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

Conan, what is best in life?

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I feel this man’s pain.
It’s exactly how ”we” wound up owning Call Ducks.
…then “we” had to dig a hole and install a 145gal pond liner inside the chicken run so we had somewhere adequate to keep them.
…then “we” had to run power 150 feet out to said pond from the garage for a livestock tank heater to prevent the pond from freezing over.
 
I feel this man’s pain.
It’s exactly how ”we” wound up owning Call Ducks.
…then “we” had to dig a hole and install a 145gal pond liner inside the chicken run so we had somewhere adequate to keep them.
…then “we” had to run power 150 feet out to said pond from the garage for a livestock tank heater to prevent the pond from freezing over.
But you chose to play along…
 
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I don’t know much about the F117, but I would bet the Aardvark had more air-to-air kills.
Wasn't the F117 more of a stealthy plane to drop bombs/missiles. I don't recall reading/watching anything that it had any air to air defences and I doubt it would win in any dog fight - shoot at the other plane with what. Although, would be interested to learn more, especially from anyone who actually flew one.

What I find more fascinating is that the F117 is actually 1970s technology (when it was being developed), therefore what is flying now and what is being developed now I am sure would be fascinating.
 
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Wasn't the F117 more of a stealthy plane to drop bombs/missiles. I don't recall reading/watching anything that it had any air to air defences and I doubt it would win in any dog fight - shoot at the other plane with what. Although, would be interested to learn more, especially from anyone who actually flew one.

What I find more fascinating is that the F117 is actually 1970s technology (when it was being developed), therefore what is flying now and what is being developed now I am sure would be fascinating.

The F117 could be outfitted to carry AIMs, but as I recall never did. The FB111 could, and did carry a Vulcan. It has one kill, but technically not considered or-to-air, but it did take out a Mirage in the air.
 
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We had a box turtle that would roam free in the house, had it for years. I was sitting barefoot in chair totally relaxed half asleep, that fucker once snuckup on me and latched on to my littlest toe with his Beak like mini pitbull. It fuck hurt and I reflex jerked my leg and his grip on my toe sent him flying across the room.
 
I was in the Home Depot parking lot and had a similar experience with another truck hauling a stack of sheetrock, he got pissed because he had to stop for a pedestrian going into the store. I waited for the pedestrian as well, going the opposite direction. When the pedestrian cleared the road he gunned his truck and laid the sheetrock out just like that. 😂😂.
 
My Mom worked at the Tonopah Test Range in the early to mid 90's. She's got a Northrup Grumman (?) company in house VHS tape on the F-117. I remember the nickname was the "Wobblin Goblin". It surprisingly showed a pilot carrying the flight data in a little black box mini suitcase type thing and plugging it into the cockpit.



She gave me a Squadron t-shirt that I wore the dogshit out of in 7th and 8th Grade. Had the 37th on the breast and the state of Nevada and all the Test Ranges and Areas marked on it as well a couple F-117's on it.
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Yeah, the F-117 can drop missles and attack bro. Its not just a bomber. Probably should be called a A-117....but whatever.

I was there when it transitioned from the 4450th to the 37th. August 1989 through April 1992. What job did your mom have?
 
Wasn't the F117 more of a stealthy plane to drop bombs/missiles. I don't recall reading/watching anything that it had any air to air defences and I doubt it would win in any dog fight - shoot at the other plane with what. Although, would be interested to learn more, especially from anyone who actually flew one.

What I find more fascinating is that the F117 is actually 1970s technology (when it was being developed), therefore what is flying now and what is being developed now I am sure would be fascinating.

So there were several issues with the F-117… one of them is the cost of general maintenance for the airframe…

The other was that the aircraft was unable to search for threats in the environment around it, unlike the B2 bomber. This made it particularly easy to shoot down because it couldn’t avoid threats as easily, and the threat space was growing. (As determined in a radar saturated airspace in Serbia using a very specific technique...) obviously there were other methods to find some of the information the F-117 couldn’t get on its own… but it was too slow to deal with direct threats by adversaries, unlike the F-22 and the F-35.

The next issue ends up being that the F 22 had arrived on scene and the F35 was planned to come into Service, and they are vastly superior in almost every manner (F 22 being air superiority, and the F 35 being multi role)… which, the Air Force was willing to spend their money on as opposed to a legacy aircraft that would be costly and extremely difficult to upgrade… all for an airframe that could not remain in complete stealth for the radars it would potentially face.
 
Someone doesn’t know they still have these next to the milk cartons.
Sure could be
Loooong time since I've bought bb's for the boys
Now they get this for birthday and Christmas.
Wrapped up, they know what their getting and all get a good laugh at ol dad.😄
But they always take em home!
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I do have grandsons that are getting close to be BB gun age though
Can't wait 🤠
 
Not to be exceptionally rude, but he’s full of shit. I’ve got plenty of time in it and it flys great. It was a little under powered compared to other fighters, but the people who complain about that don’t really understand the the role of the aircraft.

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That's fucking badass. I was just thinking "i wonder what sort of of missions a stealthy but presumably not fantastic handling 'fighter' like this would be best suited to".

If you have the time I'd be really interested in hearing about it from the horse's mouth, please. Or at least to the extent which you're permitted.

Pics n shit - Mouse dog wants to go outside.
 

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