Some Aerospace Fun and Humor

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Oh yes, the laser made its way through TSA, just not the way you think... and only Samuel L. Jackson to save us!
 
To help tackle wild fires, Helicopter pilots will use the nearest available water regardless of the source.
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Reminds me of a real event from back in 1988-89 when I was doing my national (military) service as a language instructor in the French Armée de l'Air. There was this conscript (let's call him Ray) who like all conscripts was doing his then-obligatory service for a year and had no rank whatsoever, being submitted to the same lower-standard canteen and menial tasks as all the others — except he was buddies with one of the air base's colonels. And as such, Ray could often get away with things, and used that to his advantage, mostly to the detriment of others he used as a target for his jokes. Pretty lame and cowardly because he only targeted conscripts like him (though with no high-ranking acquaintances) and knew he would not get into trouble whatever he did (except he eventually got sanctioned after taking me as a target... but that's another story).

On one occasion, he called another conscript in charge of one of the base's gates, taking on a very strong rural accent, and claiming he was a local farmer who needed the gate open. When the poor guy on the other end of the line refused to oblige, Ray insisted that it was something he did regularly to access his field with the blessing of the base's command. Of course his victim didn't want any trouble with his superiors so he opened the gate — and got a lot of flak from it.

On another occasion (and that's what the video made me think of), Ray called a similar conscript who was in charge of the private swimming-pool used by the high-ranking officers, which was closed at that time of year. Taking on an intense, authoritative tone, he claimed he was a colonel who wanted the pool's roof opened immediately, "because a Canadair water-tanker needs to put out a fire and is going to take it from the pool". Of course we all know how absurd the notion is, but for fear of getting rebuked, the poor victim obliged, opened up the roof... and waited in vain...
 
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I honestly have no idea what those grey dummy artifacts strewn on the ground are supposed to represent - severed limbs of a wet suit diver? Maybe I'm just watching a bit too much NCIS these days...
 
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Pigeons who attempted to perch on the edge of the blade. Look at the feet and beaks.
 
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Airplane mating season has arrived, so beware!
 

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the mating ritual of B-36...
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I think there actually was an Orca paint job on a jet once…B737, N715SW
 
post #233 and #232
have nothing to do with Aerospace...
 
Michel Van said:
post #233 and #232
have nothing to do with Aerospace...
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Obliquely, yer honor.

232: There was a... 'correspondent'... with the handle 'Dagger' who was 'Tony' in a few threads, who, whilst in the throes of puberty, thought he could 'correct' engineers with decades of experience on such topics as the F-35, Reaction Engines, structural engineering, and for all I know, floristry. You may have had the wisdom to add him to your ignore list well before I did.

233: Well, that's just a riff on 231.
 
Architect Marcel Raymaekers (Belgian), Kelchtermans house. Guess where the skylights came from.
 

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