Ah...the big ole "Thud". It doesn't look like it but it is one HUGE plane when you're standing next to it. I like the picture of the North American F-100 Thunderchief in the back left.
I think that's right. But in my mind, it was the predecessor to the A-10 Warthog.....8 50s and ability to also carry rockets/missiles and bombs and could take a punch.
Beautiful bomber. Pressurized crew cabin. The B-29 production program was actually larger and cost more than Project Manhattan. Bell made B-29s at AF Plant 6 in Marietta during WWII.....
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, called "Jugs". I met a Jugs pilot years back when he was commander of KAFB. During WWII he flew them in Europe he took one out and when it came back it has so many bullet holes in it they didn't bother to count them. It was a tank was the heaviest fighter on...
I retired at 62 and kept working part time. They clearly stated that there was an outside income limit to keep receiving the maximum. Essentially for every $2 you make over that limit they take back 1$ and this reduces as you get nearer to the full retirement age. And now I think they've even...
That's pretty much my experience, that they'll sell you something as "in stock" and then go off an order it from another supplier and then tell you there'll be a delay. Shysters. They've pulled this crap on me three times. No more.
Try ordering something from Optics Planet. They REALLY suck. Their site shows "in stock" a lot, but it isn't. You are only told they don't have it in stock until after you order.