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05-08-2015, 05:32 PM | #15 |
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These plans are still available from Delta Press. But try to be responsible citizens and use soda cans, ok.
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