Republic F-105 Thunderchief 2
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Vietnam?..I wasn't there, but still care!...No offense to GOD, but Vietnam era Air Force,Marine,Navy,Army are like gods to me.......I was never a pilot BUT! I was a Flight Engineer on CH-47 Chinook helicopters during the 1980s...
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These are the planes George Bush flew.
So tell me again how stupid he was.
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my grandfather worked on this exact plane
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I am a Thud pilot, I love my plane.
It is my body, I am its brain.
It's packed with transistors, black boxes, diodes.
But please stay alert, 'cause you may get hurt
when she explodes!
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Did anybody have, or know anything about song dedicated to F-105 ?I heard this long, long time ago , and I would like to have it ...
Thank you !
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@Nergoil no just flesh and bone.
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@Nergoil And brains made of rubber
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Five F-4 Phantom drivers dislike this! Shame on you all...and piss on the F-4!!!
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@eedoon Thanks for the great info! You're absolutely right in the fact that while the P-47 was a big fighter for its day, it was much smaller than the B-17.(A little less than half the fuselage length) By comparison, the fuselage length on the F-105 was 64 ft 5 inches, which does make it roughly comparable with that of the Flying Fortress.That still blows me away in light of the fact that the B-17 carried a crew of 10, while the Thud was a single-seater.
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B-17G
# Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)
# Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m)
P-47D
# Length: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
# Wingspan: 40 ft 9 in (12.42 m)
I'm reading an autobiography by a retired F-105 pilot, it's called "THUD RIDGE", by Colonel Jack Broughton. He describes to you about a full expieriance of what it was like to go into combat with these workhorses.
namsivad 1 year ago 4
The Thud was a beautiful beast!! I'd give almost anything to see one of these old girls fly again!!
ryanspeed 2 years ago 4