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I know that the Tweet sure as hell doesn't have one to speak of. It either blows hot air at you, or shoots ice chunks at you. No happy-medium.

The T-44, on the otherhand, has a great A/C when it works.... If not, its grinding and trying to eat itself alive :rolleyes:

EDIT: Yes, I know, none of the above-mentioned aircraft are fighters. I am going to watch Top Gun now.

[ 09. March 2006, 09:39: Message edited by: PhlashNU04 ]

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The Eagle has A/C sort of. It works pretty decent while airborne, not so much on the ground. The priority is that big ass radar and avionics, then keeping you cool. Desert in the summer = no A/C till 25k'

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Guest pcampbell

Hog has nice A/C on the ground and in the air. On the ground, the APU has to be running.

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No A/C on the mighty KC-135. It has an air cycle machine, but it takes 2 ground air carts to run it and even then it doesn't work properly. Ground ops and pattern work are miserable when it's warm out.

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Guest Hydro130

'Traditional' (not J) Herc guys do not understand this mysterious concept of "air conditioning" to which you reference...

Tell me more of this miracle solution!

Is such a thing as 'cool air' somehow possible on the flight deck?

:D Hydro

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Guest Xtndr50boom

Come on Berg, can't you just open up the windows to stay cool?

The 10 has FABULOUS A/C on the ground, in the pattern, pretty much anywhere/anytime except when you're in the desert in the summer months and you're on ground power cause otherwise the APU would auto shut-off for high EGT.

Pattern work is NEVER a problem

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Guest Xtndr50boom

Hardee har har. You are the expert with all things gay, Hydro, so I'll refer back to you

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Guest Hydro130
Originally posted by Sneedro:

You may think its gay, but I am not sweating my nuts off in flight!!

And we non-A/C-endowed crewdogs call that "swamp @ss"...

Welcome to our world!

Cheers, Hydro

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Guest Xtndr50boom
Originally posted by Hydro130:

And we non-endowed crewdogs...

Welcome to our world!

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You sad, sad man, Hydro. Sad :D

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Guest Hydro130

Now where's my romaine greens -mix salad, "lite yogurt, and my Diet Coke?...

And the Diet C better be cold! It's a little warm up here...

:D Hydro

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Guest Hydro130
Originally posted by Xtndr50boom:

Hardee har har. You are the expert with all things gay, Hydro, so I'll refer back to you

Hey, you're the one shopping for a monkey...

:D Hydro

[ 09. March 2006, 18:49: Message edited by: Hydro130 ]

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Guest Hoser

The Strike Eagle AC is great for one thing:

Push my no-slugs into the rear cockpit.

With the front-to-back flow, it's impossible to push one forward. I know, I've tried.

Hoser

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Guest Xtndr50boom

Hydro, nothing but love for my 3 engine (with a spare) bros. Just joshing ya). Th e monkey is personal. I'm, a little ****ed up right now. But i'm tretsing for tech sergeant stripe tomorrow, so wish me bad luck. Damn, I don't want to make it!

Good luck with the yoplait!

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Originally posted by Xtndr50boom:

Hoser, no comprende'

El translatano? Por favor?

He's talking about the direction of air flow intercockpit. The air cycles from front to back, so it's impossible for the front pitter to smell any ass you drop from the back.

Curiously enough, the T-38 is the other way around. Studs in the FCP can drop ass with abandon, and I won't be the wiser from the RCP. Now, when I drop ass in the RCP (as I FREQUENTLY do in the morning sorties...part of my routine), it's VERY apparent in the FCP.

Go figure. I guess I'm just lucky to be flyin the '38.

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