War is not healthy for children and other living things

Nothing But Net · 03-02-2003, 04:47 PM

Click here for some very cool military images.

Though some are fakes, they're still cool.

BrianR · 03-03-2003, 07:58 AM

I've seen many of those shots before too. But what they cry out for is CAPTIONS!

I see the photo of the week all the time in the Navy times, and they have a caption contest. Let's see if the Cellar Dwellars can do the same. I'll think on it and post my captions (numbered) later on.

Brian

ndetroit · 03-03-2003, 11:01 AM

which are the fakes? O.o

jeez.. you'd think after all this time lurking @ the cellar, you'd think I'd be able to spot them right away.. !

Uryoces · 03-03-2003, 01:03 PM

The B1-B prototype over water is fake, or rather it's a painting. I've seen it before. I love the aircraft carrier! That's is most definitely real. The Enterprise is capable of 50 knots, but it may throw a drive shaft doing it.

Griff · 03-03-2003, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Uryoces
That's is most definitely real. The Enterprise is capable of 50 knots, but it may throw a drive shaft doing it.

No shit!?

BrianR · 03-03-2003, 01:56 PM

they will NOT throw a shaft doing a max power run.

I've witnessed one and it ran fine. ALL ships heel over like that when they turn. It's a law of physics. Mine did, too!

That's a high-speed turn that was planned and prepared for in advance. Witness the lack of aircraft on deck. They're either airborne or below decks. Also, notice Tillie (the big yellow cranelike vehicle) is stowed for sea, not parked by the island (the part above the flight deck) where it sits during flight ops.

I knew the bomber was a painting, but the F14 is real (they do that maneuver now and then, it's all in the perspective) and so is the FA/18 Hornet taking off (good stop-action photo that). I'm an ex-Navy man, so I can vouch for many of these. Except the C141 apparently landing on top of the SeaBees. Dunno about that one.

Brian

Undertoad · 03-03-2003, 02:12 PM

Below decks? How many aircraft can a carrier carry?

ndetroit · 03-03-2003, 03:04 PM

(if a carrier could carry aircraft)

Tanalia · 03-04-2003, 09:00 PM

The carrier in the picture is the U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN 68).
Basic data on the Nimitz class carriers (8 current, 2 more under construction):

Power Plant: Two nuclear reactors, four shafts

Length, overall: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Displacement: Approx. 97,000 tons (98,556.67 metric tons) full load

Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour)
Aircraft: 85

Crew: Ship's Company: 3,200 - Air Wing: 2,480
Cost: about $4.5 billion each

Uryoces · 03-05-2003, 01:38 AM

Yeah, it's not the Enterprise. The control tower [bridge thingy - damnit] is wrong.

Quote:

Except the C141 apparently landing on top of the SeaBees. Dunno about that one.

Telephoto lens effect.

Nothing But Net · 03-05-2003, 01:50 AM

It looks to me more like that transport is taking off, not landing.

And · 03-06-2003, 07:21 AM

The name of the pic says a lot:
"C17 Launch Over Crew.jpg"

Bitmap · 03-10-2003, 02:19 PM

another cool war related image, er video clip:

http://www.missilesandfirecontrol.co...ary/LOSAT2.mpg

You will need sound for the end of the clip.

wolf · 03-11-2003, 01:20 AM

I watched it a couple of times for the coolness factor, and somewhere along the line it clicked in my head that I was watching a commercial for the product.

Bitmap · 03-11-2003, 05:33 PM

Yea the music hints at that.
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We are all made of little dots</i>

03-02-2003, 04:47 PM	#1
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	War is not healthy for children and other living things Click here for some very cool military images. Though some are fakes, they're still cool.

03-03-2003, 07:58 AM	#2
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	very true NBN I've seen many of those shots before too. But what they cry out for is CAPTIONS! I see the photo of the week all the time in the Navy times, and they have a caption contest. Let's see if the Cellar Dwellars can do the same. I'll think on it and post my captions (numbered) later on. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-03-2003, 01:56 PM	#6
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	no way they will NOT throw a shaft doing a max power run. I've witnessed one and it ran fine. ALL ships heel over like that when they turn. It's a law of physics. Mine did, too! That's a high-speed turn that was planned and prepared for in advance. Witness the lack of aircraft on deck. They're either airborne or below decks. Also, notice Tillie (the big yellow cranelike vehicle) is stowed for sea, not parked by the island (the part above the flight deck) where it sits during flight ops. I knew the bomber was a painting, but the F14 is real (they do that maneuver now and then, it's all in the perspective) and so is the FA/18 Hornet taking off (good stop-action photo that). I'm an ex-Navy man, so I can vouch for many of these. Except the C141 apparently landing on top of the SeaBees. Dunno about that one. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-06-2003, 07:21 AM	#12
And Conjunction Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Conjunction Junction Posts: 168	The name of the pic says a lot: "C17 Launch Over Crew.jpg" __________________ -And, Word Wrangler and Keeper of the Cuttlefish.

03-11-2003, 01:20 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I watched it a couple of times for the coolness factor, and somewhere along the line it clicked in my head that I was watching a commercial for the product. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-03-2003, 11:01 AM	#3
ndetroit Master Locutor Join Date: May 2001 Location: vancouver Posts: 158	which are the fakes? O.o jeez.. you'd think after all this time lurking @ the cellar, you'd think I'd be able to spot them right away.. !

03-03-2003, 01:03 PM	#4
Uryoces 2nd Covenant, yo Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pugetropolis Posts: 583	The B1-B prototype over water is fake, or rather it's a painting. I've seen it before. I love the aircraft carrier! That's is most definitely real. The Enterprise is capable of 50 knots, but it may throw a drive shaft doing it.

03-03-2003, 02:12 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Below decks? How many aircraft can a carrier carry?

03-03-2003, 03:04 PM	#8
ndetroit Master Locutor Join Date: May 2001 Location: vancouver Posts: 158	(if a carrier could carry aircraft)

03-04-2003, 09:00 PM	#9
Tanalia Casual Observer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay area Posts: 19	The carrier in the picture is the U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN 68). Basic data on the Nimitz class carriers (8 current, 2 more under construction): Power Plant: Two nuclear reactors, four shafts Length, overall: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters) Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters) Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters) Displacement: Approx. 97,000 tons (98,556.67 metric tons) full load Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour) Aircraft: 85 Crew: Ship's Company: 3,200 - Air Wing: 2,480 Cost: about $4.5 billion each

03-05-2003, 01:50 AM	#11
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	It looks to me more like that transport is taking off, not landing.

03-10-2003, 02:19 PM	#13
Bitmap Look who thinks he's clever Dan. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington DC Metro Area. Fairfax city Posts: 226	another cool war related image, er video clip: http://www.missilesandfirecontrol.co...ary/LOSAT2.mpg You will need sound for the end of the clip.

03-11-2003, 05:33 PM	#15
Bitmap Look who thinks he's clever Dan. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington DC Metro Area. Fairfax city Posts: 226	Yea the music hints at that. <br><br> <i>--------------------------------------- We are all made of little dots</i>

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