The Aerosexual Thread

[Bulldog Wrestler]

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[Bulldog Wrestler]

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[Bulldog Wrestler]

Grumman OV-1 Mohawk

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Blackburn Mk-II

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Autogyro - 1930

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Douglas DC-4, New York - 1939

 

[DinkumDog]

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Douglas DC-4, New York - 1939

I had this pic mounted and on my office wall for years.
It was from Time Magazine originally.

 

[DinkumDog]

Mountain strip touch and go from the Hornet:

 

[Chris Harding]

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[Chris Harding]

Is that an umbrella, or a spoiler for the sports version?

 

[Chris Harding]

I had this pic mounted and on my office wall for years.
It was from Time Magazine originally.

The smaller buildings put the skyscrapers into perspective. The art deco look of the Chrysler Building stands out.

 

[DinkumDog]

The smaller buildings put the skyscrapers into perspective. The art deco look of the Chrysler Building stands out.

Back then the Chrysler would’ve been one of the tallest. Still looks great, I took these in NY in 2018:

 

[Chris Harding]

Have to confess that one of my all time favourite planes was the Albatros DIII. It was also the plane that Richtofen made most of his "kills" with, and the first he painted all red.
Ernst Udet flew one, as did Herman Goering.

 

[Chris Harding]

Back then the Chrysler would’ve been one of the tallest. Still looks great, I took these in NY in 2018:
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Great shots. Love the gargoyles and mascots that adorn it. It was the tallest, until the Empire State Building went up.
Now there are many around the world that leave these giants in their shade.

 

[DinkumDog]

Great shots. Love the gargoyles and mascots that adorn it. It was the tallest, until the Empire State Building went up.
Now there are many around the world that leave these giants in their shade.

Agree the gargoyles are great - similar to Notre Dame in Paris. Alas many of the super talls now do not have the grace of the Chrysler or Empire State.

 

[south of heaven]

Agree the gargoyles are great - similar to Notre Dame in Paris. Alas many of the super talls now do not have the grace of the Chrysler or Empire State.

The precise purpose of gargoyles was to act as a spout to convey water from the upper part of a building or roof gutter and away from the side of walls or foundations, thereby helping to prevent water from causing damage to masonry and mortar
See i never knew that until now and gots a thinking about gargoyles

 

[south of heaven]

Have to confess that one of my all time favourite planes was the Albatros DIII. It was also the plane that Richtofen made most of his "kills" with, and the first he painted all red.
Ernst Udet flew one, as did Herman Goering.
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[Chris Harding]

The precise purpose of gargoyles was to act as a spout to convey water from the upper part of a building or roof gutter and away from the side of walls or foundations, thereby helping to prevent water from causing damage to masonry and mortar
See i never knew that until now and gots a thinking about gargoyles

They still do their work on some of the great Cathedrals, but are only decorative on the Chrysler Building.

I've been up close to gargoyles on Canterbury, Notre Dame, Rheims, and Ulm cathedrals. One of the attendants took me up into the roof space of Canterbury, where I could see the top side of the vaulting, and the access holes where people were lowered through in wicker baskets to paint the ceilings, some 100 feet above the cathedral floor. Stood next to the great bell at Ulm when it chimed - louder than any rock concert I've been to.
No wonder Quasimodo was deaf.

 

[DinkumDog]

They still do their work on some of the great Cathedrals, but are only decorative on the Chrysler Building.

I've been up close to gargoyles on Canterbury, Notre Dame, Rheims, and Ulm cathedrals. One of the attendants took me up into the roof space of Canterbury, where I could see the top side of the vaulting, and the access holes where people were lowered through in wicker baskets to paint the ceilings, some 100 feet above the cathedral floor. Stood next to the great bell at Ulm when it chimed - louder than any rock concert I've been to.
No wonder Quasimodo was deaf.

This all qualifies for the Aerosexual thread.
Gargoyles could glide and being lowered in wicker baskets is descending .

 

[south of heaven]

St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague

love this one looks evil as hell , great now ill ad another thing to base my future trips on
trains ,planes, ww2 ,and gargoyles