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I can't help but admire the museum quality craftsmanship and restoration being done part-by-part. I see the big picture and it's lookin' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD ! ! ! Carry on!

I can't tell which one said it, but I just heard one of 'em say, "No.... Uh...."

They are QUITE actively flying. Just not form many state-side bases so you've got to be in the right place at the right time for a sighting.

The reincarnation of a 74 year old MV has many in these forums mesmerized. Thank you for allowing to experience this thrill vicariously. Carry on.

B1-B Lancer flyover at San Angelo's July 3rd Pops Concert & Fireworks @ Concho River Spotted this LOW FLYER at dusk, just before the fireworks began.... see time tick 00:30 for the appearance... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X73R2a8amgU&feature=youtu.be Yup, that was a B1-B Lancer out of...

Applause!

You've just earned the honorary title: DEMOLITION MAN ! :goodjob:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qf6Sv3A9zs

Looks like FIRE SUPPRESSION FOAM discharge. Cannot presume whether a test, or an actuated triggering by either heat/flame detectors or PANIC BUTTON being pressed. Either way, foam is far more effective than water sprinkler systems.

NOPE! Don't see one in that pic at all. What we do see is a LUNETTE RINGon the front of that fine lookin' ammo trailer. Look at it like you might look at human genitalia.... The (MALE) PINTLE HOOK is on the powerful, masculine TOW VEHICLE (and it happens to resemble a HOOK-shape for easy...

I agree, he didn't want to panic the passenger in the cabin seating area, but he was more likely calculating the chances of the stowaway kitty clawing the occupants or maybe even seeking shelter in the back of the tail boom, becoming entangled in the control cables and/or potentially upsetting...

Spotted today outside San Angelo, TX, USA This low flyer was spotted by an associate of mine just outside San Angelo's city limits along Texas FM765 (Farm-to-Market 765).... https://youtu.be/ciiaLwSRuMo And a BONUS flight video.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_8mdH20qTQ Carry on.

I did not notice it described in the text, but why do the engine inlets seem to be "closed"/"plugged"/"vaned or throttled or choked" in photo number 5 above???

I had forgotten about that lil' feller..... Thanks for the memory ! Carry on.

I hear TAPS in the distance.

Thanks for posting up that video. I can visualize in my imagination all of the steam powered cranes and shovels and other equipment used to construct the Panama Canal. Oh, the glory days of steam!!! Carry on.

So what were your times, and top speeds????

As the OP of the TEXAS FMV LAWS thread here on the SS Forums, please allow me to give you some direction.... First, review the Texas FMV Laws thread - you'll find the link in my signature block below. Then, follow this link and read up on the applicable MONTANA LAWS. Title 61. MOTOR VEHICLES...

For the record..... There is a parallel commentary occurring in this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?141030-Fox-News-attack-on-our-hobby&p=1730161#post1730161 Carry on.

These REO's were built for and issued by the CD Program (CIVIL DEFENSE) during the Cold War. Most were painted White with Blue highlights, trim and lettering.