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Subdeacon Joe Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 The strong female women of Isle of Skye pulling their husbands out of the pub after a 3 day bender 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alpo Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Why? Did the plane leak gasoline fumes into the cockpit? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) That was a serious question, people. "No normal man LIT a naked flame in a Spitfire cockpit." Why not? There had to be a reason. Edited July 26 by Alpo DAMN otto TO H E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 52 minutes ago, Alpo said: Why? Did the plane leak gasoline fumes into the cockpit? Just about all fighters of that era had fumes of avgas, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids the cockpit. Add in the extra O2 and you have a situation where an open flame might not be conducive to a long and happy life. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 In one of THE CORPS books - pretty sure it was one of the last two, taking place in Korea, not WW2 - Pick and Little Billy are flying along in their Corsairs. Billy notices that Pick has slid back his canopy, pushed up his goggles, taken the cockpit lighter (officially known as a "spot heater") and started up a long black cigar, and is casually flying along smoking. Which is completely against regulations. And I wondered why a fighter plane would have a onboard cigarette lighter, and I wondered why it would be against regulations to smoke in the cockpit. Wondered this for almost 2 minutes. And then I continued on reading the book. Now I know why it would be against regulations to smoke in the cockpit. Still don't understand why they would have a cigarette lighter aboard. "Spot heater"?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alpo Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) Interesting. When I downloaded it it had a caption. Something about Chuck Norris bumping his shin on a trailer hitch. I wonder where the caption went? I wonder if otto had anything to do with it? Edited July 27 by Alpo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 7 minutes ago, Alpo said: Interesting. When I downloaded it it had a caption. Something about Chuck Norris bumping his shin on a trailer hitch. I wonder where the caption went? I wonder if otto had anything to do with it? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozark Huckleberry Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I recently spent $6,500 on this registered Black Angus bull. I put him out with the herd but he just ate grass and wouldn't even look at a cow. I was beginning to think I had paid more for that bull than he was worth. Anyway... I had the Vet come and take a look at him. He said, the bull was very healthy, but possibly just a little young, so he gave me some pills to feed him once per day. The bull started to service the cows within two days… all my cows! He even broke through the fence and bred with all of my neighbor's cows! He's like a machine! I don't know what was in the pills the Vet gave him ... but they kind of taste like peppermint. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 22 hours ago, Alpo said: In one of THE CORPS books - pretty sure it was one of the last two, taking place in Korea, not WW2 - Pick and Little Billy are flying along in their Corsairs. Billy notices that Pick has slid back his canopy, pushed up his goggles, taken the cockpit lighter (officially known as a "spot heater") and started up a long black cigar, and is casually flying along smoking. Which is completely against regulations. And I wondered why a fighter plane would have a onboard cigarette lighter, and I wondered why it would be against regulations to smoke in the cockpit. Wondered this for almost 2 minutes. And then I continued on reading the book. Now I know why it would be against regulations to smoke in the cockpit. Still don't understand why they would have a cigarette lighter aboard. "Spot heater"?? I know it was a lot different when they started flying higher and had pressurized cockpits, but the F4 had ashtrays in the cockpit and I'm sure other planes did too. I also know the pilots would use a lot more 100% oxygen when they were hung over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sedalia Dave Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 6 hours ago, Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 said: I know it was a lot different when they started flying higher and had pressurized cockpits, but the F4 had ashtrays in the cockpit and I'm sure other planes did too. I also know the pilots would use a lot more 100% oxygen when they were hung over. A little 100% O2 does wonders for a hangover. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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