Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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There’s a pair of Barred Owls that live in the woods next to my house. Ocasionally we’ll find rabbit heads, and I’m sure they’re hell on the mice. Love their calls in the evenings.

I don't know what it is about owls that make me like them so much..........very cool.
 
I've got some raptor buddies too.

This young redtail hawk was waiting on the rain to trail off. I suspect his parents live on my place, since I've always got a pair of them around. Of course, they are twice the size of this guy. Some times they will orbit my tractor cab when I am mowing the rifle range. Love seeing them!
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I've got some raptor buddies too.

This young redtail hawk was waiting on the rain to trail off. I suspect his parents live on my place, since I've always got a pair of them around. Of course, they are twice the size of this guy. Some times they will orbit my tractor cab when I am mowing the rifle range. Love seeing them!
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I'm waiting for the puff of feathers to appear.
 
One has its throttle firewalled... the other is nearing stall speed.....

Awesome!

Cheers,

Sirhr
Not quite. Stall (as mentioned below) is not very high relatively. P-51D at sea level will do something a fair amount less than 440mph at sea level. Critical altitude being something over 20,000 feet for that aircraft (I don't feel like looking it up and besides, guaranteed that isn't a stock-- but rather an air show-- aircraft. If I had the tail # Icould get all specs, but is not important regardless) and you have the venerable A-10 whose top speed at sea level is close to that of the Mustang. He's not going full throttle either. Remember that top speed for any of those aircraft is going to be a good deal higher where air is thinner. Less drag. And lift will be greater at sea level, air thicker. Therefore, lower stall speed.
In WWII it was a requirement that Naval aircraft- for aircraft carriers- had a stall speed at SL no greater than 70 mph.