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Post by Wolfgang on May 6, 2009 13:38:09 GMT -5
Hi,
As I understand, the Doomsday machine is the ultimate thermonuclear weapon, much bigger than every thermonuclear weapon before. In principle there is no limitation to a thermonuclear bomb. In real life they build nuclear weapons transportable and so there are limits. But in the case of the film it was a stationary weapon. There are no real limits. The conclusion is that this machine destroys all life on earth. ( except some insects and botanical) The fallout and the radiation would contaminate the whole earth within a year. Even if you life in an atomic shelter, there is no real future. catchword: half value period
Best Regards Wolfgang
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on May 6, 2009 14:08:01 GMT -5
According to Dr. Strangelove "You would not need to be down in the minehshaft for much longer than 100 or 200 years", as I remember.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 6, 2009 14:52:24 GMT -5
yeah ;D
Wolfgang
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Post by ashaman on May 6, 2009 15:11:10 GMT -5
According to Dr. Strangelove "You would not need to be down in the minehshaft for much longer than 100 or 200 years", as I remember. All the time you want to freely fly with Flight Simulator and X-plane online. ;D ;D ;D Of course you better appreciate earthworms and beetles for diner though.
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Post by chris_c on May 6, 2009 17:28:22 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfgang on May 6, 2009 20:27:38 GMT -5
Hi, there is also a nice Convair B-58 vid there. www.sonicbomb.com/files/vid/dld/b58_hustler.flvI like this hot bird. Take a look at her "waistline" ( area rule ) Would like to fly her in FS, but I think to made an good FD is nearly impossible or ? Wolfgang
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Post by petrbilt on May 20, 2009 0:03:54 GMT -5
Wolfgang,
I've always been a fan of the Alphasim B58. With a few mods to the FDE she's actually quite a challenge to fly and a very special bird indeed.
Nick
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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2009 12:21:14 GMT -5
Yes, but I'm a freeware guy It's a political decision from me and has nothing to do with spending money. Anyway, thank you for the head up Nick! Best Regards Wolfgang
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Post by Ricardo Miranda on May 20, 2009 13:51:43 GMT -5
Wolfgang May you remain that way for a long time! Soft Landings!
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Post by andynator on May 21, 2009 21:20:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the B-58 video, one of my favorite planes of all time. They have to keep cleaning the one on display at the USAF Museum in Dayton, because I keep drooling all over the nacelles. I had a freeware version of this plane for FS-95 that I flew a lot once I got the flight dynamics sorted out (it had 3 engines on one wing & the 4th on the other LOL). Back to "aviation" movies, I always thought "The Battle of Britain" was underrated. They put a lot of effort into that movie, even though they had to use Rolls-Royce engines to re-engine all of the Meschersmitts and Heinkels that were obtained from the Spanish Air Force. But one of my all-time favorites is "Always" by Steven Spielberg, with Richard Dreyfus and John Goodman. Especially the opening sequence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEailGKXdqMSome GREAT stunt flying in that one. This movie was a remake of a a 1944 flick called "A Guy Named Joe" with Spencer Tracey. I've seen the original, and some of the scenes are almost word-for-word. Doesn't hurt that it has Van Johnson in it, either. "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", "Men of the Fighting Lady"... he put in some seat time in the studio cockpit mock-ups, too. Andy
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Post by Radio Ranger on May 23, 2009 21:33:35 GMT -5
As a young twenty-something B-52 pilot, we would all gather around the alert facility tv whenever the aforementioned movies were programmed. My 'Bomber' favorites, in order...
1. Dr. Strangelove - only Stanley Kubrick and Peter Sellers could turn Global Thermonuclear Conflict into one huge unsettling belly laugh. Also, the nuclear security procedures were eerily familiar to those used back in the early 80s.
2. Strategic Air Command - My two favorite topics - bombers and baseball. Jimmy Stewart and June Alyson. B-36s and B-52s. And my old base -- Carswell AFB in Fort Worth Texas.
3. Gathering of Eagles - Probably the best movie from a pure storytelling standpoint. The closest to the REAL Strategic Air Command.
4. Bombers B-52 - Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Karl Malden. A good one.
Al
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Post by jesse on May 24, 2009 11:30:28 GMT -5
Nice choices Al, for the younger generation. But I have to stay with my own era and of course, that is in order: Twelve O'Clock High with Gregory Peck and Dean Jagger in the principle roles. My second favorite is "Command Decision with Clark Gable. Actually, I get a kick out of any movie that involves flying. Strategic Air Command was a close third. However, the old B-36 never fired a shot in anger. The crews only nemisis was the old man himself; General LeMay. From WWII on, he rode them like old Slim Pickens rode the 'Bomb' down but it was necessary to maintain a constant operational readiness. The dreaded ORI caused many a sleepless night. Jesse
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Post by qxtoolman on May 25, 2009 1:05:30 GMT -5
The crews only nemisis was the old man himself; General LeMay. From WWII on, he rode them like old Slim Pickens rode the 'Bomb' down but it was necessary to maintain a constant operational readiness. The dreaded ORI caused many a sleepless night. Jesse Amen Brother.... Also sleep could be lost over IG's, CAFI's, (That's the one where you painted rocks & just about anything that didn't move.) and plus us "Missile Moles" had 3901st's & Broken Arrows. My favorites were the ORI's where we had to show-up with duffle bags with the precise amount of uniforms and nothing else, and also your tool box with the exactly as issued tools within them, no extra tools. One those ORI's some of us were marched on a bus, taken to Cheynne Airport, put on a C-130, flew to McChord, then to Elmendorf, alowed off for about 90mins, marched back on and flew back the same way. Talk about a rough time. We hung in a cargo net like seat the whole way. I too agree with you Jesse, 12 O'Clock High is one of my favorites, I also loved the 60's TV Show version with Robert Lansing.... Early Sat Morning on TCM I saw for the first time a Gary Cooper movie about the development of Aircraft Carriers. It too was very good movie.
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