peteq

Mine has more engines on the left wing than your whole plane.

UAL T38 Phlyer

USMC:

The jet at Ellington is actually a KC-135 (fuselage is 6 inches narrower in diameter than a 707). It was the official "Vomit-Comet" NASA used to get non-fighter guys ready to be astronauts. And technically, the Vomit-Comet isn't ON a stick---the main wheels are still on the ground!

The early tall-tail B-52s (A through F models) are MUCH taller than the 707/KC-135 family. Wikipedia is referring to the B-52G and H, which had a shorter (boosted) rudder. Don't know the exact numbers, but about 5-10 feet shorter, I would guess.

And now you know.

I say the BUFF on the sticks at the Zoo wins!

("Zoo" = Air Force Academy)

USMCFLYR

Phyler -

Shut your pie hole
Facts will not ruin a good tit for tat comparison of who's is bigger, faster, taller or more flexible!
Btw - I dispute your "not on a stick" argument on the basis that it looks like there is a stick near the tail and if it wasn't on a stick (or part of a stick) then the nose would fall

Now - instead of getting all factual - - - do you have anything to add to this competition???

USMCFLYR

UAL T38 Phlyer

(That's odd...how did he know I just ate a cherry turnover?)

USMC:

If the "stick" is under the tail, wouldn't that be to keep the nose from rising, not falling?

(Fox-2!)

Other than that....no, nothing to add. Except that the Phantom is still the world's leading distributor of MiG parts. (269 kills)

TonyC

Hmmm. Typical Marine. Establish criteria for contest, lose contest, change criteria for contest.



Well, I guess that means we can be all over the place now. Mine's bigger, but yours is faster, and his is taller, but hers is more flexible. Excellent! The controversy can continue forever!



Hmmm. More typical Marine. Who was it who introduced Wiki to the discussion and attempted to introduce facts?

Oh, I remember ...



OK. Here's my contribution. Starting from your original criteria, and taking into consideration your modified criteria and your quibble about sticks, I submit the following winning entry:





I've always been partial to this airplane on a stick -- based on elevation MSL, I claim to be the winner in your modified "taller" criteria.









P.S. Y'all need to allow more than 3 images in a post. This post needs more emoticons.
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- TonyC


The truth only hurts if it should.

peteq

Speaking of changing the rules - this is a plane on a stick, not up on jack stands.

Fine! I got your winning entry right here. This one takes the size and thrust-to-weight ratio categories.

dbtownley

Tony C,

Bravo! Nicely played sir.

AZFlyer

Hey UAL T38, is there any way of determining if you actually flew that jet I posed up above?

There doesn't appear to be any remaining identification/construction numbers on the airplane now, so I'm guessing not. I can go snoop around the plane and see if there is anything on it that may give it away.

That would be pretty neat if a jet you flew at Willy was still there for all to see.

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Also, guys, it's not the size that counts, its how you use it. Hasn't your girlfriend/wife told you that yet??

USMCFLYR

[quote=TonyC;706484]Hmmm. Typical Marine. Establish criteria for contest, lose contest, change criteria for contest.

If you continue to beat me in all categories - I will declare myself the winner, lock the thread so no one else can post, give warnings to those who posted smaller entires than mine, and ban the posters with entries larger (bigger, badder, faster, taller, or more flexable) for three days to have some time to think over their challenging a Marine

Criteria - does it matter that I said plane on A stick and not on MANY sticks????

AZFlyer - go to the National Air and Space Museum; look at the N number on the Wright Flyer and then ask Phyler if he has that one in his logbook I mean heck - he flew F-4s for goodness sake!

Alright - enough of the play. Back to work all of you!

USMCFLYR

UAL T38 Phlyer

AZ:

If you look around, you might find a serial stenciled on it someplace. My logs for UPT are a little skosh, but I might be able to figure out if I've flown it. Problem is, the Northrop data plates that might have the serial are either inside the cockpit or gear-wells...both inaccessible.

I have flown the OV-10 and F-4G in the Air Force museum...might have flown that T-38 at Wright-Patt (same deal; don't have the logs to prove it). Wish I could say I flew the Wright Phlyer, but Orville died 11 years before I was born.

I wondered if someone had a Saturn V pic...winner! (MTOW and height...err, length).

Well this thread has been fun. USMC, you crack me up!