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166:366 This is the second time we have seen groups of children trying out the fire hoses at the local fire station. A great idea. My Dad was a volunteer fireman for many years in Wiota, Iowa. Their team won many awards in water fights with other towns at an annual convention. They rigged a barrel on an overhead cable. The two times tried to move the barrel to the opposing teams side. I even got to be on a kids team occasionally. Very fun! And refreshing on a hot day!
Convair XF-81 in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo)
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Height: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Wing area: 425 ft² (39.5 m²)
Empty weight: 12,755 lb (5,786 kg)
Loaded weight: 19,500 lb (8,850 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 24,650 lb (11,180 kg)
Powerplant:
1 × General Electric J33-GE-5 turbojet, 3,750 lbf (16.7 kN)
1 × General Electric XT31-GE-1 (TG-100) turboprop, 2,300 hp (1,700 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 507 mph (440 knots, 811 km/h)
Range: 2,500 mi (2,200 nm, 4,000 km)
Service ceiling: 35,500 ft (10,800 m)
Rate of climb: 5,300 ft/min (26 m/s)
Wing loading: 106 lb/ft² (518 kg/m²)
Armament
Guns: 6 × 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon
Bombs: 2,000 lb (900 kg)
These photos of old warbirds were taken at the Fighter Factory located at Virginia Beach Airport in Virginia, USA. You can learn more about this fascinating public museum at www.fighterfactory.com
Edited United States Navy image of an aircraft carrier, two destroyers, a cruiser, and five fighters in flight.
Original caption: PACIFIC OCEAN (June 12, 2017) F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), front, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), right, USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) in the western Pacific. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)170612-N-BL637-074
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The 169th Fighter Wing, in close coordination with the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, the Eastern Air Defense Sector and the Federal Aviation Administration hosted the Southeast Aerospace Control Alert Conference at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., June 5-7, 2018. The conference was a total team training initiative to improve homeland defense capabilities by developing techniques with joint forces during small-scale exercises. This conference consisted of South Carolina Air National Guard 169FW F-16 fighter jets, U.S. Coast Guard Rotary Wing Air Intercept Squadron MH-65D Dolphin helicopters from USCG Air Station Atlantic City and South Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol aircraft and crews to hone their skills with tactical-level air-intercept procedures. U.S. Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Brett Grooms, the legislative commander of the Civil Air Patrol's South Carolina Wing, receives an ACA familiarization flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from the SCANG while participating in the Southeast ACA Conference, June 11, 2018. His pilot is Maj. David Way, from the 169FW. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)
Pacific Ocean (Dec. 9, 2005) – An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to assigned to Naval Rotary Wing Two One (HX-21), prepares to land aboard Sea Fighter (FSF-1) during flight deck certification off the coast of San Diego, Calif. Funded by the Office of Naval Research, Sea Fighter is a high-speed aluminum catamaran that will test a variety of technologies, which will allow the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral or near-shore waters. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. John F. Williams (RELEASED)