We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:46:28 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification A bad day at the office, Bill-style. This OH-58 Kiowa, damaged during training in Hawaii in February, was successfully landed by pilots Capt. John B. Davis and Chief Warrant Officer Steven K. Huiton despite severe damage to its main rotor. H/t, Strategy Page. Speaking of Bill, I found another picture of aviation-related Bill-adaptations... Back in his late-middle-age, Bill apparently had a problem with making hard landings. Here we see one experimental method of dealing with this problem... Mebbe that's why he found himself in helos... BTW - if anyone knows the real story (I assume it has to do with... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:12:25 -0600 justthisguy had it, I was just going with it http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54533 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54533 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:34:43 -0600 Rod - that's the best explanation I've seen yet. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54532 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54532 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:48:32 -0600 Seriously now. This ac is unarmed, the cannon protruded several feed from the fairings. Both folks in the photo appear to be civilian. If I had an assembly line going, would I shut it down while waiting for the boxcar of tires to show up? I think this was just a way to get mostly completed ac from blocking the assembly line while awaiting parts. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54530 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54530 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:01:42 -0600 I'm pretty sure that's an actual aircraft. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54521 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54521 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:08:06 -0600 OPERATION FORTITUDE...decoys across from Calais? Gen George Patton's ficticious Army? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54513 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54513 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:58:50 -0600 Sadly, he was mustered out after he became too square to perform his duties. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54498 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54498 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:21:33 -0600 SpongeBob's first job? All right, I know, I'm having entirely too much fun with this. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54497 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54497 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:14:54 -0600 OK, OK, OK, I got it!! This photo illustrates the approved method of resizing c-rat crackers to fit in the little can. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54444 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54444 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:21:08 -0600 No, Rod, they were having a rubber shortage then. All those horny young Rosy-the-Riveter types, ya know. Sorry about that, Chief. No, really, it's rare to see a photo of a Mustang when it was an Apache, let alone with wooden wheels. Let me guess: The new tires were a weird size and they got the airplane finished before the tires. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54442 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54442 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:44:21 -0600 C-rat crackers undergoing durability testing? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54436 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_little_zen_fo.html#comment-54436 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:34:38 -0600