The Patriotic Picture Thread!

[IndyTom]

Speaking of nitpicking the Netherlands are not part of the Nordic countries or Northern Europe.
That would be Sweden, Norway and such.
The Netherlands are part of Western Europe like Belgium and Germany.

I was going to say how cool the drone hunting eagles were, but :P

Just leave out the "other" and it was fine.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

The Gunny.
A pretty girl trick shooter.
A "one of a thousand" Winchester '73.
America!

[video=youtube;uQnqjvuLtAA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnqjvuLtAA[/video]

 

[Spear Dane]

That young lady is SO suggestively flexible. <3

 

[2A_Tom]

[video=youtube;wF1F1kRTpWE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1F1kRTpWE[/video]

 

[HoughMade]

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

AMEN! Rep cops hobbled me.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to HoughMade again.

 

[2A_Tom]

Is this an actual Nike ad?

 

[actaeon277]

Is this an actual Nike ad?

Nike is going to use Colin Kaper...
People either happy, or angry about it.

 

[HoughMade]

Is this an actual Nike ad?

This is someone;s creation to show what real "sacrificing everything" looks like. That other guy with the fro chose not to play. He's a joke.

 

[2A_Tom]

The swoosh gave me pause.

 

[actaeon277]

Found this posted by a target... I mean carrier sailor.

Testing a jet engine off the back of a carrier.

 

[Trigger Time]

Found this posted by a target... I mean carrier sailor.

Testing a jet engine off the back of a carrier.

Looks like the rail is orange hot. I wonder if that pushes that ship any?

 

[Spear Dane]

Looks like the rail is orange hot. I wonder if that pushes that ship any?

Absolutely it does. Newton applies every day, in every way. I'm sure it would not make a discernible difference to the ships instruments. Say that's an F/A-18 engine. Max thrust is ~ 19,000 lbs...9.5 tons. A good at sea weight for the Kitty Hawk might have been 80,000 tons. So that's ~.23 lb/ton. Pretty dismal thrust to weight ratio. Also note what looks like a CIWS in the background.

 

[Sylvain]

Absolutely it does. Newton applies every day, in every way. I'm sure it would not make a discernible difference to the ships instruments. Say that's an F/A-18 engine. Max thrust is ~ 19,000 lbs...9.5 tons. A good at sea weight for the Kitty Hawk might have been 80,000 tons. So that's ~.23 lb/ton. Pretty dismal thrust to weight ratio. Also note what looks like a CIWS in the background.

I wonder if they use that to cook their marshmallows.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Looks like the rail is orange hot. I wonder if that pushes that ship any?

It’s a stern thruster

 

[daddyusmaximus]

 

[2A_Tom]

Has anyone else noticed that when Brett raised his hand he used the Vulcan sign of Shrivel Up and Die?

 

[daddyusmaximus]

[video=youtube;wOczp74d7A4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOczp74d7A4[/video]

 

[actaeon277]

I probably posted this one before, but what the heck, I'm proud of it.
Took it myself.
USS John Marshall at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

U.S.S. JOHN MARSHALL

(SSN-611)

VERITAS VINCIT
TRUTH CONQUERS



Artwork one of the crewmembers drew up

Wouldn't you know it.
They take this great picture, and I'm on leave, hundreds of miles away.
Subs don't look like much when they're IN the water... this is what they look like. A bit bigger

Note: The red/black interface is NOT where it sits in the water. But everything visible from above must be black.
Also, if you look close at the bow, you can see the 4 torpedo outer doors.

 

[Sylvain]

I probably posted this one before, but what the heck, I'm proud of it.
Took it myself.
USS John Marshall at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

U.S.S. JOHN MARSHALL

(SSN-611)

VERITAS VINCIT
TRUTH CONQUERS



Artwork one of the crewmembers drew up

Wouldn't you know it.
They take this great picture, and I'm on leave, hundreds of miles away.
Subs don't look like much when they're IN the water... this is what they look like. A bit bigger

Note: The red/black interface is NOT where it sits in the water. But everything visible from above must be black.
Also, if you look close at the bow, you can see the 4 torpedo outer doors.

Is there even a waterline on a submarine since it can be at different depths?