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[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But I still want a B-52 for christmas

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 24 points 6 days ago (3 children)

We have The B-52s at home.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

B-52 at home

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Rock lobster.

[–] swab148@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

"This lobster sure is tough..."

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, but the way things are going soon it will be cheaper to buy a B-52 to live in than a house.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You could definitely make a sweet conversion in there. Just need to figure out how to park it next that to that nice quiet creek.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Imagine the amazing globe trotting townhouse you could build inside of a B-52!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Yeah but you need 18000 feet of bullshit to land it, I wait patiently for my Sikorsky winnebago kit to come in the mail

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

Does it come with the tan velour bell bottoms,visible at left?

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The Marine Corps and Navy have already retired their H-53Ds and the big Es are on their way out. A lot more shoulder room in one of those compared to the H-34s.

[–] nBodyProblem@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately, contrary to popular belief, military helicopters don’t actually run on kerosene or avgas

They run on snow-shovels of cash flung into the intakes as fast as you can manage

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Being powered by three turbines the E chugs cash, but you do have a max of 15,000 available horsepower.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Now thats-ah spicy meatball!

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Should ever become rich, like fuck you money rich, I'm buying a PBY Catalina and turning it into an RV of sorts - not an original idea. There was a company out of Australia that was modernizing them. Not as roomy as a big bomber, but has a ruggedness and the go anywhere capabilites unique to flying boats. And I fucking love the look of the wings over the fuselage.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

That sounds so cool. I've been jealous of Larry and Sergey (Google founders) ever since I read that they converted a 747 into a townhouse like 20 years ago. I know that's a super unpopular thing on this platform, but man, it would be such a dream to see the whole world, and be completely comfortable for all of the flights. You could offset the carbon footprint a little by bringing along all of your friends and family.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Does this plane mostly consist of wheels? Those tires are very huge.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's mostly the angle. The wheels on a B-52 are big, but you can still look over them (very accurate "I stood next to one once" description). I'd say no taller than 1.5m?

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 days ago

Quick, ask on the War Thunder forum for some spec sheets!

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Last Christmas by Bham!

Verse:

Last Christmas, I bought you a plane,

A B-52, thought it’d keep you entertained.

But it turns out, it’s not just for fun,

A hundred-year commitment weighs a ton.

Chorus:

Last Christmas, I gave you my plane,

But the very next day, you gave it away.

This year, to save me some stress,

I’m buying you socks and a matching vest.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

There needs to be some lines about bombs

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if there will still be DC-3s flying commercially by that time? I imagine the Basler turboprop conversions will be.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

AN-2 will still be viable in 1000 years

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago

And pretty much everything Dehaviland has ever made.

Piper Cubs will probably outlive us all, too.