You think that's loud. You should have been on one when they pulled out on
the end of the runway, locked the brakes and set power for takeoff. And
then they kicked the brakes loose and it was 0 to 160 in something like 8
seconds. Could really get that monster moving in a hurry. A standard
mission on that thing was 24 hours, and then the aircraft commander would
decide that the copilot need a couple of hours of touch and go landings. I
flew on them as an inflight bombing navigation system maintenance
technician. Non crewmember status. My takeoff position was strapped into a
bunk in the rear of the aircraft.
Paul in Portland OR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:29 PM
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> Some of us are, Chuck. We had a few B-36s stationed at Wright-Patterson
> AFB
> in the early 50s. They were involved in tests and modifications which were
> done at the Wright Field side of the base, with a shorter runway. When a
> B-36 was on final approach from the north, they passed right over the
> administrative buildings where my wife worked. The noise was enough to
> drive some newcomers under their desks.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Mammoth E-30 Product Review - Zone-10 Website
>
>
>> B36, eh? I guess I'm not old yet. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Paul Laughlin wrote:
>>> Oh Yeah!! I used to live under the landing pattern for Carswell AFB,
>>> and
>>> we
>>> not only got the occasional B-58, but B-36s. Used to say that the
>>> railroad
>>> runs through the middle of the house. Those six 4360s and four J57s
>>> could
>>> really shake things up. The reason for there only being an occasional
>>> B-58
>>> was they were in the test program. That being said, when they flew
>>> there
>>> was also an F102 as a chase plane.
>>> Paul in Portland OR
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:06 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Mammoth E-30 Product Review - Zone-10 Website
>>>
>>>
>>>> B-58s also make excellent alarm clocks if, as I did in the mid-60's,
>>>> you
>>>> live under the flight path of Kelly AFB. :-)
>>>
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