Heavy Metal

[azblackhemi]

The Bagger 288...never heard of it.

She ain't fast, can't shoot a spitwad, but at 14,000 tons it might qualify as "heavy metal". Anybody know anything about this machine?

Here Are Some Cool Facts About Bagger 288 - The World's Largest Land Vehicle (wonderfulengineering.com)
Going waaaay back to the beginning of this thread Here's some info on this beast and a diifernt picture that gives perspective of how massive it is.

 

[amazinblue82]

Asserted to be the gatling gun in the A-10. Barrel looks familiar (though some other piece with the holes must go on later?) .. all that other gear must be in the fuselage - behind the pilot (if the big round thing is really part of the gun)?

Here's how the A-10 Warthog's legendary Avenger Gatling gun really works

 

[LocuMob]

Asserted to be the gatling gun in the A-10. Barrel looks familiar (though some other piece with the holes must go on later) .. all that other gear must be in the fuselage - behind the pilot (if the big round thing is really part of the gun).

Here's how the A-10 Warthog's legendary Avenger Gatling gun really works

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Yep, behind the pilot. It's the ammo drum.

 

[amazinblue82]

i found a similar picture. thanks man!

 

[LocuMob]

i found a similar picture. thanks man!

Thanks for posting, I always get a smile seeing an A-10 or the GAU-8.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Bet that rattles the pilot's chair a bit.

 

[amazinblue82]

was watching Aliens (second movie) on cable. wondered ALL these years what the APC was based on?

Obviously a prop, but had to have been built on a real vehicle of some sort. It was big, sounded like a diesel, and had production parts NO hollywood studio would ever have made -- even for big-budget films.

Meet the Hunslet ATT77 in "Aliens"

This was an aircraft towing tug that once used for towing Boeing 747s at Heathrow Airport, it weighed 72 tons and was stripped down to about 28 tons, the bodywork was done by metalworkers in Slough, near Pinewood Studios where most of the movie was made.
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source: Hunslet ATT77 "Air Tug" Aircraft Towing Tractor 1968

Cummins, Allison, 700 HP, 2,100 ft. lbs torque, vintage 1968

 

[Moseman]

Here Are Some Cool Facts About Bagger 288 - The World's Largest Land Vehicle (wonderfulengineering.com)
Going waaaay back to the beginning of this thread Here's some info on this beast and a diifernt picture that gives perspective of how massive it is.
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Schaffelradbagger - Greman for bucket wheel excavator. Can move a lot of dirt, but development costs are great, flexibility is poor, tremendous amout of conveyors, hate to see what happens when it gets stuck, and they do! I worked on several projects where we used truck shovel to ecavate and transport to a crusher/conveyor belt transfer. Much more flexible, Quite a bit lower cost.

 

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[3175375]

Capt. William A. Perkins, USN
Commanding Officer, Naval Air Facility El Centro, joined Santa for the lighting of the F-14A BuNo 159856.

What better way for a Naval Air Facility to say Happy Holidays!!!

Last night parade was an amazing event where they hosted 1,200 guests and had 450 participants in 29 floats and marching groups!

 

[67newport]

 

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with audio

 

[67newport]

what is the paper strapped to there legs?

 

[amazinblue82]

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Fairchild Junction - Allegheny 2-6-6-6 H-8 #1601

One source that identified this as "Allegheny 2-6-6-6 H-8 #1601". THe number on the locomotive in the picture though is different. Might be another Allegheny?

Either way, she's a big 'un. #1601 is at the Henry Ford Museum .. seen it many times. A wonder but at the junction of new technology -- the diesel electrics -- and new demands obsoleted the Alleghenys in about a decade

Allegheny Steam Locomotive, 1941 - The Henry Ford

 

[71Newp]

what is the paper strapped to there legs?

That is the airport diagram. It show the runways, taxiways and parking areas on the airport. The pilot will use that to ensure that they exit the runway and taxi via how they are directed by the controllers.

 

[65sporty]

This is at Barksdale AFB in Bossier City LA, where I served and was a crew chief on B-52G's. Looks like they were performing some kind of exercise.