And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The instructions on how to operate the ladder are printed on the aircraft (next to his right foot). It says, "Turn FWD Master (Latch?) And Aft Master (Latch?) To Open Door". [So, since there is no, he must have done it]. And, the ladder appears to be manually mechanically operated (no servo motors, etc.). So, . . . once he gets in (he looks like he is getting ready to take off), how does the ladder all go back into place, with its two section door completely shut closed?
Crew chief stows & closes them. That type of system is on the A-10 as well, Door latch is electrically released and the ladder is popped out by a spring at the top. There’s a ladde release button inside the cockpit so Joe Pilot can get out from inside. The F-4 had a drop down ladder that was mechanically released from a button in the lower fuselage step. Most fighter aircraft had some version of this.
These are typically only used when an aircraft is transient or on a deployment where they don't have the fixed ladders that attach over the side of cockpit.
All Navy and Marine Corps aircraft have built-in ladders because they have to operate off carriers. Since the Air Force just has a variant model, they have it, too. F-22s and F-16s don't have built-in ladders.
You can own that ladder for the low price of $183,000.
ReplyDeleteit's the "they couldn't pop for the full runger, no, save a few bucks on this one they said, it's just as good, they said..."
ReplyDeleteWeight is the enemy of performance. I'm kinda surprised it isn't made of carbon fibre.
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cool pilots name also
ReplyDeleteI foresee a time in this country when it will be dangerous to have pilots and crew chiefs names on aircraft....
ReplyDeleteThe instructions on how to operate the ladder are printed on the aircraft (next to his right foot). It says, "Turn FWD Master (Latch?) And Aft Master (Latch?) To Open Door". [So, since there is no, he must have done it]. And, the ladder appears to be manually mechanically operated (no servo motors, etc.). So, . . . once he gets in (he looks like he is getting ready to take off), how does the ladder all go back into place, with its two section door completely shut closed?
ReplyDeleteCrew chief stows & closes them. That type of system is on the A-10 as well, Door latch is electrically released and the ladder is popped out by a spring at the top. There’s a ladde release button inside the cockpit so Joe Pilot can get out from inside. The F-4 had a drop down ladder that was mechanically released from a button in the lower fuselage step. Most fighter aircraft had some version of this.
ReplyDeleteThese are typically only used when an aircraft is transient or on a deployment where they don't have the fixed ladders that attach over the side of cockpit.
ReplyDeleteAll Navy and Marine Corps aircraft have built-in ladders because they have to operate off carriers. Since the Air Force just has a variant model, they have it, too. F-22s and F-16s don't have built-in ladders.
Deletegotta start w/ the correct foot.
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ReplyDeleteI interacted with them a little in the early 1990s.
~ Doctor Weasel
Spent some time with those guys in the early 90’s as well. Perhaps we’ve met?
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