The Story of the C-130 and the F-16

A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by.
The jet jockey decided to show off.




The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, 'watch this!' and promptly
went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished
with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. The F-16 pilot
asked the C-130 pilot what he thought of that?





The C-130 pilot said, 'That was impressive, but watch this!'
The C-130 droned along for about five minutes and then the C-130
pilot came back on and said: 'What did you think of that?'
Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, 'What the heck did you do?'
The C-130 pilot chuckled. 'I stood up, stretched my legs, walked
to the back, went to the bathroom, then got a cup of coffee and a
cinnamon bun.'

When you are young and foolish - speed and flash may seem a good thing !

When you get older and smarter - comfort and dull is not such a bad thing !

We old folks understand this one.

 

Excellent :becky:

 

Sorry to be a spoil sport, but they were telling a a similar story about the B36 and the F102!

 

This is the 21st Century version in full living colour.

 

And probably about the Sopwith Camel and Handley Page O/400!

 

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All too true I'm afraid.

 

But that raises the question of how did they communicate?:noidea:

 

Semaphore?

 

That is a bit difficult for a camel pilot! it would mean letting go of the joystick and standing up on his seat!

 

I'm sure Biggles would have thought of something! :director:

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It would have been a lot more impressive to claim to walk to the back and go to the bathroom on the Handly Page.

 

I've heard a similar one where the large aircraft shuts down one engine and drones on...something the F-16 or F-102 or Camel couldn't do!