NonCredibleDefense @sh.itjust.works LOCKMART @sh.itjust.works 7 days ago

With the Holidays coming up, always keep in mind the long term commitment some gifts require

NonCredibleDefense @lemmy.world PugJesus @lemmy.world 6 days ago

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But I still want a B-52 for christmas
- We have The B-52s at home.
  
  B-52 at home
  
  Rock lobster.
  
  "This lobster sure is tough..."
Yeah, but the way things are going soon it will be cheaper to buy a B-52 to live in than a house.
- You could definitely make a sweet conversion in there. Just need to figure out how to park it next that to that nice quiet creek.
Imagine the amazing globe trotting townhouse you could build inside of a B-52!
- Yeah but you need 18000 feet of bullshit to land it, I wait patiently for my Sikorsky winnebago kit to come in the mail
  
  Does it come with the tan velour bell bottoms,visible at left?
  
  The Marine Corps and Navy have already retired their H-53Ds and the big Es are on their way out. A lot more shoulder room in one of those compared to the H-34s.
  
  Now thats-ah spicy meatball!
- Should ever become rich, like fuck you money rich, I'm buying a PBY Catalina and turning it into an RV of sorts - not an original idea. There was a company out of Australia that was modernizing them. Not as roomy as a big bomber, but has a ruggedness and the go anywhere capabilites unique to flying boats. And I fucking love the look of the wings over the fuselage.
  
  That sounds so cool. I've been jealous of Larry and Sergey (Google founders) ever since I read that they converted a 747 into a townhouse like 20 years ago. I know that's a super unpopular thing on this platform, but man, it would be such a dream to see the whole world, and be completely comfortable for all of the flights. You could offset the carbon footprint a little by bringing along all of your friends and family.
Does this plane mostly consist of wheels? Those tires are very huge.
- That's mostly the angle. The wheels on a B-52 are big, but you can still look over them (very accurate "I stood next to one once" description). I'd say no taller than 1.5m?
  
  Quick, ask on the War Thunder forum for some spec sheets!
Last Christmas by Bham!

Verse:

Last Christmas, I bought you a plane,

A B-52, thought it’d keep you entertained.

But it turns out, it’s not just for fun,

A hundred-year commitment weighs a ton.

Chorus:

Last Christmas, I gave you my plane,

But the very next day, you gave it away.

This year, to save me some stress,

I’m buying you socks and a matching vest.
- There needs to be some lines about bombs
I wonder if there will still be DC-3s flying commercially by that time? I imagine the Basler turboprop conversions will be.
- AN-2 will still be viable in 1000 years
  
  And pretty much everything Dehaviland has ever made.
  
  Piper Cubs will probably outlive us all, too.

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